Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), February 2, 1977, p. 22

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The Acton Free Press Wednesday February2 1977 Track Three program Weekend skiing worth two years therapy Every Sunday Tor the next down to a meeting that night two months a group at the Crippled Children physically disabled young Hospital will travel to Colling Not only did Lome ski wood for ski instruction with again but became a member an organization called Track of Track Three management Three They II travel in style committee in charge of trans thanks to donations of a portalion For the past two rental bus and club wagon winters he has organized the from Ford of Canada donation of use of club considerable lit also vocal in his praise for Morns chairman of Trick Three Toronto vice president of the Canadian Organization for Disabled Skiing chairman for Ontario Association a champion skier imi instructor who describes the looking around litre Morns is now owner of Norwegian Shops in Toronto Not disabled him Morris got into bluing for Hit ham i tipped bttatist ippretuttd the emotional teaching such children Morns a in of ton llnrjpy emrMs becomes when In discusses program According to a physio therapist lung weekend of skiing is wurlh two ye of of Lome owner of Ford in Acton been very involved with Track Three Skiing originally an organization for leg amputee skiers since he lost his own leg two and a half years ago He remem lying in his hospital bed a couple of weeks after the operation lamenting about having to give up skiing A doctor overheard and later that afternoon Lome was visited by a member of the fledgling Track Three group telling him You re going to ski agam He was up out of bed and wagons and bus rental from Every Sunday he takes his snowmobile up to Georgian Peaks where the group skis to help transport disabled skiers back up the slopes tracks Lome Is very enthusiastic about the Track Three skiing program so named because of the special outrigger skis for balance used on the ends of each ski pole One ski and two outriggers leave three tracks Track Three He feels the rewards from helping a disabled youngster be part of the world again are Red Cross campaign soon At a Red Cross campaign for funds meeting last day at Cedarvale Community Centre district commanders and area captains were briefed by Campaign Chair man John Wickens and in formed on some of the speci fie services of Red Cross as minor disaster blood donor clinics and individual aid by the chairman of ihese services A film Our Street cover all services of the Cana Red Cross Society was shown by one of the organizers Douglas Tucker Campaign dates have been set for Tuesday March 1 in the rural areas and residen will be Tuesday March 8 as Monday March will be Blood Donor Clinic Day in Georgetown Initial campaign canvass will con Wednesday Thursday and Friday of that week while the whole campaign will not be completed until the end of March Red Cross Month Target of the Georgetown ind District Branch is to be collected in Georgetown and the surrounding areas of Esqucs where Red Cross vices are provided District Commanders are Mrs Margaret Mrs Boone Mrs Betty Nemeth Mrs Rita Culler Mrs Marilyn Milton father Pierre Wood call back co ordinators are Paul and Doug Tucker The Branch is still in need of a dis commander several area captains and of course manj canvassers Henry Kroes campaign organizer for Acton and dis tnct is looking for all the help l he can gel from the public ne organizations in Acton The industrial professional businessmen canvass is in the hand of Rick Dcvtlm toorumjtor manageroftht Acton Bankot lni1 Nova Scotia while Richard Willis of Irwin Ltd will cover the industries and businesses for Georgetown with Mrs Margaret Pope In charge of the professional canvass again How can juu gauge the benefit rling We look at thi sunk on the f ice is irl lf lire org inijilmn in smaller groups groups art sis Morns all mi moi is regarding fiinduiL but local is the Hie ore mi loo 1 ill ilion Hutu inn he feels Most A SMALL GROUP of Colling wood where they art imold in llu- hack I Recognition certificates new for Halton Hills llillim Hills is Us politic introducing i ific His In Ik inkil he of i hint Acton Hilton Hills alsosaulthjl ih verbalized but mteni of Accident