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appy newcomers The Acton Free Press Wednesday March 23 3 Models bikes star in new hobby store Appeal corridor severance Theres a new little shop in town thats selling miniatures of just about everything but you have lo be small to be interested Robbie Hobble opened its door for business on Willow St three wcekb ago Saturday and already its often trammed with regular customers most of them under live feet tall The big attraction is the shops selection of model kits tars airplanes ships and trains crowd the shelves Hut the real of alien is the gocart and mini bike on display in the window vc made a bigger hit with small fry than school television and lunch combined The hobby shop is the brainchild of a new Acton resident Mrs Barbara Robinson and she about both her business and the lown she chosen to open it in Mrs Robinson is a long lime hobbyist herself She docs rug hooking wire art and string art as well as painting and some examples of her work will be on display in he store soon Her partner in Ihencw ven lure is Paul Mason of Engineering in His interests he just about anything motor hell be providing technical know how to help or adults gel star led with the powered boat and airplane models thai are Ihc shops specialties Right now hes completing work on a radiocontrolled model of a Spitfire fighter plane bo far the balsa wood model has consumed hours building time When its finished he plans to hang on permantnt display in the Although the shop carries balsa airplanes ranging from tent rubber band powered models to GO radio controlled giants capable of prolonged flight Mrs Robinson em- pasizes that the larger models are not for beginners She recommends thai anyone interested in the larger kits start with something a little less complicated and work their way up Took firsts Mr Mason will also be lending his expertise to fledgling mini bike and go- cart enthusiasts Race Prep both manufactures and vices gocarts and Mr Mason is no stranger to the gocart racing circuit Last year the tompany look all of the firsts in Canadian gocarl racing and Mr Mason himself holds the Canadian National Cham pionship Mrs Robinson is originally from Toronto and says she browsed for a house of the tity all summer before finding a house she wanted in- At ion moved in the first of September and I was only in the house one da when a neighbour asked me to join ladies Softball 1 ve found ffl fo The lown of Hills will appeal a severance of 15 acres approved by Land Division Com for the hydro corn dor if council accepts a plan ning board recommendation The land owned by Lee Wilkinson is near Highway and Councillor Pat Patterson said he understood Lee Wilkinson sought the land severance for Ontario Hydro whom he is willing sell the land Patterson said the own should appeal Councillor said he fell very strongly about it He said the people along he line simply want an inde pendent done They feel if we don lodge an ap peal we arc condoning the hydro corridor He said he understood this land is held in trust and is not farmed Patterson called Ihc sever a leg up for Hydro Chairman con tended by appealing the Ihe town would not weaken the citizens argu Miller said the residents had spent a large amount of their own money lo try for an independent study and said it is urgent for town to appeal the first severance Councillor Pal claimed urban communities and industries power If the line built where will power produced in the Lake Huron area We have to look at sides Miller said a bona fide farmer on near the Fourth Line has acres which would be crisscrossed with hydro lines He said the lines dont even follow the fence lines THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized at Second Clau Mail Registration Number055 Red Cross here independent JIM JOHNSON tries out the gocart at Robbies Hobbies while Joe Balkind Jim Thomas Sean Haverty and store owner Barbara Robinson Robbie look on that people here are really friendly people come into Ihc store and talk lived in Toronto all of my lift and on don l even gel to your neighbour there she said Kills Her seven year old Barbara and five are at M lienntU sthool and she says with small town life as is me- it litre she re happier and out with their friends all the lime When we wen in ihe tin iun go without nit Right now s hoping that business will be good enough In allow her to Iht being shop I here a lot among he regular tustome too because the stort is soring a model in spring Hut tin biggest job right now is gelling interfiled in thildrenwho selling year Dont let complex slip in Armstrong said ihe adoption of the minutes would nut commit through disguised as a long to build the building lerm solution to staff but pointed out it had been problems Council included in Ihe capital budget lor Mike Armstrong made for 197B He admitted the at wording could be taken to mean the building was to be built Thats the way I took it replied Armstrong Me loo commented Count lor Pete He said even the short lerm lion for the planning depart men whithwouldhaveihem