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Ballinafad Annual meeting held on Sunday The Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan IB 1978 Ebenezer United Church group holds yearly lunch By Winifred Would like to bring to the attention of local readers that each year near the end of January the residents are invited to the annual meeting of the Ballinafad Community Centre There will be a slate of officers elected at this meet log to be on the board for l78 The board members will be responsible for the years activities as well as the maintenance and upkeep of the building The annual meeting is also the time to ask questions and offer suggestions or criticisms To ensure that a variety of projects are developed for this year a cross section of the community should be represented on the hall board Fresh Ideas and new faces in the community are always welcome so let see a large turnout for the annual meeting this Sunday January in the afternoon at pm Communion services were observed In church on Sun day As part of this being the anniversary the service was conducted the same way employed by the Methodist Church before Union and the old Communion set was used Lunch was served in the basement after the service and the annual meeting was held in the afternoon Due to the stormy weather of last week the C Janu ary meeting had to be post poned for a week The final meeting of the needlepoint class sponsored wUl be held in the community centre January p m Mn Ron United Church Women held their annual pot luck lunch in the Sunday Schoolroom Mrs Hitching the pre sident opened the meeting Love Mrs Bob Johns was the con and gave an interesting talk en ways to beat the winter blues surer a report Is Mrs Rev installed the officers for as follows president Mrs president Mrs Kitcning first vicepresident Mrs Pat Chalmers second Ask study on cost leaving Peel region Mississauga councillors off without the region and it Is want a study on the cost of costing them a year leaving regional government Region chairman Lou They asked Peel region last Parsons agreed to go to week to have a staff study of Queens Park with how much regional govern- municipal representatives Is coating Mississauga taxpayers and how much it would cost for to withdraw Peel region is reconstitut since a study would have to have the approval of the On tario government A study on the effects of regional government on a review committee to try Acton was turned to resolve the differences recently by Ontario treasurer threatening the stability of regional government there Mississauga councillor Peel region was formed McCallion says many January 1 and there people say the region is have been regular arguments costing too much for too few over representation powers benefits She said if a study Is and finances for Caledon it should INCREASING NUMBER of cross country skiers dot the countryside on pleasant winter weekends this year The bright sunshine last weekend delighted the skiers who travelled quietly- through field and woodland trails Conservation area is popular place in winter Wynneck available choice la yours Village streets near the Enthusiasts on cross Some skaters have cleared conservation area are lined able to snow from the ice on the lake with cars every weekend as the river Bring your hearty people unload their openness of the fields to shovel so that you ore en- skis skates and toboggans to down to the space for practicing enjoy their favourite winter river to the bush trails or skating skills or for that game sports in the beauty of the flb to the of hockey Conservation navigation the place The gates to the park are while The toboggan runs can be enjoying the quiet winter runs can SSSSSS said he would not trust and Mississauga Brampton Mrs Denis Clegg of sales Mrs Ander son good cheer Mrs J Henry supply secretary Mrs D Early Citizenship Mrs Young friendshlpand visiting Mrs program chairman Mrs Joss manse committee chairman Mrs Diamond representative to Board of Stewards Mrs Blyth Archivist Mrs Joss member to Churcch Nominating Committee Mrs Diamond Pellet boomerangs on Eden Mills hunter A OPP officer with shot gun which sprays pellets a way with words came up In a wide pattern This could with this yarn about an Eden happen to you Mills rabbit hunter Community services officer G who writes up the weekly occurrences and dent reports for the detach ment mailed this gem to area papers It Is reproduced word for word The Incident cur red January Our hunter fired at one of these furry little critters injuring a tree and wounding himself Investigation revealed that one of the shot gun pellets struck a tree and bounced back striking the wouldbe hunter in he nose The pellet lodged In the soft skin below the hunter right eye No damage re sulted from the mishap The rabbit was last seen leaving the area at an rate of speed The hunter s name was not revealed The officers moral of the story Do not hunt in a heavily wooded area with a vice president Mrs K There were ladies pre- Moore secretary and press sent including two visitors reporter Mrs Ron McLean and also two children Mrs Early gave the supply treasurer Mrs K Anderson The roll call was answered secretary a report pianists Mrs Weldeman and with a verse containing the Mrs Weideman thanked the Hitching social con word snow officers for their faithful ser- Mrs Joss gave the vice during TIDY CAR is coming to HALTON HILLS Watch for announcement figures prepared by region on costs town council also decided last week