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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1997 Chudleigh recovering Ted Chudleigh, Halton North Mem- ber of Provincial Parliament, is re- covering from a suspected case of blood poisoning after a brief scare last Sunday. The MPP had been doing reno- vations at his home when his arm started to swell. Chudleigh was taken to hospital for tests. Terry Jackson of Chudleigh's constituency office, said Chudleigh "is not making a big deal about this. He'll be fine." The swelling forced Chudleigh to miss a speaking engagement at the Rotary Club of Georgetown's Gala Dinner. Chuvaio at GDHS Former heavy weight boxer George Chuvalo, whose life has been beset by tragedy, will speak at Georget- own District High School March 19, at 9 am. Chuvalo will speak to GDHS stu- dents about the dangers of drugs, alcohol and feeling alienated. Chuvalo's wife and two of his sons committed suicide and one died of a heroin overdose. Chuvalo's speech is presented by Your Turning Point, an organiza- tion dedicated te the welfare of youths in Halton. 'Dogs can dance The Georgetown Jr. B Bulldogs are hosting a youth dance, Feb. 21, from 7 to 10 pm. The dance, geared to youths in Grades 6 to 8, will take place at the Gordon Alcott Arena. Admission is $6 or $5 with a donation to George- town's Bread Basket. White wins award Stewarttown poet Dee White has been chosen as the recipient of the Editor's Choice Award by the Ne- tional Library of Poetry in recogni- tion of her poem, Piper, Pipe Me Home. White will continue submitting her poems to poetry magazines in Scotland, England and Ireland. Her work will also be posted on a yet-to- be designed page on the Internet. Coaching certification offered Those interested in coaching have an opportunity to become certified by the Coaching Association of Canada. Certification Level 2 introduces coaches to the needs of developing athletes, preparing them for compe- tition. Goal setting, physical train- ing and skill analysis techniques are emphasized as coaches plan a sea- son of competition. The next session will take place at GDHS, Feb. 22 to 23, and March 1. Sessions run from 9 am to 3 pm, and cost $65. For further information call 873- 2601, Ext. 275. HEY! "Chocolates and a rose, or something, I Johnny Schira, Confederation Street ny "I'm going to get her a teddy bear holding a Mike Willis, . Confederation Street What are you getting or doing for your loved one on Valentine's Day? "Maybe buy a box of chocolates." Brian Hadskis, Dawson Crescent guess." "Flowers, chocolates and a little teddy bear." Andrew Snell, Stockman Crescent rose." TAA aA. Ce SS OE SAL Ae Avy eee THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI 7 I recently noted an article about, of all things, "Old Geezer Chic." That's what I said. What is "Old Geezer Chic?" The article was all about how older guys dress and how their whole natural appearance and demeanor is suddenly con- sidered to be sexy, chic and very "in." Old geezers are being used as models in advertisements. Lord knows for what -- maybe Geritol! Now, you might expect something as wild as this out of New York or Los Angeles or even Vancouver, but this came right out of the Big Smoke -- good 'ol Toronna! The writer was serious about the whole concept and though I certainly would never consider myself anywhere close to the "old geezer" age, I started to wonder how us guys would know when we . qualified as "old geezers." Your better half already knows the answer, I'm sure. Maybe you know you are an old geezer when you can remember getting stupidly drunk as a school boy, on V.J. Day. Boy oh boy -- sick! Possibly you are an old geezer when you can remember flying Douglas DC3s on Trans Canada Airlines to get around. (That's T.C.A. sonny!) They had propellers and they rarely blew up! Perhaps you know you are an old geezer when yY ou know you're an old geezer when ... With Bill Ellis wearing a "zoot suit" with extra long jacket, wide you admit to paying less than $30,000 for your first new home | in Georgetown. Even had a double garage! <= Maybe you know you are an old geezer when most of the people on music award shows look pretty strange to you. Come to think of it, they may look strange to most people. Possibly you know you are an old geezer when you can recall Indian Jack Jacobs of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as the hottest quarterback in Canada. Well, he was! Could be you are an old geezer when you can remember catching the Woody Herman Band at the Brant Inn in Burlington. Great tunes! Maybe you are an old geezer when you admit to legged, tight cuffed pants, as a teen. Powder blue and sharp! You can be sure you are an old geezer when a sweet young thing smiles at you demurely and holds the door for you. I'll just bet she read that "Old Geezer Chic" article too! Bill Ellis is an Associate Broker with Johnson Asso- ciates, Halton