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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Mar 18 An estimated audience of listened to award winning speeches by local students at the annual public speaking contest Back row left to right Is Victoria Rodriguez girls winner Janet runnerup Brad ONeill runnerup in boys and Dave Hall president of the Acton Optimists Front row left to right Dana Richardson third Scott Nolan winner In boys category and Greg Leather and third All spoke on this years theme commitment to share Judges were Joan a I die Arnold and Jeff Mrs Chapman was Winners of the contest advance to the zones in April while the winners or tones go on to the district and becomes eligible for MOT bursary Pentecostal minister and family leaving for Africa people in the church However ha believes the mission aspect of the life did not believe missions could bo my work for the rest of my life or until retire said Pastor Ren- nlck I con see myself in overseas service maybe not entirely in Zambia with baking bread for the first time Monday Likely therell be a blockhouse provided a vehicle said the min uter Were sending a freezer over One guy said its more important than a car Carrie who will be seven when the but in other countries as return has her Pastor Brian The roots which Evangel Tabernacle Pentecostal Assembly minister Brian and family have sunk in Acton will soon be cut The are Africa bound where they hope to pursue an im portant task Pastor Rcnnick went on to gay It is a desire to be involved in work that will change lives and influence society In gen eral The decision to go was very much a mutual decision said the min ister Pastor and church that of mission Colleen considered it for some time and he said she felt that direction in Pastor RenniCK his life long before I wife Colleen and their did children Carrie who will in ways the be three years old in threeandahalf years April and nine month old the spent in Tiffany will leave Acton townwasapostponement in June for Zambia Pas- heir missionary goal tor expects to when they settled In remain In the central town it was after they African nation for four had checked on mission years work In northern Ontario Mission work is an was pregnant integral part of the Carrie so the Church It was one of the main rca- the south sons for the church to lhcir church work organize in the 1800s Not have is touched by lowed the mission goal- need to perform distance We mission work Brians bee Involved indirectly father also a church paa- wising money for mis- tor has never moved Christmas parcels from the church he built unclothing said I years ago at well In Zambia the minister could be or teaching Duties have not been spelled out yet The will not be alone In Zambia The nation has church assemblies and there is a Bible College Pastor said he will be working in cities mainly with educated What does the move mean For one things the Rennlck children will take some of their early education in Zambia Pastor Rcnnick sees that as having some benefit The missionaries that came home say their children have a wealth of experience that Can adian children dont have There are some un certainties connected with the venture Food for example Is some thing the Rennicks ap pear to be wanting to take care of themselves Colleen experimented BE A VOTE FRAN BAINES Ontario Why is mission work important to Brian Ren- nick The 27yearold minister tried a few times to explain the mot ive It certainly Is not money or else he would not be In the If we are willing to seek Gods direction In our Uvea I believe well find a real source of strength of where we should be Its more of a gut feeling THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized Second Class Mall Postal Registration Number tor The timing of the min isters resignation may have surprised some BUILDINGS FOR FARM and INDUSTRY BUILDING SYSTEMS LTD FOR EVENINGS 8783940 8770588 ACTON ARENA SCHOOL BREAK ACTIVITIES March 20 to March 29 SHINNY ADMISSION Session 13 years 14 yews trover 1200pm to pm Mon March 23rd 100pm to 150pm pm to pm March to pm 1200 pm to 1250 pm Wed March pm to pm to 1250 pm Thurs March 26th 100 pm to pm 1200 pm to pm March 27th pm to 1 pm PUBLIC SKATING ADMISSION or Saturday Sunday March 200 pm to pm Monday March to 350 pm Tuesday March 24th pm to pm Wednesday March 25th 200 to Thursday March 28th 200pm Friday March 27th 200pm to350 pm concept of what It all means Were gonna teach all the boys and girls about la there life after children Our mothers filled their retirement years with volunteer work bridge and coffee parties woman is go ing back to school Debbie Sankey raised four children went back to university got a degree In landscape archite cture and Is putting It to work Like most women of her generation she work ed in an office before marriage after attending McGill University In Montreal for two years Her studies were interrupted when she met her future architect husband Lloyd For the next years Debbie raised children three sons and a daughter now nearly grown and created a family home In various parts of Quebec and Ontario When the family settled on their acre properly near Debbie took a hard look other future Always interested in children with learning disabilities she enroled in college for ap propriate courses but while checking the pro spectus found a course in landscape architec ture Her grandfather was a landscape architect and Debbie realized such studies would encom pass horticulture engineering sculpture social sciences many other pet subjects Off to the University of Guelph Debbie went to enroll and was refused Her schooling from the States proved insufficient and she found it necessary to attend Acton High School to pick up grade 13 chemistry and physics She says she thought going back to high school with her children would be difficult but Instead found it most enjoyable It was good preparation for university she comments adding the high school courses wakened her brain Five years ago with her study patterns up dated Debbie reapplied to Guelph and was ad mitted to a A course She made sure she had many first year landscape architecture courses on her timetable so wouldnt have difficulty when she was finally admitted into the course of her choice Her perseverance won out and she made It into highly competitive field of lnudscate architec ture She was off and running with a full schedule of three hour classes homework and home- making A lot depends on your she says describing the support a student mother needs She feels attitudes are different when a woman is working all day but not bringing home any money A late supper cannot be Justified the states A mother first Debbie enjoyed hearing her childrens news problems and discussions be fore she settled down to her own homework often She feels women are best equipped to take care of children so its a woman a responsibility to make sure her decision to go back to school will work with the family Debbie advises a year be set aside for long term planning before classes commence Women have to take Inventory decide what price they are willing to pay what they believe in and what tradeoffs they are willing to make she comments In Debbies case her family and school were on top of the priority list so her housework had to suffer we got used to a messy house she chuckles When I did have time to wash a floor it felt wonderful after taxing my head sheadd3 By trying to conceal her pressures from the children and sharing any treats rewards she got out of her courses Debbie found her children were very flexible and supported Mom the stu dent Result of the family effort was a degree for Mom Lost June Debbie took a wellearned year off university between second and third year Now shes a full fledged landscape architect and Debbie would like to get into residential landscaping She feels landscaping should be more thancosmetic but should take into account lifestyle of owners site location windshelter and weather protection orientating any planned extensions landscape phasing and generally making the moat of a site Interested in local Debbie works with the Acton Committee and would like to see regional government take an active interest in planning landscaping of all new buildings Opportunities for landscape architecture are many according to Debbie Graduates may work in individual urban design plaza planning ecology and environmental fields park and pby- planning or a combination of them all At the moment while she finds her feet roots Debbie is Caring for the family flock of during lambing Is no mean accomplishment She hopes to organize a sculpture show on her property in the future In order to expose the art to local people and offer a showing opportunity for sculptors Debbie proves school is not the exclusive pro perty of the young Any woman can fulfill her ambitions if she overcomes the obstacles In her way and makes sure she has her priorities straight she feels Talking to Debbie is an Incentive for any woman who has ever wondered what to do with her life when her 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