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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec Profile with Jennifer Bon- Kirk Brush has the nicest pair of legs I ve ever seen And inakiltaman needs good legs A life long habit of highland dancing helped shape those legs as did many years marching with the pipes Kirk resident is a world class champion highland dancer and has played the bagpipes for a variety of highland bands As a teenager Kirk travelled three times to Scotland each time winning impressive awards He won the Scottish Boys Championship an award that had never before left the country the British Overseas Championship at the burgh Festival and third place In the World Championships Currently Kirk is teaching highland dancing at the Gueiph School of Dance and studying for his teaching certificate in order to teach high school science and industrial arts lib wife Celeste is an enthusiastic spectator of highland events and daughter is already following daddy dancing shoes Highland dancing is as rigorous as most pic sports it seems Kirk says he danced two hours a day fir six months and jogged and swam to keep his stamina up When competition was close Kirk would step up his dancing hours to in elude most of the day I was in really he grins He d have lo be Highland dances arc really tests of athletic ability Each competition re quires five or six different dances lasting three to five minutes each At the Edinburgh t estiva Is Kirk was required to dance up to 10 times a day for a week which did not Include many hours of practice in between each performance It Just too much work says Kirk explain ing why he no longer competes Kirk grew up in Milton and says he owes his success to Milton teacher Molly McGregor who went with him to Scotland for each of tho major competitions His teacher had a house in Scot land so he was able to spend several weeks visiting and exploring the country On his last trip for the world championships at age Kirk rented a car and travelled through England and Ireland With three Scottish grandparents and one English one Kirk Interest in he British Isles Is well founded A second generation Canadian Kirk started dancing at age His father Harvey Brush played the bagpipes with the Highlanders and is now Sergeant of the Lome Scots Pipe Band in Hal ton As a boy Kirk found himself making the cuit every year from May to Labour Day weekend competing in Highland Games all over Ontario and the Maritimes He never had any problems with his friends concerning his Interest in dancing All my friends appreciated it and admired highland dancing of course 1 won lots of medals and trophies so It helped he adds Now more of a piper than a dancer Kirk plays with the General Motors Pipe Band The band is experimenting with different slants and a vane ty of mclhodsof arranging and reels Prior lo Joining the General Motors Band Kirk played with the City of Toronto Pipe Band until it disbanded in Highland dancing and pipe bands are very popular In Southern Ontario says Kirk who believes the area has the greatest amount of en Ihus lasts in Canada People really take It seriously he com adding it often a family activity Dancing and playing calibre In Ontario is as high as that In Scotland according to Kirk Now Involved with teaching and studying kirk has spent some years in the carpentry and machinists trades Experience building log houses has given him the impetus to build his own residence in Hock wood an undertaking which started in 1979 and Is not finished yet Many and area youngsters are lear nlng the of their ancestors thanks to the talents and concern of Kirk Brush Planners BIA examine redevelopment costs Hills planning staff and Acton of have started looking at cost estimates for improvements and ration of downtown Deputy planner Bruce McLean told councillors Monday that now that they have cost estimates the BIA and staff arc examining a program for redevelopment of public lands downtown for council so the municipality can then apply for up to low interest provincial loan McLean said a report should be back in a month However Mayor Peter urged a report be brought back within two weeks He noted Ihe Ministry of Housing is interested in redevelopment in Ihe of Halton Hills but want the matter handled expediently The province wants fun ding to take place this fiscal year and so needs the program soon so it can be considered early In the new year If we are going lo be serious this we must be serious in a hurry Some aspects of the two plans for downtown Acton were referred Monday Official Plan Tnsk Force while Improvement beau cation aspects were designated as guidelines for Staff was also authorized to prepare lations for councils approval for the Main Street Program loans A planning report noted George Aclon owner of the Shop at the corner of Main and Mill Is concerned about the future of the property because it was suggested in the downtown it would be a good spot for a The