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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER They hold the world record For the time being Georgetown is the proud possessor of an unofficial World Record Four intrepid Georgetown boys took to the street at BOO am Saturday morning deter mined to break the world record for continuous playing of street hockey About a month ago a of Hamilton youngsters set the record at IS hours A group of Brampton boys made an abortive attempt on the record two weeks ago A Sunday morning Steve Mark Brabant Rod Sparks and Steve Cropper ended their quest Tired but happy the boys made their weary way to bed as world record holders They had eclipsed the old record and set a new street hockey standard at hours and five minutes The boys will now be writing to the McWhirter Brothers coauthors of the Guineas Book of Records in an attempt to gain official recognition of their feat Recognition not withstanding these hardy youngsters must be viewed as world champions for the sheer determination which allowed them to see their venture through Home Newspaper of Hills flpr IT per year Single Copy Fifteen Sheridan plans close campus A million community college is coming to the area The Herald has learned from Hinton chairman of the building committee of Sheridan College and a member of the college s board of governors The new college a campus of Sheridan College will be established onalOlacresiteoffSteelesAve east of Highway 10 known as the Fletcher Creek area Emphasis at the new campus will be a technological subjects rather than business and arts building chairman told The Herald Planned for a maximum enrolment of students the new community college will serve the North area and Peel mid with a little bit of lurk college officials expect the first student to walk onto the campus in 1976 If the building program were highly accelerated it could be Sep tember 1975 Hinton the Herald but that is not likely Hinton says there a great need for the college facility in this area The master plan for the new college and some of the design work was completed three years ago but further planning was halted when the provincial government called a halt to spending The board of governors has now received approval for the million venture Meanwhile Hinton says the new campus will be built in phases and architectural design work has already been resumed ex peels tenders to be called in the near future Parents cant wait for the happy medium AT THE TIME this picture was taken Ihe new World Record holders had been playing continuously or seven hours Their spirits dldn flag and they went on to set the new record From left the new world champ are Rod Spark Steve Cropper Mark Brabant and Steve SHOUTING MATCH Renaissance attacks Park School system Santa visits Santa will be travelling a different route than previous years In Saturday a Santa Claus Parade Conflict over open that the parents were unfairly teacher replied Our lob la not classroom system of education hassling the teachers supposed to be easy at Park Public School resulted Many of the teachers at Park Ms a Grade Four in a heated snouting match of were angered that the parents teacher at Park however four letter words between bad taken the issue of open commented Making teachers parent and educators last classrooms to the local Press irate Is not the way to help If Thursday night during a through a story last week in the you really want to help you meeting held at the school Herald prior to their meeting parents should channel some of The meeting had been at the school this concern into volunteer arranged by Peter Optica Attack the government not service You re welcome to principal of Park to serve as a us one teacher angrily told the come Into my classroom and regular Information meeting Renaissance members I help anytime like Plata at l is and proceed down Main Street to Maple Avenue and along Maple to Highway Seven At Moun tainvlew the parade will him Into the Georgetown Market Centre and end at the edge of the plaza grounds places Including locally Many schools Mr Fisher wadTaathe because of the present level grouping Rochester authorities had noted in this area have still not best yet and Santa new float system because the teacher spends makV the ride more tune with one group while the other proved to be unsatisfactory Pari comfortable with fata reindeer five are left to fend for themselves Three families have removed their children from Park Public School this week and placed them in other area schools following night s meeting because parents felt they were getting nowhere We ve lost faith in the principal and his policies and have taken the ultimate move to show our displeasure commented Mra Helen whose two children have been unhappy in the present system We Just want them to get a fresh new where hopefully we can discuss our problems without tension Principal Peter Oprica com We re doing our darndest to give the best education possible to the M0 enrolled in our school But It is impossible to please everybody We have a small minority who are making It known that they are unhappy versus a silent majority of people I d like to see in print how the other feel The parents complaint is that the five children are being held back Mrs Vera McDonald a special language difficulties coordinator for the Halton Board of Education tried to piece together some answers She said we always have and always will have children at both ends of the scale and that too many parents are complaining without coming and seeing how the system is operated Open concept is not lor everybody Nor is the closed classroom for everybody Tunes are changing so rapidly and we are trying to be as innovative as possible to keep up More effort is being made to cope with the individual She feels that about five years of research would give answers as to whether the system is doing harm or good but she added With the present level system we are discovering there are more children who are reading very well But there are more who are at the other end of the scale also The ideal situation would be to have both closed and open concept classrooms in one school so that we could cater to both Eventually that Is the way it will be for parents dealing with think you re Just using this Don a parent of a get Park school student and your name In the paper teacherlnanotherpubllcschool proximately 30 members of the Earlier last week the Herald in Hills Is this newly formed North Halton had been asked to attend a Renaissance