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READERS WRITE Stand up and be counted What is Canada Have you ever stopped and taken a few minutes Just to consider what Canada is for you Try it sometime After a little thought you begin to realize how lucky you are to be a Canadian and what a wonderful country it Is that we live in What prompted me to think about my country and what it means to My students did am a secondary school teacher with a home room of thirty students and each morning when our national anthem is played my students stand quietly Quietly They do not sing One morning was curious to know how many students in my home room remembered the words to our national anthem Unfortunately I must report that there were some who did not know the words Do you Why should we stand for the national anthem of our country and why should we sing the words We usually say that it is a sign of respect for our country but person ally I like to think that I am standing up and being counted I am a Canadian and I am proud of it Everyone who thinks of themselves as a Canadian should stand up and be counted sometime and that lime has arrived II has never been more Important at any lime in our history than It Is today With the threat of our country being lorn asunder by separatism we as Individual Canadians must remember our heritage and decide that our country is worth the effort to keep it together What can you do Begin by discovering why you love your country Maybe It the blue skies the fresh water and beautiful landscape Perhaps it Canada defeating the Soviet Union in international hockey or maybe it the right to disagree with Pierre me it crossing our border coming home When you know in your heart what your country means to you tell anyone who will listen that what have is good and is worth keeping together Please stand up and counted Sincerely Bruce Andrews The way of life By David Cohen Be of good faith for only through belief in Him can even the lowliest tasks be ac Live in hope for never has it been known that his promises have been broken and without hope there Is nothing Love Him with all your strength of body will and spirit and save some of this great healing power that is love to offer to each one you know Be contrite without imposing heavy penance on yourself for He accepts the reelings of your spirit and in His gentle and kind manner forgives and admonishes us Be forthright in your dealings with your fellow man and be sure you play the game of life with honesty truthfulness and inte grity regardless of the unkina acts per formed against you by others Accept the adversities of life and all limes find in your heart the wonderful and relieving act of forgiveness Do not look for the in others but rather analyze yourself first for only one can judge and you are not He Present yourself firmly and carefully to your world taking into account your own strength and failures and have no fear of any opponent for the chink in His armour is always the re of your power Dispel your fears and your for these have no place of value in a successful career Strive for genius but be satisfied with mediocrity The Acton Free Press Wednesday 1977 Red Cross campaign blitz on March 8 but Last year some BIS Canadians both able and dis abled learned to enjoy water sports safely because of courses offered by Red Cross Water Safety instructors last year Red Cross Volunteers clocked hours of time transporting people to and from hospital and clinic ap pointments people who are physically or mentally capped or who are veterans shut ins or senior citizens The Red Cross loaned over 14 wheelchairs pairs of crutches and other sickroom equipment aids to people who needed them 56 Canadians received help from Red Cross outpost hospitals and nursing stations last year What does the Red Cross provide for our community Think of blood donor clinics emergency aid at time of flood fire storm sick room supplies seniors vices home nursing courses water safety instruction first aid courses and of course the service March is set aside as Red Cross campaign for A blitz night is being held Hills to be generous bo day March The Red Cross vices do not have to be cur Is asking the people of tailed Sanies Katherme Roszell The wishes to thank her many friends and customers for their patronage over the years It was a pleasure to serve you Special thanks to those who remembered me flowers cards and Best Wishes upon my retirement JENNIFER LEE showed off her acrobatic abilities at the gym on Thursday by standing on her head The wall provided a little bit of extra support and some added assurance Thanks for coverage The Executive Council of the Lung Association would like to express appro to your publication for the excellent newspaper coverage given to our Assoc in lion s programs during the year We feel that this coverage is to a large responsible for the results of lit Chnslmis Seal Campaign just concluded Grateful Jessie Obituary Elsie Stewart school teacher A public school teacher for 44 years Elsie Kathleen Stewart died Friday February 18 