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Rooster crowing contest is new Fall Fair fun Georgetown Acton Wednesday Sept by Altai If youve been awakened by the sound of a rooster crowing it hardly seems to be feat warranting money The Acton Fall Fair will this year be award ing six prizes or the best crowing roosters but there is a catch Getting the rooster traditionally an early riser to crow at pin at night is the tricky part according to one of the contest organizers and Fair Board president Keith Scheduled for Friday evening Just prior to the Heavy Horse the antics used to convince the winning bird to give a crow are all part of the First prixe is second prize fa and three awards will for fourth fifth end sixth place entrants All birds must be entered although no entry fee charged To enter contact Brian Evans Fred Don Swackhamer or Secretary Treasurer John Rowe There is no age limit each bird roust be named and boused in a suitable coop Time limit is IS minutes and all crows must be distinct The rooster crowing contest is Just one of the many new activities scheduled for the annual Fall Fair September 17 19 Water granted but can be withdrawn An Acton family has been granted a permit to connect to regional water system but theyll have to disconnect if the urban boundary changes currently before the province are not approved Mr and Mrs BUI of 159 Mill St In Acton are living on a property half In and half out of the present Acton urban boundary a situation which causes a lot of confusion when policies concerning land servicing come into question However If Official Plan Amendment Two is approved by the a percent certainty cording to planning department the whole property will be within the urban boundary The new boundary proposals have resulted In a number of advance requests for water connections to existing or planned water vices Planning director Raj Mohammad claims The bottom line is we re not sup posed to do connections until the amendment goes through The Mill St W water- main is scheduled to be built in September Mohammad said at a cost of Approval of he official plan amendment however may take some time I am per cent certain its going to be a pproved explained But Just in case it t the legal department advises us to have a clause in the agreement for water hook ups to save the re from responsibility for disconnecting if the amendment doesnt go through Hills Mayor Peter told members of the regions Administration and Finance Committee last Wednesday that the well presently serving the property is inadequate and they are anxious to connect to the regions water system as soon as poss ible Residents along a street where the water main is being built pay about per metre about per foot property frontage a water connection fee of about and a water meter installation fee of about If for some reason the amendment does not go through the will also have to cover the cost of the dis connection However Mohammad assures they will get their In vestment in the water main returned to them Its pretty certain the boundary change will go through Mohammad added They were drawn up specifically to resolve problems like this Addjng a clause like this disconnection state ment is merely a legal technicality Organ Elliott restored plays again in Picton of Eds In S Out drew the ket Saturday morning Actario winners New to the Acton all air this year is the Rooster Crowing contest scheduled for Friday evening prior to the Heavy Horse Pull this early the Job of Unmaking part In the event Brent Evans son of Acton Fair past president Brian Evans is seen with his barnjard rooster Life goes on at home Life is back to normal at the D and G Group Home on Highway Just south of Acton following eight months of con troversy and allegations The Home owned and operated by David Stanley of Milton was practically closed from January until July after Ministry of Community and Social Services took wards out of the establishment on the grounds they were abused and neglected Charges were laid against Stanley but later dropped after senior ministry officials stepped in The home was set up to house hard to handle teenagers Stanley contended white staff were of the Indian teenagers and ignorant of their customs and rights Most of the wards were Indian or Metis but a few white children were placed there The controversy started in January When the police removed a lftyearold resident forcefully and him to a home in Hamilton against his will Several other youths were also taken from the home kicking and screaming whom ran away from their next home In an interview this week Stanley said it would take years before the financial reper cussions of the past half a year are settled By February the home had only one teen In It yet staff pay had to be continued and the mortgage and other obligations had to be met Income was vir tually zero he said lie la paid by the govern merit per child So far no one has offered to reimburse him for the lost revenue However there are Stay up with Jerry Lewis and watch the stars come out now six teenagers years to IS in the home all Indian In what the provincial government now recognizes as a special program D and Group Home received two important exemptions allowing them to have an entirely Indian staff and residents It is a completely different atmosphere Stanley pointed out Everyone is com fortable Including staff and residents ana there are no problems or threats hanging over their heads Stanley commends the senior ministry staff for recognizing the special needs of the home and he ap preciated the support from the various Indian agencies during the closure threats BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL ONLY PERMS Includes cut and set Offer expires September For appointment call Bonnie No 8776537 TOWN OF Proclamation THAT Council for Town of September THE CANADIAN FOR THE UNO MONTH the format Town Acton Tho goal for the 1982 campaign Is ROM Peter Mayor Town of Halton Hills BALLET iLT CENTRE park Ages5yrsup Saturday Sept 1 IfcOO ajn FAUCOURSE1M2 Sept Dec WINTER COURSE IK Jan 8Apn23 FEES Course TAP CLASSES Studio- Thurs ANN PUTT 8779385 8771111 OPEN 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK 8777722 Ken of Ancaster was the winner of monthly draw prize a cruise down the St Lawrence from Mont real to Kingston James Wilson of was the winner of the weekly draw for Helen Murray Greener Cres won merchant bonus vouchers from Sted- Acton Phar macy and Acton Fam ily Cleaners while Pat Boysen of Guelph went home with vouchers from Nielsens Clothing Acton Photo and Camera and Eds In Out Jane Moffatt of Georgetown and Morula McKay of King- ham shared the winning ticket which won the super shopper containing vouchers from Jug City Family Cleaners Acton Bowling Lanes IGA Home Hardware and Acton Family Rest aurant An Acton mans Initiative and Interest resulted in a 130-year- old pipe organ being restored to play a con cert Sunday in Ont Amidst an overflow crowd in the old museum church of St Mary Magdalene George Elliott reviewed the history of the 130- yearold organ the story of its restoration and the reasons for its restoration He also played the tracker type organ on which he had lavished many hours of restoration work and planning He recalled visiting the Museum In and finding the church second organ stored in a box minus pipes and keyboard He urged its restoration but a few years later found the organ relegated to a storage shop with no work done With tlie cooperation of the Museum Board and Acton friends Marty Allan Jeff Cart Blair Don and Ian he began the careful work of repair ing and replacing restoring and reviving as he spent spare hours In the basement of his Bower Ave home at work The organ the second organ to serve the old church of St Mary Magdalene which had been built in 1823 This organ was in stalled In 1854 It Is thought the organ became unplayable in the early 1900 and the church was closed to regular worship In 113 Among the tasks faced in the restoration work were the location of a keyboard repairs to the mechanism and replacement of old leather where The appearance of the organ was not altered Pipes to match the original specific ttons were obtained from a similar type of organ partially destroyed in a fire in Sunday before elected officials and guests the organ was played and speakers commended the work of George Elliott The Museum owes a considerable debt of gratitude to George Elliott who not only In spired this major un dertaking but also freely gave of his own time and talents to see the work properly executed over the nearly half decade which followed Prince Edward County is the richer for this generous donation of his musical craftsmanship the words or the printed program summerized By authority of Halton Regional Board of Commissioners of Police POLICE AUCTION 217 Gudph Street Georgetown 11 Dhrision on Saturday September 11th 1382 OVER 200 ITEMS including excellent bicycles and other valuable items TERMS CASH or Personal Cheque with full identification FRESH PEACH PIE 1 RR2Norval Weve Moved 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