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Alternative to singles bars The Acton Free Press Wednesday March 29 Boy meet girl it happens so easily in fiction But in real life it Isnt so simple for boys and girls and men and women to find each other Enter the dating services I got fed up with being on my own said John not bis real name who works In the communications field But when youre years old and dont hang out in bars how do you go about meeting people You have to rely on some thing John decided to try Ren dezvous Dating Service in Brampton alter he saw Its ad in the paper This spring he will marry a woman he met through the service Although there have been other engagements between couples who met through Its dating service the agency makes no claim to do any- Dating service is todays matchmaker thing more than provide introductions said staff members Sue Mawle and MacDonald But for John and Nancy not her real name it was love at first sight She was his sixth introduction he was her first It clicked right In the first phone call John recalled Both are single parents John came home from their first date to tell his kids This is the one At the same time Nancy was telling her children shed found the man she was going to marry To be sure however she continued for a time to date others through the agency before becoming engaged to John When members Join the dating service they sign up for a certain number of intro ductions Mondays those members who want to meet a new person that week call in to Miss Mawle or Miss MacDonald Tuesdays Miss and Miss MacDonald spend matching up members they think will be compatible The next day they call the women members and tell them something about the man with whom theyve been matched Thursdays its the mens turn to get Information on their prospective dates After that Its up the men to contact the women and make arrangements for a meeting A dating service puts you on a onetoone basis Miss said You know something about the other person and you can decide where to go Meeting in a bar is not a very Intimate atmos phere for having a good conversation and getting to know each other When a person interested in trying out a dating service first calls Rendezvous he Is provided with basic Informa tion about the service The only thing the agency wont tell him on the phone is the cost The fee Is set after personal interview and varies with the kind contract chosen To determine whether the agency can be of service to the caller he is asked a few questions about his Interests and preferences In a dale during the Initial call and Invited to come In for a personal as well Premiers chauffeur Nick Lorto is in the drivers seat An old saying states No man is a hero to his valet but Premier Bill Davis Is close to one In the eyes of his chauffeur Nick of Georgetown Nick has been the premiers chauffeur for 12 years going back to the days when Davis was Minister of He feels he and Davis are friends as well as employer and employee and obviously has a great respect and affection for him Its just as well It is this way since they are together much of the time I see more of Mr Davis than I do of my wife joked Nick Every morning Nick leaves his Delrex Boulevard home not In a fancy limousine and uniform and cap but in an ordinary Chrysler New Yorker with Nick in an everyday business suit and arrives at the Premiers Brampton home shortly after eight Here he has his second cup of coffee with Davis as they chat over the days schedule If Its an average day Nick wont be back home again until midnight Its a rare occasion when Nick is home for supper says wife Pat There is an exception Never on Monday does Nick get home late Thats the night he bowls in the mens major league In Georgetown If necessary one of the will drive the Premier that night but frequently meetings have ended early to let me go bowling He added Davis is a football fan so he takes the opportunity to get home and watch the Monday night game As the years have gone on Nicks chauffeurlng duties have expanded to many other personal jobs for the Premier He also works closely with security and the OPP and does advance work to make sure everything is ready if the Premier Is going out of town Sadly the Premier can no longer travel Women start staying home Two Georgetown home owners were the first to take advantage of a new house sit ting company which was started by a couple of Erin women Sally Anger Sixth Line Esquesing and Margery Ninth Line Erin founded SalMar House- Sitters Inc to mind the homes of vacationing homeowners SalMar will visit homes while owners are absent They will take care of plants pools some pets the lawn and perhaps other items Sal- Mar will also be on hand when service men arrive to clean rugs etc as asked for by clients NICK alone He pointed out Davis receives 30000 invitations a year to appear at various gatherings Do you ever get parking or speeding tickets he was asked Nick admitted he does while driving the Premiers car just like everybody else He pointed out there are no flags or symbols on the or dinary looking car He says a police officer stops them he may look a little sheepish but gets the ticket the same as anyone else Nick says It does not happen often because he figures he wouldnt keep his job if he was careless about traffic laws The one time we were stopped for speeding we got the ticket and Mr Davis said nothing until the policeman spoke to him and then it was just to exchange pleasantries Nick commented Thats the kind of person Mr Davis is He said he and the Premier talk all the time theyre driving and he feels hes learned a lot about politics from the master politician Their friendship is evident in a large framed col lection of photos given to Nick by Davis They are candid shots taken of Nick as he played cribbage with the Premier on a plane There are shots of varying expressions and the Premier had them taken and framed and entitled Portrait of a Con Man Another snapshot of Nick shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth was possible only because of the Premier who told him to get in the lineup with his own family when they were introduced to her at Upper Canada Village This was during her visit to Canada for the Olympics Thats some type of boss who arranged for me to be there and to have a photo grapher told to take my picture said Nick Lorito Nick was on holidays over Christmas and New Years because Mr Davis was also on holiday I fit my vacation to his and work weekends when he does One of the fringe benefits or drawbacks as the case may be of the job is eating many meala where the Premier is guest of honor Nick always sits within eye distance and frequently during his speech the Premier will allude to his chauffeur Nick is known to the press gallery at Queens Park who when time hangs heavy on their hands and his play euchre and crib together I dont tell people what I do for a living when I go parties says Nick because theres always somebody who wants to ask about the Premier and lets face it not everybody