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the HERALD Who should be raising children Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established A Division of Canadian Newspapers Company Limited Guelph Street Georgetown I Ont trio GARNI- 1 Publisher and General Manager Phone V Coming to town So Larry Grossrmn is coming to lown His visit speaks well of his intentions lo fill his with new ideas and get to more rools sup port Feb the leader or the Progressive vative Party will tour a small business pi nil in Georgetown lunch with politicians and discuss with farmers He s even making himself local media on his oneday whirlwind tour of Milton Georgetown ind Ac ton It hard to be cynical about politician who seeks out opinions from others and is willing to make in effort to obtain it Far from it were happy with Ihe attention Mr Grossman is showing by coming to the newly formed riding of Halton North Mr Grossman had time to establish himself He isn well known around the province and this sort of ex could quell any unsubstantiated bns or b id feet ings about him A trip through our riding at the very least shows he is accessible political leader who wants to belter what the people are concerned We re sure he will be getting an earful from local small business representatives and the f irmers PC area riding president Ted Hilton promises some straight answers with little double talk too could be a refreshing change Like the new kid on the block Mr in is showing he s got lots of enerjy and a flexibility required lo build his struggling party When Mr Grossman comes to Halton Hills hope he likes what he sees We hope we like it we see Battle isnt over Drinking and driving violators h wen t been slopped yet Not by a long shot Here in Halton our police officers eh irged more im paired drivers in than the year before List 127 drivers were charged with impaired driving in Also more drivers received 12 hour sion for drinking in Although our police constables stopped more ears in 1986 it still doesn excuse the in charges Aren t people listening out there Were convinced tint people are beginning to listen to their friends warning against Ihe dingers of drinking driving There s a whole new attitude out there low ird the drunk driver No longer is it laughing mailer when an ebnated person sits behind a wheel and atlempls drne home But how can we explain why people continue to menace our highways while they ire impaired released statistics show the battle against drunk drivers is only just beginning In our minds this is evident which can be used by our police and politicians who v to spend more lax dollars to stop the drunk driver Statistics can be pretty dry reading even it the most in of times Perhaps these statistics are me in to many people All it takes is another traffic lriLtdy another senseless victim to bring home the message we don t want drunk drivers in our community Lets hope there t have to be a triffic fitility to make people realize the battle isn over WRITE US A LETTER What do you think about what happening In Italian Hills In this province across the nation and around the world We are interested In your opinion The Herald ioiltes readers to express their opinion through our forum section All letters must be signed and in elude an address Your phone number should be listed In order foi us to verily the signature lease keep your letter brief aid to the point The maximum lengtl too Send your letters The Herald Strict Georgetown I7 High risk persons Influenza vaccine offers protection With the onset of winter the flu season Is once again upon us Those familiar symptoms of cold rough fever chills weakness loss of ap petite and aching limbs may be algnala that the influenza virus has struck The welcome medical treat o take to your bed drink ty of fluids and generally pamper yourself is usually enough to get you well again within a week Your stay at home protects your co workers from catching virus when you sneeze and cough One word of caution when treating fever in children caused by influenza acid ASA products should not be used owing to the In creased risk of developing Reyes For some people however there can be complications When the body Is weakened by a bout of flu defenses are lowered and other bacterial Infections can occur In elderly people and those who are already coping with an existing disease the normal defenses may not be adequate for the tight These highrisk persons Include adults and children chronic lung conditions cardiovascular or kidney disease and conditions like diabetes blood disorders or Ira problems Residents of nursing homes and other chronic care facilities and all senior citizens arc at high risk Influenza vaccine is available physicians offer this annum to their high risk patients Others who should consider routine annual vaccination arc persons who provide essential community vices such as fire and police deport and health care personnel Samples of ho major flu virus strains usually three hat were culatlng in the previous year arc combined to make the flu vaccine for the current year and the manufacturers report per cent effectiveness In preventing flu This year a new strain of the in fluenza