that tax payers there would be better Ospringe Region chairman Parsons said region critics are demoralizing region workers He said most people seemed satisfied Postmaster is Iroquois Indian 9000mile holiday for area residents Gilbert Gil King a proud full blooded Iroquois Indian is the new postmaster at Georgetown post office He replaces Bob Burgess who retired recently Mr King was born on the St Regis reserve in Quebec but left at the age of and has worked to educate and support himself ever since He put himself through McGIU University studying feels there is no place for them in while society History has tended to label us he commented He added he does not smoke nor drink Asked how he managed to pull himself out of the rut of the reserve he replied I guess by hard work and never being a child He explained people decry eight per cent unemployment in Canada worked and have none of their own people to look up to Working in the postal department seems to go along with one of Mr King hob bles that of stamp collecting He Is president of the Phila telle Association He also Jogs plays tennis hockey and squash The year old postmaster is single and lives In Dine at HARROP OF MILTON and tea at the home of Mrs George Long on Wednesday by thoughts and resolutions for the New Year Mrs Ralph Sinclair was in vicechair by their opinion on what the where onrf STpS alea a present Severance feasors was Arthur LlsmeV of per cent on the reservations Acton postmaster GordMc desert the Group of Seven How do you break a cycle Keown was acting post teaching Deciding he had no great like that where generation master in Georgetown until fellowship and salvation after generation has never Mr King appointment Mr and Mrs George Allen through University of Water Grundy George and loo and graduated in Bus- nn Julie Ann had a dellghtfull He is rfftrU motor trip to California The also a member of the Can- three week tour of 9000 miles Manage- of the and ook to Son ment Association SK fl make path Die blooded North kS wv SE S tolled a uncle He a Grundy Michigan service has been good and hi Mr and Mn with last advance- Jr menl He has worked lor Ihe wad Article which Klm flnd Campbell postal department In London Hie temperature Kitchener and at Gateway In was summerllke the said Mllsuga SUPER TOWEL and up MENS WORK SOCKS 99 pi CENTRE N 1 MR Wilt f Attn z S Regional Police rett stays Commission stood pat with its man chairman and vicechairman David Coons of Burlington and swore in one new was sworn in by Judge Win member during its inaugural as the com meeting last Thursday at replacing Halton Hills Mayor Tom Hills William was Hill was bumped off the relumed as chairman and board during a regional Mayor Harry Bar meeling last year but cool an average of of the human race even though He built no earthly kingdom and all time dates degrees from His birth Sympathy is extended to The study theme was taken the family of David Robert from the book Local son of Acton who passed Churches in God s Mission away early morning After the scripture Phyllis and Dave were readings which were taken residents of for from Luke Acts and I many yean before retiring to Peter each member gave Acton Grant to help Pusinch lake The Grand River Con wetland habitat Authority will be Puslinch Lake Con- provided with a nervation Area is situated on Ontario grant to continue the the western and southern In the S claims development management shores of Puslinch Lake In the their metabolism Is different southwest corner of causing the alcohol to stay in Wellington County nelr systems longer He Estimated total cost Is admits he does n know if this Mississauga His main Interest in life Is working with brother Indians particularly those addicted to alcohol He says there are Indians from all over Canada In the Toronto area who need help In he was mental in setting up depots for Indians who wanted to quit drinking He said anta was given and counsel ling started with the eventual aim of finding a job to give a sense of responsibility He said there Is research being carried out to find out why Indians can drink socially but usually become heavy drinkers King explained one and further land acquisition of the Puslinch Lake Con Area The Authority purchased 300 acres of well forested rolling land in 196a to con serve the area natural re sources and provide public recreation At present acres of the area are pro duction forest Within a 10year manage ment period it Is planned to thin out and plant carry out reforesta tion stabilize lake bank erosion construct boundary fences provide artificial ponds and undertake a variety of forestry and wild life censuses It is also planned to purchase mately 21 adjoining acres of lowland forest to conserve Is true He said the Indian CALL THE FRIENDLY PEOPLE AT The Acton Press ACTON AND DISTRICT CHATELAINE LIGHTING Multi Bright Ideas For All Your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF HOUSE FIXTURES Table Door Chknw Swag tamps Vanity Csblnsts FlrMcrtm Ctmrsl Vacuum CNsnkig Parti Etc Vaetllation Tables FREE PARKING OPEN DAILV TILS ONEIDAS JANUARY SALE Services For Ml Soviet for inctudtt Stlad Fork Spoon SALE PRICE Regular 55 00 SALE ENDS JANUARY 1978 JEWELLERS N CARPET SHACK OUR EVERY DAY LOW PRICE REG VALUES ELSEWHERE UP TO 1496 SO YD FANTASTIC 50 ROLL CLEAROUT SQ YD OR 100 YDS THIS OFFER SAT JAN 21st OR UNTIL STOCK DEPLETES Chipfoam Underlay DO A ROOM OR THE WHOLE HOUSE WE CARRY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO YOURSELF 320 STEELES AVE MILTON