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Tennant honored 26 years service Sam and Tennant Smiley at the retirement dinner honoring Sam Tennant who gave over a or a lentury of dedicated ser vice first to Acton and later Hills a works department employee was honored Friday night a monial dinner by about friends fellow Legion member Aeton I ire- fighters coworkers and family officially retired from work November after years Earlier tills year lie retired after 35 vice with the Acton Volunteer Fire fighters Mayor Peter Pomcroy told to the community He thanked Ten nan I for his dedicated service to old Acton as well as Hills To a chorus of agreeing cheers said there will always be an Acton Sam answered A works department official Duby praised as a faithful employee who made many friends In the town Master of ceremonies and another colleague from the works department Hon McKnlght urged Sam not to be a stranger and drop by the works yard from time to time He expressed the volunteers like are a real plus Coiitmed on lib i his retirement from the works depart Friday when he was honor tiler years service An Inland Community Newspaper ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1980 The Actarlo float was one of five I Large crowds lined the win prices In Saturday San la Gnus the parade largerthanlastyear Pictured here Is just part of the cast of characters who were on the Float More Photo by Santa ushers in Christmas season with his own parade by Helen Murray Good old St Nick ushered in the Christmas season Saturday during the annual Santa Clans Parade down Mill St while hundreds looked on The snow flurries and cold winds hampering the Acta no draw earlier that day all but vanished for the parade organized by the Acton Men Club The town of Hills won first prize for the best overall float Robert Little School was tops for schools the Acton Lions Club took first for the best service club float Indusmin was irst for best commercial float and was topi in the other category Judges were Bruce and Arlie White Other floats were entered by School Acton High School Acton Agricultural Society featuring Miss Acton Fall fair Lisa McGrath and her runners up Kym Lakln and Honey Pot Nursery School Georgetown Agricultural Society Little Miss Hills Robert I ittle School Acton Firefighters Acton Lions Acton Salvation Army and the Georgetown L Other groups in the parade included the Acton Citizens Band Hills Georgetown Legion Pipe Band Red Cross Marching Groups Salvation Army band and of course Santa Claus assisted by Ron Doug las and Bert Robertson Regional Police were In charge of traf fie control and the firefighters were parade Plans arc already In the offing for next year parade according to parade chairman Jim for the last in November Protection better now The people of Acton arc getting better police pro tec ion now and Chief James Harding is tired of hearing complaints levelled at his men and the force from the people of Acton he said in response to a letter from Lome from I L Ford Mercury Sales Mr Doberthien has every right to be concerned over the damage of his property and I share his con corn but if they turn back the pages of lime and look they sec the police protection Is a damn sight belter now I sick of the Acton people belly police protection Ihc Chief said The Chief said since Ihe printing of the letter in the Acton Free Press he has had calls from people livingln Aclon who his sentiment I take offence at Mr s statement about the officers not living and not taking part in the community he wrong Many of our officers give of their own Lime working with the community working with sick kids mentally retarded and physically handle Idren Many of fleers their families and friends of officers taken offence al Mr letter Harding said He said he had not been approached by Mr Doberthien before hi received the letter We are now preparing lo make arrangements lo meet with Mr and will contact him personally and not through the media the Chief added inside Mayor Peter and councillors were sworn in Monday night ActonEtquecing trustee Betty who will represent Georgetown starting tomorrow night in after the chairman a Job at Board of Education The old Hide House held Its grand opening last Wednesday night and a snow was the See photon on page Lome has lots of support from fellow who share his unfavorable view of Welcome Christmas door contest deadline Dec Acton residents have 14 days left to decorate their front doors so it Ihe most welcoming door at Christmas The newly formed Acton Com ABC unveiled details of heir most welcoming door at Christmas contest their first project this week Judges will be looking for originality and ex res of the spirit of Christmas when they go out and Judge entries December is IB and Deadline for entering your front door or the front door of a friend or neighbor living in town Is December ABC Chairman Bill Coats said the contest Is open to owners or tenants of any residential building single family homes semis town houses and apartments Everyone from our senior citizens to our younger is encouraged to get involved and decorate door this Christmas The door Coats said should be an exterior door facing a street or an door facing Ihe hallway Anyone wishing have their door Judged should drop off their name or address at cither of the two Acton Family Cleaners outlets 13 Mill St East or New school open in 1982 By the fall of 1982 or possibly sooner Acton s separate school students will be attending a brand new St Joseph School Thursday the Ontario Ministry of Education allocated million for a new separate school in Acton for Last month the province approved a grant of for the Separate School Board to purchase the new school site on Mill St West The surprise announcement of funding ended a long battle by parents to have a new school built here Chief tired Acton bellyaching News of the allocation came to retiring Hills Trustee Hartley through Minister of Transportation and Communications Jim Snow was delighted with the news of the alio cation I thought I might be leaving the scene with out seeing this project realized although I felt the allocation for funds for the site purchase recently showed a definite commitment by the ministry said We are pleased and very thankful St Joseph a parents association president Vlnce who spearheaded the drive by parents to get a new school said Parents were surprised he said they expected any word until next year He noted parents last week visited a modular school in Erin and hove looked at pictures or some very modern modular schools has been that the new Acton school might be a mod type with a permanent core and mod ar classrooms added to the build as needed said the board plans to meet with Acton separate school parents early in to discuss the new school We will have considerable input into the type of building it is We haven any decisions yet but will be indicating our pre ferences He predicted construction on the new school will begin next summer or fall with an opening possibly in early 1982 and certainly by the fall of New Hills trustee Irene McCouley said the board property and planning committee of which she hopes to be a member will hold its first meeting of the new term December the new school in Acton will be the number one topic on agenda That committee when it completes its work will recommend to the board what type of building should be built She said the province I said the new facility must be a modular school She said the board determined how many students the new school will house or projected an enrolment but It is expected that the enrolment will be considerably higher than the slightly over ZOO pupils currently attending St Josephs The board had requested ft million however of that was for purchase of the site which wound up being substantially less so realty the board was looking for SI ISO for construction of the school and wound up just short of its request Really we got Just about all we wanted McCauIcysaid We think wi il have a pretty respectable looking school or million Whel in The news from Snow ind the board had re approximately million but said the letter outgoing board chairman Robert received from the ministry said the board will exactly million She noted the board wants to gel started on plan the new school right away so construction can start as soon as possible She the new school on pa Bf Expansion bid of old hotel site Plans for the development of the Dominion Hotel site are taking i step towards ins on following a recent Land Dims on Committee decision The decision to grant severance lo David Lindsay Park Ave clears the hotel land with property There have been talks between Lindsay and the new owners of the hotel property and hive apparently negotntcd a mert of res pee live properties according to a letter from Hills planning department There is one thing not settled and that price Lindsay s lawyer Chapman told committee With the granting of the separation there is one purchaser according to LUC member Joe Will mott wiy hotel property disappears It is the reg stered right of way said Chapman The Lindsay i the rear of hotel land which fronts on Main St Doug and bought hotel land for during the public auction in October Plans for the land have been kept under v IGA building owner Bob expressed concern to LDC members about how new building could be erected to property to the south of the hotel land All 1 am interested in with the is keeping the garden for the rest of m life for my sisters Lindsay told member I been approached three limes by buyers Lontini page HO To Georgetown with season a greetings Four Ac ton la will entertain Georgetown residents Saturday at Georgetown library The foursome will piny seasonal music Dr George will play the organ with companlment by Dave Saleon oboe Nancy Patterson on has Boon and Marion Patterson on the flute