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SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday December 1981 THE IK PHOTOS Both Acton and Georgetown a fair boards deserve their communities praise for substantially Improving their retpectlve fall celebrations Georgetown added the the Ontario Provincial Police Golden Helmets motorcycle precision team Actonlans continued to expand their outdoor fair activities and Indoor variety night show Roll out the awards The best worst Continued from Page A4 the series nicely ore columnist Bob Ollivier In the Churches articles on current events The Herald was also pleased to bring Its readers several innovations in 19C1 the Friday Weekend Extra and Realty News began In February and and Lauretta Mills launched their Senior Scenes column In April Association recognized the Herald as a Blue Ribbon paper with outstanding classified ads we also welcomed a new publisher Paul Taylor who replaced long time head Bill now a downtown Georgetown businessman TOWN ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR With the new arts complex Hills played host to a wide variety of topnotch entertainment from outside town a trend we all hope will continue For us top honors in this category must be shared between opera Maureen Forrester whose April Arts Council concert at GDHS predated the big opening and the Rotary Clubsponsored play Billy Bishop Goes to War Other impressive shows were provided by Ronnie Hawkins SylvlaTyson theTravellers the Family of Man Saga the Tapestry Singers the University Women Club Super Sundays series and Pauline Carey portraying There were no movies filmed here but the Great Detective made two separate visits HOMEGROWN ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR With the Choral Society hot on their heels the casts and crews of the Georgetown Little Theatre offered four splendid plays In Including the first performance on the new stage at the arts complex Count Dracula and Bedroom Force demonstrated the GLT versatility and revealed a formidable new publicity machine In the form of Marg and Gerry our thanks to them Not Now Darling and Once Upon a Time were special treats that gave rising young stars a chance in the Runners up As we said the Choral Society never falters In Its professionalism overall excellence The recent Messiah was a knockout that will be bard to follow Broadway Tonight last spring a pop delight The Cantante Singers excellent Love Is concert showed enormous potential as did the same groups recent appearance on CHCH a New Faces program And a sincere keep up the great work to students of GDHS and Stewarttown school who respectively astonished audiences with My Fair Lady and Bye Bye Birdie ALSO IN THE SPOTLIGHT though not performing were some residents whose accomplishments and community work earned them due recognition Our congratulations to Citiiensof the Year Georgetown Hockey Heritage ball of Bud James Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year the Dominion Seed House The Herald a Pioneer Citizen of the Year Barbara Elizabeth Tost age GDHS Snow Queen Patty Cutrara and Miss Acton Fall Fair Cindy McGllioway cattle breeders Wally and Lome Ella Acton architect Lloyd Sankey who won a competition to design Canada a new embassy in Saudi Arabia Safety Council and police award winners Constable BUI Cunningham Edith Mowat of Georgetown and Kevin Fabian age of Acton toalltberedpienta and to the birthday boys In the Lions Club who marked Year and the birthday girls in the Nerval Women a Institute which la 73 years young NEW FACES IN THE CROWD principal Don Baker Halton clerkadministrator formerly solicitor Dennis Halton solicitor Ken Anderson business development director Matthew Fischer treasurer Gerry Halton medical officer of health Peter Cole director of education and Hills bylaw enforcement officer Jack salary negotiations a new association for senior officers and the conversion of many cruisers t propane fuel AS THE CALENDAR TURN9 Added to the calendar of changing seasons in 1981 was the Lions Though not yet as successful as the previously established and celebrations the Falifest drew a good crowd out for horseshoes a parade and other activities Can est be far behind THE ENUMERATOR COMETH is a municipal election year so perhaps our councillors were deliberately taking life a little easier in Bl to rest up There were not nearly as many hot Issues as there were In BO but Halton Hills wrestled with new proposals for the Cora dan cultural centre toughened some bylaws received comprehensive reports on our and the Guelpb Street corridor through Georgetown vetoed Section B6 as an assessment modification and learned from the ministry of environment that Acton can handle another residents TORIES ON THE TROT 1981 was the year In which leaders of both the provincial and federal Progressive Conservative parties visited Georgetown Former