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fun is ready to take off aims Writer A young real dent has named the Winterfest Beaver Just one week before event kicks off this Saturday Now known as the Benny Brave Beaver the larger than as the Georgetown Market rodent mode promotional Place and llalton lis Shop- appearances at last Saturday Plaza The contest began Ra hockey game as well four weeks ego Broomball s War of the Weeklies Georgetown newspaper readers who have difficulty making distinctions between The Herald and It weekly rival the Independent are welcome to attend this day In Fair grounds Park and see the men separated from the boys and he women from the girls according to Herald Staffers Journalistic Jouits will be temporarily set aside and athletic abilities will take precedence when organized by the two news papers face off for a ally bruiting bout of broom ball late Saturday morning on one of being prepared by the sponsoring Georgetown Jay The llalton Hilts Flits Lodge MO la In charge of the broomball event having already lined up a number of and service club teams see the Iks regular column In this issue and recruiting the area top political as celebrity Originally suggested by town recreation JoyGwUiam the broomball showdown between The Herald and the Independent Is expected to get underway shortly after 10 a pitting the athletic know how of Herald sports editor Dave and the strategic expertise of senior reporter Chris against pur portcdly similar events shared by their counterparts on the con s Inland Also putting in long hours of arduous training for the Herald Angels effort arc managing editor Paul Dor composing room fore man Dave Hastings and his staffers Mary Lou Fgrrlon Squire advertising sales reps Donna Tattoo and Michelle Roy and account ant Jenny llapichuk as well as some possible alternates The willingness and Involvement of two other Herald staffers classified ad chief Shirley and reporter Lor Taylor should The end of Benny other Interested groups aimed prepar at making the second annual by the Jaycces almost a complete success every other service club and With ihc party all set to go here an outline of the events lo be held this Saturday at Georgetown Fairgrounds Galea open at a Entire families regardless of slic wilt be allowed In for single adults 50 cents and children cents Beaver sell tickets to the Raiders Feb benefit game for Brad a former Raider who suffered a serious eye Injury while playing in the local industrial league Mayor Pete will preside over Ihe opening cere- ID a m and will fire the starting gun to the Kinsmen 10D kilometre no ice car rally through town There arc still openings for the Continued on page At also be mentioned alas both are out of commission for the Big Hay having suffered minor Injuries during practice The broomball llnr jp for the rival Independent team was hot known at although confident Herald spokesmen expect a slash play an Import ant offensive role In the gome referees will be warn accordingly before the action get underway At Continued on page Al Herald editor Paul Dorsey right may not exactly meet toetotoe with bis counterpart from the Independent Hartley Coles during this Saturday showdown at the Jaycecs but he II be on Herald Angels squad facing off against the rebel Inlanders for the sponsored grudge match The War of the Weeklies expected to begin shortly after ID a m In Fairgrounds Park is one of several broomball match the have arranged all of which will feature celebrity referees Herald caricatures by Chris I EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS FEB Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Wednesday February I May be highest budget ever Mayor predicts more regional deficits By CHRIS AAGAARD Herald Staff Writer More serious deficits and a per cent Increase in a operating budget have been forecast by Mayor Pete as regional council on meet to discuss the budget this afternoon Wednesday Echoing some sentiments Georgetown firefighters formed an honor tilde Knox Church yesterday following funeral services for Herb Wild one of their colleagues Firefighter from Acton Milton and in services which had to be mated Knox from the Funeral Home because number of mourners In a Herald photo take I In midJanuary Mr Is shown above accepting a clock from Williams past president of firefighters association on hisretirementfromlhedeparlment Mr while to pre a Ihefl Herald photos Fellow employee charged in death of former firefighter ByLORlTAYLOR Herald Staff Writer A year old Georgetown youth has been charged with manslaughter In connection w the deolli early Sunday of Herbert Wild Brian Donald Reid 17 of Ray lawn Crescent has been charged with manslaughter and two counts of theft over BOO He was arrested Monday by detectives from the George town Criminal Investigations Branch Mr Wild suffered severe injuries when he was struck by a frontend loader at about 1 a Sunday on the Meadow glen Mushroom Growers property on Mountalnview Road North A year Mr Wild lived in a house on the property Mr Ids death was the last n a series of events which Ihe staff house on ihc farm where single employees of the ylv s told to leave the party but he appears to have the frontend loader and con drink Mr Wild his end George Forbes and their wives had relumed from an evening out when they heard the loader engine start up The two men and Mr Id son Murray pursued the traclor by ear It was when Mr Id stepped out of the car to try and flag the loader down he was struck by the vehicle Mr Wild was taken to Georgetown and D strict Mem hospital where he later ded Mr Meadowglen Jan 13 Is alleged to have stolen the frontend loader and also a truck which was later recovered in Toronto He was to appear in Milton provinc al court yesterday for a ball hear Results were unavailable at press time Breakfast with Premier next Tuesday Because Ontario premier BUI Da via picked March 19 as the date for the province next election Burlington Progressive Conservatives have the date of their nomination meeting to this Monday night Feb Mr Davis himself win visit the morning to congratulate the riding Tory candidate on bis or her nomination Acton PC Association president Marie Shldbolt announced Monday that premier will join area supporters for breakfast at North Halloo Golf and Country Club at a next Tuesday Hal tonBurl Tories were to have selected their candidate Feb School in Milton Mr Davis announcement regarding the election date has forced that meeting to be advanced although the location remains unchanged The nomination meeting gets underway at a delegates choosing as their candidate Fran Balnea of Georgetown Brian Penman of Milton or an unannounced contender Incumbent Julian Reed of Is expected to be unchallenged among fellow Liberals in his second bid for reelection expected to announce a date for their nomination meeting next week the party a candidate In two previous provincial elections Milton II Johnson is now a municipal councillor for that Mock disaster tests readiness of