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Georgetown's Source for NEW and USED Sports Equipment! RIBBON CUTTING THURSDAY, AUGUST 8th Hockey Night in Canada and CFL play-by-play man Chris Cuthbert will visit our store at 10:30, and he will be joined by Halton Hills Mayor Kathy Gastle for a ribbon cutting at 11:00. FREE Hot Dogs and Pop for everybody, with three draws for the kids - a $20 Gift Certificate at Endzone Sports. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8th 70 Main Street South Georgetown (between Mill & Wesleyan St.) 905-873-0176 Owner: Paul Zomer Manager: Jamie Zomer Ample FREE PARKING including Municipal Parking Lot near our back entrance WE'RE OPEN LATE This summer for the Hockey Season Monday to Friday 10 am - 8 pm Saturday 10 am - 6 pm SUNDAY CLOSED Mountainview Rd. Hwy. #7 (Guelph St.) Maple Ave. Main St. Mill St. END ZONE Wesleyan St. Market St. P N OPENINGDAYTUESDAYAUGUST 6 Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: Thursday August 8th Place: 77 Market Street (corner of Wesleyan and Market The Springfield Preparatory School program is an individualized plan, designed to implement the Ontario curriculum in an enriched academic environment. Qualified teachers work with children and parents to encourage learning and have students working at their optimal level. The presentation will include a brief history of Springfield, curriculum outline and school philosophy. Parents' questions will be addressed and the entrance requirements and enrollment process will be explained. Due to the nature of the meeting, we request that children do not attend. To reserve a seat please call (905) 873-8054. Springfield Preparatory School est.1974 Georgetown Campus Information Meeting September 2002 Opening Junior Kindergarten through Grade 3 If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like further information, please call (905) 873-8054 Acton/Georgetown - Friday, August 2, 2002 Page 7 A short course in pool etiquette? Most would agree it's been mighty hot lately. Beating that heat-- swimming pools, wading pools, splash pads and even lawn sprinklers are in big demand these days as the 30C temperatures beat down on us. You know, I figured people who owned pools must be the most popular in the world this time of year, but apparently, it ain't necessarily so. In a conversation with a reader recently, I learned there was another wrinkle to the swimming- pool-next-door scenario. You know, Ted," she said, "There's only one thing worse than NOT having a pool in the hot weather-- it's having next door neighbours who DO have one." Hmmm... I needed more info. Why would it be a bad thing? I would have thought having someone next door who was willing to put up with all the work and cost of maintaining a pool, (which they occasionally invited you over to use) would be a bonus. Wrong. Noisy pool parties, with 'ker-splash' and loud music are just a few of the nuisances one has to endure when it's on the other side of the fence. Kids love to squeal with delight while jumping in the water-- more noise. This was a complete revelation for me. You see, my next door neighbour has a pool, and it's not an issue at all. Mind you, as I live smack dab in the middle of 100 acres, and the neighbours are on the other side of a 12-acre field, I guess it's not quite the same. I decided to poll a few people, asking if neighbours' pools were annoying. The jury was split. One co-worker, who has a middle-age couple next door, said it was no problem at all. In fact, he and his wife enjoyed being invited over for a cool dip from time to time. Another said it was annoying cuz her neighbours across the street had one, and the street was often lined with teenagers' cars, while the loud music blared in the back yard pool parties. Yet another said he preferred the sound of a big splash in the pool, (two houses down) to that of skateboards rumbling by-- the pool seemed to keep the neighbourhood kids off the street. Then I learned there was another issue. (I felt so naive). It's a phenomena that occurs when couples who own pools put the kids to bed. Seems they become a bit amorous when they find themselves alone in the pool at night. My original source alluded to it, as she said, "Unfortunately, my upstairs window has a view of my neighbour's pool and sometimes things are happening that I shouldn't be seeing. Other times I can hear what is going on in their pool-- and that's even worse..." Well, sound does travel better over water... It suddenly occurred to me that knowing a couple had enjoyed an amorous sojourn in the pool the night before might make me a bit hesitant to accept an invite to 'drop by for a swim....' I don't think there's a Miss Manners Book of Pool Etiquette, but common sense should prevail. If you own a pool in a subdivision, it might be prudent to consider late night loud music or squealing kids could be disruptive. A little thoughtfulness goes a long way. As for the other, er, 'activities' that's cool too. I just hope you love birds remember to be quiet. Cuz you know, your neighbours just might be listening-- or worse still, watching. Ted Brown A TED BIT