Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 1, 1991, p. 2

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Page the HERALD- News at a Glance Sunday September 1 ltl Postal workers on strike Signs and spirts were high while Georgetown postal workers began strike action at the town post office In support of their national union From left to right Jasper Green picket Henry King Pat Tunney Pete captain and Gord Lions Herald photo by Steven Terry Fox run Municipal election updates Bruce Bruce bows out After years representing Ac ton residents at the Board of Education school trustee Arlene Bruce has announced she wont be seeking reelection in the upcoming Nov municipal election The 55yearold Acton woman who sat on almost every commit tee of the board and served as board chairperson in 1985 and said she doesnt have the time to do the job anymore My current job as executive director of the United Way in Halton Hills doesnt allow suffi cient time for what I feel the posi tion of trustee requires to do pro perly said Mrs Bruce in an in terview Wednesday To do the job of trustee pro perly requires a huge commit ment she said It requires a lot of preparation to make sure responsible decisions are made about issues Im not prepared to work at it that hard anymore For the full story see the Heralds Wednesday paper Tom Politi Our mistake The story headlined Hydro Commissioner all for election appearing in the August 25 edition of the Herald Town Buyer contended that Town Mayor Russ Miller has spent to attend conventions so far this year That figure was incor rect The Mayor has spent only The Herald regrets any in convenience the error may have Say I saw it in is Politi in race Georgetown resident Tom Politi is now the fourth person to declare his candidacy in Ward 3 for the upcoming Nov 12 municipal election Mr joins Grant Em- and Arthur Trebbne in the race to win a Town Council position in Ward 3 Hills Regional Ward 3 Councillor in cumbent Johnston is seek ing reelection for the Wards Regional Councillor position Mr Politi who has resided in Georgetown for the past 24 years said he is seeking election because I truly like the Town and want to be part of the deci sion making that goes on in it He was unsuccessful in his bid for a Town Councillor position during the last municipal elec tion Mr Politi is Business Manager for a concrete company in Brampton He is married and has one son who attends Georgetown District High School More information about Mr Politis campaign will aopear in the Sept 4 edition of the Herald Caring citizens After all was said and done was donated to Ken Mc Colms Incredible Journey campaign by the Georgetown branch of the Canadian Diabetes Association Haltoi Hills Mayor Miller presented the cheque to Mr Mc Colm during a brief introduction to local residents on his way through HaHon Hills last Tues day Toronto native McColm is walking across Canada in an ef fort to raise million for Howitt says yes Halton Hills public school trustee Dick Howitt is the first local school trustee to seek re election in the upcoming Nov 12 municipal election He will be seeking reelection in Wards and The 55yearold HaHon Hills rural area resident said he is run ning to ensure future Halton Board of Education budget in creases are kept within reason Mr Howitt has been a trustee for the past nine years He has an 18yearold daughter who is entering her final year at Georgetown District High School A more detailed story on Mr Howitts campaign wilt appear in the Sept 4 edition of the Herald Thunder road Georgetown resident Glen Em- merson received the highest score at the 1st annual Halton Thunder Competition held at Mobile Sound Systems on tainview Road in Georgetown August He received a score of and took first place in the watt class This seven hour competition designed to judge the best car stereos in the area was highlighted by Mr Emmersons Pioneer- CD stereo which includes 13 speakers amplifier and a surrounding sound head unit in his white Firebird Trans Am Also from Georgetown was Mike Martin who placed third in the watt class He was also the peoples choice winner with the most popular car stereo Georgetown resident Fraser Dougal took first with the only car registered in the watt Terry Fox said I believe in Miracles I have to and come Sept people will have the chance to support his belief Its the llth annual Terry Fox run for cancer research being held across Canada including the Acton High School Track and the Fairgrounds in Georgetown You can walk run jog bike or do only a half of the course You can do whatever you like said Georgetowns run organizer Martin Deeley The key thing is participation following the ex ample that