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Pag I THE HKRALD December 1 Final report in a 5week Herald survey of opinions Nothing to do in town But whos to blame come to realize that our biggest mistake m professionals nag DOUG C01X1BON DIRECTOR- Wo at the B young have been brought up on We have been marketing programs like Kellogg Corn Flakes whether the people need it or not We have conducted surveys to find out what our youth want but when we try to provide one shows up We even ran a beer garden once In the summer for the older crowd and only five came When we questioned others why they stayed away the answer was we heard nobody was coming We tried to keep our summer teen program as unstructured as possible but as a govern mentagency we cannot provide activities without supervision and rules and regulations As a result wo re- the supervisors outnumbered the participants If any group of Ha I ton Hills residents wants to get together and show us that they are responsible and willing to put some effort Into a chosen tivlty we will be happy to provide It as long as it is legal safe and funds are available and they follow our rules Just as a matter of Interest there are over 1000 kids registered In hockey programs In Georgetown Ice time is booked solid to the point where a second facility Is needed The prime complaint of non hockey enthusiasts is that hockey players get all the ice time when in actual fact each hockey player enjoys about eight minutes of ice time per week HOY BOOTH TOWN COUNCILLOR The first thing we have to learn Is that recreation Is not hockey and football Recreation takes in every aspect of our dally living 1 have been desperately trying J Georgetown Market Place Routhier to upgrade the recreational facilities in Hills through the council members But ixtese people are hard to convince They are more In teres ted in spending for a computer for the finance department that isnt going to do a blessed thing except put somebody out of a job On the other hand I have no sympathy Tor people who hang around wafting for tailor made entertainment are constantly looking for somebody to provide them with something to do and when we do they satisfied The sad part is none have told them that there more to life than Roy Booth just hanging around Lots of dedicated youths are busy doing things for others like the and the Boy Scouts and many other groups but a lot of these kids are afraid to join in things because they think their friends are going to think it dumb GEORGE STEIN OP TIMIST CLUB I blame the town because this town has nothing to offer In the way of entertainment for the modern generation and everything thats suggested gets shot down by council Sure they wont a drivein as long as they put it about eight miles down the road Except that the fellow who wants to start the drivein doesnt own the property eight miles down the road They squashed plans for a new pool hall and now they want to close the drags trip where the teenagers were going two or three times a week The Optimists tried to start an Octagon Service Club but they couldn t get enough support They worry about what their friends will say Everybodys scared of being laughed at GEORGETOWN POOL HALL I try to run a respectable place here The kids know that they have to follow certain rules Theres no way Ihey can do what they want understand that when we say no we mean no If they hang around too long and get troublesome we ask them to play or buy something or leave Pool Is a popular pastime with this age group They don have to join a league and buy equipment and schedule a time They just come and go as they please Some people prefer that way of Were supplying a need but council says no every time we try to mate our facility more available We tried for Sunday hours but they said no because they might make bets on the games They play hockey Doug and bowl on Sunday it Isnt any different and anybody could bet on a hockey game or a bowling game Its nuts That arena theyre building Is already outdated before they start It should have been a complex arena with two rinks and a roller rink that could be used for dancing and other things In answer to an article in your paper we charge cents for 15 minutes Thats per table not per person So that if six people play for an hour the cost of works out to cents each Thats pretty cheap entertainment volunteer organization that Is continually developing new programs to meet the needs of the people Were very open to suggestions at all times and flexible enough to meet the needs of the people and to develop new programs as the community demands them We have over the years tried many things for teenagers Sometimes the response Is good often It is not Programming for this age la one of the hardest things to do I guess theyve had so much organization when they were Utile by the time they get to this age theyre fed up and want something different A few final words from someone who knows GiftsQuality for pleasure they can count on for years and years By Cell Saxon Staff Reporter Georgetown is a turkey town There really is nothing to do Nobody cares No ones to blame and everybodys to blame After five weeks of research Into the social problems of the youth in Georgetown thats the conclusion Ive come to Oh yes everyones interested everyones concerned Some are even doing something about It In their own little way But the general altitude throughout is Thats their problem The key words are com munlcation and motivation Lack of that is There plenty to do if they want to get out and look for It the experts tell me Why dont they get some motivation Motivation comes from communication And there is no TUNE TV FROM ACROSS THE ROOM NEW DSTATE 20remote control tv I 1000 FOAM MATTRESS BLOCKS 1896 S St 1995 Sold or in Quantities toll I Call Chugei Accepted CHIPPED FOAM AVAILABLE BY THE POUND North Park Liquidators 3368 St Toronto 4887911 7 blocks