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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 17, 1971, p. 13

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Ads That Pay Yon can place an In The Heralds ClasiWed pages by phonic Buying or The Herald la where yon win Hod the results you want GEORGETOWN HERALD The Home Newspaper for Georgetown and District Printing Publishing The Georgetown Herald has erred Georgetown and district and for over a century offering too beat in fine printing and news coverage Second Clau Mall Registered Number 0943 Ontario Thursday Juno Return Pottage Guaranteed SO per year Single Copy Pries Cents The Fitting Gift SUNDAY IS FATHER S DAY We can t think of a better way to honour the event than a new pair of shoes At Kinney we have the finest Father s Day parade in town Boots and Loafers Suede Casuals and Summer Sandals Slippers Camping Moccasins Shiny Dress Oxfords and all the latest Track and Jog Shoes All Fit for the Occasion School Planting Paid In Beautiful Big Pine Several years ago trees near their school In Bel had grown Originally they were in Grades One and fountain supervised by the Credit Vol Two little boys with crew- Now seven years later cuts and dirty running same students miiM the tnw the and little girls la crinolines ted girls and Km new J spent an early boys went back to the tamo students found could spring day planting sWllng I property to tee bow I hardly reach the tops of red Off Trees and white pine now six and seven feet high This year the Authority planted over trees the Credit Valley making total of more than three mil lion over the past ten years Ken Kirk got a Commerce loan and turned an old friend into a passing acquaintance PHadpml Doa of Pontic School and seme of the pupils who planted seedling tree aeven yean ago Students Find History Comes To Life Black Creek Village What was life like in a rural Ontario village years ago Two hundred and thirty five students of the Grade 8 class Centennial Public School found out May 23 when they visited Black Creek Pioneer Village Toronto with their teacher Don Black Creek is a living link with our heritage where visitor can experience the tome sights sounds and smells that made had Roll I know H irr his neighbourhood e pretty ell In fact too til Ken had small fortune it Hirr to keep old or Fimlly with help of another rep Harry convinced Ken to a new car And took it from there First Ken a Commerce loan with a repayment plan to fit Ins lion That call in And now tin Ken Sees is Whether r itruler ed in loan 1 1 just one of the of us do more fur it the Commerce CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE More of us do more for you at the Commerce CANT BELIEVE IT onf A MONTH ON MY GAS BILL FOR THIS FULLY AUTOMATIC BEACH GAS RANGE Cooking convenience and ease of cleaning are features of this range The large window lets you check your newest recipes The lift door allows for ease of cleaning the oven Porcelain back mantle with hide away lamp Electric clock with handy minute minder New recessed cook top with spill design Flame Master oven heat control Four speedy set top burners Oven light Swing out smokeless broiler Giant 24 Oven 19995 INSTALLATION EXTRA United Gas 7 Main St South Georgetown 8773921 up a typical crossroads com munity more than a century TYPICAL TASKS The Centennial Public School students saw bow the theme of the living village Is main tained at Pioneer Village through costumed villagers and artisans who perform ty pical pioneer living tasks such as baking cookies and bread spinning and weaving black- smithing and many others on a day to day basis Nucleus of the vlllago is the farm of five log build ings standing on their origin al sites Just as they were pri or to Among the build ings that con bo visited are included a general store school church harness shop blacksmith shop inn flour mill town hall printing office and Ore bouse There is also an outdoor bake oven sod flourishing herb garden RARE BREEDS Also a vital part of the Black Creek Pioneer Village atmos phere ore the various types of livestock and poultry which were found In any pioneer set tlement These include ran Brahma and Cochin authentic pioneer breeds which are now almost extinct as well as Pilgrim Chinese and Can ada geese various species of ducks and Guinea fowl Vis itors can also sea oxen pigs sheep cattle and horses In addition to the other at tractions visitors con tour the Bam Museum a huge cantilever bora In which contains the Largest col lection of century toy In Canada a sugar bush display flax processing a woodworking shop and a coopers shop AUTHENTIC PICTURE Located at Jane Street and Avenue In northwest Metro Toronto Black Creek Is being developed by too Metro politan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as an educational and tourist ty Since it opened in WW more than 1850000 people have seen this remarkable re creation of pre1867 life Each year In addition to the regular visitors who tour tins pioneer community thousand of children come In class groups to obtain an authentic picture of pioneer life as It was lived in Upper Canada during the century Misunderstood HRCA Budget Chop Denied A lack of communication was blamed by Minister With out Portfolio James Snow Halton East for re ports last week that Region Conservation Authority budget had been chopped to TO per cent creating a tempest in a teapot throughout the county until extra fundi ware promised lost week Snow welcomed the extra support Cor the Authority from the conservation authori ties branch of the department of energy and resources al though be noted be was not a direct party to the correspon dence and does not know the exact figures and conditions Involved EXTRA GRANTS Details of the extra grants are expected to be revealed at the next meeting of the There was some lack of communication in this matter said Snow It the HRCA grant was not cut to the extent that has been indicated LESS THAN QUARTER The grant to the this year announced by the conservation authorities branch May was leas than a quarter of the re quested by the authority for work Una year fiWng the Hilton reservoir and im provement work on the Twelve and Sixteen Mile creeks fn Energy and Resources Man agement Minister George Kerr who was renominated the Pro gressive Conservative candid ate for West in an Acton meeting the same night said at the time the depart ment had considered that toe authority had an for use on the Hilton Foils project left over from last year NOT SO BAD But he did promise to review the budget immediately Kerr was unavailable for comment since the announcement of the new grants because he la Just concluding a four day business trip in Europe Snow said be was disturbed when he heard the tint rep orts of the cut in the budget but that be checked the matter out and found It nearly as bad as orig inally reported HARD TO BELIEVE He said it appeared had not considered the 500 left from last year In lng out its application for tins year whereas the conserva tion authorities branch bad In tended this be considered part of the money available for work this year Snow said be would hove found such a drastic hard to believe in view of the cabinets clear priorities given to conservation and to pres ervation of the Niagara Es carpment which runs through tho area and which the authority is working to bek preserve TOWN OP Summer Schedule of Council and Committee of Council Meetings Council Committee of Council Committee of Council Council Committee of Council Committee el Council Council Monday June Thursday July Monday July Thursday July 15th Monday July Monday August Mb Monday August Mayor Smith Clark NATIONAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP ramp walker Philip Walker boo Mrs Chris Walker B0 Crescent Georgetown recently graduated from the of Waterloo with an Honours B degree In Chemistry Ha has been awarded a National Research Council and has accepted an ship at University Hamilton where be study for his Master degree Is married to Heather Cowan Deep River and bis a baby too David Hili graduate of Georgetown District

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