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Pink car attracts attention and Lynda Nellis loves it by Hrka When Lynda drives down Mill St headt turn As she drives on the highway women wave and men nod their approval The reasonshe Is driving a pink Buick Regal thanks to hard work and Mary Kay Cosmetics In twoandahalf years the former Acton Yarn Bam owner has advanced in her Job to heights even she has difficulty believing at times and she loves every minute of it The pink Regal Is hut a step to the pink Cadillac she hopes to have this time next year And if past performances are any Indication shell have it After three years selling wool and acces in tbe Yarn Barn Lynda decided to retire She sold the store in September 1980 but by February realized she liked writing her own pay cheque With Mary Kay Cosmetics she recalls she saw the for the type of advancements she always dreamed about and saw the chance to make the kind of money she always wanted to make She also saw the chance to work around her family and be home when the school bus dropped her two children Cathy and Danny off at the door Lynda went to work as a beauty consul tant in February the same spot where everyone in Mary Kay starts out By April a little over a year later she was a sales director one of only in Canada In the meantime however Lynda says she worked when she wanted to work sell tag a product she obviously believes In In her first in business Lynda admits she made more profit for herself than she did in a year with her store in a lot less hours she chuckles And she has a lot of fun doing it On her way to sales director Lynda went through a number of levels including that of star consultant and team leader As team leader she showed women how to be as successful as she is selling Mary Kay In October 1981 Lynda became a future three tor working with eight others who had proven management abilities At this point she went to Dallas Texas and met the company s founder and inspiration Mary Kay Ash Lynda points out her job has not been just selling makeup She explains her job has been to teach people how to look good and feel good about themselves Cosmetics ha become a daily need to women just like brushing teeth You have to look after your skin Women of the 80s are concerned about how they took because it affects the way they feel Lynda believes Mary Kay always promotes from within she said and only those who are willing to work get the promotions unlike many companies where the promotions go to some who do not necessarily deserve it No out side help is every brought in for promot ions she declares and no one receives a bigger pay cheque for doing less work than a league Mary Kay believes in rewarding their consultants and leaders Lynda has been showered withgiflsfrom Dallas long before she was even dose to getting her pink car Diamond rings and earrings crystal glasses brass candlesticks attache cases sweaters and an array of other goodies have come her way as a reward for her good work and in recognition of her achievements But the gifts are incidental Lynda reveals Her personal growth is more She looks forward to getting up in the morning and looks forward to her work week The Mary Kay organization believes the priorities First is faith then family and then career Lynda says With 65 women in her unit Lynda says as sales director she is now looked upon as one of the best beauty consultants In her unit helps Ihem as well as still giving her own Continued on I won it and Lynda too hap rep ly Just two jean after she became a Mary Kay beauty consultant Ijnda was awarded a pink Regal pink Cadillac next on the list The A METROLAND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER One Hundred and Ninth ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1983 Ctnts Consider buying Stone School Tbey re running and biking for Terry on September 18 Many people are training for the IS laps at and busy signing sponsors Here a group which was working out Saturday at M Middle School field Left to right Seen Warren Robbie Heagle Brent Vlekery Wade Vlckery Arnold Perry Jim Graham Pan Janice Murr Michelle Heaps and Derek Murr The fall fair it has come a long way by Jennifer Alton Undergoing many changes over the years Acton to grow each year getting bigger and better without losing its hometown agricultural touch Celebrating years of operation Sep tember 10 17 and IB Acton Fair growth can be seen by reflecting back on past fairs The receipts of the 1913 fair totalled compared with last year gross receipts of Operating expenses for the two day event years ago totalled 10 while In the board paid out 134 Leaving a cash balance of Aeon Fair was In good shape heading Into the ACTON FALL FAIR OPEN TO THE WORLD fair It was in 1914 thai the newly formed Acton Agricultural Society received their government grant a cheque for Last year with the help of Federal Provincial and municipal governments Acton Fair was awarded nearly in grants Gate receipts at the 1914 fair exceeded the 1914 efforts by Dialling In 12 people travelled through the gates not including the large number of children admitted free on Saturday 32 78a was collected at the gates The 1913 fall fair was the first year cars were admitted to the park