rescue services from his Dec Inauguration speech Mayor told town councillors Monday night there will be some serious problems at the region In the next few months Us going to be a little traumatic for regional council for a while he added Although details of the budget will not be fully disclo sed until today region meeting there has been some concern recently that this year s budget could be unusu oily high During the Jan special Session of regional council called to discuss proposed changes in the treasury department Coun Gordon warned against a radical of department before the tng budget Is presented he said Is going to be the highest this year ever The discovery of a TOO deficit In the 19SO operating budget last July forced the resignation of former chief administrative officer Ernie while former treasurer Don Farmer stepped down to assume a less demanding role within tbe department A consultant management study report on the treasury department partly blamed the i960 operating budget shortfall on Insufficient staff needed to prepare last years audit in time to the problem The report raised eyebrows recently from some regional councillors when It suggested that rive additional treasury posts are needed lo ensure the department runs efficiently in the future FRIENDS This display has been featured in the window of Ihe William El is Real Estate Office on Georgetown Main Street during the past month As Pat and Bill Ellis above explained the knitted garb of the two characters on the upper level are the work of ball while made the two figures on desk he display reminds us kicks off his Saturday at a Herald photo See page AS A LIONS SALUTE Its been 50 years since a group of ambitious local men took up the challenge of Chicago in man Melvln Jones and formed the Lions Club of Georgetown Club secretary Carl Hansen and his colleagues have joined forces with The Herald to prepare a special page souvenir salute to the Lions and he Lionesses on their anniversary It help you realize how lucky we ve been to have these people working for our com munity and ft inside this issue of The Herald Firemen form honor guard for a popular comrade Six freighters in uniform were the pallbearers yesterday at the funeral services for a former comrade Herbert W Id Mr Wild 3 died Sunday while trying to protect the property of Mushroom Growers Ltd his employer for 2Z years Although he had retired as a volunteer flref last fall was his wish that the pallbearers at his funeral be firefighters from Orangeville Milton and Acton attended at the MeClure- Jones Funeral Home Monday evening It was while try to prevent the theft of frontend loader from the Meadowglen Mushroom property that Mr Wild was injured He and his family had lived In a house on ihe properly for 15 years If he hadn been so conscientious he m still be with us Meadowglen owner Ernie told The Herald Monday He was part of the family here His whole works here Mrs Id Ihelr son Murray and their daughter Lor all work full time at the plant Their youngest daughter who is 16 has worked part time for the company during vacations He was an employee and a end and part of the fam ly Mr said Nothing surprised me with this guy He was a free r t He did what he wanted when he waned to do and It was usually for someone else He was that of guy Deputy re Chef Bob Hyde said the event had t Mr Id ref tcr fr ends pretty heavy It was a most event he llerbie was very very close to the guys even after he retired Mr W Id Jo the I re department in 19C7and ret red last fall ll play heavy on the guys they re feel thep the deputy eh He certainly go lobe m around here He was a true volunteer a genuine sincere fellow D sir Ch B 11 said Mr Wild came from Milton originally He In Georgetown for about years He was an affiliate member of Branch of the Legion and member of the Monarch Hunt Club An enthusiastic hunter and fisherman he also played darts The tragedy and horror of major airliner crashes have been well documented by the news a but local Red Cross volunteers will be striving for the of reality out of necessity when they stage a mock d saster this Sunday in Georgetown Fairgrounds Park Another in a series of annual emergencies designed to est Ihe readiness of Hills emergency services the mock air crash will Involve representatives Continued on page A2 Our classified ads are the best The Herald offers newspaper readera the best In classified advertisements according the Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Preliminary results from the Association a annual com inanity newspapers com petition released Monday give The Herald a firstplate ranking In he category for papers with circulations between and for classified classified ada section me of several areas each member newspaper examined by expert judges Invited to participate by the Association Of Halloa Hills two other weekly newspapers only the Georgetown Independent also registered Irs I place awards for photography and local advertising the Independent was also named thirdbeat newspaper overall in its and The Herald a circulation calf goo ull results including winners of swards or promoting variotu aspects of culture and recreation are yet to be announced Service clubs pool resources for community A local service organization spokesman is optimistic about ihe outcome of an allclub meeting lost Wednesday to organize a service club council in Georgetown but It may lake a few more meetings before the proposal solidifies Elks Lodge publicist Jim Barrett told The Herald Monday that representatives from eight local service organizations attended the meeting held at the Mountaln- Road North Lodge Tbe meeting red by long lime service council II Crawford sound Ideas Mr Barrett it may take three or four meetings before ficant is taken towards Ihe proposal None of the clubs will lose their own identity Mr Barrett sa d They merely come together occasionally to decide how best to ordinate community oriented projects A four bed intensive care unit for Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital and contributions lo Ihe I theatre project have been suggested as areas in which a service council would bo of assistance Considerable interest in the service council Idea was expressed by members of Ihe Jaycees Lions Kinsmen Rotary Club Newfoundland a Elks Lodge and Knights of Columbus Mr Barrett said adding that It looks like Its going A second meeting to discuss the service council Is planned for Feb 23 JO m in the Newfoundland Club on Armstrong Avenue COMPLEXS FIRST ART SHOW The construction site around he arts complex has brightened up considerably with the addition of tbe murals produced by he town a It schools The project organised by the llalton Dills Arts Council gave be students an opportunity to demonstrate their artistic talents with he towns colorful oast subject matter Thcmuralswerespoiisoredby businesses and service with paints for the project supplied by the Georgetown Decora Centre Herald photos by tori 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