Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 9, 1986, p. 11

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Dance examiner Yvonne in demand in Peru Brazil By AM Herald Stall Just because someone fat or lumpy or has a difficult personality doesnt mean ballet isnt for him a Georgetown ballet teacher says Yvonne Oldaker says ballet is for everyone with benefits for Very often a lot of shy children get a lot more self confidence and almost always do well in public speaking even though dont do speaking in ballet Mrs owner or the Hills School of Dancing said of her pupils Its the straight back and co ordination they learn from ballet that gives ballet students thai extra presence When she started learning ballet as a girl Mrs wasn vers keen on it she confessed Howes when she was boarding school it turned out to be one of the Tew things she enjoy Today Mrs is a dance ex with the Academy of the globe lo lest dance students In her whole family joined her on a trip the Caribbean where shed been asked to work The next year they asked me to go hoik and choreograph and tenth the Wationul Dance Theatre or Trinidad Mrs Oldaker said It wus hard 1 had tailor make a for them based on the Com- Arte whith is i old Italian style years she was in South Africa mostly white dunce students There were some colored students but they don the op Ballet is 1 sophisticated art ind it takes a while get Into that In September she will be leaving for two months In Peru and Brain where Mrs and another ex will test the abilities of dancers Their air fore and at com modal ion will be paid for as will The pay isnt enormous because we try to keep it low so that as many kids as want to take the exams can Mrs An enthusiastic and vibrant in dividual Mrs is well known in the community for her work with Little Theatre and Georgetown Just before going away to in February for a dunce study trip Mrs ho graphed Ii I Abner then when she returned she did The Pied Piper with dance students in the area She helped Georgetown District High School students put on The kids knew so much about medieval life by the lime ihey did that show Mrs laughed her green eyes merrv At Easter lime it was he Chris linn production Seven Last Words Mrs involved was a good show wilh a special feeling about because we were pulling all those people different churches together Mrs also docs ad judicating at large dance festivals and recently came back from one in Alberta They dancers lake them very seriously because they were giving away in money she said When dancers put a tremendous amount or time and effort Into their production to them their ball el Is the because they are the most familiar with it It makes It difficult sometimes lo accept criticism because or that Its not very often difficult to judge As long as you always stay true to yourself and always be com pletely with yourself from the inside Mrs Oldaker said Its tir ing and its fierce because everybody is so uptight Shes received snubs and letters from parents who didnt agree with her comments or decision That pari of Ihe job EASY SELLS 00 FOR A WORD AD 17WOHDSOHLESS TO RON THREE PUBLISHING DAYS WHEN YOU BRING IT INI LJtheHERALDl MM SECTION it rill- lit- it I i in HIDE HOUSE Georgetown Alliance Members break ground on rural church land Its not every day sou build a home for 350 to people Thai the project members of the Georgetown Alliance Church have undertaken By the end of the summer hands and by next spring the actual const rue I ion underway Building a church takes of Organization and mam helping The twomonthold building has members on il in pastor and project overseer Fell Ralph In April momentum began with a ground breaking ceremony on the acre parcel of land reeentlj purchased by the Alliance Church on Eighth I me south of Maple Avenue It s this property that will be church What i doing right i In the hills Divine peace A series of district conven of Jehovah s Witnesses has been scheduled in Canada during summer of Arnold MacNomara spokesman ihe Bible and Tract Society of Canada in Georgetown said are an to the Dn me Nit a fund About SI has been raised for a scholarship in memory of a Georgetown girl The money will be used to help a first year journalism student finance her education The scholarship is in memory of Millesse who died in a motorcycle accident June You can still make a donation sending a cheque to he Juamta Memorial Fund Noble Court Georgetown 1M6 We are hoping lo raise before September said her mother Jeannetle Wins diamond hast wood of Georgetown has a with a liltk more in it after winning a diamond ring Ms Eastwood won the ring in the Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital Auxiliary draw