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The Acton Free Press Wed November THE ORIGINAL SHAYNES FROM 14 years ago included from left to right BillMcEnery Lloyd Mclntyre Gerry Terry Churchill and Bernie AS THEY ARE NOW THE SHAYNES From the left Lloyd on bass guitar Roy McMillan guitar singers Anne Mclntyre and Terry Churchill with Rick on drums and organist Halton among thriftiest boards Board of Education has verj favorable cost per pupil when with other boards across the pro vince in a report released this week cost per pupil for each aspect of the education system for last year and for this year s budgets were revealed by the Ministry of for every board in the province with more than pupils Best comparison for at the elementary level is Waterloo which his students while has pupils Last year Waterloo spent SI llf on each elementary pupil while Hilton spent SI This year Waterloo has pupils and Halton has students For both boards cost per pupil at the elementary level has gone up to 114 in and in Waterloo Separate School Board spent SI per pupil year and this year budgeted for student Enrolment rose to pupils from 7 last expenditures for each elementary school pupil for the hoards ranged from in Durham to 1 in Planners discuss Acton land use Noel In continuing to make the Urban Studies course at Acton District High School meaningful and functional Harold grade urban geography teacher is emphasizing eurrent and local issues Last week Kon Burnett the assistant Town Planner for Hills talked to the class about land use classification in Acton and how a community grows This was followed another guest lecture en Garnet McKenzie re gion Councillor for County Mo ham med senior Planner for the county and Miss Kawun of the same office visited the class Teacher Harold discovered just prior to the class hat one of the visitors Mr Mohammed was an old neighbor of his from Trinl dad Mr Mohammed outlined the regional official plan which was started in 1974 He emphasized the need for a physical inventory of land goals and objectives policies planning programs public consultation programs and the need for He next dealt with the issue of agriculture answering questions From the class Solutions to agricultural pro blems were compared with the planner recommenda lions which are now in our Resource Center lust year This year lot it expenditures for ele mentary pupil runs from the of 114 to Ottawa of si the secondary school level is best when compared with million which hod students last year and lHfJO this year had high school last now has Last ye ir with lower enrol ment spent on each high student lost ye spent Hamilton more again this year with a totil of 158 while lias SI The range il the high level for this years budgets runs from Hilton s low of SI to high of per pupil Last year was the lowest at highest at 10a Shaynes end years of music entertainment Encourage involvement The Shaynes a popular local music group will perform once more in public before ending their year span of entertainment Saturday The Shaynes will be at the Legion and except for a few private engage ments the six member group will no longer be playing Lloyd Mclntyre says Everybody got other interests or jobs Mr Mclntyre said He added that they had wanted to do the job they had always done Except for Mr who stayed with the group from the start only two other members come close to the year mark Organist Bernie reulcr and drummer Gerry Wieek left just a couple of years ago Most of the members came played for a year or two and left Other members of the original group were Bill una Terry Chur chill Mr Churchill sings with the current Shaynes The Shaynes started enter taming high school dances and then moved along into the company and service club circuit The band seldom played beyond miles of town Columbus Everything in the year life of the group ran more or less smoothly Mr Mclntyre said The group though and its audience in a small town Knights of Columbus Hall ran into a snag last February The Shaynes played for eight hours from until because they and the crowd were snowed in Everyone slept on the stage until the snow blower came Mr Mclntyre said Most popular tunes requested of The Shaynes were two Ronnie Hawkins compositions Days and Mo Jo Well Supported What Mr Mclntyre father Harold said most surprised him about the relationship between the town and the band was the support the Shaynes got The Skating Club Chamber of Commerce Curling Club Fall Fair and others hired the Shaynes Harold is band manager he is Lloyd s father People coming up and asking for songs comment on the music made it worthwhile Lloyd said Wed like to thank people for patronizing us Ban smoking bid goes in smoke principals will be encouraged to promote groups llite Home and School Associations parent a councils and community school councils In response to a request earlier this year from Georgetown Trustee Ernie the administration has drafted a new Board of Education policy dealing with community schools and parent