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s Wednesday Ma Miss Acton I- oil Fair Lisa and Ho Hon mill Major Peter were on hand Saturday afternoon to help Liberal candidate Julian Reed and his supporter cut the ribbon to open his at Real Estate No more gym lunches at MZ After the middle of parents and trustees supervision and facilities while sitting on balance March M Bennett Bruce and Betty committee presented Its benches and others sit on pupils will no longer cat their lunches while sitting on the gym floor if the principal parents and trustees have their way All three parties came to a verbal solution to what has been to the parents a nagging pro blem during a meeting Monday in principal Doug office Some youngsters hive been taking their come up with a lunch periods in have the kids not eating in school gym where they he auditorium said the sit on the floor group of principal rural mothers have wo be to the argued in favor of having eating at desks in a all children cat their classroom lunch at desks or with about 100 anywhere except Walker that he hopes that after March we 11 have an acceptable solu t on The principal said he wishes to prepare some options for his staff consider What I agreed to do is consider some on the understanding the board won tdo anything Well see if report the floor said The report which will Other times when there is be voted on March 12 a hotdog day at the calls for the hiring of school children eat in supervisors who will classrooms watch the children during on the floor The cleanliness of the practice bothered the parents most Theyutre that could mean using i many as four rooms The parents arc reasonably satisfied with the arrangement lunch hours The committee calls for a ratio of one supervisor to GO children The super visors would be paid out budget Meanwhile at Robert Little Public School Ron Chattcn said he has received no calls con he school pupils eating lunch in the gymnasium In mid winter as many as children for lunch at Robert school Some children eat I m waiting to see what the board policy will be said Chattcn Acton trustee Bruce said she docs not think the board will produce a policy concerning where children cat their lun Jennifer Ron McKnlght is one of Actons most avid sports fans Whether it a a hockey lacrosse or ball game Ron will be there He play because he has trouble with his legs announcer manager and Just plain working joe for most of the town athletes Known as The Voice of Acton Ron has spent the last of his years helping young players As a child growing up in Acton the victim of cerebral palsy Ron found It hard to watch other kids playing while he sat under a tree He found a way to overcome his frustration at the micro phone and scoreboard In a wheel chair Ron managed to attend Acton High School up to grade He was a popular boy being part of a foursome called The Meat balls The nickname stuck and he still meat ball to his chums although younger kids tag him with a Chief Ironsides label After high school Ron attended Variety Village Vocational School in Scarborough and took a clerical course Following graduation he joined the town staff and is now dispatcher for the Hallon Hills Works Department In Georgetown Sense of community A strong sense of community led Ron to offer his assistance in a variety of areas At age he became the youngest member of the Rotary Club and at ho s still probably the youngest He was president in He pre sently chairman of the Easter Seal campaign in Acton part of the Rotary Club Sports and Rotary t keep Ron busy enough so he joined the Chamber of Commerce and was on the executive for four years He also an associate member of Branch 197 of the Royal Canadian Legion But It a In the area of sports that Ron He been on the executives of more teams and leaguo than one can count Acton house leagues allstar industrial hockey teams and the Sabres have benefitted from Rons help He was charter president of the Acton Rams the Lacrosse team Ron s very proud of being asked to be official for the Mann Cup the Stanley Cup of Lacrosse atiBrampton in and at Peter borough In he scored for the Cup In Whitby He considered the good luck charm of the Ac ton being and an nouncor for the ball team when they played with the Georgetown Industrial League This year he will be manager of the Hills Inlanders sponsored by the Georgetown Independent and the Acton Free Press Ed Hilller will coach the team An avid Montreal Canadlens fan Ron follows their campaigns with the enthusiasm of a sea hockey nut He proud to number among his friends many professional referees officials and players Rocket Richard has visited Ron at his home In October Ron was able to travel to Mon treal to be feted by the Canadlens In their dress trig room before the game He met Danny Voice of Montreal and a lifelong idol of Ron ranged the trip and made sure Ron had a super time His good luck rubbed off on the Montreal team who won their game that night advantage to being on the sidelines Is the minimal chance of injury Ron has been injured only twice in the course of his sports career He was hit in head by a stick once and received nine stitches when his face stopped a flying puck He was back In the arena after being stitched watching the final play Lucky ones Ron calls himself one of the lucky ones referring to his disability When he was a baby his parents were told he would never walk and was unlikely to talk Ron has put paid to that statement Not only can he walk with assistance but he talks a blue streak managed to find a way around the frustrations of being a kid who couldn t play Sure I vc got a disability but I ve never had it the other way around so I don know what I missing he comments Being handicapped I ve got some I meet a lot of people but I give it all away to be able to walk he says He also love to be able to drive his own car and so be more Independent but cost of is prohibitive for handcontrolled vehicles Ron many friends pick him up for activities so ho has little trouble with tran spoliation other than relying on other people Ron gratitude to a town that has given him complete acceptance and a chance to live a nor mal life My mother says I m on the go more than peo ple with good legs he says His room is full of plaques photos and tributes the accumulation of 13 years What docs future hold for Ron I d like to do whatever I can to benefit seniors and the physically disabled This has been good to me I trying to help as many peo ple as I however also angered said Mrs Wicck she and because in most of about six other mothers the schools which children eating lunch on the floor arc In the north Children who live in town bring street into the gym while from the country trek in farm manure Marilyn R gathered figures from trustee Jackie which show that four of the Oakvillc schools have children eating off the floor three of the schools in Burl do the and m the north then are ten of the schools with youngsters lunch on gym doors One of thp mothers ex pressed the wish to be able to send her daughter to school with a hot lunch She finds this impossible to do with children in the gym Bennett school principal Mag wood said after the meeting with attended Thursday Board of Educa meeting at Burl where the lunch THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mail Postal Reg stratum Number 0515 Jolitfe SHOE STORE Special ng n Teens Lades Mens LeathertownVlage Acton GOOD PEOPLE UPC GOOD GOVERNMENT UK FRAN BAINES EXPERIENCE ABILITY VISION HALTON BURLINGTON NEEDS A STRONG VOICE INSIDE GOVERNMENT ONLY FRAN BAINES CAN PROVIDE ITU ON MARCH 19 VOTE FOR BAINES Halton Hills Hydro Commission Effective March 1st 1981 the following energy rates will apply MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL SERVICE First 250 W H at 5 per W H Add K W H at 3 per K W mum II MONTHLY GENERAL SERVICE II Demand First at No Charge Balance K W at per K W H Energy Charge First H at 5 9 per W H at 3 85 per W H All Addtt W H at 2 6 per K M mum 4 THE ABOVE RATE ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN PROPOSED AND APPROVED BY ONTARIO HYDRO AND WILL BE APPLIED TO ALL CUSTOMER BILLING IN HALTON HILLS What people are looking for are those men and women who have the experience the ability and the vision to deal with the issues of two years from now five years from now Premier William Davis