Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 19, 1985, p. 13

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Town- Country MY CLEANING SAME JAY DRY SERVE 8770387 HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE SECTION THE Wednesday June 19 Page 1 ABOUT donates funds Acton High School students who were in the production of have donated towards a fund for tornado relief victims An additional will be sent to Africa for relief to famine victims The drama club play was held May at the high school Masters degre next Jain Elizabeth Beck daughter of James and Barbara Beckett graduated recently from the University of Guelph Honours A in Sociology and Anthropo logy Jam will continue her studies toward a Masters Digrie at the University of while working as a Teachers Assistant Car marketing Alii of Georgetown received alt arts degree In Automotive Marketing from North wood Institute In Midland Michigan Institute specializes in business help victims Employees of used their sales skills And their muscle Saturday to raise money or tornado victims through a bake sale and a car The effort was organized by customer service representative Alice English and office worker Margaret The staff of over all contributed in some way said Alice English The event was advertised on the store PA a few days before Saturday Cars were washed in the Zellcrs parking lot and the sale took place inside he store When the day was over was counted Earned degree parttime Husband Chris and kids Scott and Todd arc extremely proud to announce the graduation of Lorraine from University of Toronto College April 19 Her Bachelor or Arts degree In Canadian Studies was earned entirely part time Go Train reminder Rail service may be a forgotten election promise In the marbled halls an Parliament Hill but thats not the case In the brick halls of Hal ton Hills The town business development commit tee wants see a GoTransit service to Actons urban community and is asking town council to write MP Otto and remind him of his election promise Prior last Septembers election the Progressive Conservative candidate made a promise to restore rail stops to Acton The regions tourism study called for roll stops to the northern community to enhance tourism in Acton Space traveller visits Georgetown residents played a big part In this years University of Toronto Presidents Garden Party June l featuring Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau Georgetown District High School teacher Tom was a member of the University of Toronto Alumni Directorate the 1985 Spring Reunion Committee and was the Chairman of the Host and Hostess Committee Georgetown residents Dave Hastings and John Browne played in the Blue and White Band for the occasion The two ore responsible for reuniting the band once a year at the party It was an Idea they pursued ten years ago and is now an annual tradition You can help seniors Do you have a drivers license If you have a car to go with it the Meals on Wheels program needs you For a few hours a week you can be helping seniors or the disabled by delivering them a hot meal Please call the Acton Information and Social Services Centre volunteer your help STROLLING COMPUTERS At GDHS Antismoking campaign phases in restrictions Joe the Vincent computer Ml and Tin Man Jeff were two of the classier up characters that walked Into Georgetown District Christian School Inst week for a storybook day Each of the students were given the chance to dress like one of their laiorltc characters Herald photo School uniforms rented Ugh By SANDY CAMPBELL Herald Stuff A proposed non smoking campaign at Georgetown District High School is planned to completely eliminate student smoking on school properly In four One of the organizers of the program Is once counsellor Dale Law We looked at other schools who tried to ban it outright and they had problems Were trying do it In a gentle fashion Mr Law The proposed program would forbid smoking among students entering high school in Grade next year Evcrv year after more grades would be involved in the ban in two years Grade 9 and In three years Grade 10 and and in four years Grade 10 11 and Statistics show that young students in Grade S and 9 must be changed Older students arc less likely to said Mr Law Punishment for break ing ami smoking rules will be positive said Mr Law Students will have lo write an assign ment about smoking or attend nonsmoking films showing the effects of smoking Multiple offenders will have their parents tied and have to deal with the principal and vice principals Teach will enforce the rules Two teachers have given up smoking In favor of the students and as an example said Mr Law The proposed program is In the Investigation stages but already has strong support from Parents Advisory Com said Dale Law Smoking has too many negative effects and as an educational institution we arc nlng something that has too many negative effects by allowing it said Mr Law Another reason for the proposal is lo assist the school a antidrug cam pulgn People who smoke marijuana and are often cigarette smokers said Dale Smoking is becoming less and less popular In our society Many people are in favor of banning smoking said Mr Law Among the teachers involved in the program at are Carl Col bran Ann Campbell Hay Smith John Todd Mavis ONeill and Marg The program hasnt been approved yet but Chances are Information will arrive to parents with principal Don Bakers summer letter said Dale Law in Disney movie By Herald Stuff Segments of a Shnrm hill Productions Wall Disney movie called To Be Young Again are going to be filmed in Georgetown in midJuly The former Ionic Woman Lindsay Wagn er and the star of the TV series Las Vegas Robert will be starring in new movie being made for S television viewers Directed by Steven H Stern who directed the movie Running in Georgetown previously the film is being shot mostly In Toronto with three to four days of filming in Georgetown Georgetown District High School physical education teacher Grant Clatworthy said hed been asked three weeks ago for permission to use the schools