Prime Minuter Joe Clark paid a spring visit to local editors and publishers the local constituency office and the Canada plant on a bit of a fact finding tour Premier Bill Davis swooped in at election time last March to help Fran Balnea candidacy in Halton Burlington unfortunately marred by an Internal dispute over the method used to count delegates at her nomination meeting si All eyes are turned to thanks to the ambitious promotional efforts of a committee of citizens and merchants hoping to capitalise on Acton leather manufacturing heritage Also keep your eye on the John Elliott Theatre and manager Hank together they should provide quite a show And finally officials at Georgetown District Memorial Hospital are still awaiting a ministry of health decision on their plana to combine nursing home and chronic care facilities in a new wing SOME SPECIAL MENTIONS OUR DEED AWARD goes to Acton High School teacher Keith Black Convicted on a minor theft charge despite mitigating circumstances Mr Black a teaching job faced the pink slip last January until the board of education bowed to an unprecedented and emotional show of from Acton teachers students and parents Several hundred signed petitions and at least a hundred banded round him at the school board meeting THE SQUEAKY WHEEL to the citizens of Acton who complained long and loud that they t getting the kind of policing they d enjoyed prior to reglonaliutioo In 1974 Chief Harding responded by assigning 12 officers to serve Acton only and they were greeted warmly at a Januarypubllcreceptlon Actons DlrtyDoxen went on to place first in the police force a second annual charity volleyball tournament THEREGIONALTHEASURYTROPHY goes back to the regional treasury to tlie Halton regional police It was real mess for awhile BIG STICK AWARD to MP Otto Jelinek for becoming the first of several members tossed out of the House of Commons for behavior above and beyond the rules of procedure In February Mr Jelinek called our fearless Prime Minister a liar for allegedly Imparting incorrect information to regarding talks with British PM Margaret Thatcher liar the MP Is reportedly working on an elaborate series of coded hand signals for use on the floor of the House THE teach by EXAMPLE AWARD to the board of education for again claiming the biggest slice of the pie Its budget totalled 118 million raising the average ratepayer tax bill by THE BETTER THE SECOND TIME AROUND TROPHY to Globe Productions who got We re looking forward to Anything Goes in February WINTERTAINMENT 81 JO 14 PORTABLE won solid chassis COLOUR TV Quick start from 20 SOLID STATE COLOUR TV if system TO lion Miector Auto control with converter Come See Our VOU Hitachi Toshiba Zenith BRAMPTON COLOUR 13 Mzn SI SOUND Letter to the editor Some injustice in parking lots Letter to The Editor It annoys me to sec older and crippled people not able to walk very well hobbling across the parking lots In Ihe plazas while younger people that are fit and able park their care beside curb in a NO PARKING FIRE ROUTE area Maybe could have some comment from the mayor or councillors on this An out of town observer W R Hall Erin Wonderpets move and Sue Brian King and Danny Cooper had to figure that one last May when they returned to their Georgetown homes after a visit to the newlyopened Canada Wonderland amusement park in Maple Brian and Danny had found out for themselves how easy the try booths were when they started pitching baseballs to win some stuffed C4U0DA WATER Oft BYE THE SEA Chunk iw Instant Potato Chips tern White PRODUCT OF UAA Florida Tangelos M Mushrooms a 1- HUM bis 59 17 FWd Cucumbers at Delicious 00 Avocadoes 1 COOKED BONELESS Dinner Hams MILES Bacon NEW ZEALAND FROZEN Shoulder Lamb Chops f frozen Roasts MARY MILS Wieners 99 ZEALAND FROZEN Loin Lamb Chops 239 NEW ZEALAND f 2J9 219 149 NEW ZEALAND FROZEN roast on stew Lamb Shanks lb Corned Beef L METRIC SHOPPING IS COMING In January Canadian Government us to beg convert scales mo I After on food we In must be sold by kilogram we Ono mot sly pounds eta cost product II no change due to this on so the cost per sarvng II stay same Although some 1st I bo sold by Ihe unit by quant or bunch I be based on the p lea Mushrooms Pieces Stems Choice Peas 3 TINS I CHECK YOUR LOCAL FOR HOLIDAY STORE HOURS PRICES EFFLCTTVE TUES DEC TO JAN WE RESERVE THE TO LIMIT QUANTITIES EVERYDAY LOW PRICES 2 Carnation Milk White Bread Heinz Ketchup POPULAR CANADIAN BUNDS Cigarettes OF MO Puna Jules a 109 Whote TomatOM a 79 SpagrwrU Sauc 109 Smohd a 99 Shrimp a StuffadOUvM 159 12OZ Cheddar Cheese 219 French Onion Chip Dip 59 Good News Razors Kltcrn Garbage Bags RAUHV rHbltH Bruaatfs Sprouts Ocean Snacka w PiaSheUs All Natural Ice Cream itAlit 35 Whlpptng 179 PURE FROM QrapeMirt or Orange Juloe arrowroot WORTCAKE FRUIT OR NICE PeekFrean Biscuits Cracker OROAWK Blcks Dill Pick HALTON HILLS IGA 160GuelphSt Georgetown