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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 27, 1985, p. 11

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Mill St Tanning Centre 8779766 the herald 1 1 fcr SECTION SECTION B HERALD Wednesday February Page 1 Move to Brazil Rev Graham Bland of St Altons Anglican Church in Ihe Glen will speak about his upcoming move to Brazil at Days for World Development event tonight Feb at St Georges Anglican Church Georgetown Includes short film People of No Interest about Br inn farmers working for change All welcome l adventure club Join Adventure Club during March Break Activities for children will Include roller and ice skating movies theatre day sports day a day trip to Mountsberg Park to enjoy a ringoff parly and much much more Cost Is per day per child or for the whole week Families registering two or more children receive a 10 per cent discount Activities are daily from to p Extended care is also available Call now to join in the fun Family life talk Tonight you con learn how to run your family life democrat Rhonda Collls direct or of the Peel Family Education Centre is giving a talk at a he St Altons Anglican Church Hall in Glen Williams She be giving parents tips on how to communicate better with their family and develop positive traits In their children Everyones invited For more information call Susan Johnson at IS Books wanted Books are wanted for the annual University Womens Club book sale at Knox Church Hall from to p m Books good quality magazines and childrens records may be dropped off at the library or at McDonalds or call or for pickup Proceeds from the book sale go to projects Library tax clinic Tax preparation will be done at no charge by volunteers from the local branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario The Georgetown Library will be presenting this tax preparation assistance on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from during the first two weeks of March This service will be provided only to people whose household income does not exceed for those with no dependents or for those with dependents The guidelines are waived for those who are disabled People may make appointments by contacting he Library at ABC guest speaker The Association for Bright children demystifies The I C Identification Placement and Review Committee This meeting will special interest lo parents of grade four students and lo parents of identified gifted students whose placement Is reviewed annually The guest speaker Is Roger Walt Vice- Principal at John Tuck Public School and the meeting will be on Monday March at at John T Tuck Public School Spruce Ave Burlington C please contact Pat Stuart 2887 Injured workers meet The North Ha lion Association of Injured Workers will meet Wednesday Feb at the Optimist Club Hall on Highway 7 The hall is located north of the slderoad on the east side All injured workers are welcome For more Information call Interfest quiz competition LEGION LINES In the Zone Bowling Competition which was held in Brampton on Feb one of our three teams came In third qualifying them to enter the District Competition which was held in Bronte on Feb 23 where they came In fourth The team consisted of Richard Clarke Wayne Norton Gary Hole Gardiner Bruce Clarke and Jack In the singles bowling Gary Hole came in second scoring 820 which Intides him for the Provincial Competition being held In Cornwall In House Trophy Crib tournament held Feb the trophy was won by waltc and Bert Porter the runners up being Bob Dumper and Bruce Hope The Shuffieboard House Trophy will be played for on March registrations at 12 noon with play commencing at II 30 p Our next general meeting will be held Feb at m For all those who arc Interested in going lo Plymouth for their Memorial Day Celebration there will be another meeting p March 17 will also bo a notice in the Branch for a list of those members who are Interested March I there will be a Roast Shoot registrations at 2 m and play commencing at 3 P m for S games Diamond Jubilee Souvenirs may be ordered or purchased from either Bruce Collins Norm Ward or Lloyd Ilounsell CAR DRAW Feb 32 winners 379 Redmond and Cox 92 Eileen Crcory Ron J Feb winners ladies let Ethel Anthony 2nd Jean Cowers Booby Grettn Men 1st Fred 2nd John Burgess Booby Keith Mnllette ENTERTAINMENT In the Lounge on Saturday March 2 will be provided by Sheila and Gifted students come together Herald Staff What country lies lo the west of Spain If you answered I hat question Ihe time youve finished his sentence here are some middle school students who could rival you in Super Quiz The was part of a lime program organized for gifted dents rem Centennial McKciuic Smith and Miltons Sam her rati Held at McKcnzie Middle School in Wednesdays pro gram Included an hour of social activities orient students each other a problem solving sessi on quiz awards and an of skating Entitled Inlcrfcst it was led OS day of fun academic challenge and peer association which also doubled as he programs goals Judy Clark ihe full lime instructor for gifted children in the north said that some of Ihe students feel isolated antffelt biggest bene fit would be the Inter- reaction between he students Keith a teacher from Sam Sherratt in Milton said Ihe minds of the students are always popping in differ directions he solving exert I on what could be done about the endangered whale A barrage of ideas and incentives came from students such as T- and milk ear Ion publicity stunts lot tor I and free Duran records to draw attention towards the wholes Italian Hill trustee lictly Fisher called the concept for the students Fabulous She said it gave the students a peer group outside their own would assist them dcinlcnJly and would expand heir horizons Matthew a 10 year old student from MiKenile Smith said he enjoyed the problem solving best but found Ihe whole concept interesting Some of the students here are a lot like me and some of them arc totally different he said UP FOR GRABS Mike Martin was a good sport Saturday braving the steady rainfall and lure motorists Into the Georgetown District High School parking lot Flapping his wings and wiggling his tall feathers Mike was one of the many volunteers helping the drag committee Herald photo Otkville meetings on proposed dump site Region says no to 1986 cultural subsidies Herald Stair There arc two more public meetings schedul ed for this week on Ihe proposed dumps tic for Ihe region garbage Consultants recently named a right next to existing Burling ton dumpslte and were in Turlington last night Tuesday to about It Tonight theres another public meeting scheduled at General Wolfe- Secondary School in and a third meeting Thursday at Milton Halton nial Manor The meet begin at p m Having Ihe consul tori Is a I these meetings is cost ihe region nearly The consultants are charging on an hour ly basis Burlington Wat ter Mulkewich argued that as Peter Walker is he key consultant who coordinated work by the other specialists he should