Wilderness camp proposed in Ward 2 Din Hills works commit tee will wail for a report from engineer Robert Austin be fore giving permission for a building permit to be issued Burlington Lions Club build a wilderness camp for Brownies and Girl Guides on pari of the Northeast Half of Lot Concession Esques Tht club wants the town to waive the require ment that a building permit be issued only for properties fronting on an open road Burlington Lions want to build two lodges of square feet on the property they are con si den rig purchasing and it does not front on an open road In a letter lo the town the organization noted it will re quirt absolutely no municipal Talks art going on between the Niagara Commission and the Burling ion 1 ions with regards to the service group plans for land The town has asked to make a decision soon on the exemption since ihc agreement lo purchase ex March I The engineer will submit i report and the item will go to planning board mm Tell the advertiser you saw hts ad in Hit Acton ffitc Pit 195 to bonus savings on hay and forage equipment during John Roundup of Bargains DID YOU KNOW coopeiatDi has a SALES and SERVICE OFFICE IN YOUR AREA LOCATED AT 273 Queen Street East in the HALTON HILLS COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION If you re shopping for Insurance THORNTON and ANN NORTON willgladlv give you a rati DROP IN OR GIVE US A CALL 8530220 Office Hours Mon Wad 10 5 Thun Frl 10 Sat 1012 machinery aheicj busy season second II keep your with IK listed below Act now while i those pro available See us ibout the or equipment you i dialer inventory of any pioducl i ted it in be red COUNT IMAFI 100 SI if I 0 Slick is irn3ouStkWio SI ProrjillidFor Slack Shudder Ask for details about Iho special finance charge waiver under John Deere Finance Plan for the equipment listed above COUNTRY MART ltd R R 1 NO 7 WEST OF ACTON 853 3901 than recreation accepting them are two of the disabled skier can lessons learned The change grind progress once he in lifestyle the learning in manoeuvre Skiing with experience and sudden free one leu is f than with two of movement for a pre aeeordlng Do lit ri he In who restricted person are says you don Hum lo worry very important says the ahoul keeping the also less thinks Friction ihe program is great Or I Ihsiblcil racing teams be in it From over world el out it the dncsn l matter whether Olympics eloek limes thai ihe kids leirn ski or not look slow he says All that mailers dm line I rlinft is poles ski dull Hit Lorgnii n their Hut skiing is more than i sport for the llu mobility and freedom of movement thai come with skiine in important to i child siys Morns is of rehabilitation is well as it inn 1 seen child lot illy mlroverled under snap out whin he ccls i iliinei In in this l that they get out and fend for especially palsy ones It pretty cosy to sit inside and vegetate The I nek skiing program is certainly pulling in end to i lot of vegetating Anyone in need of in Form on program or wishing to volunteer services tall Morns 1 or Ihc rippled Urges switch Regional Treasurer Don I irmer wants the region to assume responsibility for meter reading billing and for water services That is now done by Public Commissions In a memorandum lo Ihe Administration Committee Parmer said Iht region is buyinc service from the Oak ville and Burlington to a lesser extent from Milton Hydro Commission Me said the region could do for less than what is being paid out now Coun I auric gested thai it should lefl the way it is because any thing the region did lo change it would no doubt cause more a Mock a day III sponsible lion into for most hist I a Willi held ANNUAL MEETING VON HALTON BRANCH Wed Feb AT 6 30 M AT THE KINGS COURT BANQUET CENTRE 1159 King Road Burlington III Halton Hills VETERINARY SERVICE at 65 MAIN ST NORTH ACTON corner Main River St FOR APPOINTMENT PHONE 8531450 DR R TRENTON DVS PRACTICE LIMITED TO HORSES AND SMALL ANIMALS Soft Drinks Fresh Milk Pamper Cat Food Whole Potatoes Rhodes Bread Dough CHEESE 1 Lb a IGASott Margarine HiV no Fruit Drinks i KI Quaker Oatmeal Kraft Lettuce PRODUCE OF U MA CAMA0A HO I GRADE Cauliflower 97 Delicious Apples 399 Dads Biscuits Tomato Juice Pnza Famosa M FREE DELIVERY WITHIN TOWN ACTON1 LIMITS 8 Main St North 8S31960

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