He pointed out the finale administration minutes said the long term solution would lie construction of a central administration building lo be startedsby January Councillor Russell Miller C of C wants remain where they are was He said he would like it portion of iht back lo eomiiiitttt George said the wording is wrong in Iht reporl and dclmiteU shows intent to build an ad ministration building Councillor Peter Marks ion tended the munitipal sudden complex was ineluded in 111 tapital budget debenture approval not I build a building Armsirong lot of people fell opposing complex was a l it building by January all spade it ironed out the gu elected a wild In and I Hi said Hurt was no point hi trying for a debenture until a illusion is irks claimed was no on lo anyone id bet ap ron in budget i may never be built Council referred hole a joml and department head letting Blue bird Mrs lulls was startled to si robin of ihe seas on her during Several robins liurth Si e first perched I he local branch of the Red Cross Society will indtpendcni chapter this year according lo society chairman Henry Kroes Ihe chapter was founded three years ago its activi lies and finances have been coordinated by the own Red Cross Hut this year tin chapter lias opened a bank in Atton and will coordinate local Red I ross tommumly services themselves Mr Kroes said will need between and Won operate this year TO volunteers now volunteer tan vassers arc going through collecting donations lo help with society s work March is Reel Month and the campaign con Accident in service station Cars driven by Anne it It Aeton and lesenhausen It II 1 Acton were involved in a collision March 17 in the Arrow vice station damage was for another wet at least Mr said thai so far about has been collected If the campaign raises more- money than is necessary lo provide for work of the local chapter the remainder will lo aid the society s activities in other areas he said Rick Devlin is ihe chapter s industrial campaign Ibis year nniiiigin Letters mailed out local industries oil March and he says donations are storting Income in now If the canvassers miss you and you want to make a donation send it to Mr Devlin in care of ihc Hank Nova Scotia The chapter ihroughout charge local residents also sponsor regular blood donor clinics and pro vide a transportation service lor the and elderly Continued from page one park of 100 acres in George lown could support mixed industrial facilities and create jobs He added initial construction would pump Sid million a year into Ihe local ttonomy and a year in taxes He said many people are concerned slipping industrial commercial lax base when il is compared lo residential development dray added one important in duslry is closing down while another is being phased out told the councillors both the Acton and teorge Chambers of Commerce are suggesting separate com I opposed to an amalgamated one for the whole town Gray explained the Chambers of Commerce in Millon Oak ville Burlington and ill belong to ihe Chamber of Commerce and monthly exchange ideas He added the and Georgetown chambers have discussed the idea of joining and having one chamber for Hills this I been worked out Mayor Tom Hill said Hills is one town and there should be just one industrial committee He urged the Georgetown and Acton chambers to gel and come up with members to hit on the committee Gray said he would contact the Acton Chamber of Com to get a list of leers from to go along with the volunteers from Georgetown and present the FAMILY GROUP moon at The Acton Y on Mondays at m Infoimmon names to planning board luesday He said speed in setting up Ihe committee is of the essence since the person in charge of the region industrial department may be hired very soon Mag wood on library board Douglas Crescent George was appointed Hills library board for the remainder of this year to fill the unexpired term of Mrs lyn Beat lie who resigned Mr Magwood is principal of M Bennett school Prior to his position in HRCA Chairman gets hike A 100 per cent pay hike was approved for chair man Harris at a meeting of full last night Mr Hams will now receive a yearly honorarium for his work as head of compared wilh just Property damage While town workmen were unblocking a storm sewer causing flooding al Mam St North Acton damage was in 1iTii I he Authority also it paving a to vice Gordon Kran HR A vice than hav ivtd financial con atton for their work i DANCING Every Saturday 9 pm to 1 am at the Acton Legion MARCH 26 WHEELS Apr 9 Camilla Show Band B J 23 Country 30 Guatdimon Admission per couple ENTERTAINMENT IN LOUNGE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT 9PM Aclon he was principal of done to a and fenci Public School Oak private properly Councillor tile and taught for several Marks told Halton Hills years m Georgetown council Monday night DID YOU KNOW the SALES and SERVICE OFFICE IN YOUR AREA LOCATED AT 273 Queen Street East in the HALTON HILLS COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 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