The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Wednesday Janoary ItTt Centuryold Hotel changes hands Markou brothers plan extensive renovations UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT The llolel one of Georgetown builnniei be into anything I changed hands again lat week New owner Nick hat a should pay off since the a host of plan on improve the building appearance and building although more lum it Into a drawing card for downtown Georgetown but won sound ret It an a long project that ladly a good hotel and the old is fttHI Herald photo About the Hills Children with guns A Cherry Street resident has expressed concern for children plajing in the field and valley between and Ontario after someone shot his dog In the leg with a calibre weapon The dog was running loose in the same area where children pla the dog told police and he expressed his for the children safety Acton collision A collision last Friday Mill Street near in Acton damage to cars driven by Audrej Bunnell of and Kenneth Kammliign of Acton Then were no injuries NEC meets here The nexi inciting of the Escarpment Commission v ill be held Thursday Jan at 10 a and Friday Jan at a in the conference room of its main office Guelph St Georgetown Guelph Line accident TV Jespersen of Rot wood escaped injury Sunday when her or went into a off Line time travelled parallel along ihe fence and slopped in a wooded between the and the road Estimated to tar is The accident on Guelph Line six tenths km from Psychic on target with predictions Last year The Herald asked local and Linda Beth Sanderson to take a look it what would be happen Ing during IOTA Miss Sander son since moved away but Mrs is living in rural and her turns for this appear on page one Although the ladies were way off in certain areas they were rcc areas which the ladies seem to have been less than lie centre economy and politics Both ladies saw full ileciions minority govern as a resull of it Mrs is still seeing minority although she ihe election date back as possible under the Inn predicted the of new Industry for i predicted that Georgetown but instead the Hills would gain a head office possibility of an expansion it for a corporation on s slipped away the western outskirts of town or the foreseen northof Highway Seven While industry involved in this was supposed to be a transportation or mass transit business venture it would that was to tic be true since the head Georgetown and Norval nor Firefighters fined on liquor charges Two Georgetown firefighters were convicted of selling liquor without permit at the charity stag held by the Georgetown Volunteer Firefighters Association last ember Don Mjveal and Bruce Lewis appeared before Justici of the Peace in Milton yesterday morning and were convicted of unlawfully selling liuor without a permit Each was fined Regional Police Constable said the firefighters had been under the Impression that because the Georgetown golf and Country Club where the stag was held was licenced they need to apply for a licence for their event In fact It would been necessary for the country club to purchase the liquor and sell it lothoseinattendancc because the club is already licenced the association would not have been granted a special occasion permit January been set as the trial dale for three women and two men connection with performances by exotic dancers at the stag which was held to raise money for muscular dystrophy and to restore a antique fire engine belonging lo the department The three women are charged with giving an obscene No decision has been rcicl on whether or not further charges will be laid in connection with the stig office for the Jchovuh Wit nesses has come to the location described Tills year Mrs pre dicted trouble over community not wanting a church I make any sense she said I sec people fighting a church Now that not usual When it was pointed out that a battle to stop construction of Jehovah Witness held quarters was already she found it quite n sensible premonition and to predict that the battle would heit up through the coming yeir NO ACTION Last year the ladles predict no action in cither Focal Issue or the battle over the proposed Hydro corn dor through Hills Time would be necessary before anything definite would hap pen they said although they saw Focal development pro eventually Mrs slill sees this The ladies said Quebec separate and even that would calm things down prove right in the lung run the immediate picture would seem to bear out the accuracy of their predict ion the American company rclat to the paper industry have materialized Also the secret negotiations a west coast company thai would us new industry ire either still a produced any 01 Channel Color Headi riot Converters Ampttl Systems PROVEN DELHI Complete customized to