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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 7, 1980, p. 3

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The Acton Freo Press day May 1980 3 Spring Babies iat time of year again the world Is bursting forth with new life This years spring habits ore as follows lambs from the farm of Mr and Mrs mi Half Arab colt belonging to Mr and Mn 1 Hock wood goats from the form of Mr and Mrs of chicks courtesy of Mr and Mrs Hood the French Lop bunny with Ihe helicopter cars Is bred by Gary Steel of nil the playful pup is owned by Ihe English youngsters of Rock wood and Jason Is the son of Mr and Mrs J of Hock wood Photos by J Accept tenders Georgetown Chrysler Ltd will sell a nd cab chassis and dump box truck to the Town for The tender the lowest of eight received accepted by Hills council Monday night The budget estimate was King Lid Woodstock was awarded the tender for an eight cubic yard sand spread The winning tender came In at the low est of six tenders The budget estimate was mm- 10 ROOM HOUSE UNIQUE Chamlng room homo Living room 18 with floor to fi 3 modern main floor family laundry room and modorn kitchen Located only minutes f 401 An Idoal country setting with mature fruit Also barn and out Only Ask for Ann SPLASH INTO SUMMER Beautifully decorated bedroom raised bungalow foaturo 2 baths formal living and roams taiga family room with floor to calling fl doubla sltuatad on nice tot with 10 boa tod Inground pool Askfor Joanna COUNTRY CHARMER tSSOO Lou bedroom rancher situated on acre Features fireplace living room end family room two collars double Largo front Tastefully Super 11V mortgage Super buy Ask for Dave at 10 Super mo nun go but house Is batter This fantastic 4 home features baths fully brood loo mod has tod 1H car garage Extra Insulation Situated on largo 134 lot With mature trees Only D8 ray H HEAL ESTATE LTD REALTOR Request street light A Cimcron Street resident Harold Townslcy has asked the town to put up a third street light He mode his request at Friday ward one councillors drop in councillors agreed to take a request to the works department who will consult with Hill Hydro regarding the cost of adding a third street light on Cameron Bike licence sale Bicycle licences will once again be sold in Acton 17 The licences will be sold at the Regional Police station on Mill Street East from to Once a licence is purchased it goes into a national bicycle registration guide which makes it easier for police to return a stolen bicycle to lis owner if it Is recovered Jeep accident An Acton man Is now In stable condition in Georgetown District Hospital after an accident in a jeep across from acres Saturday afternoon Sam Chip of Storey Drive fell of the jeep after taking off his scat belt and leaning out to listen or a rattle in the machine Police say Petrillo fell out and his leg was run over by the jeep Token to Georgetown hospital by volunteer ambulance suffered lacerations a fractured ankle and several general injuries according to staff Grass fire call Acton Firefighters responded to a gross fire Saturday on Eastern Ave Fred Wright moves Long time Acton resident Fred Wright recently moved to the Morris ton Nursing Home inMornston Ontario Mr Wright 11 and lived here until a few months ago when he moved n with relatives in Guelph following a successful operational Christmas Window smashed A broken window at A and B has re suited in the arrest of a 19yearold Acton man The suspect was observed breaking the window pane and was later apprehended by police The incident look place in the early hours of Saturday morning Clergy support appeal Acton clergymen have thrown the r full sup port the Salvation Army Red Shield campaign held annually In May Spokesman Das Sydney said We as a Clergy Association give our support to the Red Shield Appeal are dent that all money raised by the Salvation Army goes to worthwhile causes in Hills Appeal blitz nights are to be held next Wednesday and Thursday May Hand Student to Ottawa Julie Pierce a grade 12 student Acton High School will go to Ottawa this Sunday to represent the Acton Rotary Club in the annual Adventure In CUzcnship Program She will spend four days louring Ottawa and learning more about her country through lec turts and by meeting students from across Canada surplus for Halton Hills The Town of Hills ended 1979 v Ith a surplus of the yearend financial statement reveals For budget purposes before the audited statement was completed the surplus was estimated at so the town has 3G1 more than budgeted for The River DriveMountain view reconstruction has been postponed by Halton Region until next year so that money has been allocated In the 1980 capital budget for land acquisition for poslblc road or other use Continuing the policy of not incurring debenture debt has been placed In the capital forecast budget for the proposed new ad ministration building The aerial ladder for Hills Fire Department included in this year s capital budget at an estimated cost of The f inancli g will come from in lot levies and In Municipal Incentive Grants received by the town as a provincial means of en rental accommodation The sen or citizens apartment build Ings and S Creek Towers enabled the Town to receive the Municipal Incentive Grants The remainder of 10BO capital budget revealed at Hills council Monday ght was nil included in the operating budget and reported there previously BIA thanks council The Acton Business Improvement Area has asked Halton Hills council to proceed with a minimum main and occupancy by law so the town will be ready to join the BIA In after a provincial program for core area refurbishing The province has lold the and town they t eligible for a loan of up to because Hills papulation Is over 30 people However the provincial officials also hinted there may be a change in the regulations which would allow Acton and George town to be treated as separate areas and not viewed together as Halton Hills Keep 2 year term The term for municipal councils will stay at wo years the Hon Thomas Wells Minister of Inter provincial Affairs told Halton Hills council in a letter received Monday night The same letter went to all municipalities in Wells said he had many submissions over the past few years asking for a three year term because the cost of elections is increasing and complex issues can not be solved in a two year term Greaves urged council enact the mm mum maintenance and by law another condition of provincial loans in case the rcgula lions keeping Acton from participating are changed He also thanked council for its help in moving the paving pro ject for the parking lot on the site of the old Hot Chen Bakery along Greaves noted tenders have been let for the paving work Greaves added words of praise for li council joining with he BIA and Prylutka to have a sidewalk built on Willow Street beside the new vn Village development THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorized as Second Class Mail Postal Regstrat on Number Starts Friday May its wet under WOW FRATS BOX OFFICE OPENS P M SORRY NO CHILDREN ADMITTED off BARE WALLS THIS SALE Deliver SELLING OUT TO THE EVERYTHING IS PRICED TO GO First Come First Choice ROXTOIM SEALY HOT POINT PANASONIC SYLVANIA ELECTROPHONIC GIBSON HALTON HILLS FURNITURE and APPLIANCES QUEEN ST EAST ACTON

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