Acton Y.M.C.A. Week Marks 21 Years Of Activity In Town
Acton observes YMCA Week as its town Y marks coming of age since 1935 with a busy program. Bob Brayshaw leads a vibrant, active membership with 1 in 16 residents in the Y. The Murray Memorial YMCA with red triangle emblem joins a global movement rooted in Christian community.
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Acton
Y.M. Ing
Bob Brayshaw
Kingston
Geisures
Y.M.C.A
Y.M. C.A
J. A. Murray
Murray Memorial Y.mc.a
Gra-Y Club Hobby Show Highlights Acton Youth Display
Two Gra-Y clubs operate for boys in Acton Y. The Royal Star Gra-Y club hosts a Friday Hobby Show with gymnastics display and expert demonstration in the gym during the evening.
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Acton Y
Royal Star Gra
Film on making movies shown at Cam era Club meeting
A film about filmmaking was presented at the Cam era Club meeting last week. A discussion followed on future programs and the club's planned activities.
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Camera Club
Co operative Arena Opens in Grimshaw
Grimshaw Alberta population 800 officially opens a new arena costing 50000 dollars with capacity for 2000 people. The facility was funded by public donations and built by volunteers.
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Co-Operative Triumph Grimshaw
Alta
Ccpr
Edmonton
Y's Men undertake basement room remodelling
The Y's Men's Club under Phil Caddick remodels a basement room concealing overhead pipes with materials supplied by the Ladies' Auxiliary.
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Phil Caddick
Muckers Open Floor Hockey Season With 8-2 Victory
The Muckers defeated the Bombers 8-2 to start the floor hockey season. Team members include Jim Lindsay as captain, Pat Churchill, Paul Elliott, Don Lindsay, Danny Holmes, and others. Panthers, Goats, and Bombers are listed with captains and players.
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Muckers
the Bombers
Panthers
Wayne Ridley
Don Price
Bob Coxe
Don Emmerson
Gary Scott
Goats
Bruce Andrews
Ray Pasma
Brian McCristall
Peter Lawson
Frank Mariscak
Bill Greer
Bill Churchill
Wayne Wilson
Don Cook
Acton Y
Swimmers Race Across Lake Ontario for Y Class
Junior girls eight to ten years old start a school creek challenge at the Y. The project aims to cross the creek by skill, attendance points, and team projects while competing against the Junior boys who have expanded from 20 to 40 members. The event unfolds as groups dive into their weekly program across the lake.
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School Creek
Lake Ontario
World Service
Mara
Secretary of National Council Speaks at Acton Y Church
Dr. R S Hosking D D general secretary of the National Council of the Y M C A was guest speaker for the second annual Y M C A service in Knox church Acton The address Youth and Today's World urged youths to understand atomic age cold war and economic prosperity. A reception followed with Ladies Auxiliary participation.
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Acton
Y.M. C.A
R.S. Hosking
D.D
National Council of the Y.M.C.A
Y.M.C.A
Knox Church
R. H. Armstrong
Gordon Adams
Bob Brayshaw
Christian Reformed Church
Dr. Hosking
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Y Ladies' Auxiliary Plans Dinners and Nursery Work
The active Y Ladies' Auxiliary focuses on catering for the leaders' corps dinner Tuesday and runs a popular nursery school three mornings per week. They also serve Gray Club dinners, meeting about 20 members monthly, while noting social security and welfare consume 25 to 30 cents of each tax dollar.
Y Board Names Officers And Members For Year
Ken Knox serves as president of the Y Board with G. W. McKenzie as vice president and Mrs. J. Hurst as secretary. Other officers include Mrs. Janet Rogers treasurer Phil Caddick as publicity Bill Wilson finance chairman Jack Ridley building and Elmer Smith leadership.
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Ken Knox
Y Board
G. W. McKenzie
J. Hurst
Janet Rogers
Phil Caddick
Bill Wilson
Jack Ridley
Elmer Smith
Growth of MCA Groups Surges This Year
The number of active groups in the MCA rises to over 300 this year nearly double the previous year. There are 36 classes and clubs with enrolment totaling 647 and total membership at 305.
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M.C.A
Acton Teams Split Four Saturday Basketball Matches
Four Acton basketball squads played in two cities on Saturday. In Kitchener the bantams battled to a double overtime 26 22 win with Don Lindsay Elliott Stewart McDonald and Peter Lawson starring. Juveniles trailed then edged 48 40 as Garry Dawkins Joo Jany and Wayne Currie led scoring. In Guelph Y Midgets lost 46 38 while the seniors fell 50 40 as Ron Campbell and Cyril Buchanan paced the winners. Next week the Midgets and Juveniles meet Toronto West End Y.
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Acton
Kitchener
Don Lindsay
Stewart McDonald Tok
Peter Lawson
Don Price
Garry Dawkins
Joo -Jany
Wayne Currie
Guelph Y
Bruce Andrews
Frank Mariscak
Wayne Ridley
Ron Campbell
Cyril Buchanan
Toronto West End
Swim Instruction Begins This Week At City Club
Y's Men’s Day joins Y Week for a Past Members' Night with a speaker bringing Seaway models and slides. The Guelph club of 40 members runs weekly swimming lessons for local boys and girls, 35 girls joined last week, with sessions split Wednesday and Friday due to high enrolment. about 25 boys swim Mondays.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Guelph
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