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m The Acton Frea Press Wed Dec 29 Bennett school Christmas concert highlights JStJK Happy New Vcar I your Christmas was totally satis factory full of love and old friends For he first time in my lift 1 had the thoroughly com feeling that I want a thing for Christmas not things I had all I needed Its almost frightening to feel that way You keep wondering when the rain ill fall on your Despite requiring nothing for Christmas I did recuve some delightful gifts the most unique of which five pea cocks The peacocks come ick to Peacock Sideroud In night A mama and her four almost grown clucks two of each sex came to live with us few days before Christmas and are certainly dressing up Hie barn Mama was pre named Harriet but we had the fun of naming the babes We call them Aaron Gabriel Ruth and Naomi bibh So no v re learning ill about the care and feeding of peacocks The other animals have to the addition of these will theyarcsousidtoa constant of various beasts the old horses just shrug and keep eating For the first couple of days the birds flew around the barn a deal They had been used to the upper part of a hue old fashioned roosting the tip top be and flying or forty feel high What a surprise when they came to our little st The sight of five turkey sized glorious birds in full flight round a JO foot barn was quite something However ihey settled in now and we re keeping every thing crossed hoping to raise them through till spring Incident out of the magnificent green told throat most awful sound you ever heard Speaking of that little turn it was certainly full this Christmas We have only three horses now Iwoolilgirls lone we had for seventeen years and a retired Thoroughbred belonging to friends The two and the ninny spent noisy Christmas asking for carrots at every opportunity me when a asks for carrot There re also two and a cows belonging to and all the liens 1 just wish could train the hens to stand on a Christmas tree for decoration The colour of heir feathers would surpass any glass ornament rom the gold of the pen the deep mahogany of the brown Leghorn to the gold of the Buffs the cascade of colour on the rooster the coloration of the bens and the vivid blue faces of the Silkies What a they would make In the house live two pies Ihrei cats lone s oik old dog people Wc spent most of Christmas replacing icicles on the tree- one of thecals is a lively kitten The tree is supported in a pail filled with rocks and Erica elected to fill that pail with water When I noticed her trickling a few ounces of water from a tea pol into the large water pail I remarked she would need manv many teapots full to provide enough w Looking from the teapot to the tree she said Okay tree suck on the rocks And it did Plan course on farm management Sanders out all night sand trucks were out all night Monday during the snowfall at 6375625 Road condition reports can be obtained by phoning the Ministry of Transportation and Communication offices in Burlington Milton OPP report they have received a number of calls for road conditions and people interested in this In formation should call The service is available hours a day for any part of the province between November and April Milton are supplying the above number to motor ists asking Tor road reports and they suggest all motorists make a note of this number Renovation Work will begin soon on renovations to the Erin arena A tender for 200 has been accepted Ice could be provided within a couple of weeks The arena will be brought up to the Ontario Department of Labor standards Erin Agricultural Society president Ken said that the Society feels this is the only possible course since it needs a building for the annua fait fair and other society related functions The public is being asked for financial support By Henry J Stanley A special eight session course on larm management and income lax is being scheduled for the cultural Office early in the new year This course is open the first applicants from Halton and vicinity and will be held every Tuesday even from Bio in the Agricultural Office 181 Main Street Milton Staff from the local Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Pood assisted by special guest speakers will discuss the following topics f arm Accounting and under standing of terms Net arm Income etc Cash Flow and Net Worth Statements Budgeting Succession Duties Gift Tax Capital Gain lax Income Tax- Livestock Inventory depre etc Transferring Property Life Insurance The goil of this course is to provide farm people with a better basic knowledge of the topics so that they might avoid problems in the future and he more successful in their farm business Office closed The I- rec Press office will be closed and open again Monday AT THE FAMILY BARBERSHOP DANCING Every Saturday 9 pm to 1 am at the Acton Legion JAN NO DANCE JAN 15- Wheels Country Syde 29 J Wright FEB Persian Market Country Guardsmen Admission 4 per couple ENTERTAINMENT IN LOUNGE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHTS 1 AM BARBARA DUNN tells Santa just what she wants during the Z Bennett School concert last Wed nesday Santa s helpers are Lisa Near and Karen Glenn History of Alton The history of the village of written lor grade six stu Alton is included in a new dents school textbook The World of People The book was pub The part about the village lished this fall by Alton ii written as an Hill and is written by Mrs example of how students can Kill The book is study their own communities The New Year bells ring out our hearty wishes for a prosperous New Year VANS WELDING Abb Milton Mall is open today and Thursday from am to 930 pm Friday Dec 31 From 930 AM to 5 PM Beginning Monday Jan 3 Milton Mall will be open 10 am to 930 pm Monday through Friday Saturday 930 am 6 pm Highway and Main Street Miltons only enclosed shopping area Shop in climate controlled comfort Acres and acres of free parking COME ENTERTAINMENT GALORE AT THE REOPENING OF THE OLD GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL ARENA FREE ADMisSldN FOR PROGRAM INCtUDES 12 NOON TO PMPUBLIC SKATING TO PMH0CKEY GAMESACTON GEORGETOWN GIRLS HOCKEY ALSO ON PROGRAM EVENING PROGRAM ADMISSION ADULTS CHILDREN STUDENTS DOORS OPEN 6 PM 645 pm BR00MBALL GAME 715 pm GEORGETOWN FIGURE SKATING CLUB 830 pm OPENING CEREMONIES 900 pm INT A RAIDERS FUI TO ATTEND THE HOT STOVE LOUNGE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ON THE OLD ARENA COME OUT AND SEE THE WONDERFUL CHANGE