virus has been detected in outbreaks of Influenza In Asia It has affected children and voting adults This strain is known as Influenza A Taiwan and Is not included in the vaccine Issued for this years flu season If you arc a person who may be seriously affected by influenza now Is the time to check your family physician regarding a For further Information contact Com linkable Disease Coordinator at you say pity els the follow ng temrale a fro pige headline mean ng- t is considered both t ad w in the country s self proclaimed national I not duyenre workers best tO llfrpn J 1PP Jake Epp The iobeandMail One thought that the indlnc simply described truism renllj mm Among the immediate reaction Globe article was a piece narrated in the usual breathless ICBI It tl obviously relatively affluent io nan she her I I to because 1 but because ere ihey I get stimulation 1 Ig at home tl bout it that a some on her is a 1 Several other articles suicc have stressed the point that daycare beats parenting It a new actually I remember a daycare worker saying to me all we re trained to do It parents That was at an Ontario Coalition tor Belter Daycare demonstration here a few years ago Queens Park IU IM A BILL COLLECTOR But as the Globe article on oil reaction indicates has become much more an article of allh the trendy media Yet common sense says it least some child development exports not I to the idea of treating as in a social engineering experiment suggest that full lime daycare for children under four is less YOURE IN LUCKr GOT STACKS Of THEM tory Burton While of Lhc Center for Boston for ex ample totes the obvious You cannot feel other peo ple children lhc way you feel about your own Daycare can replace parents he said in a newspaper in terview The only people who are not as able as child core operators are peo ple who huve fairly significant t problems he suggested Still for economic reasons a grow number of families two working parents are being forced lo use care While suggests going on Lho dole for those first forma live rail than depriving yourself and child of Ihe experience But most of us won I do that Tie result is that daycare lb becoming an increasing need for many people 11 l the first choice except lo those types above but a regrettable necessity The aim of those who prefer such Citizens forum Walter a man of super energy Dear r Georgetowt kind con s ite and but least in of seemingly super energy this my thought of Her as who m I as left lic In another I eame Georgetown In 1938 and Waller arrived on the scene n 1D40 After my war in Africa Slci ly It I became addicted to writing sports columns for the local teams which consisted mostlj of f iclory teams such as Stone Provincial Mill Mil then Glen Will and and Hut lie I still remember vividly dropping off my column letter slot of the Georgetown Herald on Man Street It was a small concern In those days one long room I used to latch In fascination as the paper rolled of the presses or press I should say My column which I call appeared faithfully every week giving lie When I first w Waiter wife Mary I thought she Ihe must beautiful girl In And In talking to Walter many years later Mary passing he told me In Ibe kitchen of log home an Queen Sircel thai she knew she was but she never once showed thai she was any In looks nan any oiler woman Yes my lost chat with Walter was beautiful big log home he beautiful foyer Ihe huge kitchen wide and long lo inc I lived for years only few houses from Walter and Mary saw them of en on walks a handsome and friendly couple 1 remember Waller idling me how to obtain of my old columns of the and but failed to obtain them due lo some misunderstanding by he present staff whether they were ob tainable I do not know In looking around I saw of Walters huge log home I glimpsed many pictures of Mary me a love hat will always be with this kind man Yes things t go be the same without seeing Walter always ng face and his remember I a passenger ii his car coming from my cancer checkup at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto he asked me f was In a hurry to get home 1 said 1 l so he gave me the grand tour of the d wee villages ding our area I thoroughly the ride home he would point out d Interesting subjects as we drove along How he found the energy for titude lo master all he attempted is beyond my comprehension I know this letter is not lhc way I wanted to show my respect for a man who lo my knowledge I a bad thought or mark against him So you take care of our Walter and look out because he has the racier become citizen of the year Ail Due Respect Joseph Stamp Georgetown Searching for snows led thief Dear Sir I am writing this letter as a very disgruntled parent On Saturday Jan we discovered that two GT had been stolen from our back porch The people responsible had to know that we had them because we live in a secluded area and they were not easily seen The thief had to climb a fence between private yards steal them Wo have followed their tracks and know which direction they went I have reported this theft to the police who have said that there have been a number of such thefts reported to These arc not cheap items How do children or teenagers