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I he Acton Press Wednesday Apr lb More PD days are sop for teachers Herd d Harry marked Ihcir wedding anniversary with friends and Knox Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon By E Giving elementary teachers two more professional development days the Inst days of the school year is a hid to ap pease them Thnt the view of Oak vlllc trustee and ex Hal ton Board of Education chairman Bill Herd who criticized senior board staff for being with public funds A costly nuisance will be added to the woes of taxpayers Indie Herd if the public school tenchers get the extra days Senior staff mended during Thurs day board meeting at Burlington that element school teachers get nine professional development days start this year High school teachers get nine pro fessional development days Elementary school have for the last three years had seven professional activity days Elementary Teachers Association HETA which re- public school teachers in the region failed last year to get the two days restored to them The provincial Educo tlon Eclat ions Commis sion denied HETA request for the extra time Hcrd wondered if the senior staff s me rid a on was a bid to appease the elementary teachers President Gerry Dunn indicated after wards this Is an year for elementary teachers be cause of the number of new programs which have to be worked into the schools It wouldn t bother us to sec them board staff change the days next year said Dunn That a fine Whatever they want Dunn when asked If he meant going back to seven days Board staff however recommends a blanket nine days for elementary teachers the two new days are June a Monday June the Trustees vote question on April It may be the con sidered opinion of the administrators and academics to the two days but what about the considered opinion of the people who ore foot the bill asked Herd Board superintendent of instruction Ray tones defended the addition It is the con sidered opinion of teacher representatives principals area superintendents and Besleys mark 50th anniversary Harry and Edna topped off 50 years of marriage with a well attended Golden Wed anniversary celebration at Knox Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon Some IjO guests ends relatives and neighborsgathered in the church decorated downstairs for the event Many cards of well wishes were also given the Acton couple The afternoons party was arranged by daughters Helen Snyder Marion Look and Doreen Dillon The seven grand children also attended Edna sister Jean from Caledon East was in as were Harry brothers Lome of Earl of Wasaga Beach and Russell from Many people will recall that the Besleys used to sell hen eggs from their farm Many of their tomers also turned up Sunday Harry first met his wife to be so his story goes at a box social in Shelburne She wns born at Homings Mills and I on a farm about a mile south of For some years the lived in Weston Harry ran a grocery store for a while then he started into the service business that up until he had three service stations The Besleys wound down the service station business and moved to south of town years ago For five years they were in the egg business an activity Harry seemed to enjoy We used to meet a lot of people Used to see as many as cars here with people buying eggs The belong the Golden Age Club and they bowl Mondays in the senior citizens league Edna also belongs to the Dublin W I and the Knox Ladies Aid How docs one keep a marriage going for century To me said Hurry the biggest thing is of course we always worked No matter what I did any thing I did she was always there I think that the big thing We never had any trouble GEORGETOWN DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC builds Pott Office J KoharlDT J Novak Phone or 791 committee we need those days In order to success fully and effectively 1m plcmcnt the guidelines curriculum and other policies of this board The Implementation of core curriculum is ways the reason It seems for professional development days said Herd The timing of the two days this year according to Sloness is a matter of convenience to parents I slightly con fused admitted Herd whether It Is a matter of convenience to parents becaust it is the first of the week or whether It is a matter of convenience to teach One day Is to be used to close the school and one day to be used for some very vogue activity said Herd president Dunn indicated with the days falling on a Monday and Tuesday the final days of the year liiat few pupils would be In classes for teachers to work with Tl ere is a role for par in professional activity days according to staff documents ELECTRIC SHAVER OVERHAUL adjust oil Install new brushoo EARLS FIXIT AND SHAVER SERVICE Dotrox Blvd Georgetown COMPLETE SMALL APPLIANCE REPAIR 8774822 Halton Hills Arts Council PRESENTS 138182 Musical Trilight Series TRAVELLERS Sept23 Sacra Coeur Hall Jan 271082 Acton High School Auditorium 3 LONDON April 7 Library Arts Comptax PRICES MEMBERS MEMBERS Adult Adult 13 Studenib Sonlor TICKET INFORMA TION TIC KIT A VAIIABIE Store aims to clothe local working women To find out what some of the well dressed women in Acton will be you might check out Phylnors Fashions a new clothing store at 11 Main St South Owned and operated by Mr Norman C and wife Phyllis hence the nors of the shop is cent rating on fashions for the working is the third for the couple who also own shops in and We were looking to expand said hod years ex pcrience in retailing and found to be interesting municipality When the store became available I Investigated the town and moved in He already em ployed three sales clerks Mrs Joanne Luck Mrs Janet Hardy and Mrs Mackay all from Acton will offer a variety of fashions said from co ordinated sportswear to inner fashions to swim wear to coats and suits He said the objective of the shop is to offer co ordinated sportswear for the fashion conscious woman so si might have a diversified wardrobe without having to spend a lot of money Norman of Phylnors Fashions helps sales Janet Hardy an with her coat one of the Items for sale at store says Fash Ions caters lo the working woman Back to Acton Days celebrations June 27 28 Back to Acton Days re turns again this year on June and Acton Chamber of Commerce director Terry Grubbe been busy formulating plans Enrolment decreasing All the forecasts point downward as Board of Education staff try to forecast how many students to expect in the near future In enrolment figures presented to the board recently trustees learned they are educating nearly 1 fewer dents than last year and that if the trends con tinue there will be fewer students in another year According to the figures produced by Bar barn Moore area super for finance when heads were counted at the end of September there were ele mentary students In the system high school students and trainable retardates for the two day Canada s birthday celebration downtown and at Prospect Park She had hoped to have Back to Acton Days on June and then a Can Day celebration on July I a Wednesday but that hasn worked out because so many people will be working on July and taking the holiday on June This year there will be no Back to Acton Days festivities on the Friday n ght June Everything gels roiling on Saturday morning with the parade at a m followed by opening ceremonies downtown at a including presentation of awards for the poster contest The rest of the day there will be games sidewalk sales booths displays craft exhibits a a display dog and cat contents etc That night there will be two dances One is a dinner dance at the Ac ton Curling Club honoring the Citizen of the Year The other dance Is hosted by the Acton Optimists and is at the arena Sunday the fun to Prospect Park hopes the Citizens Band will play a band shell concert there be water ball activities on the lake entertainment in the rink ball and soccer tournaments and a fire works display at night Till Willi I ilHl IN ExcaptlonilPartofmanc McAdoray RES POTTED BULBS 35 blooming bulbs per pot 8332117 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