North of Lawrence communication between society and our long haired youth We have Just lumped all teenagers Into two categories the good ones and troublemakers and the latter are not worth bothering with The town pours endless dollars Into organized programs for the motivated but shouts why should we give something or nothing Dont Ihey know that derneath all that hair there are real people with feelings and needs Can I they see that their problem a everybodys problem And maybe while they are hanging around Main Street they are looking for something They go from the pool hall to the restaurant to the hotel and down to Park Variety where they can tell all their troubles to Mom the bartender of the cocacola set These kids are looking for something They are looking for motivation They want someone to care Motivation I am not a self motivated person I got where I am today because someone cared And Im no teenager Im a wife and mother and I was home In my kitchen where I belong But I had no Interest no sense of direction no motivation Then a special someone came along and took me by the hand Brilliant Chromacolor Plclure Tube SolldStata Chassis Patented Power Sentry Voltage Regulator SolidState Electronic Tuning System Chromatic Tuning STOP IN TODAY The HILLIARD SF1960 R Decorator compact cabinet ingrained Rosewood color Recessed Black base Screen tilted lo create natural AFC 5 Oval Speaker Automatic Touch Tuning Or GS TELEVISION GEORGETOWN MARKET CENTRE I NOTICE TO PURCHASERS GEORGETOWN CANADIAN TIRE WISH TO ADVISE ANYONE WHO PURCHASED A PLANE Set Model Number FROM THIS STORE THAT THERE COULD BE A DEFECTIVE PART IN THIS MODEL PLEASE DO NOT BRING SET BACK TO THE STORE BUT KINDLY PICK UP REPLACEMENT PART AT COURTESY DESK THANK YOU OPEN NIGHTS TIL 9 pm EVERY DAY Saturdays Until 6 pm TIM tire P 0 I MURRAY LAWTON LIMITED 87751515253 St and led me Marion a social worker at the Hospital made me see that I had talents above and beyond the demands of a housewife and mother She spent hours and hours just getting to know me finding out what I really wanted to be doing She arranged psychology tests aptitude tests and personal Interest tests And when we discovered that writing Is my thing she didnt say okay go and write She went through a pile of brochures with me to decide which night course would suit my needs She wouldnt let me out of hospital until she was sure I had registered and then she gave me a kick In the pants and said get going And because she cared I got going and kept going The following year I attended part time classes and then went on to a full time college course in journalism She still receives a copy of everything I write ft all came about because of communication motivation and caring Thats what these kids are looking for Someone to take them by the hand and lead them Isnt it really our problem Whatever they do is affecting all of us Each one is an Individual and must be treated as such They must be made to feel that they are contributing members of society But how can this be done Nobody has the time nobody has the money and nobody wants to be bothered The in Toronto has been running a very successful program involving street workers That Is a person hired to go and meet these kids in then- own environment get to know them and find out what it Is Ihey are seeking Itcouldbea home a job a specific recreation form a career or just a friend The system worked well and each year they find they have less need for such a urogram We could run a program like that here It might not work but how will we know unless we Aid Society have passed up written requests to speak their piece are looking for community involvement It seems to me this kind of a program would be to their advantage because the problems would be nipped In thebud sotospeak Our youth would become responsible citizens and there would be less need for a childrens rescue service in the future The contact centre has dozens of volunteers working on four and eight hour shifts and apparently from what I have heard most of them are professional So why couldnt we try one or two on the street See If it works I personally would love to take a gong of young people ana organize on oia tune dance Get everyone of them planning organizing and working Show them how to really have a good lime like we used to But Im no different and no better than all the rest of the turkeys out there in Apathy Land Im just content to sit here and wait for someone else to come along and say Okay Saxon let do it Council doesnt go for busses From bands to busses the Hills town council has bounced Having cleared the of grants to the bands n the former municipalities of Acton and Georgetown town council Monday night drew battle lines over the question of whether or not to subsidize a free bus service for Christmas shoppers In Acton from Dec to The service previously set up and jointly paid for by the Acton Chamber of Commerce and the Acton town council been in operation for the past two years In 1972 the free service was used by passengers in three weeks Last year as a result of a token cent charge the number of users dropped to The chamber of commerce In Acton approached Halton Hills council to ask for a similar system this Christmas but the proposal did not go over well with council members par- Continued on page S CHRISTMAS BLOOD DONOR CLINIC OPEN FROM PM COMMUTERS COME RIGHT AFTER WORK Make gilts OF LIFE BE BLOOD DONOR MONDAY DECEMBER HOLY CROSS CHURCH AUDITORIUM Maple Avenue East HEALTHY persons ages IB and year old BOYS with written parental consent EACH TIME donate are URGENTLY needed BLOOD HELP THE RED CROSS OBTAIN A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF BLOOD AVOID evening waiting periods HOUSEWIVES attend the clinic In the AFTERNOON preferably from to transportation and BABYSITTING at the clinic to donors If a ride Is needed phone Mrs Norton or Mrs Erica Thompson On CLINIC DAY phone or