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Page THE HERALD Wednesday Asjoat If 1TT NO time for pOeteSS I New business on Main St All I Deed is another 24 hours every day Betty Stokes says when asked how she finds time lo pursue all her activities Betty livw i Die wild her husband Allen her daughter Debbie JJ and doing her housekeeping and selling real estate doesnt fin up Bettys spare lime however Betty is also a poet She says she started writing poems when she was or 1 and has been at it ever since Although most of her poems probably centre around nature and the country way of fife she soys she writes about everything Contrary to the way many modern poets begin Betty followed some type of rhythm and pattern as she composed her lines She used different styles depending on what she was trying to convey but It was not free verse as modem poets describe It she says Ive only started writing free verse In the last year or two she says I find it harder to write that way It seems easier to get the message across using verses and a more traditional approach Betty took a night course in Creative Writing at Sheridan College a couple of years ago but found it did not teach her what she had hoped to learn The students were a mixed group interest wise Some wrote poetry while others preferred prose The Instructor seemed to favor free verse and Betty felt rather oldfashioned and awkward with that form ah says The stress which she hoped to see on proper structure and good grammer was not taught Instead she got a lot of encouragement to find a market for her poems She heard them read aloud and got feedback on the class reaction to her writing which gave her a objective view of her abilities she says People cant understand why I donUdo anything with the things I write she says It to make a living this way but and she smiles I dont need to have my work published to get the satisfaction out of it If I con communicate my feelings abuut something or someone else understands what I fee then Im content Country her poem The Auction which she wrote after titer sold his farm and its contents were auctioned The CBC used It one Sunday morning complete with background music she says but she missed It Betty also writes short stories although so far she has not had any of them published Gardening Is another love with Betty She grows everything from seed she says and gets great pleasure watching the plants grow She also played piano organ drums and guitar and paints She hopes to be able to take flying lessons soon Owners of a new business In Georgetown and Sam Plotter Intend to sell high quality products at a tow low price Peoples Discount Ware house the new store is located at Main Street and the grand opening is Friday Aug ust 11 Mr Ciobotaru said he has been researching how to sell price without going broke for four years People arent buying new products the way they used to because they cant afford it he said His system which is comple tely honest allows him lo sell clothing stereo equipment hardware items ell brand name items at a price that will compete with other dis count stores Both partners who are town Although they presently from Israel said they live in Toronto they would like chose Georgetown because it to move to Georgetown reminds them of their home Plowing match Sept Plans are underway for the International Plowing Match which will be held at Bros farm near KlngstonSeptimber27untilOcufaerlHolAacDonaId MP for Kingston and the Islands will officiate at the ceremonies Subsurface drainage has been added to keep the environment as dry as possible For further Infonna- lion contact Starr 416 gets contract OTTAWAA federal contract worth has been awarded to Varian Associates Ltd of Georgetown to provide the defence department with computer mainten ance service the department of supply end services announced last week It was one of unclassified contracts worth or more that were awarded by the department to Canadian companies during the week ended July Total value of the contracts amounted to Councillors reactions Contd from Page 1 away more say from the peo ple Coun Miller felt that the salaries for regional chairmen are ridiculous The Job of regional councillor should be like that of county warden an honor and not a Job he said Chairman Morrow has done a good job but It wouldnt have been any better at Miller said The job needs the desire The salary doesnt matter The present number of re gional councillors could be cut Coun Miller said But every- you cut the small munici palities such u Esqueslog and Acton get hurt most I dont see bow you could cut down in the north with only one coun cillor from each ward be said You need someone on regional and local council from your own ward Pat McKemie said the chairman should be elected from amongst councillors and not replaced as It was under the county system of govern ment And provided that a reduced regional council could administer water and sewage without a chargeback system but with a uniform rate across the region Coun McKemie felt a smaller council was a good idea Coon McKemie noted bow- ever that county council had a smaller workload than has regional council He felt the four mayors should not be on regional coun cil He said that evening meet ings would not necessarily work Its almost Impossible lo be a regional councillor unless you own your own busi ness are a privileged execu tive who can take time off as AUGUST Open Doors he himself Is retired Coun McKenxie said He agreed that BUI IS1 has to be modified Weve seen some of Its Chairman Morrow Is trying to improve the system and his recommendations will start people thinking Coun Mc said Mike Armstrong wasnt interested in a regional seat when be ran for office in December but was appointed to the position when Rlc Mor row a last minute darkhorse candidate was elected chair man Coun Armstrong noted that most of the work done at regional council is at the com mittee level and there is not a cumbersome number to work with Reducing the total number of regional councillors by the four mayors would not make a big difference at the com mittee level but might make the chairmans job easier Armstrong said He felt that reducing the number of councillors from north Halton would hurt Acton themostandasltls We dont have enough representation on regional council GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH Main St S Pastor Peter Ralph Sunday August a Sunday School am Morning Worship Everyone Welcome IMMANUEL I LUTHERAN CHURCH Windsor Road at Carole St Rev Harold Patier Sunday August Worship Service I Church of the Lutheran H to punch ST GEORGES CHURCH Anglican Rev R Gallagher BASTB Sunday August nth I am The Eucharist Divine Worship Nursery Provided ASSEMBLY Trafalgar and No Highway Rev E J Sunday August Services Cosh and Carry Chargex Accepted Dont be disappointed Shop early and save at Peopled Dicount Warehouse 72 Main ST GEORGETOWN 8776642 IS FREE DRAW FREE DRAW FREEE DRAW Win a Soptr 1 Symm AMFM Track Sttno PA Syittn Tsltphona DRAW FREE DRAW FREE 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