councils In a report to the board Thursday Director of Educa tion Em Lavender said everyone recognizes the importance of community and parents councils and community involvement In the schools The new policy reinforces use of school facilities by community groups and municipal recreation depart meats when schools arcn being used by students Other aspects of being a pools and setting up of com unity or parent advisory councils The policy also states the principal has the final say and since he is manager of the building decides what programs can take place Board funds can be used for community programs Lavender said principals have to be given the authority so groups can swamp the school trying to use facilities and to prevent parents from Need drivers The Acton branch of the Red Cross urgently needs more volunteer drivers who arc willing to do local or long distance driving Anyone who would like to help out is asked to phone 1B68 or for more in formation SCRAP Copper Brass All Types of Metal Cars Trucks For Wrecking Lees Auto Wreckers R Acton 8532866 Cornen Vice chairman Bill Herd bid to ban smoking at of Fducation meetings went up in smoke last Wed night Herd presented a motion calling for a ban on smoking at board meetings in an at tempt to set a good example for the young people the board serves and also to accommodate the wishes of the people attending meet who don t smoke His was seconded by Trustee Lock Herd said he never in tended the motion to be any thing but serious sincere urged board members not to it frivolous He said i number of people have spoken to him and ted smoking at board meet ings is offensive Herd said he hoped the debate on the motion 1 be long winded and delve into the rifchls of smokers versus the rights of smokers If it passed he think il would prove be a big hardship for anyone at I meetings there is i coffee break Trustee I- red Armitage suggested that if smoking is binned at board meetings then in it should be banned for board officials staff teachers and students it all schools in if felt thitway he should amend the motion but he declined and slated an amendment t be appropriate If this passes however I will be bringing a motion ban nine smoking on all school properly warned Trustee Tony Goodyear observed many people thought the suggestion of banning smoking at board meetings was silly and the board shouldn t be wasting its such things to have items tabled but this idea was rejected Trustee Garry Morton said he has from time to time wished such motion would be passed so he I be to smoke Ins pipe for this being an exam pie to our young people whit are we showing them by moving smoking into the back room he wondered It was in excellent motion Trustee Dick Goodin said he thought pipe smokers should maybe be exempted pipe smoking trustees often make value- able contributions to meet ine while puffing away He admitted some wouldn I like tint idea because it would be discrimination said he was most concerned about smoking by health teachers since it has been proven smoking is a health hazard He said it him to see so many of health teachers looking so unhealthy and smoking too He suggested actions like the board was possibly going to take had led to the generation gap said the generation gap has been created by adults who say one thing to young people and then do the opposite Trustee Alex Aitken who smoke noted he has always ended up snndmehed at meetings between two smokers and it has never been a hardship for him He said he believes it is an duals prerogative to smoke or not smoke Only tour trustees voted to ban smoking at meetings and after the motion lost Chair man Judy Alexinder invited everyone lo light up Vote to Re elect BRAD CLEMENTS Councillor Ward Three Burlington TOWN OF MILTON On Monday Dec Polls open to8 CLEMENTS G BRAD PRIME RIB ROAS 1 Choice SIRLOIN TIP TOR ROUND ROAST I RUMP ROAST SHOULDER ROAST 95 BLADE SHORT RIB ROAST STEWING BEEF 129 Lean SHORT RIBS FOR BRAISING GROUND BEEF 1 1 O SMALL LINK SAUSAGE c Leaf 1 lb Pkg SLICED SIDE BACON 149 Lean GROUND BEEF LOVELL BROS MODERN MEAT MARKET 77 Mill St E Reelect Pat REGIONAL COUNCILLOR FOR ACTON TO THE CITIZENS OF ACTON In 1974 a new system of municipal government was imposed upon us I did not vote for regional government yet I have worked to my utmost to establish effective local government in Hills There are many important matters to be resolved in the months ahead and I want to represent the citizens of Acton to uphold their best interests and fulfill the obligations I assumed three years ago Last when the central municipal was jonsideied I could not support a new complex 111 Georgetown Regional Government so I voted for an addition one present facilities on Trafalgar Road Since then many Acton citizens have clearly indicated to me that we should not build this time therefore I will not support fur her consideration the central office in the next Back a fighter for Acton A MAN WITH EXPERIENCE AND TIME TO DEVOTE TO THE TIMECONSUMING JOB X WARD REGIONAL COUNCILLOR