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A new educational fall program at the Establishments planned 3 by Kate Shaw The harvest home of 1845 was a busy home. The summer was_ over and the whole family was involved in making preparations for the long winter ahead: This fall, area children , will be given an _ op- portunity to relive this harvest time at the Naval and Military Establish- ments ion Penetanguishene. The fall staff at the site will be conducting a series of half-day programs designed to recreate the autumn activities of a family living military outpost in 1845. Comparisons will be made between con- temporary and nineteenth century life styles so that children can experience .and_ un- derstand the hardships and isolation faced by the early settlers in this.area. The work day began at sunrise and every member of the family took part. The summer's crops were brought in from the fields and thus served their main pur- to provide the food pose -- family with Begins Friday vears with Be a winter months. The long harvest table was piled high with yegetables and herbs to be dried. Firewood had to be cut and warm winter woolies made. In this fall program. children will have a chance to experience the spirit of the harvest time and learn about the pioneer way of life. They will help dip candles. churn butter and weave cloth in one of the houses on the site. The original owner of the house was Captain James Keating, who lived there for twenty his wife and five children. His children enjoyed the richness and colour of the harvest season with its new and interesting activities They also eagerly awaited the satisfying rewards and fun of the Thanksgiving celebra- tions. This program, '"Har- vest Home - 1845', from September 20 to October 8. is planned to com- plement the 'classroom studies and, activities of students. grades 2 through 6, 'and {to give them an insight into the ways of life of long ago. Midland Fall Fair set to go The Midland and District Fall Fair is set to go this weekend. Despite numerous setbacks, including the fire that destroyed the Midland Arena Gardens during the summer, the Fall Fair will open to the public on Friday. Apart from the fact that there will be no com- mercial displays at the fair this year, the fair will offer entertainment and education for young and old as it has in previous years. The judging of fruit, vegetables,» grain, flowers, handiwork, domestic science displays and junior fair displays will take place on Friday morning, before the fair officially opens at noon. A street parade, complete with bands, floats and funny dress will kick off the two day affair at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The school parade will leave the Midland municipal of- fices on Dominion Avenue shortly before 1:00 p.m. and will proceed south on King Street to the fair-- grounds beside the Midland Curling» Club building. ee The opening ceremonies are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. : The North Central 4-f Club is displaying its accomplishments at the fair and judging will take place at 2:30 p.m. The judging of ponies and heavy horses takes place at 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. respectively. The ever popular horse- pulling contest is slated for 7:00 p.m. on Friday night. The Midland town band will provide light musical entertainment on Friday night And of course the midway operated by Happy Land shows will be in operation throughout the fair days. Animals and _ exhibits will be on display at the grounds on Saturday morning, while the judging of saddle horses. beef cattle and dairy cattle. sheep and swine ill take plac® bet ween 12 noon and 1:00 p.m 'The Miss Fall Victor Forget, 19, of 25 Viel Street in Penetanguishene pleaded guilty in provincial court Monday to a charge of impaired driving. Forget was charged on August 22 after police investigated a ear driven off the road. The car was being pushed back onto the road when the police officer stopped to. enquire what had happened. At that time the officer noticed the smell of alcohol on his breath. Forget was fined $150. Fair Fined $200 A British Columbia RETAIL Retail and professional space is available in units of 500 sq. ft. to 20,000 sq. ft. at excellent terms. EXCELLENT LOCATIONS FOR: contest. featuring young women ages 18 to 23 years, takes place in the curling club building at 8:00 p.m. Following the selection of the winner and her princesses, en- tertaifment will . be provided by the Country Gentlemen. driving pleaded guilty lawyer in man through\_ his provincial court Monday to an impaired driving charge. John Frank Starkiewicz, 23, was charged on August 13 in Midland Organizational meet held for "Monde des Petits" Monde des petits. the French language nursery school operated by the Centre d'Activites Francaises under the Community Schools program, got underway with an organizational meeting at St. Joseph's school Monday evening. An executive com- mittee was chosen for the Penetanguishene branch of the school. while fhe Lafontaine and Perkinsfield branches decided to wait for the beginning of classes to name their executives Jo-Anne Borley will act as president for the Penetanguishene group. with Mary Thompson acting as Vice president. Diane Marion as treasurer, and Brigitte Thomas as secretary. All the executive members are volunteers. The program is going into its fourth year in Penetanguishene and Lafontaine. and Perkinsfield got its own nursery school last January. It is intended to . give the students a grounding in the French language, and to provide those children intending to go to St. Joseph's a head start in French education In, its first year of operation, the program employed one teacher, and enough interested parents took part to en- sure one adult supervisor for each five children. It was soon discovered that there wete not enough mothers who were fluent in the French language and who had the time to help. to carry the program. so there are now two teachers im- plementing it SS The community schools program is getting un- derway onée again with courses ranging from childrens' crafts to adult fitness and Yoga being offered at the three elementary schools in Penetanguishene and at Penetanguishene --Seco- ndary School The program. which is run by Sister Angeline Moreau and Penetanguishene recr- eation coordinator Ron Marchildon, is a cooperative' effort sponsored by the Simcoe County Board of Education and the town There will be a number of courses offered in the French language in ad- dition to the English language courses, and the program will run in ten week sessions beginning ARE YOU-- An Insurance Agent? A Co-Op Manager? A Municipal Clerk? A Store Owner? A Professional? or anyone who is interested in earning Substantial Additional Income? 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Joan Northeott of the Centre d'Activites Francais emphasized that' although the school is organized in 10-week periods, the teachers have been hired for the full school year, and she said she hopes parents will keep their Progra m underway October 1 A list of available courses will appear next week in the Citizen children in the nursery school until the whole program ends next spring So far, about 40 Penetanguishene chil- dren have been enrolled in the sehool, and Perkinsfield and Lafontaine have signed * up about 10 each The idéa for the French language nursery school came out of the French community when the Centre was first set up Northcott said a nursery school was the last thing the organizers of the Centre had had in mind when the «Centre first began operations, but when it became apparent (705) 322-1991 2ND MORTGAGES ARRANGED-BOUGHT- SOLD W.C. PLAYER Real Estate Ltd. Broker Elmvale, Ont. 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