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above personal sacrifice Herald Special Christmas Is no day lor the Regional Police Depart While most of us are celebrating the season renewing friendships and strengthening farm ly tics a full deploy of law enforcement personnel will be ling business as usual at their Street head This will be Constable Susan Zohars and Act Serjeant Brian Crosby first Christmas from their Normally dinner by nov Chn said Sgt Cros 13th year got quite a few brothers and sisters But my brother in law is a officer in Toronto and he is also working His family and mine will be getting together with our In laws whenever we Const Zohar Christ mas will also be sche duled at a later dale I single but ly I deal with it the same way as Brian except that Instead of having children parents nieces and We arrange ments to have relatives come in for dinner at another time Both officers will be on duty from Chr mas Eve to a Christ mas morning and from Christmas night to a m Boxing Day Although senior each shift con book annual vacations in holiday periods the allocation of work through Christmas is governed by a fined rota of shifts We always have more personnel on each shift to allow for POLICE BEAT explained so that a full shift Is always work generally speaking Christmas Day and Box arc quiet We expect a minimum of and few drunk drivers because people Ihcyvcalrea to where they want Id be or they have nude prior arrange for trans portal on but then an can happen We have be prepared for Anything con happen three daughters oges and around the tree on Christmas morning before he is in bed rest for his next ft But Crosby places and ded cotton chosen career I think every person decides jo the police department understands thai he or she will be working Christmas and New year Eve somewhere along the line They know they ve jo a hour and they get used to the Idea right from the beg I feel more sorry for people who are in trouble when they should be home enjoy at themselves That s the bottom I If people arc having irmly problems or marital problems you feel sorry for them At least I II know my is safe and secure agrees God forbid that some one has an accident an Christmas Eve Of course you d rather he at home with your family but you re too absorbed in what you re doing to be thinking about poor me poor me what we hive here Is more than a job It a profession The the herald SECTION or No to flashing lights Plashing or sequential lights on all signs are going be a no no soon In Ho I ton Hills Bylaw enforcement officer Jack Lusty brought such a recommendation lo town council last week Councilors are pass the bylaw this The recommendation came on the heels of the Royal Pizza pale sign on Guelph Street which has flashing lights draw attention to It The sign was erected legally and the bylaw will not be retroactive thereby making the Royal Pizza sign only one in town with flashing lights Cab licence approved Richard James of has applied for a taxi cab owner s licence from the town This week councillors approved the granting of licence upon payment of the required fee The town bylaw provides for the licensing of cabs In Hal ton Hills Currently there arc cab licences issued Mr Burley plans to operate his cab through Ihe HI Us Taxi office Earlier council agenda After a lengthy council debate last week it was resolved that copies of the own committee and council agendas will be available to the public Monday afternoons prior to the evening meetings Previous policy was to have copies of ihe agenda available for perusal In the Clerks Department but not given out really don see the problem of giving a copy to somebody u they can make notes on It anyway Dave Whiting said toy donations ByNITAMILLESSE Herald Correspondent Students and staff at GDHS will be sharing their Christmas with the less fortunate this year Donations of toys money or canned foods are being collected for the needy families that are unable to give their children a Christmas Organizing the program this year la Mr Cotton and Dean Marks with help from the Marketing Club and Students Council On the morning of Dec the Students Council will be Judging a basket decorating contest in the cafetoriuro Each class will decorate a basket containing their collection of canned goods The winning class of this contest will win a free pizza party Later that day donations of money will be collected The collection of the money and toys will be dropped off at Holy Cross School on that same Wednesday New toys will be purchased with the money collected The Good Neighbor Service will then distribute the toys to the families in need Distribution of the canned foods Is being run by the police this year Dec IS Officer Beaumont will visit the school to receive the collection of canned goods in the decorated boskets Kinsmen light tour The Kinsmen have picked their route for their annual senior lights tour Dec 19 tonight It is the sixth year he service club have ushered around over 125 seniors through he streets of Georgetown Bus pick begin at m and will bring seniors to Ihe Georgetown Marketplace where the lour will start The route will pass such streets as Mountain view and Pennington the George Kennedy School area Marilyn Crescent Drive Delrcx Main Street and the Park area When the tour has concluded at 15 p m seniors will be dropped off at St Andrew United Church on Mountain view Road There they II be treated to coffee tea and goodies by the Kinsmen and If you need more information call or 877 BIA draw The draw made Saturday by Santa resulted in he following winners who each won a gift certificate to be spent In downtown Georgetown V Maclean Terri Guest J Shelley Smith Alice Peacock Jo Waltcrson Mrs Mino L Sophie and Beatrice Clark Santa coloring contest Six prizes were given in the Santa Claus Coloring contest for children The winners get a gift certificate to be spent at any downtown Georgetown store The winners are Carol McGee Glen Williams Chantalle Lambert 4 of Georgetown Caroline Page of Georgetown Andrew Trail t of Georgetown Brooke Maclean of Georgetown and Cindy Carter 11 of