get away expensive items We are able to identify our GT and plan to search for ihem If they ore found In posses of anyone will not hesitate lo take this person to the police I only hope thai the other owners of these stolen GTs can identify theirs do take action by charging the fenders Mr and Mrs D Morcy Cookie drive Dear Sir COOKIES I Girl Guides cookies orders start Saturday tub through your local Brownie Guides and Pathfinders Thank you for Thank you for assistance Respectfully Mrs Mohn Cookie Convenor in your opinion Should fair be continued KEN TOM Oh yeah for sure I ve been in ho area since 1967 In he form Ing end of it and it something should try to keep going 1 think it was a good decision 1 wanted to see It continued 1 ve helped on he livestock section for 16 years so know how lis run tho prove men Is that need to be made to keep It going BOB DORIS LINO I A BIRD- 1 SAY Yes lam At I ISO N I was think so It a an in Absolutely Us a providing the about the only one that 140 year tradition citizens of the who said no worthy of being something that town support It because I ve been continued It the agricultural and come out to it in It 10 years and been a struggle and urban com It discouraging because It s not an for so long I munltles should to work as hard as agricultural Retting weary work together on do and not any more parenting have government run or mandated universal daycare from which the private sector would be excluded and which would be financed strictly through taxes It would be another righl like medicare or education In fact those who advocate universal daycare call it early childhood education The lobbyists for such daycare will be an Insistent background force in Ottawa later this week when Epp meets his provincial counterparts including Ontario Community and Social Services Minister John Sweeney to discuss where he coun try goes In dealing th medicare A suspicious mmd might even think the Globe article part of he pressure campaign on Much of the talk will be about money Sweeney keeps pushing his need for federal cash even though daycare is a provincial responsible but what comes out of it will also show whether we re lurching down lhc road lo being government wards from birth to death 30 years ago Jr left air port bound for Bagdad Iraq He will spend four or five months there do ing soil tests for a surveying com and will also be working in Spencer Wilson a Nerval district farmer was reelected president of the Esquesing Society also known the Georgetown Fall Fair Board He was elected at the annual meeting held at the Esques Community Hall New officers were installed for the Brotherhood of Anglican Chur at St Georges Anglican Church Rev Richardson installed the new president Ken Robertson of Market Street and den Gordon Spcnce of a Street 15 years ago The le was chosen for the next Georgetown senior apart Zorge Construction of George own will be building the home at the corner of Road and Sargent Road Kenneth Grant was elected the rectors and Howard the people warden for SI Anglican Church The election was at the annual vestry meeting and Canon Maxwell presided The Georgetown Baseball Association said in a press release th week they hope he installation of lights the baseball diamond will finally come Their goal is to make 1T2 the best baseball ever in Georgetown 10 years ago Five local residents were presented with the 1376 achievement awards by Johnson Carney Ltd the company awards day Herb Spltzer Hogg Altec and Flo were among the top ten sales people for Johnson and Carney The Georgetown Raiders crushed 1 Hat tricks were scored by Bob and Pat Moloney and Doug Tate had a Rebels wrestling team won lhc double elimination tournament of he WaterlooOxford Invitational First places went lo Frank Moid rinski Bill Davis and Rick Rodders 5 years ago of Georgetown will be advancing to the Ontario finals of the Ontario Heart Funds Squash Tournament is a science teacher at Georgetown District High School World class figure skating duo Kris Barber of Glen Williams and Kelly Johnson of llowdale will be skating the Canadian Figure Skating Championships The pair finished second fast year Hills Jill Jennifer Pepper finished second in the uneven bars and fifth In the vault to give her a sixth place finish overall at the first qualifying meet of the Ontario Cen Region She was competing In the Junior B division Region has a new director of social services Deborah Oakley will assume her new duties In March She Is a former manager of a Toronto area office of the Ministry of Community and Social Services POETS CORNER EXTRAVAGANCE These are the times where our troubles Me Our governments have failed coun try left to dip Unions will force all our plants to People don I understand as long as pleasure goes Too many soft jobs Ihey don t earn Over paid salaries are foolish way Authority Is planning buildings we don need Our debts are getting deeper tax man win Meed Someone Is watching they have a sharp eye Country will be up for isle save It we can try Canadians mutt wake up It Is a sad tale Failure politicians we will ride them on a rail Some pot I tic la are si contrary as can be Borrowing foreign money lo live In By ALBERT BROOKS