basketball and cheer lea ding unl forms They were originally interested in the foot ball equipment Mr Clatworthy said That changed to the Rebel teams red white would have just been put inlo storage until Sep tember Mr said For the rental the Whats the story Whats the story The plot is of a aid single stockbroker who feels the only time ho was happy was when he was IB Through movie magic he gels his wish to go back in time Robert goes back to his old town and falls in love with a 35year old woman Lindsay Wagner who doesnt wont to have anything to do with him The year old Robert Urich character is played by Toronto actor Keanu Reeves who is IB in real life Although this stockbroker goes back to racing down the basketball court and being a he has a 40year old brain and realizes being 18 isnt all he remembered It to be Ten uniforms of each have been rented from the school the physical education teacher said like sweatshirts or jackets with Rebels imprinted on them made for Ihc production will be given the school after the filming Linda Camp took tee- shirts pennants pins buttons sports shirts and other souvenir items from the school for use in early scene Mr Clat said High school scenes for the movie wont be shot In own but in Torontos Collegiate High School 1 I was hoping they would use school Mr said I guess it wasn worth it for hem to come here and film with the amount of equipment they would have to move in and people Production Manager John said al though filming is taking place at Colle giate the school in the movie Is being called George own High Etobicoke Collegiate Is doubling up as George town High because it has that sort of older look Mr Danlykiw said Georgetown District High is a rather new building not quite as old as we wanted it to be He said film would be using the some cheer leading calls as GDHS We had them to a run through on their which we video recorded Mr said of he cheerleaders Although wont be any filming done at the movie came ras will be shooting night time scenes of downtown Georgetown Ihe produc tion manager said The two hour Disney film Is to go on nctwork TV January 1980 Mr Danlykiw said Parents meet to promote French in our schools By SANDY CAMPBELL Herald staff No buses for French immersion students is one of the biggest probl cms facing parents who want to enroll their child in the program says Barbara Shein Ms is the co ordinator of the north organization cal led Canadian for French They held their meeting May 30 which was attended by people There are no buses to immersion schools Ms says Either you move near the school or you drive your child ren to school Learning French through the Immersion program Is not based on a child ability but on ability of a parent to provide transportation for a stu dent Ms says A national organizat ion founded in 1977 Can adian Parents for Fren ch is designed to prom ote French In Ihe schools and in the community The group has expand ed at provincial and regional level with a membership of about families to date The goals of the nat ional office arc to assist children in learning French to promote lear ning opportunities and to work with the govern to enhance their objectives One of the goals of the north unit is to make the community more aware of Canadian Parents for French Ms Shein says A strong Hills unit would hopefully al low for more French programs special ev ents and activities for children she says Canadian Parents for French believe bilingual children will have more opportunities awarded them when they enter the workforce she says After the summer break the local group will make their concerns known at the school board level Banners surround Pentagon dy JANET DUVAL Herald Special Three Hills women have been busy lately sewing banners which will be displayed in Washington D C this The yard wide banners each showing some thing that I cannot bear to think of as tost forever in a nuclear war will be sewn together with thousands of others to make a giant Ribbon of Peace that will surround the Pentagon on the weekend before Hiros hima Day August G Inspiration for the Rib bon came a mother in Denver Colorado who says it will serve as a gentle reminder that the artists love this earth and its people Mary Plcrcy of Acton en I listed her pre school daughters to make a rainbow on banner Peggy of Esque sing who survived many nights in London bomb shelters during World War embroidered her banner with the words Let peace fill our hearts Janet Duval of Georgetown used que and quilling to show a loon in Canada surely loan on a northern lake is a symbol of a world at pence I These banners hove been forwarded along with about others from every slate provi nee and territory in North America to org in Denver It now appears hat rcponse to the idea has been so great that there will be enough Ribbon least miles of it to surround the White House and Capitol as well After Ihc display banners from each prov ince and state will be permanently displayed in the Peace Museum In Chicago If you win be in Wash ington on August you can join an expected view the Ribbon If you can find the ones from Holton Hills Hills bring back a picture HONOR GUARD The annual remembrance service organized by the Glen Willis mi Cemetery Board took place at Si Albans Anglican Church Sunday afternoon at the rain didnt let up Members of Royal Canadian Legion Branch IK followed bugler Down Challenger and mailer of ceremonies Jim Jones left and Rev Peter Barrow Into the church About people turned up for the annual remembrance service which usually takes place at Glen Williams Cemetery i i i i i i CAPITAL FORD SALES- NEW 1985 Service Is Our Most Important Product DRIVE TO OUR LOW OVERHEAD PRICES CAPITAL SALES LTD Guelph St Georgetown Cam 8731626 It a Capital HOURS SALES Thurs Frl ft Sat 9 SERVICE HAVE YOU DRIVEN A THIS WEEKS SPECIAL I ONE LOW PRICE FOR MOST CARS LIGHT TRUCKS cMpoU COUPON COUPON COUPON FREE QUALITY SERVICE QUALITY PARTS AT A FAB PRICE OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 1985 1CASE OF DIETREG COKE WITH 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