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Ted Tyler is roasted at Citizen of Year dinner He was but hi bark Is worse than bis bite Cltim of tbe Year more like a row but this year recipient Ted Tyler look it all hi abide helping to make it one of the moat colorful banquets guests bad ever been to In the spring Tyler was named as Acton Chamber of Commerce a of tbe Year However according to bis first ever school principal who looked prismgly like an older version of Jack Carpenter it took from June to November to find enough people willing to come to the dinner The evening was a funfilled Jokeridden event which had the local businessman turning red more than once Tbe upbeat tone of the evening kept everyone in stitches far two hours Former Citizens of the Year present Saturday evening were also introduced by master of ceremonies Jake Kuikra Tbey were Isabel Watson Ron Mc Knight Dave Dills and George Elliott a friend of Tyler a set tbe tone of tbe evening as she made some start bog revelations when she introduced him as This mild individual we are honoring tonight Sanford mentioned an eventful bus trip last Saturday to the market with the Tyler Transport president himself driving He had probtema changing gears on tbe bus And then there was time be was at a meeting far Tyler Travel and was impeccably groomed to impress his business contacts During the course of the he crossed his legs and to his horror discovered he had one brown shoe on and one black Wheeler dealer Tyler s penchant far bargain hunting did not go unnoticed during Sanford research for speech Seems be has five years worth of paper cups which do not fit his machine not to mention a truck full of en candy Sanford discovered his employees have found out his bark is worse than his trite One story from the travel end of the building has Tyler growling at one of his employees for bonking a certain gentleman on a trip The more Tyler growled tbe more apprehensive tbe employee got Turned out Tyler thought she did a good Job and tbe man decided to become a regular customer The Tylers have a family business Sanford noted with himself his wife Dolores his mother Gwyn and daughters Tracey and Angela and two dogs Ted sent the participants away in droves when he announced one of the dog pups were going a bonus prize Sanford told the crowd of 106 that Tyler wasnt the one who deserved the honor of Citizen of the Year It actually should have for pulling up with him all these years Part of her Job as a school teacher San ford said was to make up report cards She wanted to do the same for Tyler with his friends helping with the grading For Independence he received everything from an A to an For cooperation with others he got an A and a low can you get In Continued on page 3 TedTjterandhisfamlly Angela Ted and Trace iiiiiiiiiiiiiii REAL ESTATE SERvCEb LTD REALTOR 170 STREET GEORGETOWN 8774TI73 Mm fift A METROLAND COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER GEORGETOWN BUICK TRUCKS GEORGETOWN 8770149 One Hundred and Ninth ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16 Thtriv Cents NEC says no to peace camp Lynda and Paul are glad to be back home la Canada after al most roar years living to Bolivia Their children fiveyearold EUia twoyearold Judson and seven monthold Timothy are quickly adjusting to Canadian life The family brought back many souvenirs of their stay Missionaries share their Bolivian experience with Baptist Mission Circle by Helen Murray Adjusting to life back home in Canada has been more difficult than becoming accustomed to life in Bolivia for a George town couple Rev Paul and Lynda nee Peck returned in May after spending three and a half years as missionaries in Santa Cruz and Montero Bolivia They re glad to be back but admit it took a while before stopped being surprised at being able to drink water from a tap or to know the light switch worked when they flipped It The couple were taking part in the Canadian Baptist Overseas Mission Board and were helping to Introduce the Bolivian people to a relationship with God Their Job now Is to convey to ians their experiences Speaking to groups such as tbe Acton Baptist Church Mission Circle last week is one way tbey are their own work Lynda the daughter of Doug and Bessie Peck grew up In Georgetown She Is the great niece of Actons Land sborough She went to Baptist Leader ship Training school in Calgary where she met Paul He was bom in YeUowknife but being a preacher son all over After tbey married Paul ob tained us Masters of Divinity at Acadia University Nova Scotia where their first child Qua now five was born The couple and their child spent ibetr year abroad in Santa Crux attending school to learn Snemsb- After that beaded tans north to which was to be Ihetr home for the next two and a half years In their time in Montero labelled lot co caine capital of Bolivia Joined their Bolivian Home Missionary Partner Dur ing weir time there the congregation from IS to about Weekly at varied In tbe rented room where snowing the people bow to can of themselves Tber were no rich people in the con- hot skilled people a variety of trades nam bricklayers to and carpeitters Wages wen not high- One man equivalent of were educated with at least grade school and many with some high school Today generation Is better educated Paul points out The people there lived in everything from one room with six or seven other peo ple to plywood homes with grass roofs They ate mainly rice potatoes onions and eggs For the pronounced life was Indeed different from at borne Water had to be boiled before it could be used for cooking or drinking Electricity was Temperatures varied from to degrees with a humidity tor of 95 per cent This posed a problem for Lynda during two pregnancies while there and she developed high blood pressure Judson now and Timothy seven were born in Santa Cruz In a medical clinic As time went by the Canadians got used to the heat and the language but Lynda says they never got used to the dangers or poisonous snakes or tarantulas and other spiders Cockroaches and tiny pesly ants were also a constant problem They had to sleep with mosquito nets over their beds to keep out unwanted pests Inflation is horrendous in the country Paul points out They were paid In lean dollars so the worse it got for the Bolivians the better It was for them Twenty five pesos was worth when they arrived That same is now worth Paul blames organized crime for tion He points out Montero was a good place to launder money Those involved were willing to pay anything for American money which faced the value of the peso down But it was not the lifestyle