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Country SAME DAY SERVICE MONDAY TO FRIDAY IN BY OUT BY HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE Si SECTION SI till Wednesday Januarj Paget Halton Hills Teletouch gives a friend If you arc interested In helping seniors the handicapped and those who live alone now Is your chance Volunteers are needed or the service called TeleTouch All you have to do is call a senior several times a week at an arranged time The purpose of the program is to give friendship security and assist TeleTouch has been opt rating in southern Hal ton for years and finally came to Hills in October of CI and volunteers arc needed Hills To a friend a to be a friend is the motto of Tele Touch If you want lo be a volunteer it helps if you are understanding and patient Call Bob Carroll at and reverse the charges if you are calling long distance The address of the Burlington headquarters run by Mr Good Vibrations Actons yearbooks crew spends extra hours recording school year By Herald Special Those of us who look back on our Hays In high school with fondness can appreciate the efforts of the students put together the yearbook Certainly nothing can be a better reminder of our exploits than the mug shots of our classmates or the candid pictures of teachers up to no good As the second term of the school year gets underway the yearbook committee at Acton High School has switched Into high gear Staff advisor the students has been working with the yearbook committee since the beginning of the year but as the students gain expert dice Mr has not found his role any easier The theme of this year yearbook music The hard part is how to Incorporate the theme throughout the yearbook The cover designed by the Students Is a closeup of an Intricate ghetto blaster with a picture of the school where the tape is supposed to be Like we are actually playing the school explained Grade 12 student and editor of this year yearbook Lee Foster Lee was the Business Manager of last year yearbook and when things were not going according to plan he kind of came forward and took over said Mr Now the committee consists of about 10 members who use much or their spare time to put together the book The students have weekly meet ings but half the school is bused so the students have to be finished here by Mr explained Once a month the students get together or a workshop which lasts well past four and students must find their way home The weekly meetings are where the decis on making takes place Students voted for the music theme We wrote down a list of about a hundred different themes and the students picked music Mr Axtmann The students use song titles to introduce each aspect of the book The staff introduced by Strange Animal the Grade ore introduced by Young the Grade 10s by on Critical the trade lis are represented by Shout Grade by Invincible and the Grade 13 students arc introduced by the appropriate title Freedom The title of the yearbook itself is Good Vibrations Finding the appropriate pictures to go along with the song titles was no easy task recalled took advantage of the Halloween party to capture some candid photographs of the teachers While the work of the yearbook committee can be a slow and time consuming task Mr has not lost his enthusiasm for the project His sense or humor is a testament to that Kids like Lee are usually quite annoyed with me at the end of the year With all the pushing and conning and bribing mostly conning It under It Is this kind of working relation ship one of mutual respect for each other s opinions and the light hearted humor that accompanies It that helps Continued on page is Tele Touch Paisley Ave Burlington Ontario L7R 1V9 Bob Carroll is the executive direc tor of the agency He is blind and Is assisted by a secretary they ore the only paid employees of TeleTouch which has over 1 clients and 800 volunteers in and Hamilton Tele Touch is sponsored by the provincial government Community and Social Services Ministry The United Way several churches and private donations also help Tele Touch A membership with the agency costs There is no cost to clients for the service Tele Touch has saved 10 lives in No one can tally all the good the service has provided lor clients just wan home one to call me Two of my friends were found dead in bed I get terribly upset when I go to bed to Mrs Carroll Bob Carroll mother the above statement is how one senior described her need before becoming a TeleTouch client After receiving regular calls the 80yearold said I am feeling just great Mrs Carroll said Whether it is an emergency or not Tele Touch is dedicated to finding out why a client is not answering their phone First the hospital is called patient Information and admitting desks are contacted Next neighbors next of kin and dents are called If nothing turns up the VON or other nursing agencies the Health Unit and the doctor are called Finally if all of these avenues turn up nothing Bob Carroll is called He decides what should be done whether or not the emergency service is needed If you want to be a volunteer call Bob Carroll at You must be over 18 More firefighters injured on the job Nobody died in a fire In however there were more firefighters Injured on the job compared to the year was the good and bad news delivered Monday night by council by Chief Bill Cunningham In his yearend report ne firefighters got hurt fighting fires in compared to only three year before However in ihere were two citizens who died because of das In terms of Injuries to the public six people were hurt in compared to in 1384 Along with causing fatalities and injuries fires damage property This ear fire damages were considerably higher than the previous year Last year fires causes an In damage In the figure was For the month of December fire damage was down this year to less than a third of damages caused in December 1384 Just like dad It to Did he love ll It was hard tell who was having more Tun children or their dad Father Day at the Maple Avenue Nursery School