Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 25, 1988, p. 10

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Page IB SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday MsylS a breeze WI petitions against Canada Post plan Park Public School grade lour deal Darin Fl a I ay son tries to catch an airwave during the school kite flying competition at the Fairgrounds on May IB were awarded for various categories and Darin eventually caught some wind as he earned second place in the highest flying kite competition Herald photo The world smallest kite That contest Although thai claim may or the claim made by Katie Mac may not be true the duo did walk or I left and her partner rather sail away with the Pamela Bradbury during cempetl kite lisle at the May IS contest Ion at the Park School kite- flying Herald photo Young drivers prepare to show their prowess Young Brampton drivers will show off their good driving skills at the regional Young Drivers Cham Gsonshlp presented by Chrysler to be Md May City Cen tre The participants of the Bramp ton event which is open to drivers aged to will be competing against drivers from other com Canada and the US Local drivers must use their own vehicles to complete a skills section which tests their defensive driving skills car handling technique and ability to anticipate road dangers The Seat Driver will receive a 1SB8 Dodge Shadow ES Turbo and 1 1000 worth of free gasoline from Texaco Events are coordinated by Young Driven of Canada which leaches defensive driving skills to more than young people across the teaching bask good driving habits and sk lis the Y D program extends to knowledge of the vehicle the roadway human response levels and he law as applies to accident free driving The purpose of the Championship Is to encourage safe and defensive driving among young people says Edmond Director of Young Drivers of Canada le car events are often associated with speed we emphasize skill behind the wheel driver lilies in tag the road to anticipate hazards and possible accident situations It s really defensive driving as should be practised everyday To enter the Championship or ob tain more Information contact Ed Ave Bell releases statistics Bell Canada municipal tax con totalled 391 in 1987 This Includes 09 In real estate taxes In gross receipts tax and n business taxes paid to Hal ton Hills Bell also spent on Ing and maintaining local telephone service- for the 12 customer In the Georgetown exchange and over 900 In payroll expenses for he 200 Bell employees In the Brampton per cent of all telecommunications revenue from Bell operations In On tarlo In the preceding year The amount apportioned to each exchange is based on the number of Bell telephones In use In 1987 this was per telephone In 1S63 gross receipts tax Is for the Georgetown exchange In 1987 Bell spent a total of billion in capital improvements Of this billion was spent in On tarlo The forecast for 1963 is S3 150 billion with 325 billion of the total to be spent In Ontario Local Improvement highlights in include WI spent on relocating cable on John Street end Slderoad and reinforcing distribution cables In the area Local plans for 1988 Include to be spent on upgrading In the area Hwy 7 and placing facilities to serve the Enterac and the proposed Mountain view Road South Women In have completed a petition they have had on the go for some time now The petition is against closing of the Post Office as well as the fact that Georgetown mail including is trucked to news Norval holds meeting By KAY WILSON Herald Special United Church Women Unit 1 met the home of Dorothy McLean at 130 for dessert lunch provided by the hostess President Dorothy opened the meeting with a poem It s a Wonder World The minutes were read by Kay Wilson and business scaffolding that enveloped the whole front of the church so the much needed brick work can be done A photo cop been pur chased by the Sunday School A church bus trip is being planned for June for the St Jacobs area An services have been ed from June to Oct 1989 A gift of money was received from the estate of the late Irma Bovuird Laird an old family Dufferln and Peel Presbytery will be held in Inglewood on May with Bessie Dayfoot retired missionary as guest speaker A new photo directory will be taken In September The roll call was answered by giv Ing a donation for baked potatoes for the chicken barbecue on Saturday May Eunice Wilson gave the tlonal on Daniel 18 Barbecue Attention all Que lovers Don forget Norval United Church chicken B Que on day May at 4 m featur ing chicken baked potato or potato salad home made salads and pies While enjoying your dinner good old tyme country style music will be there for your listening pleasure Diabetes meeting The Brampton and District Branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association will hold its next General on Monday June at 30 at the Lions Hall 45 Avondale in Brampton of the committee for he postal system Kay Wilson was spurred Into this because of these On mailing a get well card to a friend In Georgetown hospital Kay was astounded to find It took more than a week to get there when It usually takes a day or two Rumors have it that Norval Post Office will be closed In 1900 when Joan Carter retires Limehouse was closed earlier this year however fortunately the new proprietor or the General Store has taken it on White not all rural residences of Norval was canvassed a number from both and RR2 as well as a number from the village asking that our post office be retained as Secondly I members went to downtown Georgetown as well as Plaza with petition ask ing that Georgetown mad be brought back to Georgetown to be sorted where the people got good personal attention and faster service Along with the petition each W I member wrote three letters one to MP John McDermld one to Donald 11 Lander President of Canada Post and one lo Prime Minister Brian Institute members were pleased to read the article in last week newspaper Coast Coast for Rural Post Liz Armstrong of Erin has organized a the east coast well as the west coast in Vancouver Island A route was mapped out ahead of time and cards sent out to rural people in communities across the country The cards and letters will be gathered for delivery to Prime Minister when the two campaigns meet in Ottawa on Tuesday June Those Interested in getting cards to loin the campaign can contact Undo Rosier Ont New yogurt for W 11 Ncilson Ltd and Ihe of Pans France have con eluded a licencing agreement that will bring yogurt the worlds best selling brand of yogurt to Ontario this week which is also the largest Canadian owned confectionery manufacturer will produce three major brands at I Hat ton Hills Ontario Dairy The announce ment was made recently by d McMillan President of William I son Ltd Is turcr of yogurt and is the number one brand in the world This brings to 19 the number of countries where yogurts arc sold The previous successful launch was in the Peoples of China in November of 1987 TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION DOC HAS MADE MAY YOUR DAY SAVE 15 ON ALL THE QUALITY YOU USE EVERYDAY Exclude tobacco Praicriptloni Tlckatt Maguli vounGi PHMtfliflCV ITD DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN 8772761 Mary Anne is pleased to announce the OPENING of Georgetown Physiotherapy Centre 360 Guelph St Unit Georgetown and 8733328 Physician s Referral Required

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