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MITSUBISHI VCR SPECIAL VHS FRONT LOAD I MOTOR DRIVE 8 FUNCTION REMOTE CONTRDI 629 as SECTION Highland Fling This Friday come on down to the George town Fairgrounds for a a Highland Fling To celebrate the open ng of the Games the next day a marquie or hugt tent will be set up The Scottish folk group will be ploying at beer garden and organizers will be selling buttons draw tickets and programs lor the Chicken winners Winners of the Optimist Bang Chicken Club splay contest came from Mrs grade class at George Kennedy who collected the prize In second ere the boys and girls from Mrs class at Georgetown District Christian School winning Harrison Public School won third prize and a 100 cheque for their artwork fundraiser Saturday June there will be a yard sale sponsored by the Brampton Birth Alternatives at Arietta Street Georgetown The proceeds will go towards lit AC lending library and promoting alternatives on childbirth For more information call Health behavior Health cart consultant Cirolyn conducted a survey on the health status and health of residents in the region The first phase of the project has just been compiled and includes agespecif analysis and tho 10 leading risk factors for the regions population The project is to help ihe Health Council point a finger at what health on programs art necessary in the on Causes of death You II have to wa til midJune to nd out what are the 10 leading causes of death and hospital admissions In Carolyn Sherk t go to spill the bums until the data she s been collecting over the past year has been reviewed and approved by the Health Council Health Promotion Committee and regional councillors Ms started the project last June for the Health Council With two slants she looked at statistics kept by the region hospitals and Ministry of Health vital statistics on birth and death rates and causes of death in the region Janice graduates Rural preservation People for the Preservation of Rural Living are holding a public meeting June 13 at The meeting will bring their supporters and the public up to date on events surrounding Brampton Brickyards attempt to move their operation to the Cheltenham area The location of the meeting is at the Credit View Public School Those attending will also hear about plans for the future Oncof theorems planned Is a km fund raising run June For more information call Mrs It J Snow of Georgetown are proud to announce that their daughter Janice has graduated from the University of Waterloo and has recti her Bachelor of Mathematics Degree in Computer on the program Convocation were held in Water lot Saturday May 26 Janice mended Public School and graduated as an Ontario Scholar from Georgetown and District High School Janice is now employed with IBM in Toronto Joes on the road Joe Luciw of RR4 Acton is member of he Environmental Explorations crow that is taking to the roads to promote environmental studies and activities The program is sponsored by the provincial Ministry of the Environment The Environmental Explorations program will send a team throughout Ontario to promote outdoor education among thousands of children adults counsellors and teachers in over locations this summer Mr is a third year Earth Sciences student at the University of Snakes alive Snakes Snakes Snakes Have you ever wondered about snakes is your thane to learn more about these interesting characters Mountsberg Wildlife Centre near ville is holding a session about snakes from 1 3 June 10 For more Information call weekdays Biblical computers Bible oriented computer programs will be available for children taking part In the Mountain view Baptist Church vocation Bible school this July Work with computers is one of the many activities volunteer teachers have planned with Reverends Paul and Dean Tate for the July 9 to 13 morning classes Children from two to years old are welcome to attend but must be registered by June To register call Rev Tate at the church at MM Highland profits Admission to Speysjde Highland Games ttfor students and free for seniors Any profits made by the organizers will go towards buying new bleachers for the I- air grounds returns Is back for the summer of and It bigger this year to serve the farmer better Due to the large demand for last year 10 more crews have been added Those Interested farmers or agricultural societies should contact their local A F office Autocross driver Bill LeFeurvre man races Saturday ROBIN Herald Staff After investing approximately 5 in his cor Limehouse resident Bill may suffer an extreme loss If he is in an accident as his vehicle Is not Insured is Involved with championship racing and drives what he calls a very sophisticated dune buggy He will be racing Saturday at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto