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m m INDEX IS BASEBALL ALIVE PALL FAIR PICTURES A NUDE STATUE CHAMBER SURVEY INVADE CORN COB CAPERS ARTS COUNCIL Bl A6 B2 B4 NEWS Acton energy waste site FAMILY Run for Terry SPORTS Raiders have scoring touch vfI si Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1985 fattttrvlea BRAKES TIRES fe No big rush to attend RC schools By SANDY CAMPBELL He high schools Herald Staff Catholic schools in Despite promises of and Brampton extended funding haven t noticed a large students from public increase of students schools in Hills from Georgetown or are not flocking to Catho- Lucky draw winner A Georgetown area resident has become a second prize pool winner Stanley Hancock of Glen Williams callmed claimed in the Aug 24 draw The draw offered 13S 387 cash prizes worth a total of which included seven Jackpot prizes of 90 and nine second prizes of 50 is Ontario s online number selection Since its Inception in 197S over 299 million In profits have been generated for sports fitness cultural and recreational es within this province A a curfew extended It looks like the Acton A fastball team is going its curfew extended to pro for its Members of the town general committee extended the curfew for Prospect Park in Acton is expected to confirm that decision Monday night decides Friday Is Peter go- big to run in the Nov municipal elections He said yet He told The Herald he would be making his decision public Friday The regional chairman could run for the same position In the spring he made a bid for the Burlington provincial seat but lost out in the Liberal wave that carried contender Don Knight to Queens Park If he decides to run resident who has this would be Mr Pome- served as a town coun roy s second election In and Halton HiUi 1965 Mayor before becoming Mr Pomeroy is a Nor- regional chairman Acton concert okay The Acton Arena is okay for the concert planned by the minor hockey association for Sept 15 Recreation director Tom Shepard said Monday night that he and the fire chief bad resolved their concerns about the safety of the arena with organizers However Mr Shepard Is still waiting for extra Insurance requested of concert organizers to come in and a surety bond The facility is okay for the concert and we ve got verbal assurance that the two items asked for are coming the recreation director said Drug abuse opening Everybody Is welcome to the grand opening of the Drug Abuse Committee Office The ceremonial ribbon cutting takes place at 2 Monday Sept 16 Theaddress is Suites and 164 St Immediately following there will be an Open House There will be a Celebration Dinner in honor of the grand opening Tickets are 10 each For more information call or Perform on stage Oct 16 at pm residents of Hills are invited to bring their talents to the stage Whether you sing dance or like to act we would like you to be part of our show Entry forms ore available at both George town James St and Acton Mill Street Recreation Offices Deadline for entering is Monday September Don miss out on all of the fun and talent For more Information call Scouting registration The first Georgetown Beavers Cuba and Scouts will hold registrations Sept 16 In the St Johns United Church Hall at 15 for more Information phone Don Buck In at Funding Is expected to be extended to Catholic schools In January when the governments fiscal year begins This means that Grade 11 students will not have to pay tuition costs of about 750 Extended funding has caused some alarm among those who thought many public school students would transfer to Catholic schools said principal Larry Kelly of Guelph Catholic high school Bishop Macdonnell Some Acton and Georgetown students attend Bishop Macdonn ell Secondary School In Georgetown stu dents wanting a Catho lic high school education travel to Cardinal Secondary School In Brampton Wayne is the principal of Cardinal Leger High School He noticed any increase in the number of Hills residents at his school because of extended funding Students who grow up in the Catholic system through Grades 1 to 10 rarely leave the system just because they have to pay tuition In Grade 11 he said Consequently there ore few students returning to the Catholic system to take advent age of a free Grade 11 Mr Marchandsald Between and Halton Hills students attend Cardinal Leger Secondary School Mr Marchand said And between 60 and 70 Halton Hills students go to Bish op Macdonnell Seconds ry School principal Kelly said Based on enrollment figures it appears Georgetown District High School enrollment has not been affected by the extended funding Enrollment thus for is 1 which Is up from lost years end of Sep tember figure of 1634 Figures will be higher at the end of September because not all students return until the end of the month Actons enrollment is down this year An estimate of attending Acton District High School in September was given last year principal said Last September enrolled The figure was pro jected before separate school funding was pass ed Mr said Only a very few would have gone to Bishop Mac donnell he said Mr Sury explained the decline was due to a lack or development in Acton Mr Kelly explained more Acton students decided to go to his school after St Joseph elementary separate school opened In Acton St Joseph students wonting to continue In the Catholic system go to Bishop Macdonnell Both Catholic school principals Larry Kelly and Wayne Marchand said they were some what surprised at the number of Hills students who continue to attend their high schools when public schools are so much closer They admire the commitment of the students making the long bus nde THE COOL ONES If yea the you couldnt even enjoy Ice cream Saturday The hot weather t bother left to right Tanya it Jackie Hatcher 13 or Harris The Grade 8 pupils at St Francis of school showed themselves to he except Tanya a bit of a problem with a soggy cone Herald photo Jury wants land issue resolved at Cataract