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the HERALD Editorial THE HERALD Wednesday June 26 Heres to youth The school year is officially over in Halton Hills with high school students in both Acton and Georgetown hav ing finished exams middle schools planning or having had graduation ceremonies and public school students laughingly singing No more pencils no more books For public school students the summer break represents a chance to run free play with clothes and bodies and just generally have fun until the school bell rings once again inSeptember Middle school graduates view the summer break as possibly a last chance to act and frolic like a kid with high school and added responsibility including the maturing process looming ahead The end of exam time for high school students as a harbinger of summer days to come can also represent a time fraught with fear Its decisionmaking time not just concerning possi ble future school plans but also concerning future life plans Will the marks be good enough to gain entry into a university of choice with courses offered that will dovetail with career plans Or will the marks merely gain a student entry into any university willing to accept him or her Is another year in high school called for in order to upgrade marks or obtain extra credits Is it time to face bitter reality and join the workforce where the only personal satisfaction is opening the pay packet every week More and more responsibilities are being thrust upon young people nowadays and some are unable to handle the pressure Those unable to handle the pressures of our modern- day society strikeout rebel become defensive or in the worst case scenario give up Somewhere along the line our society has lost one very important priority And that is let the young enjoy their youth Be they public schoolers middle schoolers high schoolers high school graduates or those making the tentative step into adulthood with their first real job To be young means malting mistakes flaunting authority or attempting to rebelling learning hard lessons and finding the person that is oneself It happens and is allowed in the animal kingdom and should pertain to homo sapiens as well Its called growing up learning about life maturing Dont deny the young their youth dont make the young suffer for your longlost or unhappy youth and especially dont look for selfaggrandizement in your children You will not only be fooling yourself you will be ing your children of a vital part of their life NDP policy reversal Dear Sir Were ail interested in conserv ing Ontarios natural environ ment But an apparent policy reversal by Ontario Environment Minister Ruth Grier will in evitably lead to more garbage in our local fields streams and trails Last October Mrs pro mised us that the soft drink in dustry would have to produce more refillable containers so of their throwaway bot tles and cans would be strewn across the province Starting April all soft drink manufac turers who didnt provide at least 30 per cent of their product in refillable containers were to be charged with fines ranging to Open fetter The Editor Open letter to Mr Garth Turner Dear Mr Turner You support a tax revolt from Show us the way Mr Turner Walk two yards across the floor We might believe you Yours truly Frank Baker Erin Mrs Grier said But now she has reneged Although the industry is only marketing about per cent of its total product in con tainers the ministry still hasnt laid charges and theres no in dication they plan to enforce their own policy Instead we will have to tolerate floating pop cans on our treasured lakes and streams and plastic bottles littering our favorite hiking trails The soft drink industry certain ly doesnt bear the entire waste crisis on its shoulders but the promised 30percent quote would set an example for all other packagers There has to be a starting point to put an end to un necessary packaging and this is it We at the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters have writ ten to Mrs Grier reminding her that our natural heritage must take precedence over consumer convenience and corporate pro fit But without public outrage On tarios Environmental Ministry is likely to be quite happy with the wasteful status quo Yours in Conservation Morgan Executive Vice President Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters The Halton Hills HERALD Home Newspaper of Hills Established 1 A Division of Canadian Newspaper Company Limited Street Georgetown Ontario K ROBERT MALCOLMSON Publisher and General Manager 8772201 la Boon CLASSIFIED Jauoo CIRCULATION Jtnnl Account- SUBSCRIPTION RATES Copy In SlOOOlhroom mon trot m SO tin mo Ho 0 St Man Hit dHllM beyond iR by thai potion which Peoples Forum Womens Institute Month Dear Sir June is Womens Institute Month in Ontario During this month you will find that the local WI Branches and Districts are having special functions to let the public know a little about this organization Too many Ontario citizens think that as an organiza tion it only serves those members who belong to it Wrong The lives of all who live in Ontario are bet ter because there is an organiza tion who cares about the well- being of the community Just imagine a person standing with a glass of pasteurized milk in hand and a loaf of wrapped bread after attending Brock University probably on a WI scholarship because of work in a club wearing a Bruce County tartan watching a school bus with flashing lights on it reading a sign for some upcoming leader ship course after having visited the Elgin County Museum Grey County Museum Southwold Earth Works home of the Neutral Indians Forge and Anvil in Sparta the Erland Lee Museum Home the Adelaide Hoodless Home the WI hall the Agriculture Museum Milton and numerous museums throughout Ontario hummed the song When you and I were Young Maggie while looking at the historical marker noticed that the local- township now had recycling and that some of the trash had been picked up noticed that there were some more trees planted traced their ancestory through a WI History Book taken a farm tour looked at the latest Ross Butler Farm Animal prints in the local school when visiting a nursing home noticed that there was a volunteer serving tea and cookies purchased a pie at a local fundraising bake sale ap preciated the lunch served after a funeral admired the new quilts that a fire victim had received and listened to a speaker at a local meeting and lots more Whether you live in rural or ur ban Ontario your life has been improved because one member a Branch or as a whole saw a need or had an idea researched it and made all the necessary contacts did all the work maybe raised the money and often after great obstacles improved Ontario for all and not just themselves Look around you in your home and in your community and then think what life would be like if FWIO was not there June is Womens Institute Month a time for the province of Ontario to celebrate this quiet organization founded Stoney Creek Ontario in and spread throughout the world The motto of WI For Home and Country is as relevant in todays high tech world as it was when the organization was first started Yours truly Geraldine Campbell Public Relations Officer Be proud of scholars Dear Editor Unfortunately Ontarios government has decided to cancel Ontario Scholarships which were awarded to honor high school graduates receiving 80 per cent or higher The Ontario Scholarship 100 was not a large sum However it certainly would help when buying text books etc More important I feel is the message it conveys Lets be proud of those who achieve and strive for excellence Surely they should be a priority with any government I would like to ask for com munity support in recognizing Georgetown High School achievers A committee to recognize excellence at the O A C level could continue this tradition in our town If you would lend support or be willing to contribute please con- tact me Our committed students are our future Lets be proud of them Sincerely Ron Chatten Georgetown Editors note The Herald has already featured an editorial chastising he government Tor doing away with the awarded to Ontario Scholars budgetary nitpicking at best A committee such as you suggest would have to work through the Board of Education Appreciative students Dear Herald Staff I would like to thank you for taking time to teach Kelly and I the reer of lism I have decided now more than ever I would like to become one I enjoyed my day there and learned a lot Thank you for put ting the picture I took in the newspaper I was surprised when I saw it A special thank you to Lisa BoonstoppclPot for letting us Shadow Her Im sorry if we took loo much of your lime Thanks Allison MacFarlane Georgetown