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THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1996 NOT Sa tae 1H Help Wanted! The following positions are available at this publishing company. Please fax your resume to the Publisher at (519) 853-5040, or drop it off at either of our two office locations: The Acton Tanner The Gemini 12 Church St. E. Unit 47, 360 Guelph St. Acton, L7J 1K4 Georgetown, L7G 4B5 853-5100 877-1113 Reporter-Photographer Permanent full-time position for a reporter-photogra- pher who also possesses strong computer layout skills. Newspaper:experience is preferred. Must have own car, camera and knowledge of the local community. Sports Reporter Weekly duties include reporting results from local minor and adult sports. Must be interested in a perma- nent PART-TIME position. Photography experience is preferred. Hourly wage. Delivery Person Driver with own van/pickup truck required for once- a-week deliveries in Acton-Georgetown area. Hourly wage. Please phone Marie or Linda for details. Newspaper Carriers Youth and adult newspaper carrier positions are avail- able in anumber of local neighbourhoods. Wednesday after-school delivery. Please phone our office and leave your name and desired delivery area. Georgetown hero to get a Medal of Bravery ~ BY FRANCES NIBLOCK The Georgetown Gemini Georgetown's Adam Forrest is both a hero anda good luck fishing talisman to his uncle Floyd Foster. Two years ago Forrest saved his uncle's lifeand now both are planning a trip to Ottawa this fall when Forrest willreceive a Medal of Brav- ery for his act of heroism. Forrest, now 20, was fish- ing with his uncle at Washdale Falls, north of Washago on July 23, 1994 when Foster got caught in an undertow and was pulled into a whirlpool. Forrest says he didn't think -- he just jumped in to try to save his uncle. "T just grabbed for him -- the current pulled him away twice, but I managed to find him again and pull him to shore," Forrest explains. "To me he's a hero," Fos- ter insists. "T was gone and he kept trying to findme. When! was unconscious I was ona white- cloud and it was like a néar- death experience, but Adam pulled me back," Foster re- counts, noting thathe quickly F SUMMER \ MEDAL OF BRAVERY: Hero Adam Forrest with his uncle Floyd Foster, who he saved from drowning. 2 thought 'right on," Forrest. Both Foster and Forrest, fishing buddies for at least 10 years, say the incident made their already close relation- ship even closer. "Uncle Floyd says he wants to take-me on more fishing trips - just in case," recovered in hospital. says Although the incident oc- curred two years ago, just weeks ago Forrest received a letter from Prime Minister Jean Cretien officially noti- fying him that he will receive a Medal of Bravery, one of 18 being handed out this year by Governor General Romeo Leblanc. "Getting that letter in the mail was pretty cool and I'm excited. I'm not going to brag, but when I opened the letter I Forrest says. No word if they will take their poles when they head to Ottawa this fall for the award ceremony. ae Towntrack ranking dismissed A Provincial official has dismissed a private firm's benchmark ranking which showed Halton Hills at 78th ona list of 94 Ontario municipalities. Ward2 Councillor Rob Heaton delivered the study to the Gemini and suggested the Town need- ed to do some economic development work. Nancy Bardecki, Mu- nicipal Affairs and Hous- ing Finance Director said the Towntrack bench- mark ranking was "badly done" and that the Mu- nicipal Finance Officers Association first alerted her to Towntrack last year, indicating that the company's work was "dangerous" because it was "done badly and that the data was mis-used." Bardecki said that Towntrack used an an- nual Financial Informa- tion Return (FIR), finan- cial information reported to the Ministry, to base its indicators on, but that "the FIR data is not compara- ble among municipalities because of the wide vari- ety of methods used to report their finances." "Y oujustcan'ttake the FIR data and divide it among the number of households and use the result as a reliable bench- mark indicator." a 7 Oak Flooring FUN DAY IN THE PARK. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST I4TH Il AM-3 PM "open to all seniors 55 and over *cost $2.00 *pick up tickets in advance at the Acton Seniors Recreation Center after August 1st *music, BBQ, Magician, kite flying, buggy rides, paddle boats and lots more | FUN, FUN, FUN, KAREN PARSONS Certified Aromatherapist Aromatherapy is the enhancement of body, mind and spirit using natural essential oils. Aromatherapy _and massage benefit the whole body. Pine Hill R.R. #2 Rockwood, Ontario (519) 853-0627 What Are You Doing? The Gem wants news about your community group! @ per sq. ft. © 3 colours in. stock e installation available Brampton Carpet 10 Wilkinson Road Brampton 451-5641 w STEELES AVENUE B wore ADVANCE ROAD | 300 YARDS EAST OF TOMKEN DIXIE ROAD Hwy #410 TOMKENROAD: