Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 14, 1981, p. 6

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OUR CULTURAL EXPLOSION Halton Hills Year of the Arts Since Inst Nov 12 when a front page Herald article unveiled preliminary plans for library cultural fund raising there have been numerous events Indicative of the rich cultural fabric making up Ihc town a arts Some highlights Dec The Georgetown Little Theatre John Roc fresh from presenting the donation to the fund raising committee the first in a long series begins supplying The Herald with weekly articles outlining current funding projects except for a short summer break Mr Roe keeps the reading public well Informed throughout Ihe year Mid December the Arts Council announces plans for a fund raising mural to be painted by hundreds of schoolchildren across town he mural bearing sponsors names and colorful artists conceptions of Hills history la eventually erected outside the project site Jan the William McNally Construction firm becomes of the town first corporate donors to the Jon the Georgetown public library temporarily headquartered at Square while the new library cultural centre is opens a satellite library in the Pennies worth store downtown Feb the Arts Council brings the Tapestry Singers to town Early February Georgetown library staff visit a Cambridge library complex to observe the possibilities March April the GLT production of chills and thrills audiences at Sucre Coeur Church hall March lu the Rotary Amies stage first a ah Ion Continued on page The Georgetown public library as II looked during the Subsequent renovations at he base of the spire gave the old congregational church Its flnt modern but the basic structure remained unchanged until laic year when the cultural centre project taw two added to house aire and the new library IlieU Inalde this the old church structure li the new art gallery stilt making use of the original brickwork and arched windows Herald lie TOWN OF HALTON HILLS LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE John Roc Georgetown Utile Theatre director and i right has integral lo the projects nieces both fund raising efforts through regular articles in The Herald and as representative on project committee He seen here presenting an early donation from the GLT to Mayor Pete Pomeray thus kicking off the long fond raising campaign In Herald me Coming attractions Some local patrons wondered publicly a year ago whether the new librarycultural centre would be warranted but if the first month and a half A following tomorrow a Thursday s opening of the Marjorie M exhibit In the art gallery Is any Indication things should be hopping for awhile Coming attractions Include Oct 15 through Nov paintings and embroidery by former Georgetown librarian Marjorie Continued on page INCH LOSS CLINIC no NO EXERCISE no The easy way to lose inches without dieting as seen on the Phil Donohue Show QUESTIONS ABOUT CELLULITE INCH LOSS CLINICS no so r iw long last are results general tat on of body unci I Im 1 How much we 1 1 lose A rone Inches are lost IhrougM and Inner II I lose riches no 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Toyota Motors How it came about Five years ago Georgetown high school teacher Ralph Uriel was writing letter to the editor and tetters to town council complaining about lack of a proper theatre In Hills The Board of Education he noted had exercised spending restraint and abandoned plans for a proper auditorium at the expanded high school Is poll on sharing capital cost with area municipalities still some years off Meanwhile council was still wrestling with what architect Kcilh Wagland calls a major thorn in lis side an ever shrinking public library The Hills Public Library Hoard turn Hiking for more space in git mi 111 towns incorporation In The last Georgetown council considered expansion plans for the Church Street site but found costs loo cumbersome In of the incoming regional government then still an unknown quantity Current library board chair man Dick was complet log his last term as a Ward councillor in 197B when a proposal to build a new library in Park was considered Although a debenture was obtain from the provincial govern ment for Ihc ambitious IS foot project forces came to bear and the Ontario Municipal Board was called upon lo halt what many considered the impro per use of parkland Complicating council deliberations was the fact that the old Methodist church at Church and Market Streets was deeded to the town for use as a library and nothing else Even If the library found a new Continued on page A Another financial boost from hardworking Ab Herald Special If anyone Ms belter cause to wear an I Built It button Tcnnant let him or her step forward This week the Georgetown builder presented Mayor Pete with another to help push the Town of Hills Library and Cultural Centre fund raising drive over the mark Whereas the donation is at least the fourth he has made during the IBmonth long campaign his biggest contribution has been time energy and unswerving commitment to voluntarily overseeing the construction of the million facility which will be officially declared open this Sunday If wash for this weekend celebrations Just wouldn be taking place said Mayor With out his dedicated Involve ment at every stage of construction ensuring that everything was being completed to specification there no way the centre could have been completed on time Architect Keith echoed Mayor a sentiments Ab has been unflagging in his concern lo get the Job done and properly The watchdog role he has played during all aspects of construction but even more particularly these last few weeks has kept us all on track Even so there will be anxious moments tomorrow Thursday night when Georgetown Little Theatre presents the first show in The John Elliott Theatre With workmen still putting the finishing touches to the seat others still constructing Ihe orchestra pit cover sections and electricians working over time this week lo install Ihc complicated wiring for the lighting and sound systems getting ready for first night has been fraught with more nail biting than usual But when the curtains finally part on Not Now Darling a opening production of the season particular satisfaction that it Is taking place in the new theatre according to schedule and even more remarkably within Its the second time that local boy he was born and has lived most of his life in the Georgetown area has made his own unique contribution to the development of much needed community facility A few years back when town council balked at the proposed costs to build what was to become Gordon Memorial Arena It was who stepped forward with on alternative which ultimately saved local tax payers thousands of dollars Similarly when council announced that It intended to go ahead with the new Libra and Cullurol Centre it was who kicked in the first 000 donation months before the public subscription campaign was officially launched Appointed chairman with Rex he town fund raising committee Ab a doer with little patience for protracted committee discussions excused himself from committee tlons and instead concen on overseeing the building construction As a result he was a regular onsite visitor whose hard hat observations frequently resulted in on the spot remedies when problems occurred When concrete was poured incorrectly it was Ab who was on hand to personally supervise Its repounng As recently as last week prior to the of the theatre scats II was Ab who was giving the orders to the subion tractors to paint the floor after recommending the color to the architect At the same lime he was giving so unsllnlingly of him self the his Local developer who supervised the arts complex construction makes third donation lo the fund MAYOR PETE accepts the cheque construction company A V was losing on a million dollar bid for a project he had been helping plan for the last two years Rather than become bitter he shrugs philosophically giving his familiar brood preferring lo talk enthusiastically about the town future development Why does he feel this way It my town he 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