Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 3, 1976, p. 7

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The Acton Free Press Wed Novembers Arts and Crafts sale best yet Study structural state during Ihe day A draw for a ceramic Sanla Claus boot was won by Dale Articles lovingly created by the women Included hand weaving leather hooking batik wood burning oil and water colours knitting crochet porcelain and decoupage enamelling and basketry The seventh annual lion and sale of Acton Arts and Crafts group was best yet according to cus who have been enjoy the special event each year For the first time the tables of crafts were set up in the upstairs room at the parish hall giving much more space The coffee tables were downstairs The group this year also has two new members with two new crafts Pal Wood with water colours and Jean Weir with decoupage Other members of the group are Laura Diltnch Jean Denny Elisabeth Irene Holmes Del Howse and Florence Wilkin Each woman displays and sells her own crafts year for the first lime miscellaneous small items were gathered together on one table tended by Jean Denny daughter Jackie and Laura Diltnch grand daughter McKay of Dorset iiighstandurd CERAMIC figure was h rf work and fashioned by Del Howse ARTICLES were shown and sold this was evident to over of the Acton Arts and at the Arts and Crafts show by a new member LIGHTING A CANDLE on her table at the Arts who came to browse and buy Crafts group Jean Weir andCraftsshowisEhsabethGathof Herspecial craft is woodbummg Oil spill drew all available men Tues NEW MEMBER OF Acton Arts and Crafts group is Pat Wood whose specialty is water colour paintings This one snows three appealing raccoons Between 15 and Hills men were involved in the emergency work follow the tanker trailer acci den on Mam S Tuesday of last week The men worked about an hour overtime before everything was under control The straw for the construe lion of dams n the Black Creek came from a local farm men supplied the used for the dams I will be billed by the for the v rk entailed Crews stationed it the refinery in arc responsible for clean up of such oil spills in this district Pumping of oil from the creek went until dark last Tuesday On Wednesday John Burr f the Department of the Environment at Oak returned and walked the length of the affected by the spill He reported only very small intily of oil dispersed through the stream Planting The Tall tree planting program is completed in Acton some on Jeffrey Elizabeth McDonald and Norman as well as other places The new trees are planted following requests from residents The request must come In writing to the Hills engineering department in Georgetown Guest soloist attends Greenock The October meeting of Greenock Branch FWIO was held at Ihe home of Mrs E The roll A book I would recommend was well an by members and one visitor A hearty welcome back was shown Mrs Addison Short quotes from an auto biography by Thos Dor a well known hymn writer were given by Mrs Winter She brought as guest soloist Mrs Simpson of who sang one of s I See God She was well received Among the correspondence were letters of appreciation from Aclon Fair Baby Show and Churchill Paper Drive Miss Pcaren read the resolution from North Wellington District submitted loGuelphAiea Convention It was written concerning the provincial mandate close many of the branch hospitals on Ontario They requested the government to reconsider such a decision Members voted to support it Did you know Did you Know Two min reports were given one for family and Consumer Affairs by Mrs suggestions for more school lunches and beware of botulism when homecan vegetables and A report for Agriculture and Canadian Industries was by Mrs C Mian a newspaper clipping on for purchases 1 earning The program for the even mi was given by Education Cultural Activities Con veners Mrs G Johnston gave the motlo Learning keeps you in groove not in the rut suggesting we make more use 1 f ur handbook rules and regulations and Home and Country issued quarterly magazine Let us try harder to have someone different attend Area Con each fall It was held at Kitchener IH and 19 due a Hon dotation was by Mrs the institute mem hers their families as in she conducted a with these results There arc families totalling people four art- pre age are students kinder to university leaching remainder are in various includ inj homemakcrs and thst retired We arc affected d r and indirectly through tax property tax renting etc This year ap proximately Iwolhirds of each tax dollar goes toward education Mis short quiz five questions on Hindoo Shall now l do the meeting 1 social half hour was spent over delicious sandwiches tea coffee served by the hostess assisled bv Mrs Mrs Aitkcn November meeting will be I eld at Mrs Mrs J Addison gave the courtesies DANCING Every Saturday 9 pm to 1 am- at the Acton Legion NOVEMBER 6 ROYAL Country Dee 20 27 B J Wright Myitict 11 Country Dee Rocking Hone 25 No Dance 31 New Year Eve Dance Royal Comisiion IDv Only Admission per couple ENTERTAINMENT IN LOUNGE EVERY NIGHT AM Denture Therapy Clinic Gabriel Szocs DT COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICE Main Street Milton Restaurant and Tavern Coma of Dining With A Difference Fully Under LLBO And Steak Dinners The Corporation of The Town of Milton NOTICE TO ELECTORS MUNICIPAL SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS Section 23 Municipal Election Act 1972 CORRECTIONS TO THE PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS The Preliminary List of Electors including all persons entitled to vote at the Municipal and School Board Elections was posted in the Office of the Returning and Revising Officer at the Town of Milton Municipal Offices Main Street East Mifton Ontario on the 20th day of October The final date for filing complaints regarding the List shall be November 5th A copy of the List has been posted within each Polling Subdivision for which it is prepared Electors are requested to examine the List to ensure that thair names and relevant information are correctly shown therein Complaints in the nature of requests for additions or corrections or deletions from the List may be made by an elector completing and fil a farm obtamablo at the Office of the Returning and Revising Officer All requests will be received by the Returning Revising Officer at the Municipal Office above mentioned commencing on Wednesday October 20th 1976 through to Friday November 5 from 9 00 AM to M excluding Saturdays and Sundays OCTOBER 20 1976 J McGEACHIE RETURNING OFFICER AND REVISING OFFICER THE TOWN OF MILTON Hills council want to find out Cedarvale Com munily Centre and Acton town hall are structurally sound Allan consultant on Georgetown Memorial Arena was hired lo do a pre liminary study on both build at a cost not to exceed The hiring was a result of an In camera session on Ihe structural adequacy of both buildings tion committee lasl week The committee originally recommended the lown engineer do the but llor Hyde con tended this was out of his field Councillor Hoy Booth pointed out it was a money saving move and stated if the town engineer felt there was need for a further study a consultant could hen be hired Councillor Pat said since Mr was here and had done a good job he felt he should do the study Councillor Mike Armstrong commented The town engineer can t build a bird house any better than some of us He has nothing to do with buildings He is a civil engineer He even get involved in the works garage Somebody who knows should do this preliminary study Are we talking about the hall as well llor Hyde said there had been discussion about Acton own hall and he fell there was structurally wrong is another ball Councillor Pat said he know if the Aclon hall is sound and said It should be investigated Councillor Miller said If we do one we should do the other it s only fair then wc II know where we re going Councillor Les Duby agreed the condition of both should be known He said there was much concern about lack of space for staff when the municipal complex was being discussed so the condition of existing buildings was most important A li 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