Here shows his father Wayne Van llinle one of hU creation Herald photo Government uses expertise for committee work A Chappcl Street Georgetown womin been appointed to a provincial committee by Burlington MPP Don Knight Pat Woode a newspaper columnist on handicapped affairs and a cable television host of the program Against The Odds Is well known for her support of the handicapped It was while Mr Knight was a guest on Against Th Odds that he asked her to participate In the committee The committee is led the Onta no Code Assembly Study Group A report of their recommendations will be sent to the Minister of Housing Alvin Curling The committee consists of about members some of them arc town planners fire marshals or representing the building community Six individuals represent the physical handicapped group called PUSH Persons United for Self Help a provincial organization for the The committee will be looking at building code standards to see how it can be improved to provide greater to the handicapped Member shocked by drug stories The Drug Abuse Committee needs more people like Texas Greer and more service clubs like the says committee member Marcel I a Mr Greer Is a member of the DAC and chairman of the Lions Club drug abuse committee He moved lo Georgetown a year ago and wanted to become involved in his new com muni I was so shocked by my lack of the extent of chemical abuse In the early years that I Joined Mr The thought of Hand 12 yearolds doing drugs and the cosy access made me sec the need for everyone to join forces The Drug Abuse Committee assisted by service clubs of George town are planning a drug awareness week beginning Feb The George town Lions Club arc kicking off the week with a voluntary loll road to help raise funds and distribute drug related Information in free grab bags The highlight of the week will be a guest speaker talking at schools and at an adult forum Feb The DAC Invites all individuals and groups to become Involved in the fight against drug abuse Mrs says We offer guidance and or provide literature films speak era and Information she says Phone The office hours are Monday Wednesday pm and Friday noon Section of the building code only describes how to build a ramp said Mrs It doesnt deal with washroom door widths or other impor tani details she said The committee meets every second week until the end of February Not will they be looking at the building codes in no but also other provinces and the United States ihc said The committee welcomes Input from the public you want to contact Pat call her at 1436 Building permits up New residential building permits arc up substantially over Ihe last two years According to IhCtown build department report there were 128 permits in compared to in 1984 and In In terms of value new homes were worth million in compared to 4 4 in 1984 and In 1983 Residential alterations Ions garage swimming pools stayed much the same over the three year period with values under million each year Principal says his goodbyes After years of being a principal in Hills Ron Chat ten is being transferred to a new public school in Ookvllle Feb Mr Chatten will begin his first day as the principal of Glen Abbey Public School He will be replaced by Karen who will be the acting principal of the Robert Little School until the end of June She Is currently the vUe principal of McKcniieSmlth Middle School Today at 1 I students of Robert I Little are I their principal with I a presentatioi Tomorrow Thurs I day the com muni will have their J chance to say good bye to Mr Chatten I Everyone is invited to an informal dropin for coffee and desserts at the J school between p m and 30 RON CHATTFN Ron s first job as principal In Hills was In 1967 when he joined the staff of Senior Public School After that he was principal of Centennial Public School and he is ending his career in Halton Hills after being principal of Robert Little Public School for seven years Legion salutes Robbie Burns By BRIAN Herald SpecUI Sounds of the pipes and the smell of haggis will fill the air of Acton Royal Canadian Legion Jan 25 as Branch 197 celebrates Its Diamond Jubilee with a Robbie Burns night It our Diamond Jubilee and we ve never had a Burns night before so we thought we would give it a said Dave Capperauld one of organizers of the event These dinners are held all over the world You might even see the Russians celebrating it They are great admirers of Robbie Bums The haggis will be piped in by George Grieg of Georgetown The main speaker Lt Col Jack Anders on will toast to the immortal memory of Robbie Burns and Dr Macintosh of Georgetown will give the address to the haggis The Legion has hired highland dancers for the occasion and disc jockey John Kerr will mix traditional Scottish songs with modern dance music throughout the evening It all gets underway at Saturday January 25 Dinner will be served at 7 p m Tickets are per couple and can be purchased from the Acton Legion 10 pays speaker knows hunger well Why are people hungry Is it drought ignorance too many children uncaring governments military spending foreign aid gone wrong multinationals or what Theresa a University of Zimbabwe lecturer will speak row Jan 23atll 30am at The Open Door and 30 m at Holy Cross Church a guest of the churches in the local lODaysforWorldDevelop- group Butt out Butt out Jan 16 to is non smoking week across Canada That Lie work from the Halton Council on Smoking and Health This year focus is on school aged childr en and their parents with the council supplying them with literature emphasizing the dangers of smoking USED CARS AT WHOLESALE PRICES CORDOBA LOADED 3995 STK NO 3B10A 1979TBIRD LOOKS GOOD 1565 STK NO A 1979 GRANADA DOOR 2250 STK NO A 1979 BOBCAT ECONOMY 850 NO 1979TBIRD AIR 1490 STK NO A ZEPHYR DOOR 1750 STK NO NO SALES TAX ON THE VEHICLES LISTED 1978 ASPEN WAGON STK NO DOOR 1275 NO 1975 NO 1976F150PU AUTOMATIC 850 NO 1975 PLYMOUTH 850 STK NO 14G27B 1976 TOYOTA SPEED 700 NO 342SC 1976PONTIAC LOADED 895 NO 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