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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 30, 1980, p. 3

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The Acton Press Wednesday July 30 1980 3 Miller of Acton has been Selected represent the American tor Quarter Horse Association World Championships in Tulsa Oklahoma Jim and hi yearold Quarter horse Smokes Mr Bee will be slake racing barrel racing and pole bending Local lad races for Ont in US Currently leading Ont ario in Junior barrel racing points 19yearold Jim Miller son of Mr and Mrs Ben Miller of Whispering Stables Acton will be representing the province at the ninth annual American Junior Quarter Horse Assoc lion World Champion ships in Oklahoma Jim will be competing against 1000 young equestrians for top honors three of whom will be from Ontario Only the Top Ten youth of North America arc in vlled to compete The week long show and convention will be held August 3 to will offer nearly HO in awards and world championship honor Jim will be competing in stake race barrel race and pole be ding on his yearold Quarter Horse gelding Smokes Mr Bee Riding all his lire Jim has been competing for 12 years His whole family show and train Quarter horses and are well known on Hie show circuit Contract talks continue Halton Separate School board and teachers have made no progress bo far on the monetary package for next years contract Last teachers approached tho board for a per cent Thebourdlsoffcringsevenpcrcent The teachers arc now preparing a counter offer to present to the board Car window broken A year old Acton resident has been charged with mischief in connection with an Incident last Wednesday Halton Regional Police say a dispute over driving habits broke out between two parties at the corner of Highway and Sidcroad The Acton man has been charged with breaking the window of the other cor Cash stolen Cash totalling was reported stolen to Halton Regional Police following a break In last Wednesday Police say the apartment at Churchill Road S was entered and money stolen Animal kills cat Reports of slaying and mutilation of cats and dogs In Acton are untrue and came about as the result of an animal fight which left a eat according to Halton Regional Police The cat was found in an Acton churchyard and is not the result of human cruelty according to Staff Sergeant Richardson No dropin Fri There will be no Ward One Councillors dropIn at the Community Services Centre this Friday August 1 due to the Civic Holiday weekend The dropin will resume next week Fix pot holes Councillor Ross Kncchtel has asked the works department to look at two large pot hole3 on Mill Street West and have them repaired The prob was brought up at the ward one councillors dropIn Friday Host scouts John and Andrea Sharpies R Acton played host to 11 scouts and two adult ones from the Waterman Lake area of Ontario for a and last Tuesday night The Cree speaking native people have been touring Canada and the United States for several months visiting scouting families Donat scholarship The top Ontario Scholar this at Acton High School Michael has received a Rene Descartes Foundation scholarship from the University of Waterloos Faculty of Mathe ma tics Churchill N Acton Blvd See the Worlds top women golfers in a major championship Peter Jackson Classics August to St Georges Golf and Country Club Superstars like Sandra Post Nancy Lopez Melton JoAnne Carner and defending champion Amy Alcoit will be battling it out for the prestigious Peter Jackson Trophy and a share of the prize money Ihnllto some of the most spectacular golf of the season Be there All eyes will be on as she goes out to defend Irt197P Piter Jackson Classic championship Mm Subscri CABLE INSTALLATION Subscribe Now and Save the usual 2500 Service Charge What does Cable TV reaRy Elshtaan chann1 of fins clear TV ail the all your favourlla and you may navar have to aea before nil with an ugly rooftop antenna or tower Even without a converter you still get twelve great chan nels of entertainment Your own TV tat will per form It should It bean able before Proper eignali for black end while or 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Churchill at the north border of Bennett School grounds Cross walk lines are to cross ChurcliHl at McDonald Boulevard for school safety patrols on the recommendations the high school the three new school Alter school starts In the On Acton Boulevard cross walks fall officers will survey two unsigned crosswalks Police radar was used the new school crossings will be marked school on Churchill prior lo to determine if adults crossings One Is at the the end of the school should be doing the north side of Arthur St year Ten drivers were supervising rather than and the other Is about charged with speeding the school patrol yards north of Mill St and seven others Churchill North opposite the Rosemary received warnings residents have been Rd walkway According to the councillors to have Moreover engineers report police stop signs installed at Regional Police indlc Inspector Matt Churchill and Norman they will arrange for agrees with McDonald Two students promote liaison for volunteers Volunteering Is an important part of community life in North declares a study conducted last summer by Ihe Regional Social Planning Council The study concluded the community would benefit If there was some form of liaison between agencies organizations needing volunteers and people Interested In volunteering Mary Lynn Wood and Harry Vandcrvllst have been hired this summer by the Regional Social Planning Council to act upon the recommendations of this study They will be contacting social service agencies profit organizations and groups volunteers and the public and seeking their views on he most suitable form of liaison The two students will be working for an advisory committee composed of people in North Halton Anyone wishing to participate in this survey or on the Advisory Committee can call Mary Lynn Wood or Harry Vnndervlist at CARPETING ft PAINTS STAINS House Latex Glow Stain Oil St North Acton ami Mtoitatt EXHIBITION STADIUM Thursday July 31 800 pm to MOLSONS INTERNATIONAL SOCCER SERIES BLIZZARD takes on European Cup Champions NOTTINGHAM FOREST Tickets Available al ail BASS locations and participating stores Tickets also available Exhibition Stadium Monday lo Saturday 6pm FOR RESERVED SEATS CALL NOW

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