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6 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Fob 1979 Cosmo in a world of its own Cosmopolitan la one of my favorite magazines It portrays a world so far removed from my own I love reading all the recipes for beautiful living the diets exercises and massages I can use to prepare myself for my continental holiday Even the foods are beautiful moist scrambled eggs served in popovers with caviar and slivered smoked salmon for breakfast If I served that to Mack cosily ensconced In our unstylish queensize he just KNOW I been doing something guilt making I- resh air high This month I told how to get high on deep breathing Quite frankly one breath of this rigid air at seven in the morning when I tramp to the bam is all I can take If I got any higher 1 d never make it through the bam door As I m mucking manure I supposed to murmur I ma beautiful person I am worthy of myself I like myself in order to increase my self esteem Sometimes I do that and the chickens stop cackling long enough to stare quizzically at me with heads I also told how to get myself in shape with fun exercises such as tennis jogging and swim very valid information However when I through thawing all the in the barn clearing the snow carting cast iron buckets with three inches of ice In them to the house for thawing wrestling horses donkeys and I m not much good for tennis Exposing my skin to the elements is another thing bad for me 1 m told Unfortunately I about years too late to protect it now This months Cosmo also tells mc how to be the best lover on my block enough said about that Mogul I here But It s the horoscopes I love Who writes those things anyway During February I m scintillating Good grief How do you scintillate with your elbows deep in bread dough There s supposed to be a magnetic mogul on the horizon who will squire me to a string of glitzy galas Well its the of the month and I haven seen my mogul yet Mr Mogul IliveonSideroad5 Another section tells me how to make myself gorgeous for an after work date in minutes Try eight and If I can get the bathroom I usually hopping around on one heeled shoe with half my hair done and no eyebrows while Mack is asking What should wear The kids are fighting the dog is throwing up the cat is lying on my black velvet shedding white hair Mack is complaining it have two blue socks and I running like blue bottle fly wondering if it all worth it Bui once in a while I have lovely afternoon when I can read my magazine cream my elbows give myself a pedicure and he in the sun on the living room carpet pretending I m a beautiful person on the beach in Jamiiea That s why I love my Cosmo Area girls at Quarterama Mae and Donna MacLeod will be representing the Acton at in the Coliseum Exhibition Park Mirch to 11 Mae is entered in the Youth division Donna Acton in the Per entries from as far away as Arizona Honda Alberta and the will be par in this years making it largest horse show and the second largest Quarter Horse show in North America The fourth Canadian Youth Team Tournament will feature teams from seven Air Canada Bargain Savers VICTORIA VANCOUVER CALGARY 12900 EDMONTON 12900 WINNIPEG 8900 HALIFAX ST JOHNS LOS ANGELES 159 through May Travel must bo Juno mum stay You must booh at losst days n advance Subject to govommon I approval BOOK Smoke could be seen Tar miles a barn belonging to Jerry of Acton was levelled by fire last week Acton firefighters responded to tie coll and were Joined by firefighters No animals were killed In the blaze according to tire chief Bob Barn levelled in Thursday blaze ELKS Monday Night BINGO Door Prizes I Georgetown Over damage was caused in a blaze which ripped through an Erin township barn Staff to recommend on program Board of Education staff continues to check into a proposed parenting program but not much can be ex peeled prior to the next school year Little progress will be evident by September superintendent of pro gram R T Dixon told trustees during Thurs day board meeting at Burlington The provincial Mm of Education will not make parenting a mandatory program for high school students and the board has not been able to get a consul for a parenting pro gram through the Dixon told trustees The appointment of a consultant is seen by staff as a key element in setting up a parenting program Hal ton wanted a consultant from the province as payment for prior vices The consultant was not to cost the board any money The board is pursuing the matter lording to Dixon Making a parenting program a must subject for every student education and the consul tant were rccommenda lions by Georgetown pub lic school principal Eric in a nine- page brief he presented to the board October The program mainly is envisioned as using schools to teach students how to rear children Parenting programs as seen by Balkind stress the significance of a child s earliest years also asked the board about using middle and high schools for teaching parenting and also as nursery centres The board found that responsibility for day care service is under the Ministry of Community and Social Services According to Dixon s report the Ministry of Education would come opportunities to confer with other mm istrles to develop guide lines and criteria Dixon report was a description of efforts to follow the board recom mendations from last November The staff is to return with specific recommendations for trustees consideration Shepherd said he was also disappointed the ministry will not make a parenting program compulsory for students Burlington trustee Elaine Iliehm that the need for the board may want to talk to Balkind Trustees learned from Dixon North York has a credit course in parent ing using the existing family studies guide lines Burlington trustee Cam Jackson said he would like see a staff recommendation to make parenting a credit course in Hallon secondary system instruction on how to raise children is coming into the community from outside schools was seen by Shepherd as serving a small percentage of young people trustee Ivan Armstrong also said he thought other agencies Thursday completely destroying the building fire captain Dave Shcrratt told the Acton I rce firelighters could do nothing to save the owned by Jack Vecrman It Acton It is located on the Fourth Line of Erin township such as school could take on the parent ing program He also ex pressed a fear of a regu lar school course being just north of dropped if a parenting twp Hills program became mandatory lire department responded to Acton tr thc ustee Betty Fisher said she thought the parenting the program is basically a communities The good idea but that it also Mr may have some inherent Sherratt smd problems that could the fee and snow cause conflicts in the home the born However he noted there was nothing to do but keep it under control by this time any way By the time his men BINGO starts Regular Games I 3 Special at long drivewiy leading to The barn was empty at the lime of the fire so no animals or equipment were lost in the blaze the captain pointed out fire insurance covers only 16 of the damages but he estimates was more than in structural damage Because of the direction the wind was blowing Mr said no danger of the house starting on fire In that sense we were lucky he said 600 Jackpot Numbers Guaranteed ITS OUR FIRST WERE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST BIRTHDAY IN BUSINESS IN ACTON TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING SPECIALS SUNDAY MARCH 4th SPECIAL PRIME RIB ROAST A60 per PERSON of Potatoes Vegetables Soup Dessert Tea or Coffee KIDS SPECIAL UHT UP TO AGE OF YEARS MILKSHAKE OFFER GOOD UNTIL MONDAY MARCH COME IN AND HELP US CELEBRATE FAMILY 15 MILL ST E ACTON Sears 1st Birthday ACTON COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTRE MM St VMCA SERVICES Into legilCkmc I Intomutwn on and Private and Confidential 4 days Only Wed February 28 thru Sat March 3rd Shop early for best selection SimpsonsSears Ltd Stone Road Mall Free Parking Administration 24Hour Teleshop Tue Sat a to 30 m Wed Frl 9 30 to 30 Reg Was Were 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