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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), November 10, 1982, p. 10

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SECTION A THE HERALD November ELECTION CENTRAL secures Esquesing trusteeship WHAT A PARTY Opening the tint evening of amateur performance In John Theatre lhe Echo group broke the tee Organized the recreation department to celebrate Halt Hill Centre flrat la Tuetdays amateur night brought oat about people Including a fair number of children The evening wax repeated more local talent hut night The oneyear old Glen group told their audience they were celebrating birthday this month loo Herald photos by She a hit with the When Frances bid trim appeared on Elliott Theatre the alt wiggled and cast veiled expect ant glances at each other was the Tint Ihe and likely many or the audience had etcr heard lite When she opened her month and the sound came out they I disappointed I money sonny I love the eel ol in my sang Joseph Gib bons Public School teach Alan Nov The Grade and French Immersion teacher had John Elliott Theatre audience chortling at his four original love Guitar In hand he alio sang of his love for television The Georgetown Uni versity Women Clubs Super Sundays series continued with Mime- light a pair of young performers poking a llllle speechless fun at every day lite Mime Ugh ten performed at tht John Elliott Theatre Sunday was en Joyed by a large crowd of youngster and adults alike One sketch ially enjoyed by the depicted a h band Kenneth Noster trying to teach his wife Mar- how to drive For further Inlorm- about Super call or GARA holds elections of its I own The Georgetown Area Ratepayers Association a new executive chosen las Tuesday night prior loGARA oilcandidates meeting Brian Bush returns as president as do vicepresidents Roy and Belly Fisher Rita Thomson signs on as vicepresident Mike is the new treasurer and Mctarthy is secretary is in charge memberships This years election has kept the GARA particularly busy recently In addition to organizing the dates night it coordinated local Cable TV coverage of election results reporting in figures as they became available from the central returning office it the Gordon Arena in Georgetown 2Hickor Dock presents a offering Fairy tales like Clnd ere I la and Jack and the l just for children books Ask any member of the George- Theatre I They re universal the stuff made of Add some comedy puffs of magic boisterous music and sharply clever dialogue the immor fain talc turns into satire or in theatrical pantomime is pooling forces the Peel Pantomime Players this Christmas season for Hickory Dick Dock a for young from two to with different characters spilling over ihe stage Theres Evil Baron a collector of clocks and his hilar iova henchmen Slap and Tickle Adventures abound as lovable Dame Foxtrot played by GLT Veteran Ron Hunt and ardent admirer King Neptune In an inderuater cave Add a Jairy two an evil demon a sea monster and toot forgetting your own Audience and it promises Jo be a family show you want to Bolstering Ihe promise lively Christmas for the whole Emily is the proud Hen of Ihe Players ho claim of experience in theatre for the young and Pig hert and put on one fine show a year Another farottUr performer Ron was invited by the Players to direct 1W Christ but wtA Start your evening of TV with Cable Presenting your community r to Call 1270 returned to their board of education seats inViardsl 3 and while in Richard come to the fore after a close start with opponent Jim In Ward 1 Arlene Bruce held onto her two- year old seat with a wide win over opponent Bert Asked if shed been awakened by The Herald call at midnight Monday Mrs Bruce re plied Are you kidding We were just waiting with baled breath for the TV she said I am feeling very good Weve worked hard 1 really looking for ward to going at it again she said Id have been really disap pointed if I hadnt had this job You dont know how important something is to you until you risk losing It Mrs Bruce attributed her win to a satisfied public A lot of people said I had a good record They were happy with my approach and had seen tot of things Ivo been involved in with parents groups and schools Mrs Bruce said Thats the kind of feedback I got from people at the Incumbent Betty Fisher raked in the votes for and beating contestant Richard Clarke It been a tough three weeks she said Monday night was scared sure but 1 fas perfect about being back on It was a good victory I had a great campaign staff They worked their bulla She said this campaign differed from her first school board campaign This time more was delegated and it was bigger campaign Going door to door Mrs Fisher said she was astounded that com plaints about the board budget came up so rarely She id she was expect ing more people to attack her about the million budget Either people are re signed to the fact or they just dont care Mrs Most people were really satisfied with the education their kids arc getting They were pleased with their schools and the teachers Concerned about the budget herself Mrs Fisher said she would be making special efforts to keep a commitment she made following the last budget to keep costs from soaring A newcomer to the board of educa tion though not to public life is Ward winner Richard Dick Beating opponent Jim for the seat vaca ted by the death Walker this September Mr 46 attribu ted his win to the personal contact he made with his constituents A Georgetown lawyer with his office on Main Street Mr said this is his fourth campaign and he was cohering the same area as when he was on council Before he left public office in 1976 Mr served three years on the farmer township of council another three years on the Halton Hills council and one and a half years as a regional councillor For the past four years he has been chairman of the library board and said now that he has won the seat as trustee he will have to resign from tbe library board Mr said his term would have ended in December any way and he hadnt been planning to reapply I think Jim for his tint tune