Committee meeting at which Park school You teachers are all satisfied however were on hand to bring parents expressed vocal dissent with the present level system up certain parents complaints with the schools open you like trying to handle against the school a open classroom system claiming several groups of pupils at one classroom system the work at your own level time and you re happy with Beside parents from Park system is not working overcrowded classes school the North Halton It was at that earlier meeting The Park school staff noted Renaissance group also in- that the first step towards the that while the system t dudes parents and teachers formation of the North perfect It nevertheless Is the from George Kennedy and Renaissance Committee was system used at Park school Harrison Public Schools The taken Mr Fisher told the meeting majority of the Renaissance During Thursdays meeting hat the open concept system of group wen strongly opposed to one parent explained that the education originated several the system and expressed tbelr group was not here to hassle years ago in Rochester By the anger the teachers but to to to however it had been This led Mr to reply tbelr Job easier to which one adopted In a number of other Its fender bender time Within the first snow the curb when the accident damage when it a CN fall accidents caused by the occurred Telecommunication truck white stuff have begun to op- a rear end collision on parked at the CNR parking lot pear on tba Halton Hills police Saturday at the entrance to the last Friday blotter store did to the two Joan H Beaumont received A vehicle owned by Robert cars involved The cars were damages of to her car as a Gougen suffered damage operated by Maurice Jean and result of a collision with while the other vehicle owned by Maveal another car driven by John by Shirley received an An unknown car did Owen estimated damage In a collision that occurred on Campbell Gate Snow was blamed for the Another sliding car removed the yield sign from the in tersectton of Maple and Gueli Street The car was driven Gregory Two hundred dollars damage done to a parked vehicle The regional planning elected representatives from owned by Thomas Richards of committee endorsed a each of the regions serviced by South The recommendation last Tuesday the body The resolution is other car was driven by from the City of Mlssisiauga forwarded to Peel Granville also of requesting an amendment to Durham York Hamilton Road South who the Toronto Area Transit Wentworth and Metropolitan police report driving along Authority policy to include Toronto Halton wants I into plan The days of wine and holidays in Halton Hills It you have any business A motion presented by Mayor lownofflceemployeesinHalton Hill would close Hills Hills you had better get it all municipal offices at 12 30 wrapped up before noon Dec Tuesday Dec in order to They could be on holidays allow office employees to at from then until Dec 30 tend a wine and cheese party Motions tentatively paid for from the councils presented by Hills public relations funds It will Mayor Tom Hill at Monday be good PR between the town nights commltteeofthe whole staff and council members meeting could give town em said Mayor Hill not only a five and one- Dissent among council half day Christmas holiday but members however arose over a wine and cheese party to boot The motions were to be further discussed at Tuesday nights full council meeting beforebelngvotedon From the early expression of opinions by councillors Monday night Mayor Hill could have a rough time getting one of the motions through ins a second motion presented by Mayor Hill It would have given the towns Inside employees holidays the to Monday Dec Councillor Ernie Sykes commented that it had been policy in Georgetown to never close town offices for more than three days at a time Honoured PIPE MAJOR VIRGINIA received a surprise presentation Saturday night at the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band Dance for her years of dedicated service to the band She teaches the girls how to play the bagpipes and marches with them The formal dance was held at St George Anglican Church hall where the girls changed into their band uniforms at midnight to entertain the guests while They StoryandmoreplcturesonpageU The walkway question is closed It stays wfitHtimliBKMlifi T w until ura ir It Public protest and a surprise storm sewer have won out The walkway between Rexway Drive and Crescent will remain own It may be smaller but It will never theleM be open for pedestrian traffic Town council In a regular session of committee of the whole Monday night approved a recommendation by ciller Harry Levy which states that the to McGUvray walkway be left open He also recommended that the width of the walkway be studied taking Into account a storm sewer which I n neath or neaibv the walkway A delegation of residents headed by Mrs Gordon Hunt were on hind to hear Councillor Levy report that the surprise discovery of the storm sewer beneath the walkway was a major reason behind the and noise problems by persona recommendation We t using the walkway close It If we wanted to Sal McGUvray Councillor Levy said who is one of those homeowners was present at wide Monday meeting He said that walkway had one month one solution to the problem of ago council to consider noise and vandalism would be ti to reduce the site of the walk way until only pavement left He explained that many of the problems In the past had been caused by persona sitting on the grasa along the walkway If the town was not going to reduce the width bf the walk way said Mr Cutrcra he would approve of it remaining open only If It was property Otherwise I wild have to ask again that It be closed Council members were unanimous in accepting Councillor Levy lions The Raiders managed to come back much to the surprise and enjoyment of Georgetown fans See page or the details Julian Reed has his own answer to the energy crisis Thanks to the Brampton Dally Timet we have a report on page Santa in an ambulance Well he arrived In town last Sunday to get In some festivities For a picture story turn to page 21 What to buy this Christmas Thats the question facing many of you millionaires Well Just to give you a hand during your last minute rush the Herald has some hints or shoppers with a million to spend All on page 17 Dark spots downtown An editorial criticises two building owners on page How did you spend your St Andrew Day Two Halton Hills groups really had a fling See pages 10 and