SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday June IT Arts Council rughookers weave new centre fundraiser Letter Aggregate group supports editorial By JOHN HOE Herald Special An imaginative new fund raising campaign directly Involving the visual ve arts was launched this week to raise towards the Library Theatre Arts com With less than four months to go to the official opening and with fund sing si 11 short in pledges Halton H 1M Arts Council and Georgetown Rug Hookers have Joined fore to offer would be Individual donors one last opportunity to purchase a place in in the new centre Following the success of Georgetown Little Theatres scat plaque sales drive for which demand exceeded sup ply the Rug Hookers have agreed hook two rug wall hangings each contain a will be mounted in the new theatre Thanks to this generous offer by the Rug Hookers wc arc able lo offer those dls appointed In not be able to purchase a seat plaque an alternative way of making a name donation said Arts Council president El Shore Such hangings in medium will last centuries with proper care so wc feel thai new 1 mlted offer is not only comparable to the seat plaques but will be unique works of art Complex architect Ke Wogland agreed enthusiast These hangings w II enhance the interior decor of the theatre I can already envisage locations for them The goal of the cam pa modelled after that of the seat plaques drive is to raise after expenses Even prior the TOWN OF HALTON HILLS LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE To the editor or The Herald 13 brines lo light the w0OT If jy province Indifference to Your recent editorial May property rights and environ- Praise from Cancer Society for our help To the Editor of The Herald The Hilts Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society wishes express their sincere thanks and appreciation for your support In our publicity campaign which enabled our unit lo reach lis goat of It appears that the residents In Hills are very supportive of our fund raising and arc eager to show that they want to take part In helping to defeat cancer Thank you again for assisting in our 1091 campaign Yours truly Dla ne Publicity Chairwoman Hills Unit and qua tries legists members of the opposition parties for delay this still would not prevent the powerful Ministry of Transportation and Communications from having Its way with wayside pita There Is adequate gravel for the foreseeable consumption needs for the next 30 years In existing pits and quarries supplying the Toronto Demand Area Figures recently put out by the Ministry of Natural Resources support Ihla state ment Surely 30 years Is enough time to plan for environmental protection lessening of social Impact In already mined areas and preservation of prime farm land Whilst we know that the province ihlnks In four year periods surely over the lost three decades that the Cortser- vollves have held power they could have come up with something more reasonable than more of the same Residents In rural areas close lo Toronto are sick to death of the noise disruption and intolerable disturbances caused by the gravel Industry Many of them have given up their homes to permit the gravel Industry to create moonscapes on land that was once the most scenic and attractive recrcationlsts Common sense leads us to believe lhat existing mines should be mined out and that the Industry should move away from populated areas The whole of Ontario is covered in some sort of construe Loo material why don t they go someplace else Yours sincerely Solly M live Director The f or Aggregate Studies The historical house lour Club Iho weeks ago managed lo i cheque raising and Mary Tin Monday afternoon launch of the campaign at Ih Saturday s Summer three sales had been at t me of press by donors who had earlier re quested scat plaques Georgetown and District II School teacher Bob Morrow and his wife Jackie were the rat to Jump at the on sponsored and by the Georgetown University Women iiiel SororthelibraryaItBra1centreproect the Rtx are boose tow coconvenor Doriane Wagner left presentation was held at the North Golf and Country Club Wc r regular Little goers and we meant to purchase a plaque memory of Jackie parents but we kept putting it off Mr Morrow said This sounds I an excellent idea and we re only loo pleased to get it started The idea for Ihe name rug hangings the names to be hooked Into designs still being determined came from Dor- een Long a staunch member of the Rug Hookers who was one of the driving forces behind the Canadian Map Rug which the group la photo lo the new centre Mr confirmed this week that a permanent location has been selected in the new library where it will be nently displayed At present this rug hangs in the Canada Trust office in downtown Georgetown Mrs Long said she felt was timely with the opening of Ihe new arts complex that the Old World craft of rug hooking Continued on page AS Bell rates opposed The Consumer Association of Canada CAC has once again decided to take on Ma Bell at the CRTC hearings now underway Into the company application to Increase phone rates Boasting of real progress over the years in convincing Ihe CRTC to keep rates down the has stated in a letter to town council that It will focus Its opposition o the proposed Bell Canada rate increases In three areas rate of return on stocks on the market company expense Increases and Its reasoning that the Increases In service 30 per cent for residential phones and per cent for businesses Is needed to bear up to phone equipment compe tilers On the final point It will make every effort to protect basic telephone subscribers from being unfairly disadvantaged through Bell s efforts to continue to dominate the telecom tlons Industry During the last phone increase hearings the CAC estimates that Its Involvement may have saved consumersmlllionsofdollars The hearings are expected to continue until at least the beginning of July UWC plans Super Sundays event A Unique children s enter package being arranged by the Women Club of George town promises local theatre goers from the juvenile set a fun filled trio of Super Sun Hoping to promote aware ness of the town new libra centre among youngsters the Club is one of the f local groups book the Church Street complex theatre ty under the sponsorship of the Ontario Arts Council Super Sundays begin next Nov with two perfor of Oliver Button is a Sissy by the Nat anal Tap Dance Company of Canada Nationally known folks in ger and children entertainer Eric and his young audience will be Making Music Together Jan In the new year and the Lampoon Puppet Theatre returns to Georgetown next April 18 this lime with The Little Blue Hedgehog Barb Johnson and Pal Stuart are cocon ven for the series tickets for which II be made avail able to all local schools and youth groups and the publ next September Club members will be butlng promotional brochur to all interested groups before that time and come September will sell tickets for covering admission lo all three shows at the arts complex which is scheduled to open in October Each Super Sunday will feature two performances at and 30 The Herald will carry additional on on the series as It becomes available Canada s National Tap Dance Company the that created The Tin Soldier has found a new story to dance for youngsters across the country little Oliver puts up with the teasing of his schoolmates because he wants to take tap dance lessons but when he wins a talent contest their scorn turns to admiration That s Nov Eric can delight any audience by producing music from traditional Instruments but be baa a real knack for getting the same audience wrapped up in Its own music produced from all Miner of objects Spoons washboards bones rice and even parts of your own body become improvis ed musical instruments next Jsn 31 as Eric shows you how much fun Making Music Together can be The Lampoon Puppet Theatre had their audience at Community Centre all last spring with Monkey Business Now they re back by popular demand next April telling the story of The Utile Blue Hedgehog whose only friend was a cloud high above him Setting off to see the world the hedgehog has many adventures and final with the friendly cloud help befriends some fellow creatures of the woods Toys Games Books Records Chlldrens dreams at Toy Quality al Compatlth Price Marks Pisco 8778800 Good Friends Good Times Good Care Camp Periods begin June 29 running to Aug 29 r Acton FMiitgfttntiN CALL 877 or BROWNS FURNITURE JUNE BEDROOM SALE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE GREAT JUNE PRICES REMEMBER ONLY 10 MORE DAYS TO SAVE ON NO SALES TAX FURNITURE WAREHOUSE LTD TERMS AVAILABLE 334 St Kwy Georgetown 2628 Utile Blue Hedgehog are pari of an children entertain ment package which University Women Club of Georgetown Is launching next November at the libra centre Club members hope their series of performances by topnotch acts like the National Tap Dance Company of Canada and the Lampoon Puppet Theatre will Inspire local youngsters to use and 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