June The draw was pari of the tea it the Runnel I Lome Scot reunion Its the anniversary of the Lome Scots Regiment and you re invited to join in the celebrations Sept The Lome Stots are having a reunion and expect between and people to turn up for it Its also the anniversary of the Rifle and the Pee and Duffer in Regiments predecessors of the Lome Members of these two earlier groups are also invited to attend reunion Thirty members of the Royal Fusiliers and members of their military band are coming all the way from England to play at the reunion For more information or to register coll Chief Warrant Of Jack Harrison at setting up the contractors spring public relations person liune Kemp said II takes a while lo build a building ini jilsI put it overnight members don their new building to have it red brick instil iilinna look but indicated their preference for wood stone and that gives a warm and Church members liiu been meeting Park Recreation for the past pie of since they sold their former home on Georgetowns Main Street South to a Ihe building is the home of the Baptist and has 1 tall steeple that can be seen at Membership is about lii with families making up the hulk Mr Ktmp said They tome mnslh from Georgetown but also from At ton Limehouse and even further north he said Neighboring Alliance Churches are in mil Bra ma lea Our idea Isn to steal members- from other churches its the people who are not going In church now mornings and new people coming in the iren Mr With the intended to seat up to people expansion is on the minds of the parish We figure what s the use of building new church if we look down the road if we can die the flow of people over a period of years Mr Kemp said We dim want to build too large our congregation will rattle around inlherelikeonepeaina pod Committee members ore keen on a large foyer leading into the he said Robotics passe By PETER Herald Special Robotics are passe says Paul Today the catchword is systems oriented says a salesman for Scientific Ltd of Georgetown In the evercompetitive world of high technology says important lo keep up with new developments in the field and to make sure students of high technology are trained lo operate the largest machinery prime trade is Ihe selling of educational systems to schools Rutledge says every post secondary institution in country has some form of a Merlan product in their teaching repertoire With one ear to industry to find out the machines that are being used and one ear to the schools who are looking for Ihe best tools lo teach presently used technology says Ins business sometimes acts likeamiddle man Theres always something new We like talk to industry la were doing And when a dent out of school he shouldnt just know how to operate a machine but he should also be able to repair a problem with it Industry systems built by are cost efficient according lo Were building systems flexible to Systems can be retooled in meel specific job re quirements faster ever before What use lake months of down time now might only taken week A flexible system can make a business more competitive cording to displayed his products at a rccenl Toronto technology Hon the and Robotics Show members like to chat after the vice and this area would serve thai function Downstairs Mr Kemp said there are plans to have a kitchen large- central area with eight ten classrooms leading off it Therell be ramps so the handicap peel can go downstairs loo loo cosily put in Mr Kemp from Mil the money for this building So far mtmoers raised close figure which was their goal before construction gets underway Mr Kemp said We re close that figure from what I underslnnd and by the lime spring tomes around we feel well have hit our goal Mr Kemp said Some money will have lo be borrow ed but how much and from whom hasnt been determined yet by the committees finance wizard Bill Me Collumhesaid Its exciting Mow often would you be involved in building something as large as what we re doing Mr Kemp asked To Un people within the it one of ihe most exciting times that a experience birds IYarilgir rrs lifesin- lining J iK nulls lines to do The winre he these In givi- the animals coloring Hes the of Hills When Joe from llnlish Columbia the miners must haw why he wanted to take his of rocks and wooden blocks To Hum must have looked like malerials you timid pick up an hi re in Canada but to artist each puie was destined fur a new The miners see the full dead birds that Mr mitts lift behind He those away lo other artists artists would know lmng on Trafalgar Road just outside Georgetown s- urban daries suite Joe has sot up a new workspace tor himself in the of the house lie He s a sutlplor who fashions chunks