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877 5213- FOBERT Real Estate Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1 866 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28 Politics take a front seat THh IIS HI VIEW In a wo pan scries senior reporter ChrU reviews the year 1883 The second part will be published next week along with more yearend photos Change Town council begins There been 1983 with a lead wheth much of It in balloon of Its own Hills in but in whether or not to buy terms of plain the Steven Estate- a lance what change we acre property on hove had far outweighs Georgetown Maple we might have Avcnueposslbly using enjoyed In quantity ihe site In the future for Not surprisingly it town hall the political changes The municipal com which will affect us plex Issue will linger most and these largely throughout the year and Heritage Acton spends aver of federal grant money to restore the old town hall on Willow Street came In the last half of the year In the course of one evening last month the face of the town council changed considerably with three appointments a controversial which will doubt ripple into the New Year Not long before Pete stepped down as mayor to take over Jack former Job as chairman of For politicians and Herald readers alike the decision came as a complete surprise Mayor Pomeroy had steadfastly denied he was interested In the Job and his about face came late in the campaign for the region s leadership But that what makes change newsworthy Its suddenness and the chain of events which follows from It If changes In local politics have brought their share of turbu I changes In other areas of community lire have been more subtle In the arts there so much change this year as there is Ity a growing ease with new facilities at the library cultural centre 0her community groups have proved that change lsn t without lis benefits such as the elevator for handicap ped students to use at Georgetown ana District High School and the Infusion of new faces and ideas on the fall fair boards of Acton and Georgetown Let take a look at 1983 In Hills HOW IT BEGAN Many residents ended 1962 without power as a Boxing Day storm whistled through Hills knocking down and buffet ting shoppers cashing In on half price sales another chapter prom to begin for council Jan In early 1383 council lors moved to crack down on wrecking yards ordering them to clean up and raise fences so that piled can be seen On a somewhat lighter note Acton Coun Rick Bonnttte cries fowl when Fairy Lake swans arc threat by a freezeover Town eventually move the birds to open water Halton MP Otto Jelin- TV Water Beds opens In George town and William Me Nolly Construction Ltd is named business the year for 10B2B3 THATS The John Elliott Ire comes of age as more and more dents turn to it as a primary week end entertainment Globe Productions Georgetown Little Theatre and George town and District H School sell out performances and vis iting troupes are ap preciated as well In its second year Globe produces Roger and Oklahoma which is highly praised by a pro fessional theatre critic Gcorgcto Little Theatre has two sue cesses for the latter half of the theatre season Allan Stmt ton Nurse Jane Goes to Hawaii and Ira Levin spine Death trap Among the highlights of those visiting the theatre the Elizabeth Patterson Dance Com from Onkville and the Second City and Good Brothers perfor for the library second anniversary Studios Nicholas Enid Glen Michael and Florence Conner cuss the attributes of Hell in G Shaw Don Juan in Hell The read ing is uniquely perform not at the John Theatre but at Oxbow Books in THf TRAGEDY OF IRE An August blaze guts a Willow Street Acton apartment killing Wears and Eu gene Miller Acton rel dents rally around the Miller family and build up a trust fund That same week in George town residents support the King family after their Chapel Street home Is razed by fire Fire only danger to homeowners It School teachers like George Kennedy Judy protest high class sites In i- snubs Joe Clark and supports Brian as the new leader of Progressive Conserva Party Former town council candidate Dennis De- vine is arrested by pel iceand charged with the theft of almost from an Acton gas bar He later sentenced to six months in Jail and ordered to make to the gas bar owners Acton school board trustee Bruce First Choices plans to air Playboy programming on Pay a hazard to firefighters too Six Hills firefighters succumbed to smoke Inhalation in June while fighting a blaze at a video store on Willow Street In Acton Firefighters spend most three hours to bring a mid winter fire under control at Acton Thompson Fuels A SENSE OF OUTRAGE Hills residents were appalled at the 1961 murder of Acton Colleen and details which came out during her trial in April Continued on Page YOU SEE Now can you see Mr was one optician fitting Tuesday night as Clarence of Toronto fooled around some of approximately 3 lenses collected by the Georgetown Lions Club Georgetown optician and Don helped collect the eyeglasses from Quebec and OnlarioandcatcgorUedthem for shipping to Ecuador Mr Deealre 14 when tie goes to Quito There lenses will be distributed to those with sight problems The project has been going on ten years Mr said although this la he first year Lions Club has become involved in It Herald photo Painting by local artist Couple wins in library draw Terra Cottn couple both avid readers were the lucky winners of the original wildlife paint ing in the Hills Public Libraries Christmas draw W Ray Jones a retired carpenter and his wife No rah who reside on Leslie Hill In Terra Cot were Informed of heir win by telephone a few moments after draw held last Thursday evening The draw for wild life painting by George town artist Reginald A Finlayson was made on the stage of the George Elliott Theatre Just prior to the library sponsored program A Child Christmas In Wales By coincidence Mr Jones was born In Wales although the couple has resided