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Frank Oakes honored Fri Plans are being finalized for the Citizen of the Year dinner and dance in the Music Centre this Friday evening The honored person or the year Is retired veterinarian Frank Members of his family are coming from Milwaukee Hamilton Grimsby and for the happy evening Also expected are Dr Frank M and his wife andJuhanRcedM Ten Acton students graduate from college Ten Acton residents graduated from Sheridan College recently one being a silver medal winner Raymond Michael Cote won a silver medal for having top marks In the Electronic Engineering Technology pro gram Other graduates were Connie Executive Secretarial program Dennis Edward Art Funda mentals Martha Heptner Executive Secre tarial Neil Andrew Isaacs Electronic w technician Gerald Kamminga Ad Harry David Business Admlnls tratlon Derek Louis Oshowy Electronic Engineering Technology and Tel ford Early Childhood Educa tion Fewer donors at blood donor clinic Tho Acton Free Press Wednesday June 15 1977 3 Themes set for summer camp There are still many openings for the summer day camp lo be held in Prospect Park this summer according lo supervisor Hick The camp will be held in four two week sessions beginning July Cost Is per child per session If two children of the same family attend the cost will be and for three or more children Leaders of Ihe camp have already set the themes on which the children will be working The Indian theme will be enjoyed by those at lending the July 4 to 15 session Children registered from July 18 to will learn about pirates and gypsies and King Arthur and Hob in Hood will dominaU the August to 12 group The final group from August 15 to will concentrate on Ihe pioneer theme Special events For each theme he youngsters will be dressing prerequisite to heading the tending in order that they up in costumes to fit the damp camps None of them may be more valuable to the mood making iheir own will be paid for Ihe week they caring for and leading of the props and having special will be spending at the day camp a I tend era events such as games hikes seminar and all are at cording to Mr fairs etc The day eamp leaders will be attending a six day training camp of their own commencing June In liolton sponsored by the senior staff of the Parks and Recreation Department day camps he teenager will learn the purpose ind philosophy of camping rainy day eamp games sports and games orienteering tracking pioneer projects nature crafts and camp craft The leaders will also be having a child develop seminar and will be required lo prepare a re sea re project The participation in this week long Stay Cool in a Beautiful Summer Dress from MARILYN S boutique 124 M St East Acton 3910 down at the June blood donor clinic and Henry Kroes is not sure why The drop was about per cent pints of blood donitcd including 19 rejects Mr speculated that the problem might have been with the location of the clinic It was held in the high school instead of he where it is He also pointed out the ads in the Free Press the date as Monday JuncS instead of Wednesday June He added that mostly ladies showed up to donate blood Men are chicken he said Mr claimed to have noticed this trend over the lost few years Baby sitting and trans services were pro vided as usual at the clinic Mr Kroes is planning to run two more clinics this vear one in September and one in December CAROLE RIGHT donated her 17th pint of blood during the lo clinic held in the high school last Wednesday Clime assistant MSSNSh Leong was one of several Red Cross workers who came from Toronto for lf was the day and evening sessions stolen Sheehan predicts better appearance of town parks Garbage pickup differs in Acton Georgetown idvertisement and subsequently story which appeared in the tree Press last week stating new gar pick up days were for Georgetown collection in whose rcguhr pickup is Monday will for the summer months have their refuse gathered on Monday and Thursday Regular Tuesday collection will have pickup on Tuesdays and These days are effective from June lo October Water sports program could offer alternative Introduction of water sports to the Hills recreation program has been recommended by the George town recreation advisory board Mary McEwen a member of the board explained at last week monthly meeting that some children up lo eight years of age strong enough to advance and pass the intermediate swimming She complained that the only options left to them are to take up synchronized which many are not interested in or join the Halt on Hills swim team which is competitive Mrs suggested water sports would provide an alternative for youngsters in this category The program could include some synchro some water polo water volleyball inner tube water polo etc Recreation coordinator Karen King replied that in troduction of any program Is possible provided there are enough people interested in participating She said that recreation department has offered water polo in the pasl but had to cancel it more lhan once on