Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 9, 1977, p. 10

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Wcdnriday Friendship culture abound at Newfoundland Club By I RHODE writer Eastern hospitalliy kepi my glass full as they told stories filled with and I came to understand the cultural heritage which links Newfoundlanders into a close And that same fun loving brotherhood at is promoted at the Newfoundland Club Nestled in the village of across from a hotel named the Hollywood House the Newfoundland Club was established In 1964 Graham Porter one of the original members and now club treasurer tells how the club used to rent halls for dances on special occasions and hold meetings in private The club has grown from a small clique of homesick Newfoundlanders to a mem berehlp of Georgetown Brampton area residents from a of backgrounds The common clement a desire for a good time and community in vehement Saturday night the club is humming with preparations for the weekly dance large well lit ballroom is scrubbed and polished Thi band usunllj middle of tht rood hut specializing in country and country rock with a few follt and Idcnlifiably si Is up their instruments The ludiis auxiliary of the Newfoundland club have finished shopping and arc busy cooking for hungry the bar is open and hundreds of join for an of The rules are no or blue jtins And the prices are President John Peters a native of Belt Island off the Newfoundland cast coast near St John stresses that besides filling a social need in community the Niwfoundland Club Is a profit organization which donates to various charities Last year the club gave Si IDO to the mentally re tor to hospital to a Muscular Dystrophy telethon among other contributions If we got money we give it explained Mr Piters It our way of paying back the which ac In addition Ncufoun dland Club sponsors an In dm trial team the jurisdiction of members coach and Danny Kabangti captain These mm are two of estimated Vi active mem bits who spend hours of volunteer time dub while holding down full tune Jobs Sinn Club years ago numbers have for tint of business oriented ork for a profit organ must 1 in god leaned up supplies must be ills paid must must Ik ti mils must be ntngid books must be Saturday nights be it through making donations or indulging in whit lull is ill about of Toronto branch Newfoundland I Mr lo A from St Johns hi swill id on tin history of his and to llns Hi II till you iboutaMr of Ntwfoundhnd of course gmt lo Hut injojin ifulil k his pupils iKmgiictrtssHuioDivis And low his fittier rugned during the John idvenl of Anderson llmi which Newfoundland clocks than hose in ny other of the v II migration f Newfoundlanders to alt to vvork In in the late prior to the of the war to Canada ration in and showing a point report rays there wis ipnimlc in papers to migration John and John being some younger Graham allude listening him to the fireside had with family ihildrn how is by word of moulh slid Mr whoeheribhes tin family is in institution tnnds an ihjngint lie Newfoundland us a soclelj wonun morn age jobs always there and If olds tan buy at the store and grandparents relate legends an would insist he drink a of stout Fast at age to the appetite and wakes are an important part of funerals and the whole family indulges In native folk music and Jigs John retails high school history tixlbooks of pages thick with the oldest North Ami man lieing Johns fouiidid in 111 Bell Island history in play and song illed striking up a licirtwirmink ril itionship with a fellow Bill Islander through 1 home tin little fi rryboit to mainland times gnlhirings the lontributions dlanders to Though hundrtds if I si Mr snugs mi I resulmt John wrote inlitlnl after lull Mind lot Hid Ihi i of ill Hun ll by tin land lliouthuik a name Ixirruwid from i dluntl In in 1 used soen hi 1 Hrh mis if Hill Islanders Ihi shutdown of mm whiih in si I on Ik whin men ihoici of staling home on Kan or Iran ist to look for work iron on mines ari ilosed down Hi ink fiundlanders lUltU iduilit lhi purposi of ilub is to hi same of for new Ontario pa flight to Toronto following a turn or jigs riddles music songs I r a bit si with fninds in Toronto out I lain is who J hie that TOWN OF HALTON HILLS NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS WARD FOUR POSTING OF PRELIMINARY OF ELECTORS A preliminary list of electors has been posted on Wednesday January In Office of the Clerk Administrator Municipal Administration Building Seventh Line for Inspection A copy the preliminary list of electors has also been posted up In several locations within each Polling Sub division Property owners and tenants are requested to examine this List to ensure that their names and relevant Information are correctly shown therein Attention Is drawn to the necessity to complete the required form available at the Office of the Clerk Administrator respecting an Application for correction or alteration to the list All requests for additions corrections or deletions from the List will bo received by the Clerk Administrator at the Municipal Ad ministration Building commencing on Wednesday January 1977 through to Friday February a to p excluding Saturdays and Sundays The last day tor filling forms requesting additions or corrections to or deletions from the List will be Friday February at GD PRITCHARD CLERK ADMINISTRATOR and REVISING OFFICER TOWN OF HALTON I Dated this Day of January ilin Ml ltlTH JOHN Mill urn until they An gits Busy first quarter trend Acton fires drop Chief ebbs says Ilium Club ois Up nsl itnl from milium Ink bit of find drunk ind lit Despite a busy first quarter the Acton area witnessed a slight downward trend In fire incidents during 1978 according to area Chic Mick Holmes his annual report to council tabled at works committee Cbiif Holmes listed the separate calls from Hilts Township and the Milton and Hock wood areas to which the department responded last Financial tosses for the 41 fire incidents reported in the Acton area totalled An overall decrease in was noted despite fact that fire loses during the first three months of the year Jumped by more than per cent to with the III in damages grant grant to Library for for thi purchaie of films and other materials recorded during thi pi nod of Contributing lo the financial losi losses at the beginning of was a serious blaze at Dominion Hon I on Alton Main of two hate fins took last In tin children playing with iintches wen for three of risidintial fires to which wis summoned fires for included i gas spill a dip tank illy urn fish truck to fan till fritnds lorned in two to in Niwfoun mil They trick friends into hulling the fish lis to pi for the ride on tin grounds would i lifl to land six month job All RSPs are not alike RSP OPTIONS AT CANADA TRUST fin glrbigi to ited tar pots two annuity flui fires were last summer oil soill on Main Street triggered when an oil truck climbed an iy huh in jlh youths TUESDAY FEBRUARY 15th ANTIINFLATION BUCKET A special offer from the Colonel to fight inflation- feeds 5 to 7 hungry people chickenyiLfiEa STREET GEORGETOWN Good 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