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B8 The Acton Free Press Wed December Scout and Guide news Contain Jean Vounhnn enrolled five lassies on December Terry Duncliffe I Gordon Connie Donna Evans and Joined the second Acton Guide company thai evening All boys and girls are in lo I he Scout hall on Saturday afternoon to cartoons The Venturer ire sponsoring show thus Riving parents Hours before Christmas lo finish up shopping The programme will begin one clock Parade activities The Guides and Seouls of are certainly proud to have been involved in the Santa Claus parade this town has had Ihe parade c started with the flags of Ihe groups in Then came the Brownies dressed if Chrislmas presents followed by Ihe Beavers riding heir hobby horses The cubs and scouts brought up Ihe end the walking section transports truck and trailer followed carrying the group float of Red Riding llooei Pioneer patrol leader B laser played the woodsman seconder Brian wis red cloaked girl and seconder lack was the charming old grand mother The wolf was by none than Ihe Cubs totem an stuffed wolf The new Scout hall was used for the first time as swarms of people converged on halls for hot chocolate and donuts Rangers Guides and Guidcrs dispersed the welcome drink and food The Acton Cub pack spread some Christmas cheer Monday night at the Eden Mills Nursing home The boys sang Christmas carols for residents of the home The First Acton Guide company will be making people happy this evening as they sing at the Maple lodge nursing This goodwill anil cheer is an ageless part of Chrislmos which mo must ensure will continue in Ihe future The Venturer company is earning group fundHforthiscominRyear by selling cords of wood for your fireplace Brighten up your home and Venturer programme by supporting Iheladsinthls Venture To order your cord ring up the chairman Hick Jackson at From today onwards you should return jour tickets for the colour television your leader The draw will be held on Christmas eve All proceeds will be used for the new Scout hall The Scout and Guide Mothers will be holding their Christmas pot luck dinner tonight at the Scout hull As with any pot luck it will be attending Season meaning small reminder to all those girls boys and adults who celebrate Christmas Look at the word and remember the true meaning of Christmas This is one time of the venr to be sure that do vour to God Snnh is sometimes called Saint Nicholas because he did not forget that in 197 ago Acton high notes GULSS WHAT THEY WANT for Christmas Singers at the Dublin old fashioned family night are Angela Hunter and Nancy Norton page Well here it Is J bet you never though it would arrive but it lias break is here and school out at the i ml of thi wick list Dean print ipnl went loan inler sting tontcrtnte in Toronto whin In spoke to educators from ill our lit United St ind in II in about people and Mr 1 ink spoke on in hi System I vtrv 1 wrote about upturning dantt was held I ist and a sum I think everyone jeiyiii Hit of thintv Brown and the general of the dame in the Ins week f school life is s Sports On Wednesday from until 11 will hive inn s i mi other fun filled 1 will Ik w ith from mm until ll He there Also on Wednesday is lb lasToum de lest By the time you read article winner wl already been May the best win To put end to the Acton high the grade lis are keeping up tradition and putting on Christmas Assembly still promi this to Ik he best assembly ever You haven I got much time left to polish up that skil for lie We will start out the lust day by once again parting those memories- of lift thai we nil know and love all tin I and lunches have to go elunnt locker clean out One Important up in is the by the graduates to their II will be held on so if any of pist are raiding I sure to tome high and tell us of struggle s for In tough world At least tome down and say Hi Robt Little weekly news 11 Ml Nil recti Acton pupils work viewed Trustees were treated to short slide and sound presentation made by students at I School at Thursday s of due ition meeting The sight and sound project done by Acton pupils included some of work have done in the field of electronic The students work was shown to the board as of presented by the Arts Program Council from week Our will be held on Thursdiy evening starling it 7 p and ending at W The admission is w tents The Student Council is having il on i stuffed doll to be raffled Proceeds help our school Wo thank Mrs for miking the lovely doll for us This wetk is busy for every class it school The mil junior issemblies were held Wed and Ihe seniors will be held tomorrow morning rid morning the grades sevens and eights will he hiving mother dance in the gym as their Party and in iht afternoon grades six seven will be going skating School it then over it wo for Pool plebiscite urged Mil TON Before new indoor pool is built in Milton Councillor Jim Wilson wants a plebiscatc Ask the people do you want a bloody