Ontario Community Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 21, 1981, p. 3

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The Acton Free Wednesday Oct 2t 3 Fancy footwork Every Thursday Chalmora shows Acton ng dancers a I of and lop dancing lop Liz out ballerinas Dana Pot Chorion Wo hy Lean no and Tori Pair llo YounflO Amy a and act out a story Tori Pain lo shows off hor finish Susan Lynn and Alison splay soma moves Amy trim soma work on the bar 0 Moans wo ui on a now photos by dorken ABCpJans Giant checkers game for Lakeview parkette Acton residents will be able to play checkers on a huge checker board overlooking Fairy Lake by the spring thanks to the Acton Beau Lift cation Commit tee ABC Deborah Sankey a landscape architect who also sits on the committee explained that a permanent checkerboard on the ground at one of the two park on the north side of Fairy Lake dubbed Park will provide entertainment to senior citizens living in the nearby apartments and also to the general public Through generous contributions from the Acton Lions Club park benches were installed on the strip of parkland parallel with Elizabeth Drive Flowers have been planted in the area with Julie Conroy of committee and area neighbours watering them each day Sankoy said upon designing the area she left room for passive and play areas keeping in mind the view from the apartments Through a survey of the senior citizens discovered the area residents would enjoy a giant checkerboard made out of interlocking stones Terry Gainco of In Georgetown was ap proached by Hills Mayor Pete and donated all the stones for the board The ABC must decide what to use for checkers Sankcy explained the committee wants to make the checkers as vandal proof as possible and at tho same time produce perfect checker The has to be light enough for on elderly person to ft yet heavy enough so the wind can blow them away While the checkers will be kept at the seniors apartment building across the road everyone is welcome to use them A small shopping cart will be used to transport the checkers from one place to an other The committee also needs a donation of gravel for under the checkerboard before actual construction can commence Sankey pointed out that as the takes shape the committee can boast that very little tax payers money has been put into the utilization of space that has been dormant for years Everything has been donated by interested citizens she said freeze Frenzy My thm cits buy Open 7 Days SUNDAY ONLY TROUT Contest is on to name Hide House restaurant A contest is being held to name the restaurant now being built in the Hide House The name the Tannery has been selected for the restaurant by the owners Norsemen Din Lounges but it has now been decided other names should be considered Don Dawkins said there was both negative and positive reactions to the name the Tannery There was a concern strangers coming into town and asking directions from local people to the Tannery would end up at Beardmore instead of the Hide House Name confusion was a distinct possibility The owners haven been able to come up with an alternate name so their asking the Wrong number A typographical error in last weeks story about the Terry Fox Fun Run contributions may have caused some con fusion The story explained how Acton had pledged over for the Marathon of Hope Run but only about two per cent of the monoy had been handed in The article continued that monies collected can be dropped off at any bank in town or organizer Auty will be glad to pick the money up per serially However his telephone number was incorrectly reported It should be said not the exchange Remembrance Day parade service Nov 8 Planning for Remembrance Day on Sunday November is underway Monday Halton Hills council like dozens of organizations In the community receive a letter from Acton Legion Branch 197 to again participate In Remembrance Day The parade to the cenotaph will form up at the Post Office at 10 a and the parade will start at a m Council also agreed to again print the program for Remembrance Day and declared November to Poppy Week to help out Entries can be made at the Hide House between now and November The entry form is contained in an advertisement in today paper The prize for selected name is a Hide House gift certificate There no problem in changing the Tannery name since It was only being used officially for the liquor licence application and can be revised THE ACTON FREE PRESS Authorised as Second Class Mall Postal on Number wicW commas moke tWoo- tunc mow SAVE learn io ft Supplier ERIN 519 CENTER GREENHOUSE 8332ll ORDER SAVE ED FREE MEASURING SERVICE ALUM STORM WINDOWS ALUM STORM DOORS PATIO STORM DOORS REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND ENTRANCE DOORS WE ALSO INSTALL ALUM STORM 26- ALUM STORM D00R8 no W000 PATIO 001 SAFETY TEMPERED INSULQLAZED SL0WS I I ff ENTRANCE DOORS FOR M NEW HOMES J OR OLDER HOMES BEAUTIFUL AUTHENTIC Visit Our Showroom Mon to Frl Sat Phone THE PLACE TO SAVE the olde Hide House NAME THE RESTAURANT CONTEST Win 50 Gift Certificate by naming the restaurant opening at the olde Hide House In December Entries 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