Let's Play Bridge at Acton Bridge Club Weekly Duel
In a North South vulnerable hand from Acton Bridge Club the DRURY two club convention is shown as North asks about a good opening. West should lead ace of spades to set up a ruff and signal re-entry while South likely holds at least four spades. West’s correct defense could defeat the contract. Last week winners were Mike Lorusso with Ton Warnes. Betty Ashley and Katherine Coats. Duke Wilson and Bill Coats. Lloyd Kier and Dick Prust.
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Norths
South
West
East
Acton Bridge Club
Mike Lorusso
Ton Warnes
Betty Ashley
Katherine Coats
Duke Wilson
Bill Coats
Lloyd Kier
Dick Prust
Polo's Corner At Home for Christmas
Poem by Isabel Anderson imagines a heavenly reunion at a father’s ancestral hall. The speaker finds healing, rest, and renewed love as gifts of divine presence ease pain and awaken celestial music.
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Isabel Anderson
County council trims long term leases for office space
Deputy Reeve W Hoey led Halton County Council through a debate over three five year leases for counselling office space. Councillors approved re negotiating to two year terms and signing, amid concerns over overlapping family counselling services and CAS jurisdiction. Reeve Hinton urged study of the county service history, while Day proposed a joint meeting of counselling stakeholders.
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W. Hoey
Hoey
Children’s Aid Society
Children’s Aid
Burlington
Oakville
Reeve A. Ledwith
Burluigean
United Appeal
Reeve H. Hinton
CAS
Halton
Ouis
Reeve A. Day
Reeve Hinton
Reeve Williamses
Snow named to committee names and roles
Snow named to committee James W. Snow MOPLP for Halton East elected Vice Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Public Accounts J R Bretthaupt Kitchener is Chairman Other Progressive Conservative members include James N Allan Sy Apps A BOR Lawrence Donald H Morrow Dr A T Potter and Gordon FE Smith Members of other parties include D M Deacon Murray Gaunt Hugh Pescock and James Renwick
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James W. Snow
MOPLP
Halton East
Charman
J. R. Bretthaupt
Kitchener
Winners Named In Weekly Euchre at LOL Hall
Winners at last Saturday's euchre at Crewsons Corners include May Swackhamer and Mrs C Storey as ladies high and low respectively with Gerry Dewar as men high and Clarence Richardson as men sow. Lone hands winner Murray Stamp. door prize goes to Dave Swackhamer. Traveling prizes go to Augusta Stickland and David Dewar.
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L.O.L. Hall
Crewsons Corners
May Swackhamer
C. Storey
Gerry Dewar
Clarence Richardson
Lone Hands
Murray Stamp
Dave Swackhamer
Augusta Stickland
David Dewar
Indoor light garden bloom year round with fluorescent setup
Mrs. Merrin explains creating a compact indoor garden using a four foot fluorescent fixture two 40 watt tubes and a reflector. She covers plant choice temperature humidity feeding and pest control while noting low cost and accessibility for the elderly or disabled.
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Browallia
Christmas Eve Services at Trinity United Church
Trinity United held a 1 pm Christmas Eve communion led by Rev. Gordon Turner with elder Bob Hart and about 70 attendees. An annual lessons and carols service followed with nine readers from church groups reading the lessons as choirs performed and the congregation joined in carols.
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Trinity United Church
Gordon Turner
Bob Hart
Ealter
George Elliott
Banks
Lighting fixtures blessed at St Alban’s for Christmas services
New fixtures installed at St Alban’s church are dedicated to Mr and Mrs H W Hinton and will be formally blessed by the bishop during the March confirmation service. The candlelight Christmas Eve service overflowed with attendees, and Christmas Day featured Holy Eucharist at 9 am and a Family Eucharist at 10 30. The church was festively decorated with flowers for the season.
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St. Alban's Church
H.W. Hinton
Red Cross Seeks 970000 Blood Donations for 1908
The Canadian Champion and The Acton Free Press publish thanks from Society leaders to Mr Dills for accurate coverage. They note the Red Cross must collect more than 970,000 blood donations to meet Canadian hospital needs in 1908.
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Austan Ledwith
Canadian Champion
Acton Free Press
The
Red Cross
Women at Half Pay Highlight Pay Gap in Canada
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics study notes women earn about half as much as men on average. Key reasons include more part time work, education and age effects, unfavorable job distribution, and discrimination. DBS finds women underrepresented in higher paid managerial and professional roles.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
DBS
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North
North South
Polo’ S
County Council
Snow
Mrs. M. Merrin
IGA
John Kirkwood
Tyre Boys
Julie Smith
C.G.I.T
Colin Gordon
Hikers
Nigel Scott
Hi-C
Don van Fleet
G.W. McKenzie
U.C.W
Ralph Denny
Stewards
Orwell Johnston
Turner
St. Alban’'s
Mr. Dills
Arthur A. Johnson, D.D
Optometrist
Mill St. E
Acton
Ruth
Ken
Canadian Tire Corporation
Art Gordon
Tim Banks
IGA Foods
Acton Pharmacy
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