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Santa came to town and the weatherman provided atmosphere An estimated people lined the parade route for the annual Santa Cut us Parade Saturday while hundreds more watched officials said he parade with entries Including five marching bunds was the biggest and best ever in the Cable history of the event TV Light snow flurries and Lions Club chilly weather t deter the little from silting In some cases for close to an hour to see Ihe jolly old gent in the Parade Judges had very hard time Judging the high calibre floats entered The Hills Libraries Book worm took top honors Second prize went to The Crcdil Belle entered by the Georgetown Figure and third was a tic Frosty the Snowman entered by the Georgetown Fireflies and the Old Lady in the Shoe entered by Hills Fire Depart areas l and Georgetown Girls Pipe Band earned the distinction of being he best marching band in the parade while the Georgetown Optimists Club dragon earned the service club award A slight problem held up the parade for a short time as it made its way up the Maple Avenue A mien currying the Lioness Club flout Toy Town broke down and had to be towed into the Georgetown Market Centre Traffic through the Main Street and Maple Avenue Inlerseedon was backed up Georgetown Lions also raffled a doll with a dress made of bills during the parade The funds generated will be used for next years preparations As well 10 turkeys were awarded The winning numbers are The doll The turkeys In descending order of draw by Santa Clous 391 120 KM It went off like lock work parade organizer Earl Merrill said at gathering at the Lions Hall afterwards The Jolly old gent was mobbed by young people when he from his float made of cedar singles and a chimney at parade on About TOO people at he Market Place congregated at Ihe entrance of the Zcller Store walling for him to say hello to each and everyone of them Among he notable entries In the parade was a cartwheel exhibition by members of the Gymnastic Club cartwheeled from Moore Park Plain along Main Street up Maple Avenue down Guclph Street and Into the or the finish The Block Parents entered a depicting a home with Christmas packages de the home and the Knights of Columbus float featured festive music Among the bands marching In the parade were the Am Drum and Bugle Corps The Acton Cltlicns Band Squadron of the Canadian Air Cadets the Lome Scouts Pipe Band and the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band ft BEST MARCHING UNIT IN THE SANTA WAS Tilt GEORGETOWN GIRLS Homo of Hills Wednesday lm DA DODA DUM DA BUM DA DUM ROOT BEAR 1GHTF CHILD REN DURING THE SANTA Roy Booth tastes victory as opponents split the vote Hoy Booth captured the Ward regional seat by a striking majority with more votes than his two opponents combined on all but he sacrificed Ir Harrison loci television Interview upon announcement Incumbent Ernie Sykes and of landslide win Monday challenger Fred Tut Harrison night Mr Booth told The split 1 votes about evenly Herald there no difference while Mr Booth boasted of between representing the neirly 1 400 supporters people and local and The former area councillor regional levels because is a Don Long wins post Donald Long won the public voted if possible 730 school trustee beat in Wards 4 by votes bet a membt r of ling and his opponent Barry the separate school for Shepherd both ran for the first the past Han and time chairman in April He tied with Shepherd in one In his 1 pi to poll and lost one poll In the continue bis three year hoard arc fringe of George project a town resource centre in two schools He is enthusiastic win nee school s ning the seat Mr Long is dropping classrooms may be councillor I will still local people He actors leading to his victory the good sup port of who worked on Ihe FROM BOTH AS Of THE HILLS I- Til- D OR THIRD HONORS IN THF PARADE JUDGING Estimate per cent turnout for Dec 6 municipal election An estimated per cent of the Hills electorate turned out Monday install a new council with a fresh new look Five of the familiar faces will be absent In 1977 Council Joe Hurst and Dick who retired and Councillors Harry Levy Hyde and Ernie nil defeated at the polls Monday was a mild day conducive to voting as he warm temperatures made drl vmg and walking easy for voters who might otherwise be turned away by the cold Snow flurries which environmentalists pre dieted would blanket southern Ontario with up lo four inches snow held off long enough for the initial results of the voting to be tabuhtcd in the lite evening Voting during the day was steady by all accounts and in some polling stations resulted in us much as per cent of the electorate casting ballots with in two hours of the polls opening at Ham Returning officer Doug chard was unable late Monday to confirm a report one of the polling stations had found a discrepancy in tabula ion The report suggested that three attempts had been made to arrive at a vole count but totals differed each successive Tlit municipal election also produced a first in the com in many voting Apowcr failure in part of tht Georgetown core area resulting from a blown on Street the Knox Presbyterian Church into darkness or more an hour as the bulk of he day voting look place about determined to develop effect communication between parents and teachers He has visited several schools during his campaign and will continue to keep in contact He feels classrooms deserve top prior in educational process Hartley who compel with Tom Simmons or the single Hills separate school trustee position won unofficially marginal Mr received overall support in Georgetown but lost six polls in Ward and five polls In Ward by a small margin He arrived early at Election Centre Ihe Gordon Alcott Arcm with his wife and It was a tight race but Sherk seemed pretty relaxed as the results started coming in Although weather the most favorable snow fell almost all night In Ward 1 only voted of Ward3 changed libraries he negillv proposed million municipal from day one The municipal complex was the big Issue and people were much aware of it voted accordingly he the regional Ward 3 r iic was free from politicking Mr Booth said he is respect and admiration for my hard working op They an Sykes who his represented Ward since the of regional yejrs ago ml Tut Harrison who returned political scene ifler a variety of muniipal in the put advocate of affordable I inn controlled in Armstrong Morris elected Monday Mike Armstrong and former town engineer Morns turned irta council seats although only womin in Hills political race Marilyn in tson presented quite a ill Mr Armstrong and Mr Morris wen v wilh Standi 370 votes respectively Mrs Serjianslon wis close behind wilh I The fourth challenger with supporters sprinkled thro he was Cecil Martin GEORGETOWN CHORAL SOCIETY PRESENTS HO DIE THIS DAY A CHRISTMAS CANTATA By Ralph Vaughan Williams AND CAROl SINGING luck of not seem support The hree nil op posed muncipil com Mr Morns emphasized need for re development Mr Armstrong pi the iffects of closing and Mrs munityalfars promoted i Iciiluy hi split In public pnontits votes wen between can with priori lies And fnm poll to poll While elected credited Wird divisions their In municipil Ihe demands and politics to their wins Mrs iceds of voters existed Mr Booth ixpanslon of Ireat mint plant activation of the regional Industrial com mission to achieve planned growlh Goods service sought The Neighbour Service is looking for a headquarters to receive donations sort canned pack baskets help needed again Ihis year lo sort and pack alio for deliveries The pick up date from the schools will be Dec 1st Deliveries will be made Thur Dec will receive all toys and anything wrapped please mark girl boy and age on parcel Bonnie Mac is accepting toys on behalf of the Kineltcs her number If 1393 I lease offer your help dur these buy days of Service as a lot is to be done 4 KNOWS LIT TIF lltnSDOttHEN W FOR Till- JOI OLD GFNT IN THF lit SUIT PLAY IN Till SNOW KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 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