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The Acton Free Press Wed October 1976 Recreation recognition dinner possible in If Hills Council accepts a recommendation from its administration com the town recreation department will advertise for suggestions of deserving persons to be honored for their achievements in the field of recreation The Idea Is to honor persons who have achieved provincial or better recognition In or culture An awards dinner could be held early In 1977 to honor these people but for now Its probable they will receive Mexican student Continued from Page 1 Sports Some high school students are planning a trip to Toronto next month to see a National Football League game Alex Is looking forward to going as he enjoys the sport His other hobbies are soccer and basketball He also watches hockey on television at home in Monterrey Need homes The Jone3 will be housing Alex for about one and a half months However further homes ore needed until June 31 when he must return lo Monterrey Mr Black Is available to discuss the matter with any families in the community who would be willing to have Alex stay with them The Mexican student is very pleased with Canadian hospitality He explained that Canadians spend more time trying to be friendly than in Mexico Mr Black hopes the Volunteer firefighters douse two car fires feeling of friendliness will last through Alex a stay in Acton Alex rcallies his school work is going to suffer with him not being able to under stand the language but he feels the opportunity to live in a foreign country Is worth the sacrifice Family Back home in Monterrey Alex has five other brothers and sisters His one brother Is now In Boston Mass also learning the language and customs but not with an ex change program His father builds furniture for hospitals he says He Is willing to learn both from teachers and students and realizes he has a lot of it to do Acton schools as of yet have not sent a student to Mexico Mr Black also has further Information on this certificates and pins bearing the town coat of arms Councillor Roy Booth gested at last nights Tuesday committee meet to have the town hold a dinner to honor the deserving persons He suggested It be held after the December municipal election so that there would be no election by councillors In volved Suggests dinner Booth suggested the dinner could be held at the Alcott Arena auditorium with a ladles church group catering Councillor George said he like some suggest Ions on who gets the and who doesn t If someone lo year old child is honored do the par go he wondered Recreation facilities super intendent Pat ex pressed the opinion that I normally parents are so proud to come that they wouldn be Insulted to pay for a meal Seek Nominations Recreation rector Glen Gray made the suggestion that the best way to eligible recipients would be to advertise in the local news he might not be available to help plan the dinner I don t want to do It if it a not done right Morrow Gray added that budget deadlines with the town treasurer are also a problem Councillor thought that if someone was over looked this year they could be included in the following year dinner but Councillor Morrow had a different view If you miss someone now you miss them forever and they let you know about It Morrow said At meeting Morrow concluded that hate to see the town enter Into the dinner this year He thought deserving persons and groups could be called to a meeting of council to receive pins Then they could be invited to the awards dinner whenever It Is held Earlier in the discussion Sheehan suggested that for the first time the town could recognize deserving persons adequately with lions of certificates and pins He suggested next years council could take a look and see if 11 was sufficient STANDING BESIDE HIS first moose of the season is Bert Croll who with Doug Mason standing right Jim Croll from right Wayne Masson front left and Keith Cassey bagged this 1 000 pound bull Saturday The Crolls and Mr Cassey are from Oakvdle Hie moose was shot by Mr Croll near Chapleau The party had been hunting since the start of the season on October Mr Croll said that he may return north and try again in November Acton volunteer fire fighters doused two car fires this week with extensive damage done to both cles wiring blamed for the October blaze which completely burned out a car owned by Clare RR Acton Chief Mick Holmes The incident occurred an the just west of at 11 30 sive damage to he wires and fittings under the hood of a car owned by William Boyd Elmore Dr Mr Holmes reports The fire broke out on Willow St near Main St THE ACTON FREE PRESS Second Postal Number Historical book out A new book on sections of old Hilton being released week manly dealing with the Georgetown Esquesmg area of the county The 100 page book Sketches by John McDonald includts a series of articles with more 100 historical pit hires on early en of area published as a series of in The Independent Georgetown art have been edited into book form and CSC to impress Continued from Page ted ltd be just a start up grant she said Councillor We can put forth many good arguments for Region fund Halton Hills said Mr McKenzie sits also at the regional level In addition to attracting more attenUon to the CSC one of its immediate is the running of a volunteer training program Mrs Maltby said that Mr Marks will be conducting such a program later In Octo ber As an indication of the need to break in volui Mrs McLin said that people work in the CSC office are often afraid that they II get a crisis call Mr Marks Mrs Maltby said has had experience with volunteer programs with the by Dills Printing and Publishing Co Ltd John McDonald emphasizes the book is not an attempt at a complete history of tl area It is a together of sketches of information that may be preserved for easy reading or as a founda lion for the work of future There is the story of John A lloughbj and his founding of a dynasty the tannery Arnold gloves J Contact Centre in George town The Red Cross nurse will also volunteers in a course starting In January on what todowhen volunteers enter peoples homes Mrs said CSC coordinator is on vacation this week but her place being taken by the following volunteers Marie Zions Jan and Shirley Waltes In the tors report Mrs McLin stated that Ihe CSC had 11 referrals during September an incr Ihe months The centre has handled refer in seven months she said B Mackenzie construction work Rex Heat op develop ments Georgetown Horn by Brain Brewery Wheeler general store at the Glen Robert Little who was an early outstanding educator S Donald Mann of railway fame and many other colorful who added to the history and develop ment of what is now Hills The soft cover book being introduced Thursday evening at Georgetown Public will be available at from The Canadian Champion in Milton The Acton Free Press in Acton The Independent in George town or The Book Shop Georgetown UELPH S ONLY SPECIALTY LIGHTING STORE CHATELAINE LIGHTING York Road Multa Bright ideas for all your Lighting Needs LAKEVIEW CENTRE On staff Wo pel am CELANESE VENTURE OZITE CALLAWAY He Surface and CuJh 1 ARMSTRONG AND Halton Sketches by John McDonald A collection of more than 35 historical sketches by John McDonald about people and places the past of Halton Hills Read of the early entrepreneurs the Dayfoot Tannery Georgetown s first hydro power Hornby 3ram Brewery Arnold s fine gloves Beardmore s maior industry Sir Donald Mann and many more See the pictures from an earlier era sought out to reflect these places and times Nearly pages of easy and fascinating reading COPIES AT SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OK YOUR MONEY