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the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY MAY 16 1984 Traditional rural life fading study By AN Herald Staff Farmers feel their concerns are being ignored and their rural community la disappearing Thats according lo a recent of form residents in Regional planning staff undertook the survey for a scries of bock- ground papers called Rural Development Policy Review Of l farm residen ces In the region unlet received the survey In the mail per cent responded planner Peter told town councillors at their general committee meeting night The majority of the respondents had lived in for more than 10 years were middle aged or older and two thirds of them were full or pari time farmers According to the statistics the majority earned a gross Income of less than from their farm ing Beef feed and cash crops were the majority of uses tor the farms which averaged just over acres Hie I arm era reported hat complaints from nonFarmers about odor noise and manure had Increased by per cent In the past five years As far as problems caused by dogs hey increased by per cent in the same time period Mr told coun cillors from his survey statistics Vandalism problems increased by izo per cent far these same farmers The majority favor the regions official plan policies Mr noted INSTEP Members of Georgetown Army Cadet Corps inarch around during their eleventh Annual Inspection list Wednesday The Army are made up of people 13 IB yean age who usually the alter their Cemetery damage will cost Film producer will capture Armenian Boys orphan story Damage estimates to tombstones in the Acton Cemetery are over Mayor Miller said 16 headstones had been knocked over in the cemetery last week and four had been badly damaged A similar incident occurred 18 months ago and the young man responsible for the damage was convicted and given a two year Is he out on parole Coun Phil Carney quipped Councillors are to receive a report on the damage They were told some of the damage was Irreparable Traditi onally there is no insurance on headston es town treasurer Ray King sold Film cameras will be rolling again this summer for a July 1 picnic of the George town Boys Montreal film produ cer Dorothy Manooklan told The Herald she plans to be shooting the reunion of the Boys at Cedarvalc Park In Georgetown The Boys ore former residents of the park from when It was a farm Theyre Armenian orphans brought to Canada in 1923 from the Lord Mayors Fund orphan age in Corfu Greece EIGHT Only eight to years old when they arrived in Georgetown theyre now all over years old Their parents were slaughtered during the BANGORAMA TIME Musical ride tops list of colorful events BangORama H pro- to be as jj fill entertaining and explosive as the works that annually grace the skies of Halt- on Hills every May thanks the George- town Optimists For the eighth year the mists have provided a day at the Georgetown grounds with enough activities to keep a whole family occupied the entire day The Victoria Day bra lions will be high- lighted by two special events this year The famed Musical Ride will be making an appearance at the Fairgrounds starting p show ing off their horseman ship skills bright red coats wide bnmm The precision riders will then do a walk through the hospital grounds so that patients at Georgetown District Hospital can see the handsome riders with their lances and banners a marching band from Georgetown Kentucky will be performing to spectators Theyll be In the parade thats sche duled to start at 30 on Boulev ard south of Maple Avenue The parade which includes five bands some floats and antique cars will proceed west on Maple Avenue north on Main Street weal on Mill Street south on Market Street and wesl on Park Street Into Ihe Fairgrounds Fireworks will be per than last year containing some worth of bangs blasts and colois set to go around dusk Returning from last year will be the ever- popular BMX Bicycle Moto Cross competiti on starting at am and continuing until the late afternoon Also a crowd far the kids is the mid way full of amusements games and rides plus a bike safety clinic and pony rides LOTS TO DO The adults wont walk away garage sale starting at a m commercial displays a tractor pull on bingo custom car show food concessions a band art Show and a pitch In the early evening people can listen to the sounds of the Jeff Barry who enter- tamed spectators last S year at Tickets are children and seniors adults Prices arc reduced after the Musical Ride is completed i Stevens property Kiwanis challenge rented for car park It may only be a dollar but its a step In the right direction Town councillors accepted the offer of a to rent out their recently acquired Stevens property as a paring lot Monday There a numb er of us in favor of purchasing that land and we knew there would be an excellent return on that proper ty Mike Arm strong teased Im happy to sec It start ing The for the land was made by the Georgetown Optimists Club Theywantlouselt during their Bang-O- Rama celebration In the nearby Georgetown Fairgrounds Optimist president John said he anticipated a bigger turnout lhan normal ALL THAT GLITTERS A Kiwanis club from Red Deer Alberta has challenged our Georgetown club to a danccrclse competition During their regular Wednesday luncheon meeting the Georgetown Kiwanis will IS minutes at the North Golf and Country Club to exercise Their movements will be supervised by dance and fitness Instructor Laurie Burns and a video tape will be sent to Red Deer to prove how fit one of our service clubs are Wheres the beef A total of pounds of steaks hams and bacon with an estimated value of 000 were taken from Ihe IGA store on Guelph Street sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning A roof hatch had been pried open on he roof but it is now known whether or not entry was gained there TurkMi genocide of shooting Armenian people at the FILMING turn of the century and Prior to the July Armenian Relief picnic at Cedarvale Association of Canada Mrs Manooklan will be arranged for them to doing some filming come to Georgetown around lown She said Thl3 summer the last years filming was Bays will be putting up a successful except for historical bronze plaque sound problems due to on Cedarvale Park windy weather building In memory of The project has their time there received in Mrs will federal funds