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5213 Friday October lstt Local actor turns Gorg for TV show Police commissions as political as the get he sa McMurtry pays a visit Her Id Staff Writer Whats trig fat hairy and seven feet tall Starting In January every child who watches TV will know the answer It a arc big stupid monsters who live in Rock a world of small and toll creatures created for CBC Tele vision and the S Home Box Office pay TV system The new series of children a programs call Rock will be aired starting this ry with 12 half hour odes and followed up by 24 more next fall It stars a young local man in the fantasy world for children Twenty five- year old Robert Mills of Georgetown Is a mime artist hired as a Gorg along with his two partn ers Trish and Robertson of the Toronto based company The Mime Associates Pudgy and brown with round faces the Gorgs differ from the twofoot tall with whom they re neighbors Runn what a left of their kingdom behind Rock Mother Father and Junior Gorg are all that remain of the once power ful royal family We re not cruel Just stupid and the Fraggles tend to run circles around us admitted Junior Gorg Mr Mills Coming serosa as the big bad In the series the con trast with the five happy golucky who like to sing and danco wear funny hats and always have tots of fun GOOD TIME Even the clothes les wear express their good time altitude Theyre bright matching their colored hair Pa wears purple and Ma wears pink and Mil in real life Mr Mills appears very large on film thank to huge body suit that trans forms him Into a Gorg My suit weighs 50 pounds It gets really hot inside and it takes a lot of energy to jump around in it he said The other two Gorgs and Mr Mills area t new to wearing strange out fits or performing theyve done mime mask and commedla dell arte work before for their two year old Toronto mime company NEW SHOW Shooting for the new show ended in early August and begins again In January I can t see it falling Mr Mills said Its a good snow just as good as old Show Although there are a lot of slapstick comedy rou tines involving chasing of the and a lot of Junior falling flat on his face Mr Mills face looked none the worse for all those meetings with the studio floor At first we were walk into walls and tripp ing over our own feet he laughed remembering Its difficult to sec and hear while Inside the hulking seven fool co stume Its hard work but fun You learn a lot We re a very tight work ing group and we felt free to offer our Ideas and contribute we werent just old what to do ONE WEEK Despite the bulky Gorg costume Mr Mills sold he was still able to do acrobatics wearing it but that he had to coropen sate for the outfit by making his movements larger Each of the 12 shots took one week to do and Mr Mills attributed that Continue on page if By CHRIS Herald Slalf Writer Its unlikely that the future will see more mun lei pal councillors serving on the province police commissions Ontario attorney general Roy McMurtry told reporters In Georgetown Wednes This does not Indicate a lack of confidence in the local people ho said at the North Golf and Country Club before speaking at a fund raising dinner for the Burl Progressive Con servative Association Its absolutely io I to maintain the per ELECTION CENTRAL What do councillors do Answers to your questions Here are some items which may be of interest to voters beading to the polls In Hallon Hills there arc residents voting with the public school system and 60S with the Catholic or separate school system for a total of voters there ore voters In Acton Ward 1 In voters In George towns Ward and in the community Ward town councillors having rejected a ten per cent raise year in favor of sis per cent earn per year The- mayor salary is regional councillors Including mayors receive for their duties The regional chairman Is paid Travelling to from regional headquarters councillors are paid cents Hills Hydro commissioners receive an honorarium of The Commissions chairman receives 2600 and If commissioners attend meetings outside of the town they axe paid an additional SO school board trustees are paid on the public board The chairman gets about separate school trustees earn 3 Their to change as The Herald went to press Tuesday evening Advance polls will be held from a to this Saturday If you can vote on election day Nov advance polling stations will be at the towns Trafalgar Road offices the Main Street p Residents have been Informed by mall where their polling stations are located Thirtyeight candidates are vying for 17 seats on local and regional councils the Hydro Commiss ion and the public and separate school boards Hydro commissioners Mutt Allison Ward 2 and Bill Smith Ward have been acclaimed as have regional councillors Run Miller Ward John Word and Mike Armstrong Ward ception as well as tho reality that the police operate with some degree of independence from pol itical influence he said Police are still account able but on a day today basis they must carry out responsibilities free from political Influence Huron has a five- member police com miss ion Its two regional coun ell appointees arc Oakvlite Mayor Harry Barrett and Burlington Jim Grieve NO PROBLEM While he understands councillors feelings about their participation In the Last chance for tickets Herald Special The Cultural Centres week long anniversary celebration Nov 1 to is almost here and tickets for the special events arc going fast you act now you con stilt get seats for the folk band Brigand Amateur An Evening of Song and Music and Long John dry THEYRE OLD FRIENDS It was II years ago that artist Oetlerle left made the sculpture that Only lately has be picked up the same theme of flat shapes again In Us work Together with Takalhlma centre and Lb I Mr Oetlerle were on band at the gallery opening day Saturday of their exhibition The three artists ore immigrants turned Canadian with backgrounds that have influenced their work Don forget about Dick and His Cat a special per forma for children next Saturday Nov All in ail Its going to be a great week I Come out and support your Cullual Centre For tickets and Information call the recreation de partment at 8775185 and Georgetown or Acton Amateur Night roster p SOFTLY SADIE Veterinarian Bob DeanMNd and Ma dog Sadie were special guests at Joey Baileys Kindcrfra class at the Georgetown Friday morning Dr Desmond from Ike Georgetown Anion I talked la boot pet care invited them la listen la Sadies through a stethoscope Among the children who momentarily dabbled In veterinary science was Peter Mashlaler HeraM photo