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N., GEORGETOWN 905-877-2296 www.georgetowntoyota.com Since 1996 Moved to current location in 2000. 54 Mill St. East, Acton, Ont. L7J IG8 519-853-2424 www.actonjiujitsu.com Since 1996 John Drewry & Lynn Drewry **Broker *Salesperson Direct: 905-873-0440 Of�ce: 1-877-306-4776 lynnandjohn.ca Brokerage Since 1993 (3 Adamson Street) at the corner of Winston Churchill & Hwy 7, Norval 905-873-7955 "Because Your Home is Your Palace" www.carpetpalace.ca Since 1994 905-877-5165 www.lizsellshomes.com email: edoell@trebnet.com Elizabeth Doell It's been our pleasure to be your source for local news for the past 40 years. We look forward to keeping you informed for the next 40 years and beyond. a 1984...in the news • The first in a series of charges was laid against three Halton Hills H&H Video Stores for opening on Sunday. • The search for a landfill site in Hal- ton Region was half over and the tab fo the study has reached a "whopping" $359,000. Halton Hills was ruled out a possible location. • Halton Board of Education trustees in- cluded $635,000 in the budget for the funding of computer in Halton schools. • A study on forming a United Way in Halton Hills was launched in May. • A powerful windstorm with winds clocked at more than 100 km/h blew trees across hydro lines creating black- outs, grass fires and a $10,000 blaze in Glen Williams. • The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride was one of the main at- tractions at the Optimist Club's annual Bang-O-Rama, drawing an estimated 12,000 people to the Fairgrounds. • The Georgetown Fall Fair enjoyed good weather and large crowds with 11,000 to 12,000 attending. 1984...in the news • Big Bird and his Sesame Street friends came to town to shoot segments of his first movie, Follow That Bird. Children lined Main St. for two days as the movie crew, transformed Georgetown into Toadstool, Indiana. • Town council ended a 111-year-old tra- dition, approving a recommendation the fire chief appoint fire department line of- ficials rather than holding elections to fill the positions. • Brampton-Georgetown MP John Mc- Dermid and the rest of the country's Brian Mulroney Tories swept the polls. He re- ceived more than 20,000 votes than his closest competition, Liberal Ross Milne. • Work began on the 58-single family home development behind Georgetown Market Place. • Mackenzie Buildall was named Business of the Year by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce. The business had been a family affair since its beginning in 1900 (Acton) and 1909 (Georgetown). • Ralph Ursel was voted Citizen of the Year by the Georgetown Lions. Ursel helped found the Halton Hills Arts Coun- cil and Legal Clinic. Would you believe a fox hunt in Georgetown? A BMX stunt cyclist does his thing Battling a house fire in Glen Williams Rocker Kim Mitchell plays a Georgetown gig Left: Testing a breathalyzer at a Georgetown Rotary Club meeting. Right: Hockey hero Paul Henderson (right) visits Maple Avenue Baptist Church Since 1998 Kim Bell, RMT - 1998 kbellrmt@hotmail.com www.handbackhealth.com 905-873-1317 14 • The Independent's 40th Anniversary Special Section, Thursday October 17, 2013