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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Nov 19 1980 Workmen with Freud Construction are busy building an addition to the Acton Legion which will add nearly 1 square feet to the building Legion building sq ft addition Wood says goodbye Just a little over six likely be officially opened years alter the beautiful next year in conjunction new Acton Legion build with anniversary of was opened Branch Branch iff7 celebrations is expanding during Work began on a They expect the ad square foot addition to will be closed in Branch last week and within a couple of weeks the expansion will pro- then they 11 take their vide increased games time completing the room apace Con interior and dressing it Is performing up with trophy cases the work With the new games said of the nearly one room billiards will re- square foot addition He of the men who helped turn to the Legion for the said the addition which torch Ihe Legion first time since the new will cost between MO mortgage for the new building opened The and 000 building this past March will also house of the Acton Legion said the new wing will and the celebration project darts area in the present building will spill over into the addition McCutcheon laid he expect members will be able to make use of the new room until January of next year It 9 a modest It s really Just an extension of the existing In a gracious thoughful speech defeated ward one regional council lor Ed Wood said goodbye to his col leagues of the past two years Monday night He told Hills council that It was a night of mixed feelings for him and while he has felt twinges of disappointment since losing the recent election he Is still glad to have been part of council for two years Mayor Peter said nobody felt worse for Wood election night than he did The towns top politician observed the way Wood and his wife Pat handled the defeat was more than admirable He added the Woods are fine people and quality citizens The mayor noted Wood was quiet at Region but was a very dedicated and hard working member of he Hills team Pomeroy predicted Dave Whiting will be hard pressed to fill Woods shoes at region In Wood mayor felt he made a first class quality friend Introducing Whiting to council and the audience Wood kidded Whiting will only bo keeping his seat warm for him for the next two years He said It Is easy for people to rap local and regional government harder to work for solutions Wood praised the town staff describing them as excellent and added helped him over a lot of humps The past two years was really worthwhile Wood said pointing to council accomplishments and saying council developed a better understanding of the needs of all areas of the community during the past term He Joked about asking Councillor Harry Levy chairman of Ihe town budget committee to try and spend more money In Acton next year and then strongly urged Levy to do just that Wood said it was a pleasure and privilege to serve he will miss the people he worked with on both councils Board committee studies school lunch room policy Parents who are unhappy about their youngsters eating lun on school room floors will be waiting Until mid winter before word of any change comes from Board of Education board struck a new committee Thursday to examine the lunch room policy In elementary schools The committee composed of trustees principals and adminis Is to report no later than next January Acton Esqucsing Trustee Betty Fisher one of the powers behind formation of the com mil tee said solutions won cost thousands of dollars It s amazing what people can come up with Fisher and fellow span of the committee Jackie Cutmore defended their initiative against trustees who predicted the solutions would cost considerable money and others who said one of the regular committees could take on the task Parents said feel It is cold and unsanitary Ten trustees voted in favor of the committee two were absent and eight were against It According to Director of Education Em Lavender the pro vincial ministry of education is saying every child has the right to re main at school for lunch they complained that In one Acton school their groups were being according to Fisher as broken up many as pupils There was reluctance remain for lunch If food is eaten at the pupils desks there is a mess and using the gym floor as a lunch room prevents some extra curriculum activities during lunch Moreover said Fisher on Hie part of Burlington trustee Cam Jackson to set up a committee which will virtually be unable to influence the minis try direction The lunch policy figured In contract talks with elementary Optimists honor youths Continued from page system fascinates me She said she would like become a lawyer specializing in criminal law rather than take an did take a four week probation officer course something she in grade may play his father with the family forward business building And when about anyway He said his basketball skills might have gotten him through university if he were living in the United States but he no Rob Faber And when not greenhouses or other Seventeen yearold Rob playing he refcreeing glass structures premier other mat he has no basketball player and plans for the male recipient of the Rob is also on the chess future but he Is going to scholarship material Acton Optimist Youth team and is fighting it out take nex semester off S the S he Appreciation Award to be the number one while working for his Dad awarded was spent stuck his head out from and return in the fall lo onhlscars under the hood of one of He said he enjoys complete grade 12 I probably end up the many cars he school although he admits He soys he doubts he II working for my Dad and he not too strong go to university I not continue in the family Ihe elementary schools teachers said Jackson are not treated equally who is chairman of the with the high schools be- salary committee He cause the latter have pro- Indicated that the stand- pcr lunch room facilities committee on staff Perhaps we can board relations would be supply scats so there is the best group to tone on no mess and they ore not the task on the floor I perceive it What we want is an will cost some dollars overview a thorough said Fisher study so we can respond Milton trustee Ivan to the concerns of the Armstrong said he fore- community said sees a major building trustee Edna Robinson of program if elementary Burlington She also did school lunch facilities are not want to see the policy to be made equal to those as part of the collective In high schools agreement Armstrong said Martin There was another St School tried to com complication according requests of to Lavender principals for improved must provide lunch room facilities The supervision while giving principal put out chairs teachers at least for the children then minutes for lunch lid she would I kc to say he t quite know academically I puss the hut that too business I work under carry on next year But she t old enough to become an officer Other than law English and writing are her in rests She said she likes to write English essays Youngsters at the library got a to cartoon on film Saturday Kim left and Ng both were among who colored film and then finished product screened he received the award Basically all I do Is play basketball Rob said Well besides biskel ball he works on his cars stones poetry and prose or his brother cars or and added she hopes one friends cars helps his day her work will be Dad out with Ihe family published business attends When she t studying Gospel Temple in or heading up various Georgetown and is bat committees or working for the top table on porttimeasawaltressat Ihe chess learn the said As a high scoring she likes to crosscountry center last year Rob ski swim and read a helped his team the junior reach the stated she semi finals of loves high school Us county secondary school a challenge but I enjoy basketball it she said only after I also love Acton The going the whole season people arc open friendly caring and very helpful This year Rob who most of the time he said far in the future to think and added lunch and phys were his favorite subjects Ho said he enjoys history too When on the court or behind a chess board Bob Is under hood of a car his main hobby night now he said he working on his brother and dropping a new motor in Ihe Firebird shares one car with brother Kin helps Ken with his four or maintains his father three machines During the summer or pari time after school Rob can be found brother THANKS ACTON I look forward to working with and for you on the Halton Board of Education Sincerely BRUCE Frontier Florist Gift Shop Rft Onl 2361 Floral Designs Weddings Funerals PLUS CHOOSE A GIFT FROM OUR GIFT SHOP Craft Items Silk Designs Wreaths Table Arrangements Potted Plants Win prize for bon voyage display by Pat Jones ne Men the a Mcncltes ran a very Another busy year be- successful booth during In August for the the Fall Fair They also Acton who won first prize in the catered the evening Group Display category lunch for the for their Bon Voyage Wedding In conjunction theme Sally Anne says thanks Actons Salvation Army has thanked Hills in a letter for the town efforts to make the recent visit of Commissioner Norman Marshall to Acton and Limehousc such a success The town contributed for a luncheon at the Legion as well as gifts for Commissioner Mar shall and his wife W00DST0VES AT FACTORY PRICES TO THE PUBLIC Other successful pro jects include hosting a visit from the Kitchener Club on October a sub stantial order from the Regal Catalogue for fund raising purposes making handicrafts to sell at the October Regional Con In Owen Sound a donation of to the Terry Fox of Hope and a donation of crafts for the Hvde Park Nursing Home Residents Bazaar The November meet was held in the country home of Pat where the Acton fi voted to sponsor the Boys Coke Decorating category for next years Foil Fair Also discussed were a reciprocal visit to the Kitchener 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