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10 The Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 30 1980 Planners tell BlA Blend heritage and buildings beauty 1980 board of directors of the Murray Memorial Front row left to right Boyle Mono Joan Phillip Wayne Ruse Arthur Tribe Chip Pelrlllo and Dong Leys Back row Lloyd Gordon Chapman Carol Clark Daley Ken David Hunter Lynda Ruse David Whiting Absent Peter Andrab Bill and Carl Rosenquist Eight new faces on Y board New blood was added to the Murray Memorial board of directors with the addition of eight new faces at last Wed annual meeting Peter Boyle Mono Petnllo Joan Phillips Wayne Ruse Arthur Tribe Chip Pctrilfo and Doug Leys joined returning mem Lloyd Gordon Chapman Carol Clark Jim Daley Ken David Hunter Bill Jack Dot Keith Sue Carl Rosen Lynda and David on the 1900 board of directors Beverley Owen Helen Van Sickler and Peter all retired from the board Reporting on pro grams Carol Clark noted last fall he introduced one new course La Danse Orientals which shows promise The lost some instructors boxing teacher Sleeves tap dancing and jazz instructor Suzanne Marlon Inglis of Kiddles Klub and Health Food teacher Emily Ladies Take- Break suffered poor registration and was dropped In the winter and spring sessions last gas prices hurt prices ran I tiling to don it It ill I end Mat is it- drastic illy on I i link nor row slumped from Inst il the Alton lihrarv imehnuse is Ironi Wit in IJ7H t lilt In l ulition s milling to eh ttilh In iinuhtuin slid Mrs Shi ml lifjit ililt is deter i r Hint f lie lulliors win hove written llic 1 1 ire dead or in in I writing in instead in I jnssi in roni nil lliest IJ7J I ii formula works then is nit incredible so tin other things tend to I Mrs noted Hit ivailabilily of pjper have some thing to do with the si 1 m si of Ihe book store an effect lliut not bad Hung as lone as read hi r usage goes up ill I times because but don l think mi ever sic that Mage year the usual courses ran quite successfully and Health roods was added After School Arts and crafts and Fulfilling Bible Prophecy failed to get off the ground The treasurer report showed the spent less last year than it took In and at the meeting treasurer Ken Grubbe also received a cheque for from the at the Dot Redekop reported there has been a poor re sponse to courses so far this year Boxing goes Monday and Thursday evenings La Dance 1 slid I tin st it slu ii of people in tin lilnrv Sin ilid because higher prues Minn in iv Ik nil lo Sin over ill al tin St Albans vote Parish council Mrs ill I I cm up on television mi read less ir minimi in ius inli She added Hi Hie programs tin limit valuis I idini in e the I The annual Vestry Meeting of St Albans Anglican Church was held Sunday with good attendance The rector The Rev Arthur Tribe made his first report Ihe financial statement was reviewed and the War dens presented llieir pro posed estimates for the coming year Election of the Parish Council followed tors Grant Puncheon People Warden David Hunter Deputy Warden Consultant trim draws opposition A bid to trim some of Board of Ed consulting staff may have drawn some opposition from Burl trustee Bill Pries tner announced at board meeting Thursday that the three- year old policy regarding consultants is not being carried out so he wants the board approvals re el The school beat by Honor and Rhonda Barrett The Girls basketball team put forth a good held a cake draw and bake sale This was a fund raising act ivity for field trips and other activities This week the large effort at Holy tonr gymnasium equipment although they lost all ha3 in three The scores The spring and board balance beams Mrs class J SL is finishing a winter Their letter of the week is Mrs Robertson grade ones have finally got their snow and start their snow unit They are making ther for their unit on temperature The student of the week for Miss Bradley s class is Laura Langrldgc Mr class is doing crayon resist for art They are using Dis characters for their theme The grade fours ore doing long division in math while the grade fives are doing multiplying dividing and decimal work In Enviormcntal Studies they are studying Australia Mr Morris class has also started a unit on Australia They have been working on string art designs On Friday of each week five or six pupils from Mrs and Mrs Andrews classes pay a short visit to Mr In his office Together Ihcy lake part in a brief interest act House league volleyball is underway a I the school Anderson Treasurer Pat Secretory Lois Envelope Sec retary Mary Anderson Lay Delegates Alice Duby Marie Hargrove Carl Alter note Delegates Pearl Karen Pitt BillLon- dry Terry Bridge Terry Ken Nancy Little Pen ny Bristow Dennis Kunze Richard Mills Ken Grubbe Ron Riches Bert Gould Lorno Clarke Cindy Blades Ann Margrave Jack Laura Diltnch Alec Pitt Bette backs drier ads Ontario Minister of Education Belte Steph is backing pro vincial boards of in urging pro vince to make alcohol beverage ads drier The minister replied to Board of Ed ucation which asked for support of directives on advertising and sales promotion which relate to alcohol beverages The Halton board was sup ported by the Lakehead board on Die issue Stephenson states she will raise the school boards concerns with Frank Drea the minister of consumer and com relations Fire calls Acton Firefighters res ponded to a call from the Dave R Act on residence Monday morning Fire chief