loves him His chauffeur says Davis Is as calm as he looks and says he has only seen him ecstatic twice once when he won the leadership at the nomination convention and when he won the election Nick and his wife Pat have three children Michael ID Theresa and Christopher and theres no doubt the whole family are Progressive Conservatives even If the children will have to wait to vote They hope Davis will still be around to vote for when they reach voting age But if he isnt that doesnt mean Nick will be out of a job he la Mr Davis chauffeur not the Premiers so In one capacity or other I hope to keep working for Mr Davis Homeowner group stops The Dorset Park Home owners Association in Milton has disbanded because of a lack of Interest The homeowners association existed for six years Officially the group will disband by midApril except if people in the Milton neighborhood ask the group to continue The executive and three other members snowed up for the associa tions annual meeting recently WORKERS Sue and Dee are engaged in the work of the dating service The interview carries no obli gations Miss Mawle said Occasionally Miss Mawle or Miss do an interview In the applicants home for instance In the case of a woman who Isnt able to get to the office During the interview they Inquire further into the appli cants background interests and preferences The list Includes preferences in age height and weight but most people are interested in meeting someone of compat ible personality the inter viewers said Members home and work numbers are listed with the agency and their pictures taken Photographs are taken for Identification purposes only They are not shown to other members Miss Mawle reported there are dating services which film the appli cants interview and show the film to prospective dates but Rendezvous doesnt do this The agency accepts only people who are unattached and who are over IB They accept separated or divorced men and women but not married people or those living commonlaw Many people feel funny about coming to a dating service the interviewers acknowledged They are skeptical about the type of person who uses a dating service But finding the membership Is mnde up of people of all ages and occu pations puts their minds at ease Miss said ad- initial phone contact We tell you exactly how our dating service works and stress that its strictly for a date she said The personal interview required before an individual is accepted for membership discourages married people and unsavory characters from applying Miss Mawle said The married and those looking for a onenight stand arent going to go through a personal interview and have their pictures taken she pointed out If there are problems for Instance the member is told his behavior was offensive to his date The agency reserves the right to cancel memberships if the behavior persists John the person mentioned earlier in the story said You can usually tell on the phone call whether or not youre compatible The interviewers however caution members against relying on their Initial tele phone Impressions of each other explaining many people come across dif ferently on the phone than they do in person They further suggest the first meeting be short and In formal over coffee for example to see whether they hit It off before making plans for a big date An alternate suggestion Is for the couple to do something they both enjoy like bowling or a movie Coffee is a good idea but its often not a good way to break the Ice Miss commented Doing something they both enjoy might be a better idea but Its really left up to the two Individuals to choose When members phone in for their next Introduction Miss Mawle and Miss Mac- donald ask them how their last date went These reports arc the biggest help to the matchmakers Miss Mac- donald said Matching peoples preferenceson paper Is only the first step If a member wants to go steady he can put a freeze on his membership until such time as he wants to resume getting new introductions Freezes can also be applied If a member is 111 or out-of- town Rendezvous cautions members against putting on a freeze after the first date however They should start seeing more than one person to be sure Mfss Mawle commented with a hint of motherly concern Its exciting was the way Miss described her Job She comes naturally to it Even at school she waa known as a match maker Although theyre frequently asked staff are not permitted to date members But If she didnt work for a dating agency and didnt have a boy friend Miss MacDonald wouldnt hesitate to use a dating service Its a very good way of meeting people she said 300000 project Develop Indian village A complete Indian Village will be recreated on the site of an early village at Crawford Lake Conservation Area on Stecles Ave south of Camp- Hallon Region Conservation Authority announced this week The early village was found during university studies on the former Howard farm just north of Crawford Lake a few years ago Its development plus roads parking lots a gate house and on educa tional interpretive centre will cost approximately according to William War wick Director of Conser vation Services at The Indian village is one of six known to exist within three miles of the unique lake at the conservation area Warwick sold HRCA owns about acres at Crawford Lake but he assured coun cillors all the development would be on the former Howard farm north of Stecles Ave owned by No further development is planned near the lake or anywhere south of Ave he said The development will take up only the southern portion of the farm and the remainder which is being actively farmed by will be retained as form land for several years he said It may be used as an agri cultural demonstration area University of Western On tario will be helping to develop the Indian village he said The White Oaks Conser vation Foundation Is currently raising funds to build the development and has been assured there will be enough money War wick said Security has been a big problem at Crawford Lake in recent years Warwick said But an apartment will be included In the new inter pretive centre for a llveln supervisor and he felt that would help cut down on the vandalism and other problems the area has been experiencing He said 140 cars could be accommodated In the parking areas when a second parking lot is added and there Is plenty of room for more cars Development will likely start in 1979 he said No fires this week There were no fires in Acton this week according to fire chief Mick Holmes GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE FEES BEFORE APRIL 1st AFTER APRIL 1st Gentleman Ladles 130 Husband and Wife 270 Family 340 Junior Social 70 TOURNAMENT DATES AVAILABLE TENNIS ACCOMMODATION GOLF LESSONS SNACKBAR HOLES CAU 8772286 416 NO TOLL TORONTO BOWL for PIuiu BOWL for Acton Bowling Lanes ACTON MINOR BASEBALL ASSOCIATION Softball Registration AT THE ACTON COMMUNITY CENTRE April 9 am to 3 pm Age Classification as 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