be he only one required the meeting If ihe other consultants want to come they should come at their own expense Consultants are high ly technical people Milton Bill John son said At this stage of ihe game wc cant afford to mess things up Wc have a substan tial investment in particular assessment Ethiopia s children suffering By ROBIN BAKE WELL Herald Slaff There a per cent death rate among children in Ethiopia according to Drew Brown a public relations spokesman for the Ontario Division of the Red Cross Mr Brown spoke to Acton Red Cross members at their annual meeting and awards night at the Christian Reformed Church Feb 18 He said in a report he received from a friend who had visited Ethiopia it was very rare to see a child under Iwo years of age Most of them had died Mr Brown said more people have died in Ethiopia than during the Jewish holocaust during World War Two Ethiopias greatest needs are food and medical help The cash crops in the land have been suffering Hue heavy droughts and Ihe dry winds in the area What was once good land for planting has almost been depleted from any worth because of planting year after year Mr hat one and a half million people in Ethiopia will need help in 1985 at a cost of twohundred million dollars The Red Cross have their own distribution service which Includes about workers in Ethiopia Mr Brown said the Ontario Division of the Red Cross has received money for Ethiopia from people In all walks of life totalling over million We dont keep a nickel of that money and the people on site make decisions on how it is to be spent he said Mr Brown said government matches every dollar donated tor relief in Ethiopia The Acton Red Cross presented awards after guest speaker Drew Brown finished his talk Fire call Feb 12 Approximately 5000 in damage occurred to the Disposal plant on Armstrong Avenue in Georgetown after a fire broke out which started in an electrical heater Nobody was In the building at the time of the fire which was noticed by a passerby Feb 12 Audit for SI million After spending nearly million to identify a suitable site for the regions garbage the region Is now another to find out how the first million was spent Burlington Mayor Bird asked for the audit last weak and he got It The regions auditors Clarkson Gordon with he help of an internal auditor are going to report on the hourly or daily rate for ail consultants and the amount paid each of them during each stage of the study The auditors will Itemize all financial approvals and expenditures ana explain why costs ran over budget and whether these cost over runs received proper approval from regional council- On farm board Halton Hills Mayor Miliar was appointed the regions representative on the Agricultural Advisory Committee last week The committee contributes to the develop ment and maintenance of Ihe agricultural industry in 1 km Id bluff This is the last year the region is handing out cultural grants As of 1986 those grants will have to come from local municipalities Last week regional councillors voted that cultural grants will no longer be paid by region and hat recipl of tHIs years grants be informed they should apply to their local municipality lor a grant in 1980 In a recorded vote Hills Mike Armstrong Juke and David Whiting supported his change Mayor Miller oppo sed it and Coun John McDonald was absent Cultural grants Ihis year were approved for The Sheridan Symphony The Symphony Orchestra 1 and The Milton Pipe and Drums Burlington Coun Wal ter Mulkewich noted he region has a mandate provide grants for social services but no such mandate for cultural drams Milton Brad Clements was concerned that such a move was doing away the development of regio nal cultural identity Carol Gooding said there are some activities that require a broader base than just one and draw memb ers from across the region She opposed he change In giving out cultural grants Summer brochure March he and Parks Depart ment will be distributing their combined spring and summer issue of he community service program brochure This 48 page green booklet will contain information on the many recreational and service agencies In community receive your copy by March then it can be picked up at Hills libraries post arenas pools and various banks and store locations around town Call tS for information Special service New sanctuary for St Andrews By AM Herald For members of St Andrews United Church Sunday was a memorable day It was he day he Georgetown congrcgati on had been looking for ward to for a long time After months of hard work and anticipation the parishioners were able lo hold their first church service In a spanking new sanctuary ail their own on Moun- tainvlcw Rood Led by Rev Tom Bandy first service was a service of asking for a blessing on the house of prayer Aficr years of waiting and working to gether wc consecrate his church today sane luary project committee chairman Doug Mag wood said I think its great Its just exactly whal wc needed Its big enough hold our present congregation and big enough to accommodate growth which wc hope were going get In the next few years Mr said A modern looking building the sanctuary and adjoining lobby and office space cost The project began Jon last year build Ing committee members Ronald Dick Shai Hannah Dorecn Merrill Jack Pickup Lome Mac Leod Ronald Fuller Ann Marie Gootu Bruce A II worth and chairman Doug Up until weekend St Andrews congrega tion was meeting in the square hall hats used during the week by the Georgetown That hall was erected by church members in 1073 when economics dictated a practical multipurpose building rather a churchy Now wilh their fourth home parishioners have their churchy building for celebrating their faith weddings and funerals Before the hall was St members used to hold their services In a port able building erected in Spirit of a congregation Its super It really is A lot of people from the community have commented thai it really captures lit spirit of the congregation Rev It so very open concept space to move around The woodwork in the celling adds warm feeling to the church Its like coming into your living room In some way he You feel can let your hair dawn and make friends The skylight In the ceiling and the six vertical rectangular windows at each corner make the sanctuary a bright room project came in only one month lute duo o bud weather and a strike by the subcontractor However it came in at cost There are no pews in ihe church and Rev Bandy says there may not be any for a while A costly purchase he congregation is making do with dockable chairs for he time being The church Is to the handicapped There are no stairs or ramps the doors right ground level Washrooms are also accessible to hose In wheelchairs That hand tome new church building on Moon Win view Road In Georgetown was consecrated as a place of worship Sunday morning with the Ip of junior choir member left to right Andrew Beth Fuller junior choir director Sheppard

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