Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 15, 1982, p. 39

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GeorgetownActon Wednesday Dec RES Beard of chairman Leu Auger congratulate new vicechairman Betty Fisher Fisher relishes new job The road to vice chairman of the Hal Ion Board of Education has been a long hard haul for Georgetown Betty Fisher but one that has got her Fisher was familiar to the even before her first election four years ago when she was part of the Renaissance group Her first taste of politics came in when defeated incumbent Bert Hlnton in the race for the ActonEsquesing seat on the board In she switched seats and now represents Georgetown She went to Burlington with a purpose and is now seeing her work brought Besides all the regional boards committees such as salary staff and advisory committees Fisher also has made quite a name for herself on the powerful Association of Large School Boards of Ontario and OSTC Ontario School Trustee Council both at the provincial level is made privy to policy decisions in the Ministry before they are made public to the school boards and are given a chance to respond to the various documents Fisher is on the executive of ALSBO and is chairman of the curriculum committee She is also on the executive council for the Ontario Association for curriculum development council She is an alternative director for Even though her duties as vice chairman will mean many more hours in Burlington Fisher will continue her term on and OSTC Her dec tion to vice chairman is for one year Fisher estimates she spends from to hours a week on the job at meetings With an annual salary of it works out an average of an hour based on a 30 hour week And that estimated time does not include the five to 10 hours she spends talking on the telephone ta constituents But she knew before she was elected the job would take that many hours away from her life She admits that not all trustees have to devote so many hours to the job and that had she been employed she would never have been able to sit on She has had some days when she had five meetings in one day But she gets Sundays off shesays The recently released Secondary Education Review from the Ministry is probably coming more into the line of how she felt education should be before she became a trustee she says about the provincial decision to phase out grade 13 and get back to basics Things are going off the rail with too much in novation she warned and kids are not having the basic education This will make sure he kids going Into university college and the job market will be well prepared Fisher says she Is a real trustee advocator and feels the board is where the power should be rather than the staff She is optimistic this is hap pening now Fisher feels her role as vice chairman assisting chairman Auger is to help the trustees see more facets of education in order to get involved BRICK VICTORIAN Solid two bock home on largo maple treed loi on dead end streei Throe bedroom two rooms complexly a novated kitchen over 000 spent Family and dining loom have now and woodwork completely tripped back original Detached garage and alt this for only 900 tamo aluminum house on good I Overlooks open land Country with walkout pa doors largo ra a look Only CHIPPENDALE Beautiful custom built brick bungalow fireplace I plus 1 baths laundry Indow outdoor living home with largo nlui covered porch Basement fully I Asking SOO EMERALD SHADOWS C Redwood Cedar Home to ft 3 large bedrooms walk closet Very open specious concept with brick centre on both level Largo drywa garage with work ares and mud room Pond cedar deck beautiful landscaping Reduced to HOME PLUS INCOME Located on mam street of HilUburgh in village rone which allow some commercial use Two good sued apartments recently renovated Vendor lake back at good rata with down Asking Smta frame bungalow on of own bed room kitchen and sun room with full walkout basement Good condition 3E MAIN STREET ERIN 5198339393 McDonalds Community Calendar Christmas gettogether This Friday evening there will be a CBC Christmas gathering at the Georgetown Public Library where everyone is welcome to enjoy Christmas cookies and wish each other season s greet ings There will not be meetings Tor the following two Fridays and Norman asks for a good turnout on Friday January 1983 Georges antics on stage A Super Special Treat for Christmas at the John Elliott Theatre on December 22 at p will be the Theatre pro duction of Curious George Adapted for the stage by Santo Cervelio Curious George is based on the popular picture book senes by HA With the use of two gigantic books mime dialogue Juggling and a untcyclc the actors promise to present George escapes Seniors trip Catedon Information Centre is again organizing Seniors Bus trip toa local shopping mall in December exact day as yet to be announced For more Information call the CIC at 584- A Time For Joy The Can Singers Christmas Concert is scheduled for day December 17 at the John Elliott Theatre and is entitled A Time For Joy Music selections range from classics like Do You Hear What 1 Hear and Joy To The World to funtoving songs like Jingle All ThcWayundcrihedireclionofA Dale Wood For more information call Parenting the Teenager A new course helping parents understand teenagers will be of fered by North Halton Youth Services in January The series of workshops followed by support groups for parents of teenagers will be held at the North Halton Youth Ser vices headquarters at 1 Mill Street Acton There is no charge far the course but registration is necessary by calling Carol McMulIenatB53 Ballet trip Now you can see the Nutcracker Suite The Georgetown Y is offering a trip to the National Ballet of Canada performance of The Nutcracker Suite at Torontos Centre Tickets have been reserved for the m matinee per formance on Sunday January 2 1983 It is important to preregister at the by Thursday December I6by lpm Thefeeis20perpersciand18fareach additional family member Call for more information Christmas events On Sunday December 19 from until visitors to Mountsberg Wildlife Centre are invited to build a bird feeder make tree ornaments roast chestnuts by a fire enjoy a horse drawn sleigh ride and sing Christmas carols For more information call weekdays or on the weekends Winter experience Mountsberg Wildlife Centre is also having a winter Ex program from December until the end of February where there ore opportunities to Crosscountry ski skate lobog and or watch a film Call the above numbers for more information

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