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Chickens cluck behind Optimist leaders program started by the Op timists Club in Georgetown six yean ego Is now resonating around North America The Chicken Club an drug campaign aimed at elementary school students took bold In George Kennedy School In 1881 Now along with the IS schools in which the Optimist club operates the tTOgrum In tbe Hal ton Hills area are schools from North Carolina and Buffalo Texas Why one might ask would an drug campaign be called the chicken club The answer Is an acronym Cool Honest Intelligent Clear headed Kean Energetic Not In teresled in drugs CHICKEN The program and acronym Idea really surfaced In Arizona The Optimists acquired informs on how the program worked in now defunct modified some of the details and received per mission to begin the program In George Kennedy School from then Principal Jack Reed In 1681 Thanks mainly to the efforts or Chicken Club members organizers in Georgetown South East Texas towns now have over Chicken- Club Student members Looking tor aconnecton seems the Georgetown Op- on how best to operate the program club member Dan Banes to to a empale I It Optimist boon at S ft the district level and the interna level for two years running Herald For a reward the Georgetown Op timists book was put on display at the international convention In New Orleans In 1983 That where Dan Bancs first eyed the book The President of the South East Texas Optimists copied r lost of the Information from the book longhand and brought It hack to his compatriots The program Is now spreading quickly through out the United States and along with the students Southeast Texas has in the program after just three years North Carolina has adopted the pro gram with 000 students in just two months South Carolina is expected suit shortly April Mr visited the Georgetown Optimists Club flail and presented a plaque from the South Texas Chicken Club to the Georgetown Club thanking them for Introducing the program into their district Along with tho plaque goes a picture of VicePresident Bush in a Chicken Club shirt But the Texas has taken Georgetown ideas and ex ponded on it Chicken Club shirt days at schools free roller skating nights and visiting heroes such as former Houston Oiler running back Earl Campbell all contribute to the positive atmosphere surrounding a program which boasts at least per cent active participation in every school It enters On the weekly Chlckn Club shirt Day Soull ist Texas schools those not wearing their shirts are in the minority ore the odd one out said Mr He cited a case in which Chicken Club member was found to be using marijuana his fellow members became angry and asked the principal to take action Tho pal issued an ultimatum Rive up the drugs or turn In the Chicken Club shirt After one week the boy had completely given up the drugs and told the principal about two in whom he had personally start on the drugs Mr tones In another incident a crown of Chicken Club members pinned a drug pusher to the ground until the arrived when it was learned approached two girls offer in a some free grass at a football game Mr said Mr said the progiam is targeted at yearolds for a reason average age of initial ex penmentotion with drugs Is ft years old he said In Georgetown the Chicken Club has experienced a of sue cess but not on the level of the Texas The Optimists Club program is now in 13 area schools engulfing over J students Mr The Glut has not been operated on the scale that Texas has but plans are in the works to get the kids even more involved Mr Guthrie ex potts the increased efforts to meet with successful results The Club concentrates on peer pressure as its main tool said Mr Adults cannot get into the of 11 year olds Peer pressure of their own is much he said We use counter peer pressure The Georgetown Club hopes to get the kids out doing group activities mon nights movie visits and host of other activities are some of the ideas Mr Guthrie has in mind SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday May Pile Rabies cases down across the province Although Terra residents had two rabid foxes in their backyard this past month Dr Ed ward of Brampton Health or Animals says the In cidence of rabies across the pro vince is down this year Most cases of rabies are found In with Halt on getting bet nlnt 12 annually and Peel three to six said Rabies Is most prevalent In the fall when tho offspring of wildlife are out trying at make It on their own With animals less active In the winter rabies cases slack off Rabies starts again usually In late July he said I don sec where people should to be warned when the pro vince is full of rabies 1 told The Herald Southwestern Ontario has been labelled the rabies capita of the Terra Cotta residents were angry this week that they wercn t tola a rabid fox had been picked up and another sighted The doctor said Health of Animals warn the public so as not to alarm people However he noted that since there has been an ongoing campaign to keep people ad vised about rabies through lectures films In area schools and pamphlets Poxes skunks and a few racoons are the worst offenders said You should get suspicious If you see a skunk wandering around In daylight because it a normally nocturnal animal Be suspicious also if you see a fox trying to get Into a doghouse or under porch he warned Once the animals die they contagious as they soon start to decompose or get washed down In the rain said If the rabies virus Introduced onto nerve endings there a very little likelihood another animal will eon- tract the disease which is a disco so of the nervous system Health of Animals concerns Itself with control of disease in livestock and domestic animals In Ha Hon Peel and counties the Hallon Hills Animal Control Service picks up an animal it suspects to be rabid It sends to Health of Animals which In turn sends it to tawa for tea ting Developer is unhappy over lot