Herald A jury recommended that land surrounding the Cataract Falls near be purchased by the Ministry of Natural Resources after investigating the deaths of two Brampton men The jury completed their report Friday after two young men ages 21 and drowned In the Credit River in May About a 30 minute drive from Halton Hills the Cataracts are a favorite spot with locals and many who live outside the region Any of the land not owned by the ministry should be purchased and a park be built without delay the jury recommended Admitting the area is heavily used by the public the Jury suggested a number of extra fences need to be constructed on the side of the river where an old powerhouse is located The report said access to the old buildings near the river should be blocked by an a foot high fence angled at the top by barb wire Signs should also be posed near the powerhouse Indicating that violators will be prosecuted the jury said The Ministry of Natural Resources needs to erect a plaque noting the history of the abandoned powerhouse and emphasizing the deaths that have occurred at the Falls the report noted Signs should be placed up and down the river near alls Indicating that no swimming or alcoholic beverages are allowed the jury Consideration must be given to hire a pert time person to help the park attendant the report noted Four empty municipal seats ByANIPEDERIAN Herald SUlf Wards 1 and have no contenders declared yet for town councillor That four empty seats Each ward has two coun ell representatives In Ward 2 a newcomer to the local political scene Joe Hewitt announced his Intentions to run for town council Monday In Word 3 Phil Car ney has declared his Interest in representing the area for another three year term at coun cil Another undecided Although Jake Kulken town councillor Is Finn Is undecided Indications The Ward 3 are the regional coun councillor said he I ELECTION REPORT for Ward may be running for town council this November I probably will run for the local council but I haven t confirmed It even with myself Mr Kulken told The Herald expects to be making a decision Sunday Two long time local councillors recently declared they re quitting the council chambers Ross Knechtet a Ward 1 councillor and Levy a Ward or Knechlel has served seven years and Coun Levy for years Serving on the regional council has interested three town councillors so far The town has five regional seats up far grabs In the Nov 12 election Ward 1 Rick Bonnette declared his regional Intentions Mon day I ve got three years experience on the local council now I ve learned a lot Coun told The Herald I feel I been a good watch dog for Acton I figure now I can be a watch dog at the regional level The current regional councillor for Ward Dave Whiting is going to try and hold onto his regional seat I think weve done some of what we ve wanted to accomplish at iregion financially Coun Whiting said But there still some things thathavetobedone and I think I the best one to do them Continued on page AZ Hewitt declares Town bullies leave Bee alone ByDAVEROWNEY Herald SUff Even If you re a big bully you won wont to mess around with Bee The Georgetown resident recently came back from the World Arm Wrestling Championships in Detroit on Labor Day Although be dldnt win his two bouts In the featherweight division Bee short for Beta was just happy for a chance to compete After all his Varlan Inc co workers had been cheering him on and they d put up 200 to help pay for the trip Everyone was sure I would come back with a broken arm said the cost accountant Mr earned the right to compete In Detroit after a spirited performance at the Canadian enships In Etobicoke Aug 24 He dtdn win his final bout in the Canadian meet but the promoters were Impressed by his fierce competitiveness They offered him a chance to wrestle the best In the world Since he was six years old Mr has been wrestling and winning against much taller and heavier opponents As a child in Bangladesh be remembers challenging the neighbor hood bully to a match and winning Thereat as they say is history At 16 he served as a commando during his country war with Pakistan In 1971 After Mr was sent to England for more army training but he opted instead to take a course in accounting In 1961 be arrived in Calgary and landed a job as a salesman with Wholesale Warehousing Industries A tradition around the firm was for the staff to bring in beer to the warehouses on Friday nights to celebrate the end of the week Mr Uddin Introduced the sport of arm wrestling to the harddrinking fast talking truckers and shippers He was unbeaten during bis slay with the company even though had some real heavyweights like a man named Joel who weighed in at 340 bis and was This past year be started working at Varlan as their accountant but he missed the arm wrestling with the warehouse men at bis former job An article in the Toronto Sun prompted him to try professional arm wrestling Rules based on the World Pro Arm Wrestling Association are different than In amateur com pe tition he said As a pro you con use the whole body andean climb up on the hand he said In addition competitors use highheel shoes to try and gain leverage on their opponents In he Canadian competition Mr partner but he had to start from a defensive position after being caught off guard by the proressl rules I dropped him but it took almost everything out of me he said In the second bout Mr west down to defeat but it was a long match Speed and technique are very Important in arm wrestling but Mr Uddin also found that It was Important to under stand when the says go Most of the competitors lift a lot of weights and eat mostly health food Not Mr Here was watching them compete with a hot dog and Coke In my hand Bee Is considering another try at the Canadlaa featherweight fonder 145 pounds championships but next time be to do more he said In the meantime he and his wife Ana will be for the arrival of then- first child In November