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About the celebration Time to think BIG says our active Chamber in the blcentennl mood recently This fellow helped out at the annual Honor and Recognition nigh I Herald Think I G the message delivered by the Georgetown Cham be of Commerce Monday night Business In George town BIG on organizers Lynn Barnard and Rick West of Georgetown extended personal Invitation to town councillors to attend the June event Georgetown s 1 anniversary and Ontario Bicentennial Called the first of its kind n Georgetown and the province this unique celebration gathers ISO Georgetown businesses under the roof of the Gordon Message from the Chamber Like so many other small towns throughout Ontario Georgetown grew around a man and his dream of doing business As we celebrate the growth of Ontario over the past 200 years and the Village of Georgetown s 120th anniversary the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce salutes our business community and the unique role it has played From that one man one business start by the Credrt River to today special working blend of family style enterprise and large corporation In June of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce B I G Business In Georgetown Celebration will focus attention on our Retail Service and Industrial businesses which make up the very backbone of our community Too often our businesses are overlooked or taken for granted This is the year we re going to toast our business community We re inviting all our businesses our customers and friends to one B I G town wide fun filled birthday celebration We re going to show you who we are and what we do Get to know us in a whole new way Join us as we celebrate years of Business In Georgetown June 16 and 17 1984 Arena on George town a Street Without their usual soles pitches exhibitors will be using a booth style set up to inform the c about them selves and their history In Georgetown Mr West said over people are expect to turn up for the event which Is receiving provincewide publicity SALUTE The salute to the Georgetown business community kicks off June 14 with a gala birthday dinner for 350 at the Holy Cross Parish Hall on Georgetown Maple Avenue Tickets for the lavish meal and entertain ment includ guest speaker Premier Bill cost A community event the BIG celebration has the support of service clubs the Lions Ctub members will provide the arena security theatre clubs like Globe Productions members will decorate for the birthday d high school students who will serve as guides and the Historical Society which has prepared a pictorial history of business in Georgetown INCENTIVE The event may prove I be an incentive for businesses out of town to consider settling In Hills ho said To inform and enter tain is the theme Of the festivities and students ore welcomed by Ihe busloads Mrs Barnard said Organizers are hoping to be able to provide Tree transportation for seniors for at least one day of the celebration she said Admission fees have been kept low to THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE NAME SB sflHR Pffl Ralph Lilian Fletcher Lydia Fletcher Michelle Sybersma Shirley Kittfl Schenk Fred Fletcher ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS ALL EXPERIENCED SHOE FITTERS Georgetown s and one of Canada s leading shoe fitters Fletchers Family Shoe Store is proud to be part of the BIG Celebrations Come and Check out our two booths We stock an excellent selection of footwear for the whole all at very com petitlve prices Baby boots all sizes in widths Bto5E Ch Idren dress and running shoes narrow wide and extra wide Ladies dress casual safety boots and running shoes to sizes 5 to 1 not in all styles Men dress shoes casual ng shoes and C S A approved work boots sizes 6 to narrow medium wide and extra wide not In all styles CUSTOM MOLDED ORTHOPAEDIC PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED NATURALIZER FL0RSHEIM SAVAGE PIERRE GERMAINE LUCA ADIDAS FRANCINE TUF MACS NIKE RITTER BONNIE STUART WILDCATS KAUFMAN BUSTER BROWN POWER JARMAN LEVIS AND OTHER LEADING BRANDS FOR FITTING FOR COMFORT FOR SERVICE FOR PRICE FLETCHERS family shoes GEORGETOWNS F0HEM0ST FOOT FITTERS I 1 At 8771664 attendance They re SI for adults and cents for children under 14 accompanied by adult The Inst day of the event will feature chicken In a marquee to be erected on the north aide of the arena facing the tennis Starting in May the Chamber will be souvenir bicentennial coins The coins will have BIG Business in Georgetown on logo printed on one side while the reverse side sports he Ontario bicentennial symbol The project part of the Chamber summer that Includes dinner celebrating Georgetown s 120th birthday and a three- day lion at on Arena The souvenir 11 be to bus merchants In Georgetown and they in urn will hand out the ns to customers The coins will be treated as legal tender until Sept I G FDlnON Wednesday May KM Page 3 Form task force to aid development Herald Staff says to know about it new development and care dan want to upset he small town balance I that in every Georgetown needs an ndustrlal base he says bu nd the 1 able land Is he problem A joint ask force to look solely the probl the chamber and liens form a Joint task to to tickle on n town Thai Dave op on on how to more grow h Geo town I think 1 has to throw the goal to the and sell hem on the idea of increised growth Counc llors often find themselves by issues that or from week to but long range pi attract development would be he of DtVl KtNfNHt would enable the own o come up with a goal and game plan he says the BIG Cele- Bus in Georgetown is ted he Chamber will have more me to work on v dual projects hi says