at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Toronto She was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs W H Stewart he was principal of Acton schools years ago and later of the Gordon Home in Milton a forerunner of the Children Aid Society Miss Stewart attended schools in both Acton and Mil ton before going to Hamilton Normal School Her first teaching position was in a rural school near Mil ton when she was years old She also taught several years in Milton before joining the Toronto staff in She taught at Jesse chum school in downtown Toronto for 35 years She de rived great satisfaction from Snowmo licence Yesterday Tuesday was the day when it became compulsory for all persons operating a snowmobile to hold either a Snow Vehicle Operator Licence or a Driver Licence For the post several weeks about 1000 students per week have been taking instruction preparatory to writing an examination that qualifies them for a Snow Vehicle Operator Licence Anyone may take the course who Is 12 years of age or older and many families who have been for a year or two are taking the course together Parents as well as young people find the course interesting and informative In bringing them uptodate on such things as legislation techniques In handling their machines and regular maintenance schedules The Ontario Safety League states that an analysis of snowmobile accidents during recent years reveals that per cent of them occurred after dark that the majority of them happened on road ways that too much speed was an attendant actor In most of them and that a large number of who experienced off the- road accidents were not familiar with the terrain The registered Instructors for the licencing course received their training from members of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs and have regular classes for students throughout the province teaching grade one ail those years and introducing the children to the skill of reading As a young girl she was involved in Young People activities of the church singing in the choir of St Paul s in Milton and later High Park Alhambra United church for many years She was enthusiastic about bowling bridge stamp and coin collecting and travelling During the war she was parti active in volunteer work including a stint with the Metropolitan Toronto police force as well as working with the Salvation Army and Red Cross Although a resident of Toronto for many years she always enjoyed visits back to Acton and Milton and her association with friends here Rev James Telford con ducted the funeral service at the Turner and Porter chapel Toronto on Sunday February Interment was in Evergreen cemetery Milton on Monday afternoon February She is survived by sister Marguerite I Mrs Roy Brown brothers William Robert and George M Stewart nieces and nephews great nieces and great nephews She was pre Blame weather Then was fog heov rain and ict when an accident occurred on the 1 Driver Clifford Tern in a pickup truck skidded into a snowbank Kenneth driving a school deceased by one sister Mary hit a hydro pok causing Louise Mrs William Sin dimage to the bus and to the pole WE STILL HAVE LINES OF Winter Footwear WELCOME SERVICE If you are new in town or know someone who PHONE 8533902 SKATEATHON THIS SUNDAY March 6th 1230 to 430 pm DONNING THE BLADES TO AID COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK WILL BE STUDENTS FROM ACTON AND DISTRICT AS WELL AS A FEW WELL KNOWN CELEBRITIES ANYONE WHO WISHES SPONSOR A CEiiBirrr SHOULD BE at the arena BETWEEN and pm AS HIT THE ICE AT MR Skaters will be notified of their skating times by their teachers PROCEEDS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK Come out and enjoy the fun sponsor a student or celebrity FOR INFORMATION CALL 8531642 A COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF ACTON WE ALSO HAVE SOME LINES OF MENS AND LADIES SHOES AT GREAT REDUCTIONS VISIT THE FRIENDLY PEOPLE AT Elissa Shoes 3 MILL ST Is Your Home Safe from INTRUDERS r FIRE Play It Safe With NuTone SECURITY SYSTEM Builtin 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the Mentally Retarded and other concerned community agencies Basically it calls for a creation and funding of group homes and other kinds of community accommodation increased numbers or workshops and life skills programs early infant stimulation programs parent relief and development projects a access for developmental handicapped people to a full range of community services All of these activities aim at achieving a better quality of life for Ontario developmentally handicapped and at making their experiences as normal as possible The approach is a new one A good one A healthy one Your support and understanding can help it succeed For more information or to receive the free booklet Serving the Mentally Retarded contact your local Ministry of Community and Social Services office or write to Mental Retardation Community Services Development Branch 3rd Floor Hepburn Block Queen Toronto Ontario Keith Norton Minister of Community and Social Services William Davis Premier Province of Ontario