Georgetown Charged with theft An lady has been men as a result of a complaint involving In missing funds The lady was apparently the treasurer of a Christmas club with Ihe Frank Heller Company in Acton Dont socially withdraw More the merrier works at Christmas time By AN Herald Staff It may seem like life is one big social whirlwind for everybody else you during the holiday season Don let yourself get depressed Use the adage the more ihe merrier and find some one be with either a neighbor or a coworker if you haven t any family members available Invite yourself over Christmas is supposed to be a party time a fun but for people who arcn t happy with their Christ Mrs said the fam Iv found Christmas diy hid a hole In It Instead of the tradi food she cooked steak for supper The kids hated It They say No way were having that for Chr So last year I cooked a turkey for Christmas and a bigger one for the next day when my en with their families Mrs Belle- said Fortunate ly we like left over turkey In my family Keeping the rituals lives it makes them aware of their parent has died Is a very and makes in mas after a husband them feel Georgetown counsellor Marilyn said She noted the first Christmas after a deulh In the family is extreme individual thing If the whole oxer else feels meaningless don do it Mrs advises Far some families the tree is full of family hard because of aU mement03 the rituals and pattern tree as in her family Christ day was- always spent at Grandma When Grandma died I know people whose PostYule can be stressful Herald Staff If you vc made it through Christmas that nothing It getting through January that the hard part when bad feelings between a husband and wife come out from under the carpel Georgetown family counsellor Marilyn said marriage break usually come after the holiday season A man or woman thinking of leaving will stay through Christmas especially if there are children Mrs said But been heavy drinking and violence thena say This is the last time I not putting up with this Money problems can also spark marriage breakdown It not unusual for me to get couples fighting tooth and nail because they spent too much over Christmas Mrs Bellcghem said January is a high stress lime for couples with financial difficulties The bills come to haunt them and the children have already either broken he toys or don I want them anymore LEGION LINES We had quite a lively and full house for our Children Party held on Thursday Dec 13 not only was entertainment which was provided by the Brampton Clown Band well accepted by both adults and children but the arrival of Santa was greeted with loud acclaim Following the distribution of the gifts Ihe children Santa greeted each child Individually After Santa had gone on his merry way we had the Christmas draw Following are Ihe winners winners J H Sharkey winners G Chaplin J Timpson J Moore Logan J Prizes Lawrence W Rannachan Cabbage Patch Doll winner Sara Harley A reminder that there are still a few tickets Tor our New Years Eve Dance They may be obtained from the Stewards at CO a couple but be picked up by Individual They are limited to two tickets couple per member family CAR DRAW Winners Dec 13 308 and Susan Knight Mid Telford i09DlckSuccee 122 Ralph Doucclt All the above won EUCHRE Winners Dec 14 ladles 1st Bessy Allen 2nd Ethel Anthony Booby Art Couscns Men 1st Larry Ireland 2nd Bob McTaggart Booby Keith Mellette ENTERTAINMENT In the lounge on Doc provided by Boots SICK LIST Georgetown Hospital Hilda Lee St Mikes Toronto Bottoms parents died Christmas Eve and Christmas Is a lime of sad for them Mrs said You musl recognize there s nothing with sad and allow some lime to and remember the sad Be me away from your f over the holidays can be a sad ilso You miss the people who iren and a phone tall home where having a can make you fed led out and sadder Mrs suggests try irejle the things feel warm and with neigh burs or ends instead if fam ly isn t available Because of tons there s a lot of tens at Christmas she Like you can l do the simc things when have a baby as were single or ds s mpared with one Ik lhat try to crcite what wilt best your expectations over the holidays Some people choose not to Christ mas and go south This make other famil members feel deserted Christmas However Mrs indivitiu lis should feci free to enjoy their trip ACTON WATER SHOW The Acton Water Show Friday Nlghl was a crowd pleasing event a swimmers of all ages and abilities look part There were Acton Swimming Stars Club Synchronized swimmers instructors performing resuscitation techniques and skilled diver A special grand finale was a candlelight Of course Santa was around say hello children Herald photos by Dan Ralph Dempsey wins contract for snow Legion ladies hold Pot luck Dec 20 Herald Slid Ivan of Aclon Is to receive the sidewalk snow clearing tender for the 198485 winter season for Mr lender of an hour was the lowest received by the As only one firm has been given the lender or the Acton Georgetown and sidewalks town engineer Bob Austin said the George town sidewalks will have first priority particular ly Main and Streets The traffic volumes on Highway In George town Street are five times thai of those through Acton and the speed is higher than through Acton so it amy op that Main and Guclph should be our lop priorities Mr Austin explained It s Tram the traffic and safety point of view He said Acton side walks would be next on the priority list The town 1904 budget for sidewalk snow plow Is and already have been spent By Turn Herald Special Our best wishes to Hilda Lee who is In Georgetown Hospital a speedy recovery and we hope to see home for the holidays There will be a Zone crib in Bronte on day Jan Our General Meeting will be at 7 day Dec Iho Pot Luck Supper to follow This is the evening we will be our grocery riffle the Good NeiRh bars Our President Liz the executive ind myself all our members a Merry Christmas blessed with family friends around you as you ihe Chrlsl Child birth a New Year filled wilh the promise of Iho Christmas colors red white and green purity hope Turn on your Yule lights for seniors tour