levy stance Wants comprehensive child care system Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has promised Canadians a com child care system As the family unit changes along with economic and social changes so do the needs of Canadian families Sup porting the family and helping It to adapt to these changes is at the heart of this governments social policy MPs Report Real progress is being made on the child care issue The govern ment special Parliamentary mi I tec report on child care released at the end of March will help the government assess what Canadians needs actually are Health and Welfare Minister Epp and his provincial counterparts have agreed to a fast track work plan and It is expected that concrete negotiations on this complex issue will be underway by June Women arc entitled to make choices about their lives whether to work or to stay at borne acce child Is crucial because it will not only give women these choices but it will allow families to have choices KEY IN THE REPORT A new child care expense tax credit to replace the existing child care expense deduction This would fro vide fairer tax treatment for am Hies providing more assistance than at present to lower income families Tax benefits would be bas ed on what you actually pay for child care rather than on your income Operating grants for licensed child care services to Improve the quality of existing services without raising fees Grants to stimulate develop met t of new day care spaces Business must also share in the responsibility through extended maternity and paternity benefits Significant Improvements to and maternity and paternity benefits Including more flexibility and longer benefit period A child care tax credit for all families with preschool children even where one parent stays to raise a family Health and Welfare Minister Jake Epp says the report will be a valuable tool as the federal govern ment sits down with the provinces for the next round of discussions to work out how a national child care strategy can become a reality Town wont interfere with a garden centre Councillors backed off from in In the operation of a garden centre on west of Trafalgar Road In their general committee meeting councillors approved the toning amendment application by Tom Moroz who currently operates a nursery operation nearly 11 acres on the south side of 5 Regional Road Mr needs the zoning amendment to allow him to sell nursery and garden products not produced on his property and to set up a landsca pe consul ting If ice The proposal to restrict motorized machinery like lawn mowers and chain saws from being sold at the Custom Meats BONELESS NATURALLY SMOKED PICNICS 1 DELI SLICED BLACK FOREST HAM BOXED BREAKFAST BILLS SAUSAGE boxed SIDE RIBS I OMSTEADS BROCCOLI Tib GOURMET PASTASALAD i Watt III We Do Not Compromise On Quality Mutt g do BIA reps recharged after Ottawa seminars Two representatives from the Georgetown Business Area went to for a recharging session Ontario BIA memlers met April for a scries of workshops on the theme A Great Com munlty Resource BIA Coordlnator Margaret Vint and member McNeill attended the conference which n eluded four workshops per Some of the topics ncludcd marketing and promotion physical and downtown management A spokesman for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs the con was positive and it sound as if the Ministry is interested in helping to keep downtown areas prosperous Vint Thi question of parking was in Mrs Vint found it some members were complaining about a rise In meter parking to SI per hour In Georgetown the price for an imur sparking Members were also told about a group package which Is available and this will be discussed with the Georgetown said Mrs The seminars wen a good op portunity to exchange ideas and about what can be done to improve the BIAs she said A Georgetown developer is unhap py the towns Intention to defer lot levies for apartments and con dominium Tuesday night Al won a deferment of the policy councillors hod April at their general committee meeting The proposed policy gives developers of buildings containing units days to pay lot levies and for buildings containing more lBOdaysgracc Mr told council he wonts the proposed policy to apply to buildings with eight or more units Coun Joe Hewitt agreed and said In Hills 12 units in a building represent a fairly substantial development He wanted council to reconsider the proposed policy Marilyn Serjeantson said preferred more councillors be present before a new decision is made on the matter Eight coun cillors were present at the meeting GEORGETOWN SPA FITNESS CENTRE Co una Gerald Norman Elliott Betty Fisher Al Cook Bowman Peter Norton Joe Hewitt and Marilyn Serjeantson Five were missing The issue will be brought up the May general committee meeting councillors decided Safety village opens The Police Children Safety Village officially opens May The village located at 1151 Bronte Road will help children bet understand traffic safety rules and regulations police say TIME Time to your whole herd at turnout with Banmlnth II Dairy Cattle pellets Get the moat out of your herd with Banmlnth II No Milk Withdrawal 2 Economical I Convenient Trademark Authorized user garden centre was dropped It was made when garden centre neighbours anticipated Increased noise levels arising from such sales It seems to me It unfair lo restrict this one guy to compete with all the other Dullnesses Coun Pam Johnston said Coun Betty Fisher said tolling one businessman what he couldn do yet allowing another In the same line is not fair There nothing wrong with a municipality drafting site specific bylaws objected Coun Sheldon She warned down the road council may be dealing with irate ciUxens who apply the town s noise bylaws Takes you home QUEENS TIRE SERVICE LTD1C5I 387 Queen St E Acton i purchase or more better Milton 8764671 tires j 8533940 Two locations serve you NATIONVVIDF WARRANTY ASK ABOUT ROAD HAZARD IROI I ION