account of lack of registration Miss King went on to say that the recreation depart has water program for children There should be something for every child to do each year she said In her experience Miss King said she has discovered that children like to have some kind of award waiting for them at the end of what ever program they enter In the survival course the recreation department decided lo include present of badges just to get people to participate she said Stuart said hed like to discuss the recreation department policy for offer programs at a future meeting The recreation depart ment should believe a pro gram to be good and go out and sell it rather than offer ing a course getting no regis ration and saying We done our job said Barry Gambles said there are likely a lot of youngsters in town interested in con tin tap dancing lessons He explained that a private pro gram once offered here has been discontinued Seven attendants have been hired to patrol Hilton Hills parks this summer and recre facilities super Pat has vowed there will be i irked improvement in the of the parks told the George town Recreation Board last Wednesday night If you can tell me there s a marked improvement when take your tour in I won be here next ind before I leave I have a lot of re lions for council The board criticized the recreation depirtmint last summer for stationing two attendants on an evening shift at the inrl neglecting the rest or Ihe parks in lown When they went on a tour tar ind able to find the itttndant supposed to be working at the Fairgrounds Iht invited to ittend their monthU meet Of the seven hind for the summer two each working a hour week will mote from park to park to in up litter broken ejiss and watch for needed repairs A working super will ilsoworka hour week Two more iltendants each working 24 hours i week will look ifttr Prospect in There will be at least one at the park every in the week sixth iltcndant will work hours week it the Georgetown I A has been assigned to lie hours a week explained ittend Sports banquet could raise rec funds Last week s first recreation Recognition and night could be developed into a fund raising sportsmen banquet in the opinion of recreation advisory board member Stu Rob bins a professor of physical education at York Univcrsitj was guest speaker at the special night suggested at week meeting that a a plate banquet could raise money to aid recreation programs in Hills Board members said they are very pleased with recre ation department efforts in organizing the Recognition A irds night Board member Mar said recreation King deserves credit for thinking of the idea Miss however conceded that Councillor Booth origin ally suggested idea and teams from Hills who have placed first m provincial or national competitions were honored night ints are needed it Prospect Park in Acton on Ihe week ends because so many people come out from the Metro Toronto area for picnics there He said it cost to put he blockhouse in the park back in shape as i result of vandalism that look place when there were no attend mis there Five more employees hired for the summer under the Canada Works program ill spend their lime painting bleachers repairing equip mcnl staining will be under the jurisdiction of the lown works department Hoard member Gambles was surprised thai which he has only 10 per cent of the park area in I Hills is getting per cent of the staff in man hours Smith expressed the on the Park is getting constant attendant because it s a nice park and people want lobe there On recent tour of the Pair grounds on he other hand she said she found garbage overflowing ind soiled toilets in the change rooms She said she discovered Ihe empty whisky bottle which had been ling there three weeks before point is said Mrs Smith All these people from Toronto will go lo Acton for picnics because there is no place in Georgetown Colin Wilde claimed the jobs of attendants exist is the do now I sug gested list that two yoiinf people be hired m irk out fulls Council passed it now we vt them doing nothing it the grounds re mi employed he nil replied tint just because the lights an on at the bill di I rman there no vandalism taking plate He defended the issiyimcnt of in attend int to the iirLroundseacbnifht of the Hut ittendint duties said Sheehin include opening the room building lmintout ill up litter clucking for doing minor pairs The is work from 11 and eat on the King said the recre department play ground program will include litter Once a week the dren will pick up Utter in 11 parks GEORGETOWN FARM ft HOME CENTRE Your Headquarters for Lumber and Building Supplies FARM HOME COMMERCIAL Missed Your Free Press Please Let Us Know Our carriers do their best to give fast courteous service but mistakes do happen so If you do not receive your paper or have any complaints regarding delivery please call our office 8532010 I wish to thank all constituents who supported me at the polls To all those people who worked in our campaign and committee rooms my sincere thanks for your work George A Gray ffi