of walnut Honduras mahogany and maple into litem I realized an awful lot of colors of wood look a lot colors of a bird the lanky man as he took a seal There are some subtle changes here and there hut not enough to make any difference A great horned I sw nigs out from the wall behind him lies a stuffed owl that loe uses as a model forlns wooden owls Dm- of his sculptures sits on a table in the same room perched on an mlu est gnarled piece of driftwood There are feather pieces on thai owl Mr says It look him five weeks fashion the nocturnal bird Sculpting for Joe began when he was IS and learning o hunt ducks St Catharines Ontario He made his own hem out of chunks of wood It gradually from a simplified tarvmg of gluing blocks of wood together right into using 406 pieces of wood and five to six colors of wood If sou could life Into this he d have all Ihe field marks of a great horned owl but there would In- the color nuance missing Joe said turning to the sculptured owl on the table He begins with two flat pieces of right angles to each other then builds the feet tail flank ings The head is built separately II and the wings are the most important parls of the carving Mr Most lumberyards carry the wood Joe uses but he makes a trip to Burl ington for the exotic woods like that are sometimes difficult You can sec Mr Coutts work at the Meckel Gallery in Hamilton where he has a great horned owl snow geese and smaller owls in ex hibit In October GWS Galleries of Connecticut will be showing his red tailed hawk another great horned owl and a couple of smaller owls I have to go down and do some marketing and get the boll go Mr said Hes eager to establish himself in the cast are his specially but Joes fell tin head turned by prancing caribou I reillj like the look of those animals bill they do the same sort of thing for me that birds lie said J Brothers scanned carefully for match Many men never had the chance to be a big brother when they were growing up By volunteering ihcir time to the community Ihey ve had a chance to change all that Big Brothers is a growing agency in requiring more volunteers all time In June Georgetown and Acton amalgamated with the and Milton Big Brothers The agency has about 100 clients but Big Brothers are needed ever- increasing numbers Milton is experiencing the greatest challenge because it Is growing so fast said Executive Director Coaklcy There are about Big Brother charters in Canada Big Brothers of Canada is Ihe umbrella agency for the other chapters across the try In Georgetown and Acton there are currently five matches but there are three potential Little Brothers looking for a friend the director said they have some free lime and want to spend It construe lively Ms Coakfey said Theyre at a stage in their life when they want to give something back to the community she said Big Brothers represent a wide variety of ages and backgrounds she said One Big Brother is over and he Is one of best she said The youngest age for a Big Brother is IS important is that a Big Brother is healthy capable or giving a Little Brother some stability and helping to show him the right way Ms Coakleysaid Over the years the screening and assessment of Big Brothers has In creased the executive director said The result has been better matches and has given the agency a better chance of catching any potential problems A fairly new part of the pre- match program is that a Utile Brother must undergo a sex defence pro gram which is mandatory A Big Brother is checked out thoroughly and must have references from his employer a blood relation and friends A medical examination is necessary and police are asked to do a check on he persons criminal record A per sonal interview wilh a Big Brother is very comprehensive and around questions are asked The mother of the Little Brother is asked what type of Big Brother she would like to see and her son is asked the same question privately Sometimes Ihe answers arc a bit dif fercnt said Ms Coakley with a grin If you want more Information about Big Brothers in this area call A1 CARS TRUCKS CAMARO SIC ve TEMPO DR Auto 1985LYNX 4di4eyLAutoPWBFlpRoiil 1985 CITATION 4 Auto Air CITATION Air MARQUIS WAGON a pspb Air 1984P0NTIAC60004dretytAuioPMBAir l984PH0ENIX4dtOCTLAutoPlpBSttmo 1984CAVALIERHB4e 1984 MUSTANG dr a 1984TEMPO2diBipd8tirio OMNI CHEVETTE 4 dr 4 Auto lUdlo 1983 CROWN VICTORIA 4 a Auio Air 1983CHEVCAPRICE4dr HOURS 900600 10501 9385 7960 SPECIAL OFFER 21 CITY OF TRADES 1081 CITATION OR cylAutoP8JPB77000kn 6 MONTH Km POWEHTRAIN WARRANTY ON ALL RECONDITIONED USED VEHICLES 1 it in mi in nit in tin Ml MA me mm 9450 4495 2995 7450 7495 1983 MAflQ 1983 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