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A THE HERAT Wednesday July 181 Page 3 Watermelons Glen birthda party This village really knows how to salute Canada By CHRIS Herald Starr Writer Its doubtful that Glen Williams Canada Day cele bration this year could have been much better Residents and visitors took lull advantage of a sunny mid week break lat day to swarm around the villages Main Street area cheering on competitors in halt dozen games or simply baa king In the outdoor beer garden outside the Apple Products factory Early morning showers threatened to wash out the Glen national tribute just as they forced a postpone ment of events last year But a it appeared hat Members the George town Lions club and iwded around centre stage Wednesday for the opening ceremonies lo the Glen Canada Day lions Fittingly enough Mayor Pete and St a Church Reverend Graham Bland called on the audience pay a special tribute to the late Terry Foi passed away three days before Terry it was was a Irue representative of the values of this country founders Herald photos by Chris organizers worst fears would be allayed and the Glen ballplayers went ahead with their traditional pan cake breakfast There were some young however who In hind sight probably would hove preferred seeing tho break fast flushed away by an unco operative weatherman About eight of them some of whom had already polished several plates of Nick Ilunsley flapjacks decided to overindulge and joined the day pancake eating contest Defending champion Stephanie Polo who gulped down buttery and sticky pancakes last year during the contest also took top honors this year While she fell four short of her 1380 total she explained that she had already eaten seven at the ballpark Mike and his brother Terry finished first and second respectively in the boys division with a young Ian Blair taking third place In an admirable chewoff to finish a fifth pancake Carol iuio and Lynn Norton finished second and third for the girls Shortly after lunch a parade or dignitaries the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band Club members and the majorette squad left lion Street and towards the the Mullen Place subdivision stage set up across from tho and began a steady march apple factory warehouse northward along Confedcru During the opening the word Among the entries In the big Canada Day parade through Glen Williams last Wednesday was a float prepared by the organizing committee of the I Love Georgetown campaign which wound up a successful and unprecedented month long civic pride drive by distributing another ISO campaign buttons and many balloons to spectators along the parade route Decorated with two huge campaign signs and scores of balloons and posters extolling the community virtues in French and English the float served as a final reminder of what the campaign involved Souvenir buttons from the last batch of ordered r still available for 50 cents op at Joe Tuck Shop downtown Georgetown Fabrics in the Market or Vito a Market in the Moore Park Plaza Perhaps In another or so years little Joe Stephens will assist senior citizens as a volunteer for tin I Ion Helping Hands The was on hand at the Glen Canada Day celebrations last week handing out pamphlets about the work it does for seniors and the region residents who are homeridden due to physical handicaps Donna Brown and her Dudley were among the hundreds of celebrants during last Wednesdays Canada Day Williams pel vying lor the shortest tall Donna recently joined The Herald staff as an advertising consultant During afternoon or the Glen Canada Day cele brations last Wednesday Ihe Canlante Singers entertained crowds of participants Under the direction of Dale Wood seated they were among performers brought In by organizers to add a musical atmosphere to the day events Knowledge During Europe Dark Ages ihe Maya of Middle America practiced an as ironomy so precise that their ancient calendar was as accurate as the one in use plotted the courses of celestial bodies and to the awe of the faith their priests predicted both solar and lunar eclipses But the Maya Classic Period ended in sudden collapse and their science was a puzzle until modem times IRVING SINCE if Moore Park Plaza Markets B77M2B wh Bananas 2501b i Cabbage 31 Lemons Limes 10 ea 10 ea Cherries 990 lb Oranges 990 Hillaburgh Strawberries CAKES TO BUY OH RENT Toys Games Books Records Childrens dreams at Toy at C lira Priest Georgetown Place 8778800 Come to Church GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH July Sunday School Morn Worsti 1 a m Como Our Church Your Church fl RALPH ST GEORGES CHURCH July 1081 MAPLE AVENUE CHURCH PASTOR EDWIN H MITCHELL ALL SUMMER LONG EVERY SUNDAY SO t WEEKLY bit A iyo Visitors always Yoan Growing LUTHERAN CHURCH PASTOR REV OR J Sunday July SUMMER SCHEDULE 10AM CHURCH SERVICE Church thn Lutheran Hour monies Mayor Pete Pome roy reminded celebrants of the sacrificed I the late Terry who had passed away three days before the spec ml significance this year Canada Days have In his honor St a Anglic an Church rector Graham Bland called for a one minute prayer vigil for Terry Other dignitaries Included Brampton Georgetown MP John Halton Burlington MPP Julian Heed local and regional councillors George Maitby and Miller Clllzen of the Year Vi Haines Mrs Haines who cut the first piece from the giant Canada Day cake was later as one of Glen favorite residents receiving a picture of St s Church It was impossible walk anywhere on Main Street without finding reasons to stop A number of local organizations such as Georgetown Little Then Ire St Johns Glen Williams United Church Ihe Glen Town Hall Committee the Optimists Club and he Georgetown French an Association had oil food booths of some sort serving everything from butter tarts custard pies and hot dogs to kraut and a bun Glen Canada Day events have a long history of being imaginative and downright wacky their dog col shows drew some rather unique members from both species as well as a lot of audience of attention Dogs and their respective owners were rewarded for such oddities as the shortest or longest tall being the smallest or the largest best trained behaved or hav ng longest nose Canines were also honored for beat resembling their masters or for having dressed well for the Likewise area felines were dressed their nine lies Other awards were the blackest and the biggest of bunch too Across the street Ellen Ilussell was hammering I first place in the ladies nail driving contest and shortly afterward special were dodging a hail of watermelon seeds during the seed spitting competition Despite tough aggressive opposition Tom Da vies was eventually declared the image of a winner Things became a little scrambled later In ihe after noon d irlng an eight heat egg competition The Jeff Da vies Bob Anderson team consisted of the most agile and catchers It took two final to come up a winner In ihe Glen barrow race Bui Brian and Raymond combined swift footwork with careful passenger balancing lo take op spot Other events along Main Street included the coloring contest for kids and Ha I Ion Helping Hands Volunteers passed oil I sunshades and Information about ihelr organ Ions from a booth opposite the Nature Emporium store During the day musical entertainment provided by the Cantante Singers accompanied by director Dale Wood In Ihe evening performers included the Al Jolson like Ken Gorln recent entertainer a I Ihe Music Hall during est Pioneer Days in Georgetown and the Misaissauga based Sweet Adelines Tho Pine Valley Squares on organization which regu practices in Stewart town Esqucslng Town Hall also swept up spectators for a brief taste of some square dancing Later the AM Myers Stage Band perform lo wrap up the evening Ralph and Joel- Layman teamed up for an interesting pianofiddle duo just after supper As one visitor was ironl overheard to say Wednesday evening I ve been lo many Of the larger Canada Day celebrations in southern Ontario But this Is relaxing very relaxing IN THE DRIVERS SEAT John raid Is one safe 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