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p Tho Acton Wednesday Jung 1878 Town Hall Acton Georgetown skateboard winners Wins bronze medal Steve Bigg Eden Place Georgetown and Robert Warrington Acton Boule vard Acton skated away with the grand prize new skateboards following the Georgetown Pioneer Days Skateboard competition Saturday The competition held Saturday morning at Park School Georgetown was sponsored by North Sports Main Street Georgetown and Wee Willi Skateboards Brampton Each competitor was limed on their two chances through the obstacle course and slalom course The two winners each received a new skateboard and a Pioneer Days Tshirt There were competitors in the two class event Bigg was the senior winner and is lSyearsoId and junior winner Warrington is ears old Doug Teramoto of Wee Willi Winkels gave a skate boarding demonstration first vicepresi dent and event chairman Mel said he hopes the skateboard competition can become an annual Pioneer Days attraction THIS CLASS met each day in the town hall in 1923 First row left to right Hector Lambert two unidentified Frank Jones Austin Gibbons Jack McGill Ken Watson Cecil Gibbons Rig Cross Fred Harwood second row Ted Elliott Harold Mooney unidentified Harvey Ed unidentified Norm Scarrow third row two unidentified Mann unidentified Dot Coxe unidentified Rita Withers Jack Smith Herb Price fourth row Dot Near unidentified Lorraine Wilson Jessie Trotter Ellen Dunn Dot Mary Ryder Helen Evans Grace Lantz Annie Holmes teacher Miss Gardener See Town Hall Tales by George Elliott was principal school days Back in the early 1920s the of the school but she left the Recess meant going out to in up as operation of the orphan class the bit of grass to the south of nlen opened Sunday the population grew and in the Town Hall pretty much the Town Hall which served at Campbellvilles Mohawk classroom space was sorely to the teacher in charge The as a playground separated needed The back half of the first teacher was Bessie from the adjacent home by a t ROB WARRINGTON Four members of the Esmiesing Pony Club did well on the weekend at a tetralhalon in Port Hope One of them Ross Turner won the bronze medal for the novice division The 12-year- old RR Rockwood Joint concert A successful joint concert was given on Sunday in Brampton by the Citizens Bands of both Brampton and Acton The two bands are considering other engagements together Dance classes Tap Jazz and Exercise classes will be held at the Murray Memorial YM C A during the summer They arc for young people from the age of five to Suzanne Hew will instruct the evening classes which v Ill begin July Anyone who wishes to register is asked to call Dot Theres a special display of people have loaned some of His brother Allan Turner senior citizens crofts at the their projects for the In the Junior library all this week Local classes The two others were in novice classes Warren and Mark Speck of Georgetown The event was for boys only and they were billeted In pony club members homes There were four events swimming shooting running across country and riding cross country and compe tition was fairly stiff There are about mem bers in the Esqucsing pony club from all parts or Halton The Pony Club horse show will be held at Erin fair grounds this Sun day July 2 There are both horse and pony classes and a full gymkhana division Its for riders years of age and under RACEWAY HARNESS RACING Post Time Thursday Evsnlng 8 Sunday Afternoon 2 Trtactor Exactor Wagarina Air Conditio Md Week of special events salutes Grand Circuit Grand Circuit Week har ness racings ultimate show- school had become the Gardner of Rockwood This Continuation School first young lady came each day by four years of High School train and even when the and the first year Primary students needed a room The time she managed to arrive building my generation called each day on time The open- old stone school tnow ing of classes was more St Josephs school was still church and country oriented children often stood and watched unemployed men cut wood Into four foot lengths and stack it against the com ing winter This menial but essential job allowed the men lo earn money in the service Raceway surrounded plenty of hoopla In its first appearance at the area track the Grand promises plenty of action for harness fans as the continents best colts and fillies perform in feature events which close Grand Neck NY and he won by over three lengths over Noble Art and Brisco Hanover and three other drivers won gold watches for rounding the track in under two minutes Sundays attendance was l holiday fare just over Jockey Club includes the Girls officials expect even larger throngs for the Friday Sunday holiday weekend Hitch in interview with experts and a top driver a trophy display fashion shout and draws for trips a US air force band and Free flag buttons STRAWBERRIES PICK YOUR OWN or FRESH PICKED AVAILABLE Good for eating or freezing 8339569 Open 7 Days at am Grahams Apple Farm 7th Line of Erin 1 mile South of 243 13 mlie North of Balfinafad races Mohawk officials tossed in the hoopla that foe private residence the than it is today I think Hector of the municipality for the surrounds the event Circuit Week culminating Sunday with the added Queen City Stakes pace race and draws for three trips for twq to Jamaica Grand Circuit originated in Stateside and the sports most important slakes and classic races are In its roster show and band first came to Canada in at Fort Eric hit Quebec in eluding banjo music fashion shows a dog free handicapping tips a trotting saddle race special prize draws a milking con test blucgrass concerts vintage concert Even the popular Argonaut SUNshine will be Smiths with its beautiful Lambert remembers that necessities of life it was gardens and forbidding each day began with thesing- undoubtedly an important fences They didnt have port- of O Canada and to be object lesson to in those days but they asked to hold the flag during youngsters did have the Town Hall It Alice remembers served as home for so many honour for a small boy To another teacher from Town things when nothing else was conclude the day all sang Hall days She was Minnie available Abide with Me Moore who eventually moved The Council Chamber room Grace remembers how back to the big school on the was pressed into service as a frightened the students hill when tho Town Hall classroom The old fashioned always were that there might classes were discontinued As ha entertain as Mohawk Canada in with Toronto desks then popular which be a prisoner in the cells be- a she made sure all rolls out the red carpet for the Greenwood the host raceway held two students at a time hind their classroom when the students learned to sing visiting of the trotting lunng fans to the week- were moved In coat hooks they arrived in morning early and well A tuning fork pacing fraternity long event were put up and there was was even more gave the pitch and Florida Pro a three-year- A total of purses already a fine wood stove on frightening was the thought of in the songs or suffer her dls- Id picked up first prize cash is offered this week wall for heat Also very being locked in one of those pleasure She must have hod or in Sundays Grand Fridays special events fin misbehaving in a way with her because the Circuit Week opener include a music students remember her with finishing the mile dash in show featuring llig Redd affection and 1S94 t0 a new lrfl Ford a performance by the for many years her choirs record Tor trotters It was an were famous and otter winn- for G at the County Sno rolcr Music Festivals the Town Hal for a VBHCJaS tip important there were two ce small wooden buildings out class behind the hall These had The chief of Police Bob various descriptive names I McPherson also had an the moat polite being lhc outhouse but no one room and he was often there Child In the country ren him as well had any better In that day because of his august title It seems Master Feeds Horse The Buddy Holly Story Silver Bears FrlSati Moo 8 30 Tun to Thuri GIANT I feature ALL NIGHT ACTION SHOW I INVASION Sloe Mm Bub Kilt The Uncanny AU COLOUR SHOW before the bathroom Another amenity was a bucket of delicious prisoners who might be In the educational establishment the door for students who cells and also of the man who little one room school few short years five or six perhaps was a part of the tombstones According to became thirsty as a result of put them there In center of town And this is Sire resident vandals their endeavours apprehension another facet in its colourful damaged several headstones There was also a caretaker remembers the history in the middle of or- Cemetery last to lay the fires and clean up cells being occupied during fairs in Acton and apparently he divided his time between the old school and the Town Hall classroom He was the father of Arthur Gamble and apparently Arthur and his brother often with about classroom So there it the Town Hall ready for its first classes It would serve as tutor to the primary students or 30 and year olds being exposed to their first schooling What must it have been like going to school In the Town Hall Some people in Acton attended those classes and to this day have warm mem ories of the experience So Hector Lambert Grace Lantz Robertson and Alice Taylor have told me of this period in Town Hall history First of all there was no bell on this school to announce the beginning and end of each day The Town Hall bell was reserved for a more import ant role fire calls The school bell on the hill had to serve both schools Todays recipe Mushroom and Sausage Bltei 1 can tomato sauce dry white wine clove garlic lap dried top seasoned salt 1 lb lb mushrooms cooked or canned sausages cut in bit size pieces Heat first ingredients together in sauce pan and simmer over low heat min Wash and dry mushrooms leave whole Add mushrooms and sausages to the sauce in chafing dish cover and simmer 20 Place cocktail picks beside chafing dish for spearing Makes about 30 appetizers Mushrooms DOMINION HOTEL MAIN ST NORTH ACTON DAYS Beer Garden WITH BAND and DANCING TO T NOBLE OUTSIDE Thursday pm to 1 am Friday Saturday pm to pm OUTSIDE BARBECUE Baron with baktd potato and Celebrate and Canadas Birthday With Us Hill IP Grand CircuitThe worlds greatest harness racing event Top drivers Top trainers And the best two and thrccycarold trotters and pacers in North America competing for well over 250000 in purses If youve never been racing before nows the time Grand Circuit offers the best in harness racing mixed with a week of colorful crowd pleasing festivities Therell be bands displays interviews with the stars handicapping tips valuable prize draws fashion shows and more So come on out to the greatest harness racing event of them allGrand Circuit TODAY JUNE THE 20000 ADDED A TROT FOB RUES AND THE 12500 ADDED MBS VERA BARS STAKES APMXFOR2VEMOUIAXJES Big Redd Ford Canadas No 1 Show Performance by the Master Feeds Six Horse Hitch Plus valuable prize draws for trips to North Americas richest harness races SATURDAY JULY I THE ADDED CONSTANCE SCOTT STAKES J Music by the Reserve Air Force Squadron Band Canadian Flag buttons for the first patrons The Argonaut Girls perform after the race Plus valuable prize draws for trips to North richest harness SUNDAY JULY 2 GRAND FINALE THE 90000 ADDED QUEEN CTTYSTAKES A FOR COLTS AW Big Redd Ford Canadas No 1 Show Pius the GRAND PRIZE DRAWS draws each for a trip for two tn Jamaica compliments of Adventure Tours Club Guava and Treasure Tours Winning names will be drawn from entries deposited throughout Grand Circuit Week Winners must be in attendance at the time of draw and must answer correctly a skill testing question HARNESS RACING BEST MOHAWK RACEWAY Hwy at Exit Line Campbcllville Gates open at Post time Telephone