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The Acton Free Press Wed May 1981 Its a prerequisite to bo crazy loughs Mark as he describes his years on Acton scout leader The son of John and Helen Mark has spent 17 of his years in scouting Although Mark has spent almost all of his life in Acton he and his wife Kelly arc now making their home in Georgetown and Mark will be leav ing the 1st Acton scout troop he loves Hell not be leaving scouting however As a grade four teacher SL Francis of Asslssi School hell still have time to join one of the many Georgetown troops And he has young Matthew his fivemonthold son who was christ ened on Lord BadenPowells birthday and Is al ready being trained a Beaver Tall and handsome Mark Is the personifi cation of a leader of boys and sense of humor attests to his enjoyment of scouting Theyre scouts you never know what theyre going to do If you expect a lot from them they produce he comments un consciously capsuling the reason for his success as a leader and teacher too good for boys he chuckles we always say it should be for leaders we have too good a time The hikes camps and jamborees provide many happy memories Mark remembers hav ing two hikers become temporarily lost when they had trouble lighting their fire and used their map as kindling He rolls his eyes as he tells the story of a canoe trip on the Grand River The boys were taking a rest under some trees when they became the ob ject of curiosity from a herd of cows Watching the approaching herd with alarm the group not iced a couple or bulls in the bunch and they hightailed it out On the same trip the troop pulled ashore on a sand bank An enthusiastically tidy scout dis covered a large dead fish on the bank and threw it back in the fastrunning water before he realiz ed the fish was the prize catch of a nearby and angry fisherman Calling sorry sorry the to hightail it out of there too A highlight of Marks scouting days occurred in when he took nine scouts to the Canadian Jamboree in Prince Edward Island They spent noisily meeting 15000 other scouts Mark was also banqueted by a troop of Acton England scouts when he was In London Scouting has changed over the 17 years Mark has been involved In 1963 new age groups and awards system were developed Prior to this cubs were aged 7 to 12 and scouts were 12 to 17 Now Beavers youngest scouts are aged to cubs to scouts to 14 and Venturers are the oldest 14 and up Mark has seen little change In parent involve ment over years Its still the same now as ten years ago he says more Involvement at cub level and less at scout level He also notices a big difference In interests of boys from Acton and Georgetown even country kids are different he says Camping a large part of scout activities Is changing with the times Originally scout camp ing meant a base camp of standing eightman tents Now the trend is toward lightweight camp ing on the move with light twoman tents Were more conscious of not disturbing the environment Mark states We dont dig grease pi or trench ten ta any more Scouts and guides ore now camping jointing and having a great time Mark says As a year veteran of 1st Acton Scouts Mark was inducted under Hank then scout leader After completion of his scouting years Mark was asked to come back as a SIT in Training Since then hes served as assistant scout master with John Sharpies Not only does Mark apeak highly of his various scout leaders but he sings the praises or Nellis who always opens his Ponderosa property for scouting activities His largest accolade goes to Don McDonald head of the scout group committee who accord ing to Mark has kept things going We wouldnt have had the scout hall if It wasnt for him hes a great organizer and is good at keeping costs down he says I enjoy the scouts the boys know whether you like them or not Acton scouts know Mark likes them and theyll miss him Mark and son Matthew Actario winners Susan and Mrs Schupp Main St No were the big winners in the weekly Ae- draw for Mary Swanlck Downs- view and Stella 16 Acton 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Seventeen days after receipt of the notice the union can go on strike Keith Smiley President of Local said the dis pute had gone to conciliation with no solution so now the Labor Board must notify the union of the No board report A strike will affect garbage pickup road parts maintenance and Noone would confirm the Increase the union is seeking but it Is understood to be per cent of the top rate At present the basic laborer Is paid an hour a heavy equipment operator gets 35 and a mechanic an hour The union president said he hopes it will not come to a strike and on agreement will be reached Sets off Home alarm Regional Police ore investigating a breakin attempt at Acton Home Hardware early Saturday morning Police say an alarm was ac tivated by the thief when he attempted to remove the door to the building Acton day care opens August Plana for a day care centre in Acton have been finalized with the signing of a lease on the building Main St North and a tentative opening dateofAugustlset 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