The automobile was a growing factor In the attendance and scores of cars brought visitors from a wide area The first school children parade with hundreds of children waving flags paraded to the park behind the band and the boy scouts In These three groups are still active in the parade and Fair activities over the weekend According to the records prohibition certainly worked its part with satisfaction at the fair Not a man the worse for liquor was seen on the grounds during the two days It was reported In George Havill was elected the fifth straight time as president of Acton Fair In a beauty contest was introduced with Mrs J A Willoughby Judged the handsomest married lady on the grounds while Miss Florence Murray won the hand single lady on the grounds The following year Mr Jack Bell was chosen the finest looking and best dressed gentleman bachelor by three young ladles The first baby show was held In 1921 The contest ran for years and has since been revived The 1933 fair bad a deficit and so entrance fees were increased from cents to cents for the fair The increase taw gate receipts up the following year The first Old Time Fiddlers Contest was held in ISM- There were three entries Overland Erin of Arkell and H Shortm of They won In that order The fair had the introduction of Tug of War with the Beardmore Challenge Cup at stake while in 1928 foot races were trodoced as well as a potato race Tbe oldest married couple at the fair were Mr and Mr David Williamson CO years A life member of tbe fair Alex years was the oldest person present The new arena was completed to The grandstand and booth were moved across the park stone gates were erected and Hills may make a conditional offer to buy he Stone School but if the Town docs buy the historic building the deal woutdn likely close until next summer The Stone School purchase was to have been discussed last night Tuesday by Kills council in camera However two Acton councillors said In interviews Monday that Ihcy don feel the subject needs to he dealt with behind closed doors though it is a property Issue Councillor Dave Whiting said this a normal property purchase Normally he said matters arc kept particularly the prices so another tan 1 make a higher bid In this case though Hills is the only bidder He sees no problem with making prices public but at the least believes he Issue should bt reviewed in public omitting men lion prices necessary Councillor Hick Bonncltc also said he understand why possible purchase of the closed school should be held in camera Last week Board of Education op pro Town request that the municipality have the option of making on offer to buy the historic building anytime up until next June It was really a meaningless move as some trustees pointed out since the board has no offers on the property anyway It pun led residents who are interested seeing the Town acquire the school Hills first expressed formal Inter est in acquiring Ihe school in June The school was closed in the summer of and declared redundant by the public school board The school became vacant when St Joseph School moved to Its own new build ing last fall Buying the Stone School had been on a number of occasions by councillors when It become known St Joseph would mine out bock In Farly this staff was directed to start the ball rolling towards municipal tlon of the property though council has made that decision Staff was told to review the need for Stone School as well as determine what support for the building might be forthcoming from communlly organizations Over a couple of weeks representatives of service clubs met on several occa to d the Stone School chaired the meetings he a member of the I ions Club Representatives of Optimist Rotary Clubs and Chamber of l attended and the North Hal ton Tourism Association also contacted noted clerkadministrator Ken urged Ihe local organize lions to meet fairly quickly decide how they could help It was an urgent matter All the groups including Ihe tourism body were 100 per cent behind the acquiring Stone School said Their plan was thai if Town bought building then the clubs would like to use one of rooms for wcekly meetings the group decided each organization would start raising funds and restore one room of the school each They d also money to equip different rooms so other organizations could take them over and operate hem later Another step would be to contact other community groups and encourage them to get Involved in restoring the SI one School and using It afterwards After writing the Town pledging sup port for the projeel the sen ice clubs re a letter back from Bylaw Enforce ment Officer Jack outlining the steps the Town would be following in February and later to determine If the school would be bought This process included meetings with board of education officials The meetings with the board officials were supposed to There will be an open house so people can get a atthelnlerfor of tbe new seniors apartments in Rockwood See story on page 2 Over ZOO young ten returned to schools to day See story on page EmpUyees at Woodworking take pride fat their not so trivial work Standing wit a Trivial Promt coffee table are left I right Dong Front raw are BIB fas and Den- ls MltcheU Sea alary page