racing was developed from off road racing and popular in California in the late 1960 s In you get into this type of thing for about Mr said involved in autocross racing kind of by accident Mr LeFeurvre had his present house built In 19GB white he was formula racing at After he ran out of money for the house he sold all his equipment for financial support Now a surveyor during the day Mr LeFeurvre races almost every weekend during the March to November season The biggest change Mr LeFeurvre sees in formula and racing is that the Is physically more demanding because of the roughntss of the track It takes a lot more out of you he said STRICT The rules arc as strict as stock car racing and the competition is just as keen Mr said Mr can reach speeds of approximately 125 miles per hour on some of the longer tracks with the proper gearing d tracks are made up of a variety of bumps and turns in which the race in about half hour heats Off road racing is very demanding on the car and it t be uncommon to go through two shock breaks during a race Mr LeFeurvre said He spends an average of fouhours maintenance on his car after each race In 1973 Mr LeFeurvre broke his knee when a part of the suspension on his vehicle broke and his In said Sometimes conditions con get dusty and if a car has spun out or Is stalled in the dust you may not sec it and end up hitting It Mr said LEADING Mr LcFturvrc is lending in point standings in the Points Series which involves races in Ontario Quebec British Columbia and some ports of the S Although he has already won two races this year Mr LeFeurvre said an could go a whole season without winning a race and still be In tho points fund which Is divided between the point leading drivers While most of the meets arc held at outdoor tracks stadium racing is now becoming more popular among organizers Montreal has had stadium racing for the past five years and Toronto Is now in its third Mr LeFeurvre sees a lot of future in the stadium aspect of autocross racing We are bringing the cars to the people Instead of the people going to the cars he said CARS At an average meet Mr LeFeurvre said there would be about cars ready to participate They are then divided into various different classes which narrows the field down to race sizes of about cars Approximately 36 cars are entered In the stadium races and if BO request to race the promoters will draw to see who will If a driver Is successful at a weekend meet he may receive to for a first place finish In stadium racing a first place finish may be worth about There good money in the winning Mr said The competition is keen and I love that the travelling and of course the winning are some of the things Mr enjoys most about autocross racing I now and as long as I feel alright I be going til I m fifty Mr LeFeurvre said Hill is shown here seated in his racer Mr figures about per cent of his competition arc American whose cars are right uptodate because of the price difference In the U S He must pay per cent on the dollar when importing parts from the S where the sport is popular and the parts are available Herald photo by Robin Bake well Meet the principal Carl Hymers left hockey for a teaching career STUDENT POWER The Georgetown District High School cooperative education students said a great big thank you Thursday afternoon to the over 40 employers involved In making the program a success Attending the reception were left to right Grade student Dave Wood ID secretary Marie Kaiser Grade 1 student Frank Bernhardt 17 and Walter Doth students have put In hours of work at the station atop IheNorval hill Frank going to be working here part time gas this summer Both students worked on cars under Mr supervision They are Grade 1Z technical education graduates and hoping to be auto mechanics Bits bytes the key atRockwood camp By ROBIN Herald Staff John Robson came up with an idea for a com puter day camp for children after reading through some Journals He feels the community needs this type or pro gram and will leach children from nine years old to a maximum of IS years old the BASIC computer BASIC is the bases of all the commands in a computer system With this program knowledge you can do a variety of tasks on the computer such as games math business and language activities It is the imentary language of computer accord to Mr The daycamp which is in its second year of operation involves a half day Instruction on computers and the other half of day spent on sporting activities or arts and crafts The daycamp is on Mr s farm in and has IBM atari apple commodore computers on hand Mr calls the program totally indl vlduallzcd We don t LEGION LINES teach to a whole group we teach to the indivi dual he said adding that the children can work at their own speed Only ten children