Mick Holmes said about in dam age resulted from the fire caused by overheated stove pipes The Turple home is on Ihe first line south of 25 MZBennett Today grade three KINDERGARTEN SURVEY BENNETT ROBERT LITTLE 8534530 8532540 contact of the above schools re Kindergarten for September SO If you have not already completed a survey form Students for Sept BO must be years of ago by Feb 281981 Orientate Tuesday after noons and Wednesday nights After School Vollyball Tuesday after noons Judo Tuesday evenings Ladles Keep Fit Thursday evenings After School Disco Thursdays Basketball for Teens Thursday nights Gym Friday mornings and Kiddles mornings and early afternoon Registration for courses is to morrow night Thur from to or call 853 Up to the meeting the Y had sold 115 member ships for ISM Mrs Redekop added One of the best ways to revitalize a downtown area is to tit together the beauty and heritage of the older buildings two planners told an executive meeting of Acton Business Improvement Area l group Thursday evening and Kevin Garland of A J Diamond Planners and of Toronto showed a handful of merchants slides of Acton featuring some of the things they find posl live about the com munities appearance Mrs McKelevey described Fairy Lake with its ducks and geese as a great community resource which is tucked away She observed that few nonresidents would know It is there but It could be tied into down town and help attract tourists and shoppers to the town The Mill and Main Streets intersection with its nice buildings the planner said was fan She praised the Acton Mews mall because it has combined the old with the new and Mrs McKelevey said that what needed throughout the down town The closed town hall buildings on Willow Street should be rcfur to add to overall Impression of the town core area Another nice feature of Acton core she said were tht lovely homes on Mill and Main Streets as well as Bower Avenue As architects the two planners said only minor exterior changes or sympathetic additions should be allowed for the lovely old buildings in the downtown area Mrs McKcJvcy and Mrs Garland have been in vulved with rcvitnhzation projects Perth Ancaster St Mary and Cambridge and arc convinced each town has its own unique problems but common approaches can solve some of them They urged the BIA and Hills council to investigate the sub stantial grants available for studies from Ministry of Housings Community Planning Advisory Branch and the Heritage Branch of the Ministry of Culture and Recreation Mrs Garland noted with those grants only a small investment is needed by the town and to carry out a marketing study study the buildings parking and traffic flow of downtown and he urban design or cosmetic design of the stores Paul observed the downtown is at a crossroads a lot of Inventories have already Mrs McKelevey and progress has been made been carried out and Mrs Garland promised in recent years but now what downtown needs to come back with a the needs some new most now Is to attract budget and direction He noted some new or recycled proposal for the next number of studies and local capital executive meeting Acton high band Edmonton bound Acton High School Band members received word recently that their plans for a band ex change with Ross pard Composite High School in Edmonton Alberto has been ap proved The exchange which is part of the Open House Canada program sponsored by the Secretary of State is de signed promote un dcrstanding and to provide students with a first hand knowledge of others parts of Canada The band from Edmonton will arrive in February for a week They will stay with the Acton band members and visit historical cultural and commercial sites to learn more about the Acton pre a On Thursday February the two bands will com bine forces in a concert at the Acton High School The local high school band will return to Edmonton in May for the Commerce is second leg of the ex supporting the program change program will be assisting in the arrangements for the The Acton Chamber of lour Halton against lax dope laws Halton Board of Education wants no re laxation of lows re garding marijuana Trustees backed Nor folk Board of Education Thursday in opposing any legislative changes leading to legalization or decriminalization of session of cannabis Blais Phillips visit Two Liberal heavy weights will visit this week Former Postmaster General and Solicitor General Jean Jacques Blais will be in Friday and former Vancouver Mayor and freshman MP for Van Centre Art Phil lips will visit Milton day Keys stolen Keys and a brief case were reported missing from St Joseph school following a burglary last Wednesday Re gional Police arc in vestlgating The natural beauty of Israel is something to behold The desert with its violet mount canyons rare wildlife unique The dazzling coral of the Red where you 11 sec some of the most rem colors ever viewed underwater The nature reserve of Bar where such is the ibex gazelle oryx antelope roim frcel The Mediterranean grottoes of Hamkra where waves become rainbows The Sea of Galilee at sunrise The stillness of the De id it sunset But there is mother kind of beauty too that is Isr A be that in be felt in Jerusalem Bethlehem Hebron Nazareth Jericho Tor Israel is the land of the Bible Come visit us Your J Israel Government Travel Agent in tell you about the new low airfares and r JUilC Toronto Ontario 1MB tours to Israel Tell mc what to see once I get there