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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR GDHS play review upsets reader To the editor of The Herald In your vain attempt to critic al duty In adjudicating the GDHS music production How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying 1 like to point out that you ve missed the point entirely Even If you did know any thing about theatre or drama critique which you obviously don t no one In your reading audience gives a hoot what you think Except the proud par teachers of this wood troupe of more than young people who worked hard together In a spirit of unity overcoming obstacles over which they had no control the limited facilities they had on a shoestring budget to create an enjoyable production Surely you must realize that these are not aspiring Robert or budding Fawcctts heading for the big time These arc our children our future citizens and leaders a bunch of school kids engaged in a learning situation It mat tern not whether the produc Hon was a success or a failure for lies in the fact lhaltheydldit well They succeeded in spar king school spirit and en thus I asm that rubbed off on not only the students but the whole community Theirs was a vital and grow ing experience as the detlicat youngsters worked long and hard for many weeks making mistakes and learning from them and developing and work habits they will carry with them through out their lives The important thing Is these are channeling iheir energies They re nol cop ping out with booze and drugs They re not hanging around street comers getting into trouble or complaining there nothing to do in Georgetown like so many unmotivated kids of Many of the cast and crew were also involved in the Georgetown Little Theatre production The straw Prin ceil the same time which meant three hour rehearsals everyday after school besides three nights a week rehearsing with as well as keeping up me were only too proud to suffer numb bums and strain necks and put up with the inadequate facilities to witness Ihe resourcefulness of this creative band of youths and the clever way in which they made do with what little they hod lo work with Lome Duck In the mid 1 the Lame Duck became a oi one of America oldest political animals defeated holder serving out the remainder of his term In the IBth tury a lame duck was a speculator who got caught short when playing the stock market December Pages Please Note We will be open until pm TUES THURS Dec 29 North Halton Sports MAIN ST 8777777 tfffBVMWAStffflVIFI I don anything about theatre but do know when I m enjoying myself And I and many like Acton Citizen Band supports Santa parade town will be maintained Yours truly Keith Thomas President Acton Citizens Band To the editor of The Herald Last week the Lions Club commented on the recent San to Claus parade in George town They stated the parade was having problems fin anclally in part because of he cost of bands In view of this comment we feci it should be known that since regional gov the Citizens has appeared in George- To the editor of The Herald Santa parades at recently read an article in charger other Ihan the his paper that dealt with the was especially Impressed with the simple but Inventive pretend to know washroom scene and the ingenious elevators that created a sensation of reality I have only the highest praise for perfect casting the professional make up Job the quick but quiet of the umpleen scene changes the music the danc Oh and did I mention thai the young ladies and gentle men were each responsible for creating his or her own cos lumes TOWNE 39 MAIN ST S GEORGETOWN SEWING CENTRE YOUR ONE STOP CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOP Kudos for excoach ice CAROLERS FILL THE AIR WITH MUSIC caroling at Georgetoi RYDERS TV TOSHIBA HITACHI MOORE PARK PLAZA Serving Georgetown and surrounding area MOORE 7 Memorial Hospital last week It was the first time the group has performed in public They will be appearing at McDonald restaurant on Dec Two contracts for Vanan Associates Ltd of Georgetown has won two major contracts to provide the defence and the energy mines and resources departments scientific worth department of supply and services has announced At the same time the department announced that the company had also won a contract to provide transport department wilh electron tubes They were among 18 unclassified contracts worth or more that were awarded by the department to during the week ended Nov 18 Total value of Ihe contracts amounted to til ISO expense of a bus lo take the Band Georgetown and back The Band is happy to do this as a service to Municipality The Lions Club la to be com mended for the excellent and well organized Santa Claus parades runs but out of town Bands are indeed expensive The Lions Club members who work hard at the parade need and deserve all the help Georgetown citizens can give The Acton Citizens Band members will continue lo sup port them at no charge and hope that Ihe Santa Claus parade tradition in George- Pol voice thanks To the Ctlizens of Region May I lake opportunity on behalf of the Reg Police Force to express our most sincere appreciation the many citizens who have by letter by phone and by personal contact voiced sup port for their Force during the recent allegations of police The very unprofessional way in which the members of our Force have been criticized and indeed tried without a trial has certainly given us cause for concern In our society even the foulest of criminals ore given protection and this is as it should be However In my opinion this was denied to the members of our Force Thank you ogam for your support and on behalf of our staff may I wish you a safe happy Christmas followed by contentment in Ihe New Year K Skcrrett Chief of Police THE LOFT BAMBOO AND PINE FURNITURE 8771158 26 GUELPH ST THE carpet barn CHRISTMAS GIFTS IDEAS DROP INTO THE IOFT FOR HOME MADE SOUP SANDWICHES I PIES 11 am to NEW AT THE IOFT CANADIAN HANDCRAFTED PINE FURNITURE BAMBOO FURNITURE BASKETS BUNDS GIFTS ETC apparent quitting of Paul Robinson as coach of the local Junior B Gem In Is Unfortunately It is the fate of coaches in sports to suffer when their teams are going well seldom is the blame directed towards the main However it was a comment published by this paper about Paul which prompted me lo write this letter The suggestion that Paul was a fat and lazy hockey player was unjustified and unnecessary Having played on the same line with Paul for a number of years I can honestly say he was a hardworking and player and I am sure ail of Paul teammates would echo the same sentiments We dldn 1 win our champion ships being fat and lazy If Ihe Georgetown Gemlnis can find a coach to replace Paul who will offer as much dedication and willingness to work wilh young boys they will be very lucky or the Paul Robinson Tans London Ontario Nothing In Common Why do you want a We have common We don even hate the same people Yes learning to fend for themselves was one valuable lesson for the kids But the most valuable lesson they learned was that they had to depend on each other to make whole thing work Careful ordination by Producer an enthusiastic teenager with a little bit of knowledge and a whole lot of support along with the tor Suzanne DeGroat Suzanne ambitious young lady responsible for the whole successful production summed It up by quoting the key line from the whole script The whole salad is better than any one piece of lettuce In It Whether or not you felt the performance was a success which It was we must never stop applauding our young people for their effort Three cheers and a standing Ovation for drama club for showing us How To Su They certainly did Picking Peaches Any green color on peaches indicates it might have been picked before it was fully mature may be difficult to ripen as J result Peaches should be fairly firm to the touch but don touch too forcefully Peaches are delicate and bruise Firm ripe fruit can be softened to eating perfection if held at room temperature for a few days I HUSQVARNA OR WHITE OR MORSE SEWING 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