per week can be admitted to the course at a cost of each The camp is open from July till August Mr Is also Involved with computer classes for adults There is a class for people who are interested In buying a computer which will help them decide which one might be best suited for their needs Further Information be obtained by calling the Rockwood Computer School Geo rgetown number By ROBIN BAKFWFH Herald Staff Carl Hymers who is principal at Smith Middle School made a decision not to play professional hockey in return for a career in education Although Mr played both Junior and senior hockey with regards to the National Hockey League he explained I would n have fine wife or the two beautiful daughters and the experience of working with good people if that route had been open for me It was pretty clear in my own mind that when I left high school I wanted to teach he said While teaching at a public school in St Marys near London Mr piayod hockey with a Junior team During this period he become the league scoring on acquiring SO goals in 3j games The local students who would watch the games would chant Go Mr Go while he wa on the ice MEANING This was very mean ingful to me and I think it was encouraging to the students I was work with at the time Mr Hymers said I had no discipline pro blems because I was a local hockey hero In 1963 Mr was one two people invited to piny hockey with the Windsor Bull digs on three week tour involving games in Germany Czecho slovakia and Russia the Russians the Windsor Bulldogs were the only team to beat them This led to Invito on to in Russia and they became the first team to pi iy behind the Iron Curtain After almost years teaching and as a Vice Principal Mr Hymers became- a Principal in 1979 at Lynbrook Public School in He has been principal at McKenzieSmith Middle School since last Sep tember The favorite part of his job as a principal Is creating growth unities for people Old for pioneer Meat torn to tin By mark as ft tat3 sped year in George- by C 1 towns a local C Printing history Street about iBHirwwitrocburfraatiU and m ted Historical George- at to town I their e brochure will be Creek jdtocaculwith fine wu mum Day ami has been produced with town Is Mji theeoDaboraUoaofWal- Lewis local begUm eric librarian and number or the over Society to the and the Days will for ha the Central IN YOUR OPINION Question What are your best memories of Park School At our election of the Executive held June 3 the following were elected President Norm Ward 1st Vice President Bill Kirk 2nd Vice President Eric Clarke Executive members Horry Allen Herb Arnold Ray Clarke Harry Brown Immediate Past President Is Harold Any member who has chairs that require rewebbing can leave them at the Branch where they will be taken to the ARC Workshop in Hornby and relumed to the Branch The prices are so for a large chair and IS or a small chair STEAKNIGHTat the Branch Tickets from the Stewards at each PARADE InconjunctlonwIththelOOF we will be holding a Decoration Day Parade June assembling at the GoTrain Station at p and parading to the cemetery at It would be appreciated that as many members as possible turn out EUCHRE June 1 winners Ladies 1st Sharon Morgan 2nd Edna Booby Swltzcr Men 1st 2nd Jim Booby Mike ENTERTAINMENT in the Lounge June SICK LIST Georgetown Hospital Sam Gisby and Harlow CAR DRAW May J Foster Cheery Mathews and Ward Roy Haley 107 Bonnie Maxwell Mid Likely our school trip to Niagara Falls in Grade Lit David Norton of George town said I remember we spent two hours alter school one night trying to convince principal Mr Catling to let two boys come with us In the girls car Mrs Norton liked the friends she made at Park and the fact that the school was bo near the Fairgrounds A little fellow who banged his head on a desk Valerie White Jordan said She was a primary grades teacher at Park years ago Mrs Jordan taught for three years at Park and now teaches in Milton It was a nice place to teach because of all the parkland around Of course all the houses t here then riends Most of us still live in Georgetown Jnikle Lined Mac far lane of Georgetown said The former student said her children now go to Park School Most of the girls I met here wort still friends to day I remember standing on the stage trying to bang tvo sticks Stewart a former s udent now llv ing in Toronto said I remember having my first crush on girls most of whom are here to day A I9G0 graduate of the school Mr Saxe Bald friends he made at Park arc his friends It was my first teach Job It was a fairly small school and staff It was like home Marilyn of Peterborough said She used to teach Grades 3 and at Park and now does supply teaching Everybody was really friendly Mrs said She recalled putt on shows for the rest of the school once a year with her class