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all smiles stah photo drive carefully ht jvtttftt snt ft ninetyfifth year no 10 acton ontario wednesday september 3 1969 sixteen aujm fifteen centt parents protest closing ospringe kindergarten clow to so concerned barents and kindergarten aged children staged an orderly protest demonstration outside ospringe school tuesday morning the parents and children were protesting the wellington county board of educations closing of the kindergarten class at ospringe public school the board closed the ospringe kindergarten and arranged for ospringe area fiveyearolds to be transported by bus to brisbane school near the village or erin and ross r mackay school in hlllsburgh claiming that the two schools were more centrally located aa the situation stands now some children living on the outskirts of the ospringe school area may have to travel as much- is 28 miles 1 8 miles to ospringe school and another 10 miles to ross r mackay school in hillsburgh to attend kindergarten parents claim that road conditions in the area leave a lot to be desired in the winter time last year fathers helped to take children home through impassable roads on snowmobiles on three occasions on two other occasions school buses did not travel the roads on account of weather conditions and on another children were sent home early parents headed by mrs j c taylor of rr 1 orton first went to the board on june 23 to ask them not to send children such a distance nevertheless the board passed a resolution to have the fiveyearolds transported to brisbane and ross r mackay schools the group intends to go back to the board again at a meeting monday september 8 this time well have the facts and figures to back up our case mrs taylor told tlie free press the group will recommend that a ospringe have an additional portable classroom erected to accommodate the extra children being brought in from the eramosa township town line ospringe now has two portables the other two schools have three each in addition complete kindergarten equipment wjs purclused for ospringe school for the school year 068y and used only one year b one teacher travel between brisbane and ross r mackay schools on alternate days this was done last year between ospringe and ross r mackay the second teacher save life dont let somebody dial thats tha slogan for next mondays blood donor clinic at tha laglon halt hour for donor an from 2 to 6 in tha at teraoon and 630 to 0 at night work half time on alternate days at ospnnge or since the is already hired full time split the children into two groups and work full time at ospringe a full time kindergarten teacher has been hired for esch of the brisbane and ross r mackay schools the group believes that the board were truly trying to save money by their move but are of the opinion that the cost of transporting children by bus would equalize the cost of a portable we as parents would be negligent to send our children such a distance mrs taylor stated parents of kindergarten children at brisbane rots r mackay and erin union schools who are in sympathy with the ospringe protesters also took part in tuesday mornings demonstration charles m hammond of guelph a member of the wellington county board of education was present at the demonstration and talked with the protestors condition satisfactory the condition of daniel harkley 19 year old acton youth who was badly hurt in a motorcyclecar collision on august 22 was described a satisfactory by nurses at guelph general hospital there have been no complications arising from tha injuries single accident during week only accident investigated by acton opp dunng the past week occurred at the millmain comer on friday august 29 at 230 pm walter brooks rr 8 london was driving a tractor trailer and had stopped at the comer when the rear right comer of his vehicle was struck by a car driven by heather reld of kleinburg damage to the reid car was about 250 driver of car dies monday the driver of a car involved in a fatal accident last week sandra boyd 18 of fergus passed away monday in kitchenerwaterloo hospital a passenger in the car judith ann mcdougjll 17 of rr s rockwood was killed in the accident neighbors protest assessors increased activity at ross lake airstrip death sudden a group of residents approached esquesing township council tuesday night asking council to pats a resolution uying that the use of the ross lake airstrip was not appropriate and requesting the department of transport not to issue a license for the land to be used as an airport alton breckon rr 3 georgetown spokesman for the group told council of an incident parents of kindergarten children in erin iolnad oapringa parant tuesday morning as thay staged a demonstration in front of oapringa public school to protaat wellington county board of education closing of the kindergarten at tha achoolistah photo kindergarten children from tha oapringa tha wellington county board of education area pickatad with thair parent in front of decision to close the kindergarten at tha ichool oapringa school tuesday morning in tsrotest of and transport children by bua to schools recently in which an aircraft overshot the end of the runway crossed number 1 7 tideroad and went through a fence on his property he added that it was fortunate there were no cars passing at the time and no one was hurl mr breckon who said that planes take off approximately iso feet west of his home told council that when he phoned townslup police about the accident they told lum to see council reeve george currle staled that council certainly could not allow vehicles to cross township roads but slid that he would like to tee council write the department of transport to find out who would have jurisdiction over the airstrip reeve currie ssid that he would be glad to call a special meeting to discuss the matter with a representative of the department any time we have to have somebody here to give us the definite facts deputyreeve tom hill contended councillor ken marshall who has had considerable flying experience himself uid that he had visited the airstrip and had come away with a better impression of ihe landing field thin he hid before he said that he thought it was up to the owner of the plane and his insurance company to make restitution for any damage done another resident simon frankruyter who said he lives right beside the runway complained to council about the noise planes created he mentioned one instance in which noise from a plane larger thin thou which uiusllyuwdat the atrip almost frightened his wife into taking refuge in the cellaof hit home council will wait to hear from the department of transport before taking any action during a weeks holiday actons assessor william ersklne passed away suddenly sunday night at the home of his brother clifford in meaford mr and mrs ertkine had moved this summer to markdale after living in acton the pan tiven years town officials and friends went to markdale tuesday evening and planned to attend the funeral in markdale today wednesday at 2 pm the ersklnes came lo acton from toronto and lived on westcott road they had moved to markdsle in expectation of the provinces takeover of assessing duties soon however mr erskine liad been continuing with hit duties with ihe town of acton and was completing the census he it survived by hit wife charlotta a son joe in bramalea and a young grandson three cross walks three overhead crosswalk signs were installed m town on the fusi day of school lo provide safe locations for students and adults as well the three ctosswalka are it the miliwillow corner by ihe bank of montreal at the foot of the school lane for robert little students and at the comer of acton blvd and queen st for m z bennett students and high school students the council has passed i bylaw designating the three areas at crosswalks expected any day an the approach signs for the crosswalks which hive bean expected daily since the delivery date of august is they will be instilled as toon is possible by the town workmen white lines indicating the walk ire all newly painted