you Up to you TV and lV SERVICE Are you NEW TO TOWN luit moved Into new home WELCOME jT RVICE with GIFTS and information about Georgetown E j J4 St Jiut off Main GEORGETOWN 8773405 Georgetown Hotel changed hands again last week Nick closed Ihe deal to purchase the hotel from Hotels Ltd for undisclosed amount The hotel has in operation for more than a century Work has already begun on a long term plan to convert one of Georgetown oldest commercial establishments into an ind profit iblc business cap of enhancing the town and drawing people hiik to the Mam Street came lo town looking for the worst around Joked the new owner s brother The has a terrible reputation but we hope to clean it up renovate the front of the make it an asset to the town Mr Markou who will be helping brother to run their new business said thiy are not keen on strip development and feel it his not been planned In thi best interest of the town By putting the McGibbon into the sort of shape they have planned thej feel it can become on asset to the community and even the key to revitalizing the downtown We re hotel and restaurant people from way back he said We re young and can do some thing with the place Wove number of dollars and want to gel it running again properly The brothers hive already repairing walls and windows in the building and hive new beds installed in some of the rooms while other beds are ordered and have not yet arrived I is also under wiy Thiy like the of the building ana point the rounded window frames beautiful bannisters on the stain as definite attractions in the decor The and the plumbing and wiring have been brought up lo modern requirements There Is also i sprinkler system throughout the building Unfortunately fire regulations will force them to remove tongue and groove walnscott which they feel is part of the building old fashioned attraction The old landmark at the corner of Malnand Mill Streets has rooms seven apartments and five stores Mr said Its that were almost fully occupied he said The resident ages thirds young people one third middleaged and one third elderly Mr Markou plans for the hotel Include upgrading the dining room which seals and opening up the beverage room with glass windows to get the sun in and the smell out The beverage room which scats NO now has draft beer again as a result of weekend changes Presently a Toronto man Mr has considerable experience in tl sort of thing he will face in his new business since hi las had a of yeirs as manager of food jfd beverages at race including Mohawk Although he is lot planning any Immediate he may come to Georgetown later His brother George Is married and lives in It in exciting challenge Nick said We re looking at a very term We intend to be not just owners but on the spot management as well said George Markou We wont to make the McGibbon a meeting place for Georgetown Future plans call for reno vations to an existing room in the basement to lum It into a meeting room but everything will have to proceed slowly Everything we ve seen needs work Mr Markou said but we hope to be able lo turn it from something almost like a flop house into a respectable hotel where a man could bring his wife for dinner and she be insulted Although they have sold their hotel the Gladman won be turning their backs on Georgetown said director Larry Gladman We been in Georgetown too long lo stop being interested In the town now We have other property and we 11 continue lo maintain it and show an interest in Thcir property includes the Royal Bank building and SimpsonScars store as well as ravine properly near where Ihe McNally apartment jm scheduled to be Mr said that Gladbar hopes eventually to be able tc build apartments off Water Street their lot together with two partners purchased the- from Siticr Investments in Mr has since bought out his partners and was the buildings sole owner when it was sold last week FAST SERVICE YOU BET LUBE IT the drive- through onestop lubrication centre can change your cars oil HD Esso 30 replace the oil and lubricate the chassis in MINUTES LUBE IT Armstrong Ave Georgetown 8773383 No appointment needed Save And Save In Every Way DELICIOUS QUALITY VEGETABLES FRUITS AND BRAND NAMES WATCH FOR OUR Frank USA No CELERY USA No DAILY SPECIAL Posted the Entrance CHECK THE YELLOW TAGS FOR MORE INSTORE SPECIALS Joe Scibilia 3 USA No CUCUMBERS 4 Green CABBAGE Ml bottles package COCA- COLA Reg 69 SNIP SAVE ANY or ALL of thus Coupon Into Km star marc than f tamrad Special rttwtn 40 off Bosket of any variety APPLES Reg sold for IKE ANT Alt 25 Off Lb Bag Any variety ORANGES 40 off MUSHROOMS 1 Lbs or more Reg sold for A 25 off BRUSSEL SPROUTS Reg sold for 89 Lb Green ONIONS Reg sold for 3 Bunches 25 5 Lb Celo Bag CARROTS Reg sold for G MARKET 140 GUELPH ST We are Open Sundays 8778882