lown has no idea if or when It would acquire Ihe pro perty for a parkettc so it will be designated as land which may be developed for parkelle purposes but can still be used for commercial purposes Buy the property for a will depend entirely on public funds being available sometime in Ihe future Councillor Harry Levy agreed wilh approval of the plans in principle but expressed concern about going any further because costs ore still up in the air He said council simply can t be committed to buying land for off street parking parketteo or cation projects said for that is being discussed is nailing down the financial contribution of Iho and securing matching funding from the province Acton Opil Mrs Held a Christmas party Friday night for seniors at the apartment complex Pauline Barlow presents a girt to senior citizens Mrs mp Bon Mrs Mrs Coe Mrs Wallace Mr males Mr Mr IVhyleandMrs Knox Alert Sing Prince Charles wedding hymn The Knox Alert Evening Group met In I the Mary Ellen Anderson Room with the ircsldcnt Isabel IcDonald opening the meeting wilh Prayer recently Bessie Musselle Convenor of the month I took charge of the i program opening by i reading the Hymn that J was sung at Prince Charles wedding with the entire Congregation standing and singing I Vow lo Thee My Country Hymn O God Our Help In Ages Past was sung and Babe read scripture The Prayer was taken by Mrs John A Robertson who followed with reading Test of New Fourth Acton Brownies are sealed Cathy Puci Knlhcrlne Thomson Vcrblk standing Sundays Religion in tine Kroger KerrlNcll Jennifer Heather Fleming Ann Marie Monday a Behavior Babe gave a reading Defending Civil rat ion which was followed by Master Let Me Walk Thee Bessie read an article Chapel In the Mud which was most in teres ting and Babe read In Flanders Fields The program was God of Love O God of Peace The president look charge of the meeting calling for the secretary and treasurer reports After various items of business were dealt with the election of officers was held The meeting was closed with the Benediction and a delicious lunch followed AsJti Province framing sample bylaw for special disabled parking The provincial government Is framing a sample bylaw to cover parking for the disabled Tor Onlario municipalities but some of their plan don t go far enough according to Acton s regional council lor Dave Whiting The region got Involved in special parking spaces for the disabled early in the fall when Acton businessman Lome Doberlhien wrote calling for disabled parking facilities at recreation and shop ping centre in Ontario The region backed request lo Queen Park and Whiting reports they heard back from Provincial Secretary for Social Develop ment Margaret Birch saying the province is work ing on a sample bylaw for municipalities to follow However Ihe province including anything in the bylaw covering a tag system to a vehicle Is operated by or transports a disabled person The province has backed away from a sign or tag system fearing it would the disabled Whiting says this Is ridiculous and plans raise the issue region hoping a letter will be sent suggesting those among the disabled who I mind having a tag or sign on their car can apply for H notes having legislation requiring special parking spaces for the disabled won be fnuch use if the police can t determine if Ihe owners or of cars parking in Ihese spaces are handicapped or not Currently there are no laws requiring reserved parking for the handicapped recreation and shop ping centres and no way for police lo enforce what little disabled parking there is Take a course in Halton Hills this winter Lifespan Crises Introduction to Helping Strategies will be the theme Acton Public Library this winter You can attend lectures free of charge simply for personal interest or you take them for university credit Tor more details call the public libraries in Acton 519 or Georgetown 2681 or come to the first lecture Lifespan Crises Introduction to Helping Strategies Social Science Jan 5 Mir 30 Mr Colin University of Acton Photo Si Camera Acton NO NEGATIVE NO PROBLEM I DECEMBER COPY PRINT SPECIALl ADDITIONAL COPYPRtNTS NorvalJunction No Bingo This Friday Dec 11 Next Bingo Friday December 18 Rec booklet in mail today Halton Hills Recreation Department loday mailed out their 1962 Winter Program Brochure to all homes in Acton and Issue Is pages long and features Infor mation about Town of Hills pro grams offered by the Recreation and Parks Department the local the Libraries the Halton Board of Educat Ion and other lty groups and organizations If you do not receive your brochure extra copies will be available at the Recreation Offices In Acton and Georgetown the libr aries arenas pools post offices and a variety of stores and banks throughout all of Hal Ion Hills Song sheets available Having a party or get together want to sing some Christmas carols Well the Free Press Is here to help you Song sheets are avail able at our office Willow St