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mm Pages THE HERALD November I School board spends according to priorities Recreation Report For information MO CALL IN NOW Nov the recreation department In conjunc with the Credit Valley Artisans arc holding their Trove Is Christmas craft workshop 30 to at Credit Valley Artisans cottage Disabled adults and seniors are invited to attend ONGOING REGISTRATION Don wait lo register for any winter programs or your choice downhill skiing lessons fitness and power skating leader ship development piny shop and more Mail In registrations are welcome using the form in our fall and winter brochure AQUATIC PROGRAM Registration for swimming lessons will be starting again soon A limited number of levels will bo held twice a week beginning Nov 15 Regis ration begins Nov at the Georgetown Indoor Pools Pool office hours are Monday to Friday to and weekends to For more information call the pool during the above hours Acton or Georgetown FIELD USERS MEETING The Ha Hon Hills recreation and parks department recently hosted end of season meet ings for sport field users In Halton Hills The minutes of the meeting are being mailed to the 1983 contact people for each league Information packages that outline procedures for requesting fields for the season are available from the Recreation Offices The 1084 sport contact persons are asked to drop in to pick up their group Information package FREE SKATING Friday Nov there will be free public skating at the Georgetown Memorial Arena from 1 W This has been made possible through the generosity of the Georgetown 1st Club For information on future free public skating refer your Recreation Department Brochure or jail the Recreation Department The John Elliott Theatre Is the centre of attention on two occasions this week on Thursday Nov 3rd and Saturday Nov Thursday features the Louisiana Jazz Band with Georgetown own Bryan Day Saturday tickets are IS and are still available from Jim Proceeds go to the Lift for Georgetown High This fund is to install a disabled persons elevator In our five level high school This will enable students and adults who arc restricted to wheelchairs or on crutches as well as asthmatics to get around the school mora efficiently The cost has been reduced greatly from the original We arc talking in the range plans are not final yet Free public skating Is available during the Optimist Skating Hour This winter our club in cooperation with the recreation department has arranged for 10 one and a half hour skating periods These go at 1 pm on all P D days Christmas holidays except Christmas and Boxing Day and the March break ending March While this program Is set up with he school kids In mind all kids from to are welcome A special thank you to all those that participated in our annual cross country run at Park The coaches teachers parents A special thanks to life member John Shaw for his help St Johns 144th birthday St Johns United Church of Georgetown observed their 144th an Sunday Oct 30 The mini choir sang God Surprises with Mrs Ruth playing the piano Rev Jeff Davison and Student Assistant Ostrander conduct hi service Mr Bud Livingston introduced and welcom guest minister Rev Peter Scott of Wood stock Rev Peter Scott chose The Journey is Our Home for his sermon Rev Peter Scott was Student Assistant to Rev Bob Scrlvens from 1969 to 1872 at St Johns The Rev have been at St Davids Unit Church in for the past eight years having two children 12 and Adam Rev went lo Tob ermory In follow Peters Ordination I Will Praise Him with Sue Kelly sototal The senior choir providing music of praise with Organist Adam Brown at the console The C members served lunch following the service and a social hour was enjoyed rene wing the friends inthe Church Hall Herald writer Society expects tho school system to cover a great many social needs bul the time to say no to some of them may have arrived the director of ihe board of education said Oct 25 Speaking to about 30 parents at Burlington Lester Pearson High School Wally said the board has to continue lo find Its prio rities and articulate them more clearly through its schools Perhaps wo have to say no to things that arc worthwhile but in our mandate Mr said As the board strives become more efficient it needs to take closer looks at classrooms and assess maximum ullliz a of space In the schools Mr Bcevor said Spending has to be with reality strictly lowing the board man date and provincially and municipally priorities he add We are efficient in terms of what we get for the dollar board fin ancc committee chair man and trustee Bill Price tner told parents Our are as low as any boards But what has bothered me for a long time Is why are our boards costs as high they are when the S costs arc one- half to what they are hero COSTS HIGHER The US average cost per pupil is he said This year it costing the board a pupil Ten ago it cost the board There arc many on board bud get and trustees must continually ask them selves Mr est said Superintendent of services Ron Warren said provincial grants are not likely to increase In the future and there is speculation that there may be cent of funds for all boards This would have a significant effect on the autonomy of indl vldualboaru ho noted Currently school boards have access to funding from the local tax levy on residential farm and industry prop erty and from nc grants The legislative grants arc the principal source of funding and they re assessed according the impact of inflation on education the led change in school enrolment and changes in programs being red Mr Warren said Grants arc used to equalize the mill rates as best as they can across Ihe province said This year pro paid per cent of the boards costs compared with per cent Inst year and per cent In the mid 1970s In 1972 the grants were on their way up and II was easy to come in with a reduction in the mill rate Us not easy to do any more In fact Impossible be cause of the reduced provincial funding Mr said Education spending are increasing OPTIMIST CLUB Thinking about a career In ENGINEERING OR SCIENCE The Canadian Forces can offer you a tuitionfree university education lob security and a Me action and adventure The Canadian Forces Regular Officer Training Plan offers quail lied senior high school students Free tuition at a Canadian Military University leading to a degree In Engineering or Science Salary benefits while you learn A wide range of sports and recreational facil ties Guaranteed employment at graduation in one of live challenging engineering classifications or under I no Canada Pin an award on a kid who deserves it a community newspapers and A and patron of tho Omar or C of Year Awards Program are seek 1983 Rec p ems will rece a or I n Governor of the Halton HIHs Georgetown Deadline for not November 30 Esquesing voters for your support and confidence at the polls Also a special thanks to all my volunteers Should you have a problem or a question please phone me at 8530211 Bus or 853 1175 Res Yours truly JAKE KUIKEN M Ladies 2 Suits from Open DAILY 5198531031 Leather Suede Fashions A most extensive and exciting collection of garments and accessories for Men and Women Featured lines include Leo Chevalier do Paris Jordache and Cavelll Leather Fashions Another Reason Why Worth the to Acton with the programs province is demanding of boards Mr Priest ner said that through Bill 82 the province is ging more children be identified as special pupils He call mated It will cost Ballon million mare to do what Bill wants by Fewer corporations arc making profits businesses are stay Ind In business so the ability to pay ly Is shrinking Mr said Government deficits arc at a rise provincial ly and federally and that has to be addressed Were not taking In enough money to pay government spending each year and that no doubt one of the reasons they re cutting back SPECIAL SAVINGS NOW CARPET ROLLS MULTICOLOUR SCULPTURE ROLLS SAXONY SOLID COLOUR now 2025 ROLLS RUBBER BACK PATTERN 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