Terry Fox set Last year approximately people took part in the Georgetown run and raised a total of Mr Deeley admits the low par ticipation rate in the Georgetown run has always been a disap pointment given that the com munity is so socially conscious and community minded He along with fellow organizer Derek and Cynthia Green hope this years run will be different The three have taken a different approach this year by contacting all the public schools and urging them to hold their own Terry Fox run In Acton the support for the Terry Fox run is tremendous said Chairman of the Terry Fox run committee for Acton Jon Hurst Last year we had over 150 people and raised he said Acton is probably one of the higher moneyraisers per capita The year before the communi ty raised and Mr Hurst said the committees goal is to improve the amount annually though he admits thats very dif ficult to do given the high amount of previous years He said the committee also wants to emphasize the run as a family day which will be fun for the children Both men say they were very impressed with Terry Fox Im a runner myself and I know what its like to run a Terry Fox marathon but I am a completely healthy person Im amazed by what he did said Mr Deeley Terrys dream was that one day there would be a cure for cancer and to raise money for cancer research he planned to run across Canada His right leg had been amputated six inches above the knee after doctors discovered a malignant tumor Starting in St Johns New foundland on April Terry ran 26 miles a day but after days and 3339 miles km Terry had to stop running his Marathon of Hope outside Thunder Bay on Sept l 1980 because cancer had spread to his lungs stated a press release from the Canadian Cancer Society When Terry could no longer run organizations like Four Seasons Hotels the Canadian Cancer Society the Canadian Track and Field Association and Fitness and Amateur Sport Canada joined to begin plans for the first Terry Fox Run to con tinue Terrys dream Funds raised by the Terry Fox Run are administered by the Na tional Cancer Institute of Canada and are allocated to specific cancer research pro jects SPORTS SHORTS Golf winners Dan Fischer earned low gross honors at the Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament held Monday at The Blue Springs Golf Course shooting a 70 Other winners included Ed Vandervelde low net David Ray Marshall Bruce and Frank Pettit low gross team 365 AI Cun- most honest Paul Armstrong Al Watt Jeff Dean and Jim Fleming low net team 293 Bridge club Monday afternoon Duplicate Bridge will resume September at the Royal Canadian Legion in Georgetown Partners are available and refreshments will be served For further informa tion call Elsie at or Norma at Local allstar Doug Sheppard a member of the Georgetown Baseball Association was to the Central Ontario Baseball Association Bantam AllStar team on August to which will compete against other Ontario Baseball Association AllStars in a tournament September 1315 in Oakville Selected as a shortstop pard is the only Georgetown resi dent on the team though Graham Kennedy a righthanded pitcher is on the reserve list Both boys were among 60 who tried out for the COBA team Other AllStar learns expected to enter will be a second team from Central Ontario Eastern Sun Parlour Windsor Chatham Niagara District Western Ontario Athletic Association Goderich Owen Sound InterCounty Kitchener Guelph Cambridge and Southern Counties Brantford Tillsonburg The team will play an exhibition game against Inter- County at Glen Abbey Field in on September 5 at pm and against COBA Gold at the same location September 10 at 700 pm before the tourna ment at Field in Oakville Baseball gold Former Georgetown resident Burke helped the Ontario Junior Baseball team win the Canadian Junior Championship in Newcastle New Brunswick August 2225 Burke a righthanded pitcher hurled a complete fivehit game against New Brunswick for a victory giving Ontario its first win of the tournament after a 105 loss to Quebec Ontario didnt lose another game eventually defeating Quebec in the final 51 For Guelph Junior Pro Jays Burke had a 52 record and a earned run average with strikeouts and walks in 56 inn ings For Guelph Senior Royals he had a 21 record and a 213 ERA with strikeouts and four walks in 25 innings Burke is returning to John Ross High School in Guelph to complete his final term before beginning heading to a college or a university in the United Slates where he will pursue an Arts Ma- jor and continue to play baseball While in school he said he hopes to generate interest among the scouts and get drafted to a major

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