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THE HERALD Wednesday February 13 Page 15 History- Aguatic vehicle designed in Norval 30 Years Ago A Georgetown man designed and built an aquatic vehicle dur ing his spare time Ron Clarke built a boat that could also transform into a dur ing the winter Aquabat Sr was basically a pontoon with wings The body was constructed from coated marine plywood sealed with foamfilled areas between the bulkheads Clarkes construction sketches were originally for sale Almar Plastic in showed an in terest in producing the version The 84 was to appear on the market in spring The vehicle proved able to tackle any obstacle even at high To adjust Aquabat to winter conditions accessories including and a three horsepower out board enabled it to cruise over frozen surfaces The transition from winter to summer mode was simple and re quired no modification to the ac tual structure according to the designer 20 Years Ago Former Milton Reeve Ron Har ris introduced a motion allowing municipalities to set up their own selfhelp programs allowing welfare recipients employment in various projects Harris who also chaired the County Social and Family Services Committee said be had no objection to assisting needy people but the dignity of man is served better by letting him earn his daily bread Provincial funding of million was spent on employment projects Harris stated municipal governments had to take a stand on the issue and pressure the pro vince to help get the program on its feet Employable welfare ap plicants may be required to take municipal employment on various projects to alleviate the growing requirement of funding for social assistance Town Council and the Social and Family Services Committee endorsed the project 10 Years Ago A Day of Prayer was held for Terry Fox at Holy Cross Church in Georgetown Father Dave Cote said it was not a formal service It was simply a place to come and to be united in prayer for a common purpose A fair number of people came into the church at all times to join in on the day long service dedicated to the honored runner Over 50 signatures were recorded in the guest book although many more came to the service including a number of high school students who visited during their lunch hour and donors in the nearby blood donor clinic The day was in indication of what Terry Fox meant to the citizens of Georgetown 70 MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN 8732452 CHILDRENS WEAR open thurssat 1000 Large Size Eggs 88 Chicken Leg Quarters CEREAL Post Bran Flakes fl BOX 99 WITH COUPON BELOW POWDERED LAUNDRY ABC Detergent LARGE LITRE BOX 399 SUPER Dainty Rice 10 kg BAG 499 Minute Maid Orange Juice mL TIN 99 LIMIT PER FAMILY PURCHASE PRODUCT OF SPAIN SEEDLESS Navel Oranges lflfta 79 FROZEN AP Waffles g PACKAGE 99 LIMIT- PER FAMILY PURCHASE SELECTED FLAVOURS KoolAid Koolers PACKAGE OF 3 2SO TETRA 99 SELECTED VARIETIES Libbys Vegetables 341 3S0mLT1N 69 Large Size Eggs SAVE SAVE I Nabob Tradition j Coffee am coupon MIT pK coupon I valid Sun SSI I Sun Fob Wo Bill coupon f S C rtthou Coupon S I WITH THIS SAVE TWITH THIS SAVE I coupon j coupon tjUW L J united Detergent Peanut Butter Mm a par coupon coupon SOLE 1W all MM Son FMtm prte coupon without coupon Post Bran Flakes Cereal 99 LIMIT I par coupon On Md tun tun Whout coupon VC Dog Chow tat Fab Cash for Kids COUPONS CASH THEM IN AND SHOW YOU CARE I