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Page SECTION A THE HERALD May IBM Newcomers regulars make ActiVan job a pleasure By CHRIS Herald SUIT Writer When you see familiar buzzing around town during the day chances ore Don Brown Is behind wheel and enjoying every minute of It Mr Brown lives with his wife Helen in a country home north of Balllnafad and has been driving the special bus for physically handicapped and otherwise housebound Ho Hon Hills residents since last summer turns one year old tomorrow day has passed its trial run with flying col and is now a regular feature of the town community services I want to sec it keep going too Mr Brown told The Herald Sunday I like meet a tot of different people and I never met anyone I couldn t get along with Our riders are very congenial Jovial people Employed with Tyler Trans port Ltd in com pa which services and opera Ac VanMr Brown corned the opportunity to switch from school bus driving to become principal chauffeur Paul Goddard and Martin Cock are part time drivers for the service A special ActiVan advisory committee manages the service and is headed by town councillor Marilyn Serjeant son In March the ActiVan quarterly report said the service has about 120 regular subscribers who pay cents per trip But Mr Brown thinks there are probably more riders now and new ones are calling all the time Some days are slower than others he said and the service has seasonal tips and downs Mr Brown day usually begins at a m with a trip to Hornby carrying a couple of passengers As yet the Act Van service doesn t go beyond town limits although the advisory committee ts con expanding service Except for one Tuesday a month when ho drives an load people to Ha I ton Helping Hands meet in the area Mr Brown become festive occasions Mr Brown said tor some of the riders trip to therapy or doctor appointments is a lime to exchange say hello and generally have a good time with them Mr Brown explained found out they re happy bunch 1 don hear many excuses or complaints even though some arc having a really rough time A lot of people are In the service who were never getting out before or If they did they had to hire taxis which was hard on their finances Riders are so enthused by that same pay more than the regular forea special contribution to fund raising efforts for the service I don t know what else to say Mr Brown said I just really enjoy my work Trophy honors Georgetowner far driver DON BROWN day concludes around Most of the riders are senior citizens and not all of them are severely handicapped Some Mr Brown said hove arthritis problems and some use the service to get out more having largely been shut ins before advent Riders range in from a two and half year old Georgetown youth and a 12 year old public school student to 95ycar old Acton lady The service Is never abused Mr Brown stressed adding that those who need it use it Wheelchair passengers board the bus using a hoist but beyond operating the machine and driving Van Mr Brown said his services arc kindly waived aside by Independent minded travellers My passengers don want me to help them anymore than I have to he said They want do It themselves If possible but J always close in case of an slips ActiVan Is currently equipp ed to carry nine seated passengers and three people in wheelchairs plus room for crutches supports and canes More room for wheelchair passengers can be made by removing one of the seats When ActiVan Is full rides By NNE Vit 1 AD Fair board publicist A new trophy honoring one of Hills best known sen lor citizens will be introduced at this Georgetown foil fair The trophy honoring Emily Mill be given to the Best Lady Driver In the I dnision popular feat tire at ihe fair Mrs a resident of in Georgetown showed horses at Georgetown Last year slit was chosen to represent the senior of Hills at 19R1 fair when she presided the official open ing of the 135th anniversary The trophy is being donated by local businessman J Jones of the McClurcJones Funeral where Mrs was employed or a number of years Prizes in the Light Horse division of the will be increased in all categories It was announced at a meeting of the Georgetown Agricultural Society held in Exhibition Hall at Fairgrounds Park Director Del mar French recommended that prize money in all tones be increased in keeping with those offered at fairs and that one category be eliminated due to limited In order to make exhibiting at Georgetown fair more all ractlve the fair board has been increasing cash prizes in all of competition in eluding livestock and dcmcstlc crafts as it was felt that prior lo 1J81 the cash prizes offered ert not in keeping with the Involved to the fairs exhibitors This Hie fair dales will be earlier than in recent years with an extended threeday 10 Hand 12 At the moment the board Is busy finalizing plans for the Saturday and pro gram will grey hound races on last day of the fair The Seniors of the Durham Street apartments are having their Tea and Craft Sale at apartment building MayBfroml 3oto330pm There will also be a Bake Table and lucky draws Recently and Belles Seniors Club had an enjoyable bus trip to Chatham area By and Lauretta Mills 8773915 MYMOTHFR By Grace Noll Crow el I There was a wholesome beauty In her toil I well recall the dear old homesweet ways When she an ardent lover the soil Moved in keen delight among the days Tho sun was up no earlier than she She loved white clouds she loved each blowing tree And all the little tilings that took her care The small and helpless things the fluffs of gold That peeped about her feel and begged for food A sickly lamb a small pig wet ana cold A turkey hen with its young drubbed brood And all her household with its quick demands fruit to be gathered cream to be skimmed and churned A thousand things awaiting her deft hands And yet how swiftly cheerily she turned These tasks off one by one and found the hours For neighbor and kindly sympathy For books and pictures and her garden flowers For rest and gracious hospitality I hope somewhere In heaven she has found A few familiar earthly friends like these The wind and sun a bit of fragrant ground Things to be loved and flowers perhaps and trees I have four copies of The Seniors Directory for Region available for those 65 and over It lists telephone numbers for and counselling services home support transportation housing health services and government information Tel By the time a man con read women like a book he usually wearing bifocals David Congratulations to Harry and Peg Milter of Park St who celebrated their wedding anniversary April Their many friends and relatives honored them on this memorable occasion Geore0 Haas father of Alice of Prince CI Drive celebrated his birthday recently This wis marked by a special dinner with friends and family I- Around 150 the Greek astronomer Hippar estimated the moon distance and size very the National Geo graphic Society says To do so he measured the size of the Earth shadow cast on ihe moon 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