nor the natural dangers that bothered the Stades most It was the fear for their children s safety from humans International Peace Camp IPC will appeal their case to build a major ethnic cultural recreation centre on the old Twin Lakes property near Speyslde Thursday Niagara Escarpment Commls pointing the opposition stance of Hills and Milton councils rejected the IPC proposal Head of the IPC Father Alberto Cunha said afterwards the group will appeal the decision so they can have a hearing They claimed the municipalities and the NEC were Judging their proposal based on problems with other rural recreation centres rather than the merits of their pro The implications of their develop rather than their proposal itself were being rejected by government bodies Cunha noted the lands are for recreation and so should be used but they were being told this comer of Canada is special nothing Is allowed He added IPC has been trying to satisfy concerns and would have been willing to make further modifications to their proposal and another official In a do again said there has been consider able vandalism and sabotage at their pro and suggested a fire on the land in the spring by IPC workers who were on another area of the acre site at the time They suggested the re was also sabotage They questioned what IPC had ever done to make neighbors appose their develop Cunha claimed they on the property so far and jobs for local people would have been created at the recreation centre this summer If it had been allowed to proceed Local people have already been hired for different Jobs at IPC they claimed NEC planner Keith Anderson reviewed the IPC tale building of roads and other development on the site without permits He said the legal status of Helena the road across Twin Lakes t been deter mined yet by the courts Most of the development would be feet from the Town Line and there would only be about a 30 acre activity area He said the proposal meets criteria for a recreation development on the Escarpment but there were other concerns which had to be considered Anderson explained even with just cars coming to the centre at the most the traffic would still have a significant impact on Hills and Milton The region was also expressing concerns Among the com ments from municipalities were calls for traffic studies on 15 and the Town Line and an on mental impact study NEC member Leo said the impact of traffic on the roads shouldn be that great a concern since there Is a llcen but not operating quarry in he area and thai loo would produce c Staff noted the reports from the Town were comprehensive and the municipality complained about a lack of information from IPC The municipality was quite con cerned about the cam potability of IPC with surrounding land uses Chairmen Ivor Mull in told Dave Whit Halton representative on the NEC that they had received a pet tion from about 30 to AD neighbors not over like he one sent to Hills Planner Anderson noted the Ministry of Natural Resources also raised concerns about IPC development Some of the size and compatibility pro connected with the IPC development could be controlled by the Town through site plan control but not all concerns would be satisfied that way He said the number of people coming to the IPC noise raffle parking trespass etc were all concerns The number people coming to IPC could Continued on page lot Inside I renter an acclaim area artist died sit week at a fie S3 See page I Horoscope Recipe of the Week and Community Cal endar are In Real Estate The region Is cleaning water pipes next week In older areas of Acton Details on pages this week The municipal complex was a topic of some Interest at Saturday CI I lien of the dinner More on page is in Real tslalr Former Acton school board trustee Betty Fit her ha been selected as the new chair person of the Board of Education See makers Eileen Draper depends on wood and skill by Helen M array If you told Eileen Draper she had a wooden heart and sawdust her veins she wouldnt feel insulted Matter of fact she would probably agree About seven year ago the admired a lure of a wine and cheese cart Eileen recalls wondering if she could make it self but her family told not to bother Well she tried and conquered and hasnt looked back At first her carpentry business was Just a bobby making furniture for her relatives Now however she takes order and makes speculation past even years Eileen has made just about everything Wine carts made by ber band are over Canada as axe bed room suites cedar cheats gun racks dry sinks mirrors hutches anything she sees a picture and likes Is made tbe of her RR Acton home She has about every tool take over moat of tbe level And upstairs ducts are proudly displayed She will make Just about anything she says No challenge Is too great And her prices arent too great either Naturally she asks for the price of materials and just a little bit extra She Isnt really making any money on anything pointed out because by time the set a rate of pay the item would be far too costly and she wouldnt have any btdsness Her husband Leo figures the makes about cents an hour on most Items While she prefer to work In pine and barnboard Eileen had made Items in gany and cherry which can cost up to tour times more She gets all materials from Mackenzie in Acton where she has also received invaluable advice mainly from former employee Jack Eileen can whip a cedar chest up two days and usually has two projects on the go at the same time Lea Is number one fan be admits Even though he works railtime at be does housework on Satur days to help Us busy wife Hes allowed to watch Eileen at work also that is if he beats the dogs to the basement There is only one chair the workshop he explains and If one of the two dogs happens to be in it when he arrives he is relegated to sit on the arm of it or go back upstairs Eileen stresses she doesn do refinlshlng She does finish her own product but she does not take items in for just that purpose Even though she pretty busy in the base ment Eileen says she has time for every thing else except housework which she bates She does a lot of baking and looks after the pets and a rabbit which has adopted the family She got ceramics fever a couple of years ago but Just didnl have it In her blood like she does wood Eileen believes everyone baa a hidden talent Her father helped her develop as be was also carpenter She doesnt see why women cannot be Just as good with wood at men If that Is their talent life Word of mouth is Eileen a only form of She doesnt build things because Is in a for money Site doe it because the likes the fed and smell of wood