running Wards incumbents return Marilyn bounced into her fourth term as town councillor Monday night leading the ballotting for Ward by a margin Next In the running was Coun Harry Levy with votes The two in cum bents beat new chall Mike Ross Coun Serjeantson pre dicts that the coming three year term will be tough in terms of keeping costs down while main taining the towns current service levels Monday night she watched the results come in at the A colt Arena then Joined Mayor Pete victory party a l the Chateau Restaur ant on Street She was unavailable for comment as of press time Ward Coun Harry Levy hod Just about finished celebrating Monday night when con tacted at home by The Herald Under the circum stances because I waa tied up a lot during the campaigning I was real pleased with the re sults Coun Levy said I certainly didnt knock on too many doors People must have voted my post A councillor since 1969 he s been through nine elections so far but said it doesnt get easier as the years go by The general manager and comptroller of Roof- mart Ontario Ltd in Brampton Coun Levy said his business keeps him busy However from the res be was able to talk to he said he found people were concerned with taxes and most of them were aware that was his specialty Favoring tight budget control Mr Levy Is chairman of the Hills finance committee end said although the town Is very healthy now with no new debts and a balanced budget coming up for next year there will be financial problems In future Were ahead of many other communities Mr Levy said We started this year with over half a million dollars to good but It wont be so next year Hes already been working on next years budget and warns the coming year is going to be really lough Many councillors really understand what the are for the board of education but by the same token the board of education baa to have some celling Mr Levy ss Id referring to the IBM budget thai had raised Halton Hills taxes and had raised voter content with councillors Work wins for Irene did very well and is to be congratulated for doing so well Mr said of his opponent The two were watching results In the Arena It started off close I was kind of worried but as It went through the night It seemed to pull Mr will Join tbe board before the other new trustees who will be sworn in In December He said be had received a letter indicating that because tbe Ward seat has been empty since Sep tember so close to the elections the board had decided to fill It this way until December rather than undertake a hiring procedure as they would otherwise New face on Hydro Knocking on 123 doors a day since she declared her Intention to run as separate school trustee helped Irene McCauley hold onto the seat she won two years ago Im very happy I was very nervous My oppo nents were good Mrs McCauley said Monday night at Arena where returns were post ed Ira really glad people came out and vot ed tor me Looking forward to a three year term as trustee Mrs who won back the seat over challengers Tom Simmons and Irene Wood said she will be fighting for Junior kinder garten and homo econo mics and industrial courses in Catholic ele mentary schools She said she received a lot of positive comments about her work on the board from people she met during the campaign Everyone said Mrs McCauley youve worked hard Mrs said 1 think my expe rience helped me get back In With two years expe rience behind her now Mrs McCauley thinks the learning process will con tinue still for her but many things wont be as difficult for her as when she first became trustee I was very fortunate the workers I had helping me They won this for me Mrs McCauley said of her volunteers Trustees for the 1983 separate school board will be sworn In Dec VINCE Election stories by Pederian Paul and Chris Thanks All His Loyal Supporters For Their Help In The Municipal Election A former Acton and later Halton Hills hydro supervisor has ousted veteran commissioner Wilf McEachem from Ward Hydro Commiss ion seal Doug Mason spent 35 years with hydro offices In the area most of them In a supervisory position until he retired two years ago When all the polls re ported in Mr Mason had edged out Mr Mc Eachcrn by slightly less than votes ending a career on Commissions which stretched for more than IB years a Hydro commissioner for six years the last two as chairman of Hills Hydro retained his Ward 3 commission seat He was opposed by Misslss Hydro employee Norm Tretter and down town Georgetown busi nessman Ralph Fletcher Mr Fletcher the clos est oppo nents lost by votes although he proved to be strong competition for the incumbent as votes were counted throughout the evening Mr praised Mr Fletcher as a wor thy opponent who rhourt ted a strong campaign and worked at it He added that people have shown a continued Inter est in Hydro turning out lo vote for a new Commi ssion despite a lapse of several years since the last Commission was elected enough the production turned into a full scale collaboration between the Georgetown and Bramp ton groups run at Lester Pearson Theatre Nov and Dec followed by Dec 10 and performances at the John Elliott Theatre in Georgetown What is not apparent from the schedule is an enormous amount and hard work for a cast of IB chorus and a backstage So before the clock sinkcs one order your tickets early to avoid disappointment The Georgetown shows are Dec 10 at pm and Dec 11 and 12 at and M pin All scats arc hut groups of or more can buy for A stamped self add invclope your order and will ensure quick return of your tickets Mail to Box Georgetown or phone the box at BARRY D TIMLECK CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 16 Rd S Suite 301 Halton Hills Georgetown Ontario 8776948 MahBltYouneH- CERAMICS Enrolment now being taken for NOVEMBER CLASSES Amwtrang q Ontario CHURCH DIRECTORY CANADIAN THEATRES GEORGETOWN 3 Spectacles are not all created equal Georgetown Optical Unequalled for Eyewear Anywhere Georgetown Optical 8773562 COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE Georgetown Market Place no one 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