Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 31, 1988, p. 3

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SECTION A THFHLPALD Wednesday Pane Entertainment features variety Fall fair ready to rock Rug hooking Marge publicist for he upcoming Rug to Join and will supply information ex Hooking exhibition In Georgetown and Jan a hi billon and ale the Georgetown Cultural Centre rug hooker proudly preterit their handiwork Members beginning Sept of tbe Georgetown Rug Hooking Guild encourage new The art flows from imagination Heres a craft you can really get hooked on Rug hooking Involves small strips of colored wool patience and a good dose of Imagination You can use grandmother checkered wool skirt uncle Fred woolen pants or fabric purchased from a fabric store There are thousands of hours in these pictorials said rug hooker Marge Willis Terra Cotta resident and a member of the Georgetown Rug Hookers Guild It s a craft that goes back years and we still do It he same way today she said Rug hooker Jan Colbran described the method used by the Guild as traditional There are many people who use modern equipment but we stick to traditional methods she said There arc over 100 varieties of rug hooking Including something as simple so the ladies claim as a flowered mat or something as com as what looks like a small Per si an carpet This would sell for about a square foot said Mrs Willis of the iveby three foot patch of florally adorned carpet But after all that work you get attached to Ihe piece she added This causes some rug hookers to refuse to sell work Mrs Willis is a good example of displays the I rhe Georgetown Fall Fair opens with a blast on Friday Sept a bloat rock roll that Is Youth Night will showcase two of Georgetown s up and coming bands St and Smalltown Br The has for clear skies and warm weather so last year ralnout won re occur Door prizes donated by MCA Records Canada will be drawn from ticket stubs collected at the gate on Friday evening MCA handles such entertainers as Lewis Elton John Belinda Carlisle Pat Eye Eye At p m Smalltown Bringdown will take Ihe stage and start things rockin and rallin A danccortented band with a very special sound The Bringdown plays songs by bands such as INXS The Clash The Cult and The Cure formed in May of this year by Sean Cotton and Andy Jones Smalltown Bringdown hod their debut at Pioneer Days in front of a very receptive audience Since then they have played gigs at Night Crossings and the Hotel The band is made up of six members Scan Cotton Shane Greg Fisher Mike Bell and Greg Lawrence all attend while Andy Jones has com pleted his high school education The members are influenced by many styles of music including jazz gae and of course rock roll to create a sound that appeals to a wide range of people All six members have played In local bands and Scan Shane Andy Mike have played professionally In other bands At St will take over Number killed on highways remains concern for police Although the number of alcohol occurred in District which related traffic fatalities in Halton Hills and Milton have been cut in half ihis year the Oakville has per cent of the number of people killed on the road Region fatal collisions and the re- is down only slightly Halton malnder occurred in Burlington Regional Police report Motorcycles were involved In 25 Eight people have been killed in per cent of the fatal accidents and traffic accidents in between almost 38 per cent of all fatal 1 January and July this year police say Ten people died in the same period last year But the number of fatal accidents Involving alcohol has been reduced drastically from per cent to per cent police say About 38 per cent of the fatal colli involved only one vehicle police soy Last year at this time 33 per cent of the fatal accidents In in volved motorcycles Although statistics Indicate another decrease in the total number of collisions as well as alcohol related collisions we must still concentrate on continuing our efforts in the area of education said Sergeant Garry Bogue of the Regional Traffic Bureau Educating the public on the con sequences of drinking and driving and promoting the sole operation of motorcycles is a great concern to our force presents Super series Through their Super Sunday Series the University Women will This up Includes Aubergine Kim and Jerry Brodie and Tanglefoot a 1 Pig Tickets for the series go on sale Sept 1 at and Georgetown Fabrics For more in formation call 1575orfl7747B6 Gasoline spill Hills firefighters were called to the Canadian Tire gas bar on Street Aug to wash down 30 to gallons of spilled gasoline Fire officials say a truck unloading gas around an backed up while its hose was still In the ground A valve was snapped but there was no other damage said the Tire department Firefighters rushed to Boulevard Aug 24 to find that a reported school fire was a malicious false alarm Fire of were called to the scene at STORE HOURS Thursday day 9 Ckum To Horn 211 Guelph Street Georgetown CENTRE Sum Main Street South Downtown 8731470 GEORGETOWN SEPTEMBER 91011 At The Fairgrounds 3 DAYS OF FUN 50 Single 9 50 Family WEEKEND PASSES AVAILABLE AT Ftor lea Trio M000 Park Mac Milk Mountains I DA Pharmacy Office Magic The Herald ONESTOP CAR CARE DAY CLEANING INTERIORS FABRIC PROTECTION VINYL ROOF HE VITALIZING TOUCH UP PAINT SPLASH GUARDS WINDOW TINTING A SHINE SUNROOFS RUST PROOFING CAR COVERS RUNNING BOARDS PIN STRIPING SAME DAY SERVICE Deezee FREE RUNNING BOARDS installation RUSTPROOHNG w SAVE 10 Oiler good 8730570 265 Guelph Street Georgetown Falrview St Burlington with a harder rock sound A ver band they can alternate bet ween the heaviest of heavy metal tunes and mellow bluesy songs Their music Is Influenced by bands such as Van Halen Led Zeppelin Kim Mitchell and Rush St was started three years ago by guitarist Rusa Gray and Andrew Stcddart The other members in elude bassist Brian Mcllravey and singerrhythm guitarist Dax The band played many clubs such as the Gasworks Hot Rods The C lb and Spanky and have been th opening act for several other bands Universal afew St is a group displaying the right mix of Hon perseverenceand talent Between Smalltown Bringdown St the Conk in Midway and the chance to win door donated by MCA Records Canada there will be plenty of music and ac tion to make Youth Night at the fair fun for all attending A weekend pass for just will enable you to come bock on Saturday and Sunday Tor even more attractions at the 1988 Georgetown Fail Fair CANADIAN I CANCER SOCIETYS I 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1938 1988 But there are also more conven pieces Audrey Milward and Elsie Evans enjoy the colorful and environment of landscapes in rug hooking Their pieces are brilliantly colored perfectly manicured and could be mistaken for oil paintings The ladles from the Rug Hooking Guild will exhibit their works at a Sept 19 to Oct 1 display and sale at the Georgetown Cultural Centre Gallery The exhibition will be opened at p m Sept 19 by Audrey Deere president of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild nursery furniture accessories maternity fashions Infant 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