from the be there to record the department of action for her half hour turalism Another documentary on the has been promised The Boys She showed up Armenian communities last year at the Toronto and Montreal anniversary picnic of sponsored last years the Boys and began her shooting at Undemocratic Seven background papers prepared by regional staff on rural development have own Sheldon worried Sheldon Is concerned that the papers released last December will be used as a basis for regional policies Many of the points made in the papers are unproven she Much of what is in there could find its way into regional plans yet the findings arc based on a survey of people Sheldon said I find that a rather undemocratic approach The survey in the third background paper was only sent 4G1 farm residences in the region Disabled discount The Hills Recreation and Parks I Department encourages disabled participants to register for summer programs This year disabled registrants are offered a 50 per cent discount off all summer programs I It la required that all disabled participants are registered by Friday June 1 1984 so arrange ments can be made for their special needs For more Information please call the Recreation and Parks at 877E18S Section A Pure fun explosion with Acton High Schools Grease On he beat with policeman Nick Leon Georgetown train its lion included in book about the steam era Meet the Georgetown Section B How to gel reelected on a budget Grow your beard for Pioneer Days Howard principal likes teaching Holy Cron student at Black Creek Pioneer Village Focus for graduates Section Georgetown District High School student wrestles way to Canadian Champ still unbeatable How to for getting In shape Report says nonfarm residences are blight AU that is not gold as the Prince of Morocco Mike Turner left and his slave Aaron Gooding learned Thursday night when hey chose the gold casket The Prince was one of three suitors seeking the hand el Portia Karen In the Georgetown District High Schools performance of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice Neighbors are mar vellous have In the rural community a ton Hills farmer and landscupe architect told councillors Monday night Deborah of Acton objected to the use of the term aest hetic blight being used lo describe nonfarm residences in Ihe rural Our neighbors are not aesthetic blights Mrs Sankey protested Even farmers say rural estates make their property more attract ive She said nonfarm residents in the country give the rural lax base a boost and farmers benefit from the increa sed services it affords I welcome our neigh bors Mrs said enthusiastically They increase my vole if Ihey live In rural area In She said she believed rural non farm resi dents would be on Iho side of farmers when it came voting on issues because they would understand rural probl ems better because they live in the country Mrs said the demand for residences in the rural areas has grown In Hills creating higher land prices here People are willing to pay more because they value a location near the Lester B Pearson airport and Toronto she Referring to Ihe regl Rural Develop ment Policy Review recent series of papers prepared by regional staff Mrs said she saw many inconsi stencies in it The looks nega tively on farm use of Ha lions agricultural land Mrs said increased trespassing and vandalism la the rural areas isnt due to people coming and liv ing In the country In talking with police she said she learned there are very few Inci dents of vandalism in the rural areas reported police Instead having neigh bors Is a benefit Mrs Sankey said When her goals escape hey alert her of he animals whereabouts she commented Mrs Sankey asked councillors lo be very careful about reviewing the regions sludy Councillors Mike Armstrong and Ross Kncchlel suggested she take her presentation to Ihe region and air her views here The region la welcoming public and town response its staff report GREAT CANADIAN PARTICIPACTION CHALLENGE Wednesday May 16 Shape up Hills Its National Fitness Week and were being challenged by a community from Red Deer Alberta The fitness competition with Red Deer will determine how many residents were physically active for minutes today Wednesday Dont let your fellow residents down Together with everyones par ticipation we can prove that Hills is the most active community in Canada Just exercise for minutes doing the activity of your choice then register by calling challenge hotline at Limehouse woman dies in car crash A weekend accident has claimed the f of a woman who was a passenger in a 1970 Plymouth Ada Roughley died Injuries she received from the Friday evening accident The Plymouth driven by Margaret Anderson of Georgetown was northbound on Winston Churchill Boulevard and apparently failed to observe a motorcycle travelling westbound at Ihe Sideroad inter section The Honda motorcycle driven by Edward of Georgetown struck the right side of the mouth Mr was admitted to George town District Memorial Hospital with internal injuries His condition is reported as stable Mrs Anderson was admitted to GDMH for observation and dis charged Sunday morning Blanche of and Amanda Harlow of Georgetown who were passengers in the Ply mouth escaped with minimal injuries An Investigation still underway and no decision has yet been made regarding MOTHERS DAY GIFTS Georgetown Jaycelte Stringer convinces Angle Cook to buy a carnation for Mothers Day The were at the Georgetown Marketplace Saturday selling carna tions with proceed going to fight Multiple Sclerosis Herald photo Smoke pours out of Medical Centre Firefighters were called to the Medical Centre behind George town District Memorial Hospital when smoke broke out In the building at approximately 3 Thursday Halton Hills Hydro had been working on a transformer at the back of the building Apparently a power but there was no fire only smoke pored out of the building At firefighters were again called to the scene but it was found 0 be a lingering odor from he previous incident Damages in he inci dent have not yet been estimated and are now under investigation RCMP open house If youre a horse lover or you Just love to see those men red the Musical Ride will be holding an open house Sunday afternoon from p m until The horses are being kept under Cents at Cedarvale Park In Georgetown although they were originally to have been kept at Memorial Arena