Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 8, 1981, p. 3

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Is IhP edition of a new about Kills The Ihlton llnlth louncil has and 1 MUM of to Senior Seme In Halloo Hills similar effort undrrwav elsewhere in idur leer writer If have am or plans of to local nil ihr at or a at Signing up for Acti Van After mo years of study and the Ad put together the transit service for the disabled This service by Tyler Transport Is scheduled to begin May 4 In order to you must have a disability and your doctor must verify jour need for the service Besides being visibly disabled on crutches or In a wheelchair you must have a heart asthmatic arthritic or seeing If you wish to become a regular user you must preferably as soon as possible Application forms may obtained from your doctor the Hnlton Helping Hands the the Health Unit your library or on request from the driver on the service The application must be signed by your doctor Give your signed application to the driver or send it to ActiVan Advisory Committee Town of Hills Main St temporarily It may used for shopping meetings visiting medical appointments to work or anywhere in Hills the area formerly known as Township including Georgetown and Acton The rate is cents one and if you need someone to accompany you they pay the tame price Initially the service will be available weekdays from on an experimental basis This may change to accommodate the needs of individuals Bookings must be phoned in before the previous day or If possible set up a regular with the service In advance In an emergency trip without registering but for further use you must register Be prepared to wait and share the transportation with others Inform the service where you wish to be picked up or if you need ass stance to Icaio your building Groups w ishlng lo sponsor fund raising events to help finance this project may upon the ActiVan Budget Committee for assistance in making arrangements Any contribution will be gratefully accepted Send your donation to Hay King Town Treasurer Main St Georgetown further information call Tyler Transport Barb Stephens or Anne If you keep your nose to the grindstone rough And hold it down there long enough In time you 11 say there s no such thing As brooks that babble and birds that sing Just these three things shall your world compose the stone and your darn old nose Our sympathy is extended to the family of Alice whop ssed way March Her many friends will fondly remember her for her disposition and her many acts of kindness Mills of Boulevard In unofficial spoke senior citizens by virtue or their new column Senior beginning this week in The Herald Seen here at a February l79 tribute la Mr Mills the couple hat rrmalnrd active in a wide of community cause durlne their 1 residency here Headers are urged to call Mr and Mrs Mills items or comments they like included in Ihr monthly column Awards roundup for Kin members Herald Special Last Saturday President Don Pearson and 11 members of the Georgetown Kinsmen attended Zone Spring Con Round Up Bl The annual conference was held th year at the Inn on Dixie Road During the meeting Kins men from the nine clubs in he lone all from around Ihe area discussed the past year and set the stage for next year activities Kinsman Andy Deme of the Mills club was elected Deputy Governor of Ihe lone for teal Deputy Governor elect Andy Informed the meet hat his zone executive will be made up Kinsmen Gerry Tenner who will as Zone CoOrdmator Kin President Carol Pearson of Georgetown who will act as Zone Kinette CoOrdinalor and Kinsman Bob Malcolmson of Georgetown who will act a Zone Cystic Fibrosis Chair It was announced that Dis tncl Fall Council will be held in Sudbury in mid October The Fall Council committee Is busily preparing for the event and plan a tour of the nickel mines for all Kinsmen who Georgetown Kinsmen fared well in the zones annual award competitions capturing three of the four awards available to club During the meeting the clubs participated In the Deputy Governor Public Speaking competition Georgetown speaker Bob Mai won the none compel ion over six other KinB Glen man fined den Williams man been acquitted on a charge of ben t in a Ton nto bank robbery but was iced lo day in Jail and fined for possessing Handy the accessory as w is While of Brampton in a Toronto court Mr I of no fixed ad ires is convicted on seven counts of armed r nsienttneed to eight years in Jail Convicted of possets of j weapon in the same incident was Kev n Unity Ti ronto who was fined and sentenced years probation James Moore of Toronto will a prison term for being on Theeharges moat stemming inTr werclaidafler poliec arretted the men in Georgetown Picked up in two vehicles they carrying in cash the time WE SERVICE ALL MAKES OF TVS STEREOS 24 HR IN NOME SERVICE 4593194 SAVE BRAMPTON COLOUR SOUND Tilt April 1MI Page 3 wilt n represent the upcoming District convention to be held In Guelph May where he will compete Ihe winners of the other eight zone public speaking compel The Georgetown club also received the Zone D Service Shield for purchasing an Ice resurfacer for Gordon Memorial Arena The Service shield is awarded annually the zone club which puts forth a new service project of bene fit to the community The third award captured this year by Georgetown bulletin editor Bob Malcolm son was the Junior Bulletin Award The Georgetown Bull missed a lota of six out of a possible 125 categories The bulletin is Judged on Ihe club activities and participation by the members Shoe Store Village Acton Come in and see Ed LIZZIES CAT DOG FOOD DISCOUNT SPECIAL DERBY MEAT MIX 10kJTnmrKmyUrW 31 Top Choice And Many Othor Brand Name Foods For Your Pets ENTRANCE THROUGH COCHRANE TRAVEL Toy magic Basket full of Adorable Dakin ducklings bunnies Easter egg gift holders Books puppets puzzles basketf grass and much more for Shop Early Longlost sister still nearby STUDENT OF STEEL Superman will be performed by the Acton High School Drama Club tonight through Friday Pictured here li Thlel In the lead role Herald photo Tender moments Eight tenders for various public works projects and equipment purchases were passed by council Monday night Provincial Pavement Marking of Niagara Falls was awarded a project MSO Construction of will handle 7l worth of road surfacing J C Duff of has been contract to provide granular building stone at a cost of Capital Ford Sales on Georgetown Street wilt provide the town with a truck McClcave Truck Sales of Brampton has been contracted to supply a dump truck with equipment Belgium Standard Industries of Waterloo will provide a oneman garbage packer and a 510 salt and sand spreader may be ordered from King Ltd of Woodstock Greetings from afar Salutations from Thunder Bay Members of the First Georgetown Pathfinders fresh from a March break trip to that city presented Mayor Pete with greetings from his northern counterpart at Monday night council meeting The girls said they visited city hall toured a paper mill roller skated and generally enjoyed themselves during their fiveday visit Mayor told the girls that the town is ready to welcome a from some Thunder Bay Pathfinders later In the year Meanwhile nine Girl Guides from the Second Georgetown group were also in the audience following council meeting as part of their citizen badge efforts Two southern Ontario brothers reunited recently yean separation are now searching for their sister and the Georgetown area seems to be he likeliest Donald Gambcll of Sherbourne Street in Toronto dropped by The Herald office last week displaying a clipping from a recent Issue of the Toronto Star A pholo and article related how Mr finally discovered his long lost brother 36year old Thomas Poller in nearby Ham Hon alter searching for five yean The brothers were separated when Mr Potter was two years old Mr Gambcll a newborn baby thty t seen or heard from each other since but now that they re reunited they re even more earnest about finding their liter Susan who was one year old when the children were Left in care of the Children Aid Society by financially incapable parents the three children were adopted by different families and Mr may have been brought to a ana home He told The Herald both hi and his slsler were adopted by Georgetown families whlk Mr to the couple who raised Susan wire a local physician and his wife who lived in or near but departed or died Mr Potter launched a siblings ten years ago but became frustrated by a CAS refusal to help and the vagueness of what few details of their whereabouts Mr in turn started looking mtohisown background live years ago only discovering he has a brother and sister light months ago Mr learned that his brother was raised in Hamilton and contacted every Thomas Poller in the city s phone listings without success Finally learning the surname of his brother foster parents he contacted Mr Poller s foster sister in Hamilton the reunion was arranged White Mr Gambell a Harbour Castle Hilton hotel supervisor dreams of posing for a family snapshot with his relocated brother and Mr Potter cherishes memories of Susan and is all the more keen to find her brothers declare a loving allegiance to their osier parents and say they would not search for their own parents because it would be too hard on them Mr Gambcll request The Herald Is accepting any informal ion from area residents who know about Susan now or about her foster parents Phone Ihe Herald at any news will be relayed to Mr in Toronto TOWN OF HONOUR RECOGNITION AWARDS EVENING Please note appl cations tor this award are being accepted until Monday April 13th Forms and more inlormalion avalable at either Recreaton Department Ollce Acton or Georgetown AH WALLPAPER AND PAINT SALE VIMJIJJUill BUY THREE SINGLE ROLLS OR BOLTS FROM ANY OF 10 SELECTED BOOKS FROM TOP QUALITY NAME BRAND MANUFACTURERS AT THE MANUFACTURERS BOOK PRICE GET THE FOURTH ONE FOR 100 from Village Prints Classic Textures Country Prints Sweet Hearts and many morel LONGER LASTING Glidden FAMOUS Spred Satin Latex Hat Wall Paint REG SAVE 800 Glidden Ceiling Flat LATEX PAINT ONLY Gallon BEST Latex Enamel Paint Offer Expires Saturday AprllHth 1981 Your One Stop Decorating Shop GEORGETOWN DECORATING CENTRE DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN 8774193

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy