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Photographer photograph photographer tingle fa freih at the Rock wood Conservation Area Partially froien river Its way through the lens a Photos by Jennifer Barr What force created this tree formation on the Fourth Line of Conservation Area attracts skiers of both the end downhill variety Trails are marked In accordance with skill required for negotiation Scallen asks leave to appeal in fraud verdict Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 14 3 More than two and one half years the sensational Milton trial a final attempt will be made January to appeal the fraud conviction Imposed on self proclaimed Catholic priest Denis Edward Scallen Scallen lawyer David Harris of said on application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada is being sought and will be heard January Three judges will hear the application and decide if the case should be heard by the full panel of nine Supreme Court judges The six month jail sentence given in July was appealed by Scallen but the decision of the court was upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal Since the Court of Appeal ruling In October Scallen has been serving his sentence During the nineday trial the jury of six men and six women heard test imony from two teenage nuns who spent 30 months at Fifth Line religious retreat near The nuns testified they were made to known as Brother Dan or Father Benedict as penance for sin During the trial was found guilty of defrauding the parents of the two teenage nuns of and on Oakvllle man of which they donated to retreat known as the Benedic tines of Mary Immaculate Order The appeal lawyer David Harris said is only for the fraud charges The Crown Attorney is waiting for the final settlement of the fraud case before deciding whether to proceed on the out standing charges of one count of rape and twe counts of Indecent assault which allegedly took place at Scallen religious retreat Throughout the trial Scallen pro claimed his innocence to Judge Allan B Spraguo and maintained he la a Roman Catholic priest Trinity welcomes African speaker by Jennifer Monkekolo Mahlangu a social activist from South Africa will be in Acton February 1 at Trinity United Church at am In celebration of the Ten Days for World Develop ment program Ms is currently in exile from her native country but has been a member of the Africa National Con a member of the Committee of Ten in Soweto she has worked with various youth organizations People United to Save Orphans and industrial feeding schemes She la described offering a vibrant evangelical faith ex pressed In an active social stance Local churches are focussing on Ten Days for World Development and proceeding with plans for this year educational program laking place from January to February Each year the Ten Days committee spon sored by the Anglican Catholic Presbyterian Lutheran and United Churches attempts to educate Canadians con cerning Third World development problems This year theme is a continuation of last year Right to Earn Living Em Lavender Board director resigning post Halton educators have about a year to find themselves a new leader Education director Em Lavender has tendered his resignation after years with Ilalton Board of Education effective at year s end The tion was accepted with regret Lavender who Is In his sixth year as director told board members Thursday that for the balance of his term he would give the old college try to the best of his ability I believe the leader ship In the system Is sound with some problems but sound commented the director Trustees knew Lavender was expected to step down this year They may now start scorching for a new director 1 am convinced that I will leave with my pride In the teacher role undiminished and with a tremendous respect for the role of citizen as trustee a role that I have come to associate with some of the finest people 1 have known stated Lavender The board last year passed a motion which altered tho requirements for a director No longer must the administrator bo a teacher Lavender a resignation is the second recently to be suffered by the board Superintendent of business and finance Bruce Lindley also tendered his resignation The board has advertised his more than a year job Copies cost increases The cost of obtaining copies of the Official Plan have gone up from In Georgetown and in Acton to Esq ties copies cost more than the urban areas Esquesing s Official Plan will now cost 20 doubletts previous amount Councillor Miller asked for an ex of the higher cost for the Esquesing John Kiteley Asparagus farmer in the courts Another Hills farmer Is in court be cause he allegedly re fused to buy a licence for his asparagus The Ontario Asparagus Growers Marketing Board which regulates charged John 3 George town with producing asparagus without with refusing to permit the board to sure his fields and with falling to complete a boardflle Kiteley was remanded Monday until next month for trial provincial asparagus board with drew charges against 4 Acton farmer Casey he paid last year fees Boss who was convicted last year of growing his crop without a and other of fences has gotten around the board a rules by t ling up his asparagus fields The board charges a licence fee of per acre There is no fee for less than a half of asparagus dp Exchange student Acton Rotary Club will welcome an exchange student from Australia to town this weekend Jennifer age 16 will be staying with a number of Rotary families during her stay here She will be grade at Acton High School The daughter of an Anglican Church priest Miss is from Alexandra Owl Prowl at Wildlife Centre will present a Owl Prow The free family outing will feature winter act Ivitics like horse drawn tic rides a hike skating and when visitorsarecold they can enjoy homemade soup free at the bonfire by the skating pond a slide talk films and vis with Oscar Mount s great homed owl Town hall committee Councillor Terry Grubbe will likely be the chairman of Halton Hills council special com mittee overseeing restoration plans Acton town hall Other members of the comm ttee arc Councillors Sheldon John McDonald and Harry Levy Seek crossing guards Hills is looking for more crossing guards for Acton Deputy clerk French says there Is a dire need for stand by crossing guards here Seek liquor licence Haltonllillscouncilmadenocomment simply received and filed a notification from the Liquor Licence Board stating Family Restaurant is Mill St East licence Annual fair meeting The annual meeting of the Acton Agricultural Society will be held Saturday January begin at Knox Presbyterian Church Up school guards pay School crossing guards at a standard location had their pay from to per month retroactive to January l All guards will receive a 10 per cent increase recommended by Hills general com Monday night Guards at stations where more than one school is located and where the hours vary recc vc up from the previous Supervisors w now receive Patrol zones added In an effort to improve police presence in areas where needed Police Chief James Harding has added three new patrol zones in Region following a study of the area Harding said the new zones were added in Oak ville and Burlington while police zones in the north were reduced giving officers less distance to cover VISIT US FOR A GREAT DEAL ON A 1981 MAZDA UNE MAZDA DEALER motors SALES and SERVICE Oman Acton Clerk Administrator Ken Richardson said that plan has to be printed commercially since it has color maps so costs more The other two arc printed In the town of in hike around tie parish Delay Chamber annual The Acton Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting likely won be held now until March vicepresident Dave Whiting says Whit ing reported last month that Minister of Housing Claude Bennett would be coming to Acton to speak at the meeting to be held in i ruary However Whiting was recently Informed Bennett can attend He Is now looking for another guest speaker THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mall Postal an Number Co 16 Mountainview Road S 8776984 IP Frontier Florist Gift Shop Ont 2361 Floral Designs Funerals lowers the essence or fantasy an essential accent to every wedding Real or silk yours should be custom designed by our rtoral artists to match the mood you want on your special day In the church at the reception In your bouquet and his rile re we say it all with flowers ACTON KOCH WOOD ft AM A You Are Invited To Meet FRAN BAINES Fran ts seeking Progressive Conservative nomination for the riding of Burlington in the next provincial election Drop n and discuss your concerns with Fran over a cup of coffee Got Involved in campaign SUPPORT FRAN THE TIME Sunday January 16th 2pm to 4pm THE PLACE North Halton Golf Club SPONSORED BY THE COMMITTEE TO NOMINATE FRAN PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT INVENTORY SALE THIS QUE DAY JANUARY SALE Loaded With 1on of items UNDAYJANI8t Cameras LENSES USE BORLANDS NO PLEASE OF COFFEE