Ltd., Realtor in Georgetown Hey buddy -- watch your mouth! I tuned into the parliamentary chan- nel the other day anda hockey game broke out. Liberal M.P. John Cannis provoked Reform M.P. Darrel Stinson to the point where Stinson crossed the floor intent on giving Cannis a good slap upside the ear. One expects to see that in the Tai- wanese Assembly but not in Dis- neyland-by-the-Rideau. Quite frankly, I'm surprised an incident like this took so long to develop. For several years I've been disgusted with the tendency of some politicians, labour types and leftist activists to carelessly throw around vile accusations. The casual use of the words racists and Nazi-concern me for two reasons. First, I can think of no worse insult than to accuse someone of being either a racist or a Nazi. The person accusing another of these odious activities better have some irrefutable proof. Too often these epithets are directed towards some- one whose only crime is to disagree with (supposedly popular) politi- cally correct programs or socialist legislation. Second, over-use of these spe- cific charges could cause them to be diminished in real terms. For in- stance, over 50 per cent of Ontarians approve of the Harris government while the opposition routinely de- scribes their policies as jack-booted etc. If over half our province are Nazis, how bad could that term be? I think Reform party members have been surprisingly reserved for the past three to four years. Admit- tedly, they have had several mem- bers who, if not racists, were obvi- ously brain dead. The party has dealt with these people as the occasions arose. The mainstream media has persisted, for the most part, in por- traying all Reformers as closet rac- ists. So I'm_not surprised that Mr. Stinson lost his cool. It's fairly hypocritical for the Lib. AAA ae The Way I See It With Mike O'Leary ]] erals to express shock at Mr. Stinson's action. To claim he's send- ing the wrong signal to Canadian children, that violence is accept- able, is so ludicrous it's laughable. Come to think of it, Mr. Cannis may deserve a good shot in the mouth for such a ridiculous proposal. Have the Liberals forgotten the antics of the Rat Pack? In particular, didn't * Sheila (Nobody's Baby) once try to go over a committee table to get at someone? It's wrong to paint all Reformers as racists because of the wrong think- ing of a few. I don't think I'd want to get into Julian Reed's face and call hima liar. And yet, the leader of his party has been caught telling a few whoppers. (See 'G.S.T. Prom- ises' and 'Talking to Homeless' for details). With an election in the off- ing I think the people, politicians and press should tune down the thetoric a notch or two. I hope Preston Manning backs off the threat of a lawsuit over this issue. I don't believe they have a snowball's chance in Hades in get- ting a conviction. Besides, Mr. Stinson has already made his point by challenging Mr. Cannis to settle the matter man-to-man. The vast majority of Canadians will under- stand his outrage and his actions. I don't have a lot of respect for Brian Mulroney but during the Air- bus debacle, he spoke about clear- ing his "father's good name" it struck achord in me. Most of us have been admonished not to bring dishonour on our family name. I have no prob- lem understanding how Mr. Stinson finally got fed up -- he defended his honour personally and has no need to drag out the situation in court. To do so would only be cheap politics. Unfortunately, some Canadians will use this incident to reinforce the proposition that Reformers are ma- cho, hillbilly, Bubba-the-redneck- types who all drive a half-ton with a gun rack. My counsel to those who agree with Mr. Stinson is to ignore the caterwauling. Should the Liberal M.P. persist, after he gets his dry cleaning back that is, and things come to blows; my money is on the Reformer. I didn't box much at school, but I recall that a right cross is a better punch than a left hook. kkk Between blizzards, spring is in the air. The days are noticeably longer and the sun is beginning to feel stronger. Notwithstanding the Wiarton rodent, we've pretty well made it through another winter. Sure, we' ll have the occasional storm, but once we get through Yuck, (also known as February) the end is in sight. So take heart. Iread that they're making a movie out of Green Acres. That's the old TV show about city folk who move to the country. This news prompted aconcern in my mind. Most readers will know I live in the Highlands of Halton, a.k.a. "Leathertown." Over the years I've taken some razzing regarding that name. With spring and summer com- ing, I appeal to the ladies of our town not to avail themselves of the new law permitting one to be shirt- deficient in town. Leathertown is bad enough. Please, I don't want to live in Hooterville! Thank you for your considera- tion. , Mike O'Leary is a columnist for The Georgetown Gemini.