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Page 4— Halton Hills This Week Opi , Saturday,‘ December 18,"1903° Halton Hills This Week, We ge [HIS WEEK Web Printing. Haton Hills This Week: . Georgetown, Ont. L7G 481, nploy PUBLISHE! PHONI sation and activities. Protein-rich and starchy the body as quickly. Winter weather and tragedies. However, ence, driving them home, their first the Party. Life of the. Friends have the right Priorities.They know it’s impor- Priority. That’s what it means to be the party When there’s enough life in a party, guests are less likely to overindulge. The secret is Plenty of food, goad-conver- foods help slow the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream ties divert guests from drinking. It’s a good idea to mix dri made-with a non-carbonated good idea. Prepared this way, and conversation or activi- inks on the light side. Drinks base such as tea or juice is a alcohol is not absorbed by motorists who drink and drive can be a deadly combination — and the cause of holiday responsible hosts can make a differ- If guests should drink too much, it’s important to keep them from driving. That May mean finding them a ride or calling a cab, or even having them spend the night. Real friends make their friends’ safety Life of Calendar questions Editor’s note: The follow- ing was released to HHTW Sor publication, Mr. Noel Duignan MPP - Halton North, Please tell: me you did not spend my-hard earned tax dollars. producing the 1994 calendar Ihave just received! What a waste of money! This shows the total lack of intelligence and Tespect of your NDP government towards the people of this pro If indeed this money has not come out of your own Personal pocket, I challenge you to pay for it immediate- ly. If I want a calendar, I’ll go and buy one from a real business (that’s if the NDP hasn’t put them all out of business yet), This is just yet’ another appalling act of a govern- ment slowly choking the life out of the once great Province of Ontario. Get your head out of the sand! Mike Springer Georgetown A safe haven? To the Editor: Re: Stuart Eckert’s letter of Dec. 15 My recent experience with my Georgetown “Friendly Bank” should be another “Friendly Gouge”. During the past summer I opened an account to handle U.S. funds ry “Friendly Bank”, Recently I deposited a U.S. cheque for $2. I found that I had teceived 2¢ interest each month for my original $20 U.S. deposit. I was then advised that I had been charged a monthly service charge of $1: U.S. and could expect the same for each month that I had a balance less than $200 U.S. Upon closing the account with the $22 U.S., I received $20 U.S. and 15¢ Canadian. My limited skills in math indicate that in less than two years, I will be in debt to the bank. Question: The crime situa- tion in Clearwater being a concern, is my $20 safer in my pocket or in my “Friendly Bank” in Canada, hmmm? Al McQueen Clearwater, Florida U.S.A. To the Editor: . 1 am writing in Tesponse to the letter from John Shadbolt which appeared in last week’s edition of your newspaper. Although I usu- ally avoid becoming “involved in a war of words through the media, I cannot ignore this particular mis- Tepresentation of facts. It seems strange for some- one recently “confirmed” as leader of a political Party to be so unaware of the facts of political life. Why would T not attend all-candidates meetings? Why would I not display a partisan interest in the federal election? My Party affiliation as a New ocrat did not cease and desist upon my election as a Provincial member of par- ; Editor’s note: The follow- ing was released to HHTW Sor publication. Dear Mr. Duignan: I should tell you first of all that. I have never been involved in Politics to.any. great extent. However, over the last few years I have me more and more dis- enchanted with the amount of government intervention and spending at the Provin- cial level and I feel it is now time to voice my opinions. ‘Sa member of your con- stituency, I recently received your 1994 calendar entitled “Making. wise choices”, Upon opening this calendar I became incensed at the fact that-you probably used your constituents hard-earned tax dollars to have this calendar printed and distributed. Your first sentence “in these tough economic times, wisely” does not appear to have been applied in generat- ing this calendar. I am fortu- nate enough to be supplied with ample calendars “free Of charge” from other sources and do not appreci- ate having my tax dollars used for this. I would also be willing to purchase one should I want one. You are trying to Promote information on government services within Ontario and I am sure that most of your Constituents could obtain this from other sources. I find it difficult to believe you are using a calendar to tell us how to look after our chil- dren, our homes, our gar- dens, etc. More government intervention!!! The reply card states no Postage needed, but unless I am incorrect the government will have to pay 48¢ per Piece to Canada Post to Get the facts strai Taxpayers tricked liament nor do my duties as an elected member stop at the door of Queen’s Park, Except for the end-of-ses- sion midnight sittings, the Legislative Assembly does not meet in the evenings. Nor does it sit on weekends. What better way to listen to some of my constituents than to attend meetings and to knock on doors with the _federal candidate? My par- ticipation was not personal business but normal Politi- cal activity of an elected member. Mr. Shadbolt was just as imprecise with his com- ments about Norma Peterson whose title, by the way, is executive assistant and not executive secretary. As required of all political ment. You do not leave any space in the reply card to say you are not doing a good job. T guess you don’t want to hear that. Tam a partner in a small business where all manage- ment and ‘staff work long” hard hours to remain com- Petitive im these tough eco- nomic times. I pay municipal business taxes, corporate taxes, employer health tax, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, Property taxes, personal income tax, PST and GST (I Probably missed a tax) and want to see my money being Spent wisely. When will you learn? Tam returning the calendar to you, maybe you can finda supporter who would like it. Mary Duncan Georgetown The People’s Corner ght demands D staff running as candidates, she took an unpaid leave of absence from the day of official nomination up to and including polling day. And his allegations about expenses are just as ridicu- lous. If Mr. Shadbolt had so many concerns about these matters, why did he not summon up the courage to. ask-her in person at one of the many all-candidates meetings he also attended, No wonder, as Mr. Time too To the Editor: n answer to Frustrated Shopper”: No, you are not alone. I too, have spent many wast- ed hours trying to track down advertised items. One day I wanted to make sure that I was right in my belief. that these flyers were, in fact, false advertising, a When I couldn't get one Particular item at a store in “A R: Ken Bellamy —_ EDITOR: Coli OFFICE MANAGER: Jean Shewell HALTON HILLS THIS WEEK IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED & OPERATED. IE: 873-2254 CIRCULATIO! in Gibson : IN MANAGER: Marie Shadbolt “AX:873-3918 . Shadbolt declared in his let- ter, it is “lonely running for art the Libertarian ] y - peo- ple do not want to hear the truth.” If he wants to Present himself as a credible repre- sentative of his own politi- cal party he ought to get his facts straight before Ppub- licly attacking the members of other parties and indeed, the parties themselves. Noel Duignan MPP Halton North valuable Georgetown after three vis- its (I live 10 km away), I went to their stores in Brampton and Mississauga. Neither store had stock. ~~ Any flyers in my mailbox get thrown out without me even glancing. at them, My time is too valuable to waste on game-playing with big stores. Carol Englert Georgetown Thanks for the help: To the Editor: On behalf of the St. John’s ‘United Church Christmas House Tour, I would like to thank your newspaper for assisting us in the promotion of this event, I would also like to acknowledge several other local businesses that partici- pated in various ways: M&M Meat Shops, Steak Express, Miller’s Bakery, Cakes of Elegance, The Paper Factory, Halton Rapid Print, Hallmark | Gifts, Pictures & Presents, Georgetown Fruit Store, Harris Craft and of course, our Interior Designers, Connoisseur’s Court, Interiors, Jane’s Design Studio, Jeanette Dodson Interior Design, Jody Rea Interiors and Muir Interiors, Through the generosity of these Georgetown: business- es, our Tour was a tremen- dous success, enabling us to make a substantial contribu- tion to the St. John’s renova- tion and restoration Project. Thank you, everyone. Gloria Sinclair Committee Chairperson 7 Halton Hills United Way Campaign West chairperson Robin Elliott (at rear, right) gratefully accepted a cheque for $300 raised by a McKenzie-Smith Middle of Acton school Penny Drive, presented by home base Two teacher Sonya Burns (rear left) and student Jared Sales, representing his classmates, Home base Two raised the most money ($76) and won a pizza party, Photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW 48¢ of my tax dollars you are Spending to solicit praise for the Ontario NDP govern-