indoor heated swimming pool Watson says Mayor Anne MacArlhur pleaded with council not kilt the pool idea ind suggested he town at least contact I ton Board of to see that when the new high school is built there are provisions for a pool Watson is the slim majority of councillors who are opposed to building a pool Heeling thoughts of days gone by Race through my mind 1 don t know why Ancient happenings arc in my mind These were my lives new hey unwind I rt member once seeing man on a Giving his life so we be lost through our believing In what this mm said The early were laid In Ihelr final bed As a wilch I been Through oil mj deaths 1 learned That by being something not understood redes troy by the rest w hether bad or good In Ihis present lift call Thev put me aw indgrcilens But 1 ve died i hundred times before It will not hurl to die MZ Bennett weekly news JOLLY OLD SAINT Nick was the centre of attention at the Y Saturday afternoon Balloons Fire dangers at Christmas Our school has camelled the Christmas dinner but is still planning lo have a dince Some of the classes started to go skating this week The grades lo three have mixenl their together and travel In differ classes for crafts and then is activities that include math language science music drama rending phonics puules and listen The kids are reallv ing lot of fun Our jollv Santa in the lobbv is coming ilong very success ami will soon be finish Chrislmas brings lions to monv parents white visiting with neighbours or completing last minute shopping to leave smill children unattended for short periods says Acton Fire Mick Holmes the same lime decontions trees wrapping paper bring an of fire danger unless constant The fire chief urges all parents to the fire dangerof and no to Icivesnnll children ilone in the homt even for moment He points out that the Criminal Code of forbids action which en dingers life or of child under the of T ike arc Parents ire further reminded thai under conditions is trie tin be ignited In single to burn furious v to chirred wood fe Drinking and driving are bad combination Toronto students to Erin kept out of classes because of Toronto teachers strike cm attend classes at High School and other Wellington schools The students will be admitted to classes if a monthlv fee and there is room for them Several Toronto students have applied to take classes in Wellington seconds ire must be t to hulls nilur Immersed in inter and to ensure the iree itself ol to Ftmilies ilso urged I review their home firetscipe ins for quick exil in in emerge Itself up will be tin with their families e I ope e dm enjovs the next few weeks hive safe So re going lo be the af fable ho ho host this Christmas knows mix a martini and of last guests even remember where put their cars It a they got home all They were luckv drinking drivers never do make it home il this lime of But is a host you trust luck rather vou should an active pari in ensuring jour guests safetv How recognizing that the festive spirit I all come out of a bottle Talk Sing Mingle friends Celebrate Give That what the Christmas spirit ought lo be about and surely it take being bowed to the gills achieve Not that the host has to be Scroogelike but It possible to offer alternatives to alco holic beverages tomato Juice or perhaps a alco holic punch When it comes to pouring alcoholic beverages you re not doing any favors by doling out random generous am Keep party drinks to measured oneounce shots mi even reduce their size hile increasing ihe mix as the evening wears some point in the serve or coffee or both to popular opinion neither will sober up drunk but at ast coffee or food w ill tike him away from and allow his bodv to metabolize some of the alcohol it has consumed Neglect them further Inducement to this process the good host can also engage in benign neglect of guests whose glass appear constantly empty for the last hour before vour guests are ready to leave refrain from serving alcoholic beverages If need help in deciding who goes home under their own steam anything more than two or three drinks will ability lo handle a car safely If you need reas that re right to deter anyone who shad more than that amount remem that the drinking driver and his car form a potentially suicidal or homicidal combination and that more than hair of all auto accidents In Ontario involve alcohol a Holy night ml fur allow Mr Mrs G Baird of MILTON SCHOOL OF DRIVING Closed Dec until the 29th sunquest vacations JT Of AH JcrocoAiiorj T HOTEL Milton Travel Service 14 Martin Sl Milton Let us help you needs Ellon Canon 0 I manage ill Toronto DONT FRET IF YOU MISSED OUT ON OUR GIANT CHRISTMAS SALE JUST FOR YOU THE SALE IS EXTENDED ONE MORE WEEK TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY OF THANKING ALL WHO LAST SALt A SUCCESS BUT There are a few bargains left for those who missed out Home Furnishings for all Occasions OF fKtl PARKING INTERIORS FURNITURE GEORGETOWN MARKET CENTRE Phone 8778777