in the area al most 30 years Mr and Mrs Jones are both staunch supporters of the library and are visit by the library mobile service headed by every three weeks They estimate they read more than 125 books each year Mr Jones donates some of his garden plants to he LibraryCultural Centre gardens Before his re tirement he was cm ployed by the Peel Pol Ice deportment In appreciation Tor the library home service the Jones gave a donation to the library early In December In return they had rcceiv tickets for the draw on the painting When telephoned on Thursday evening Mr Jones commented that this lime 13 proved lo be lucky not unlucky The painting of a small Red Fox In wooded setting was hanging in their living Christmas Eve Conducted by the Friends of the Lib rary the draw Is the Public Libraries first venture in an appeal to thepubllc to be conduct throughout for needed capital funds Minor injuries Two parked cars on Georgetown Hale Drive obstructed the view of a driver going south around the bend in the road Saturday afternoon Falling to sec another vehicle the driver moved out to pass a parked car and collided with an oncoming Dodge pickup John Jeffrey of Hale Drive was taken to Georgetown hospital by ambulance Early gifts J V Clothing the Georgetown Marketplace offered an early Christmas to two customers Friday Dec when their names were picked In the store lucky draw Joan from RR2 Georgetown and of Brampton both wonHltnchl stereo radio cassette recorders Bicentennial contests offered by historical club Herald Writer If Santa brought you a camera for Christinas then you re all set to click your way through and perhaps win a prize In Historical society photo contest Society president Elaine said the group Is holding a contest for photos recording the blconten year in With Oil entries which become part of the society archives the Society hopes to make up a book recording the history of the township during the year much like the books put together by the Women Institute More details on the photo contest will be forthcoming as the Society finalizes its centennial plans The Society also hopes to hold a historical essay contest open not just to school children but to everyone in the community They re looking for essays on the history of the old town of It could boa history of the town of George to wn What the town was like when I was young or a history of a street in the township perhaps naming people who used to live on It and ex plaining how tho street got Its name The Society will also be taking part to the biccntennlal fair being organized by the Georgetown Business Improvement Area for We re hoping to put together a slide show the history of businesses in area Mrs Ber trand said Already work has been done by Society members to prepare a walking driving tour through Halton Hills The tour pointing out historical buildings in the area with wine genealogical back ground Is being publish as a project by the region in New Years Both downtown Georgetown and Acton will be ringing in the New Year with special bicentennial celebrations The bicentennial committee is hoping dents will take time out from parties to gather with family members to ring In the New Year together The Georgetown celebrations will be held outside Knox Presbyterian Church Main and Church Streets with carillon players commenc ing at approximately 11 30 Georgetown 1983 Citizen of the Year Ball will ring in the New Year at midnight and helium filled balloons will be released In Acton at the renovated town hall Citizen of the Year Ted Tyler will ring In the New Year and balloons will be released Australian visitor spends Christmas in Hills Jlj Community The Herald file wart town correspondents review history of their church and community now ISO years old Sports The Raiders dumped with a miracle flnlih SeeporfsPageBlfortheaelalls Alio Gem veteran Chris lakes a look at the Junior team Family Hospital Auxiliary member recall their a year history Our Legion representative are zone curling champs The year In review Page A A3 Canadian weather certainly knows how to welcome a girl t If When Australia Karen Knock who staying In Halton Hills as part of a cultural exchange arrived a week ago Sunday most of Canada was locked In the ley grip of an Arctic air mass At home In New South Wales peo ple were doing their Christmas shopping In short sleeves and com plaining about the heat You have a white Christmas here Karen said in an Interview Ours Is a sun burned one been very dry there for the last couple of years Karen IS Is one of over 100 young Austral who have fanned out over the world for a six week cultural ad venture sponsored by Australia s Lions Clubs She applied for the ex change through the Wyoming Australia District Lions Club which represents her area and she and her brother Michael were chosen He a visiting For the next several weeks Karen Is staying with Fifth Sldcroad res idents Cord and Peggy Early LIONS PROGRAM The Lions program Is open to people between the ages of IS and They re looking for people who enjoy meeting other people Karen said You have to be able to accept different On the tlon form she had two choices of countries to visit Canada was her first pick and Japan the second The first days of Kar en s visit include a ber of diplomatic ges tures she has exchang club pins and ban ners with local clubs Mr Early Is a member of the Lions and the presented Halton Hilts Mayor Miller with banners and a letter of greeting from his count Peter Coleman in a city of about 105 people The balance of her trip will be spent finding out more about Canad lans With the Early family she hopes to visit Ottawa Niagara Falls at some point she going to step into skis and realty enjoy the winter Karen not only keep ing track of her tures to tell her parents four sisters and Michael she also plans to brief the Wyoming Lions when she returns Karen Knock IS is a special guest in Halloa Hills for the next few weeks She an exchange from Australia staying with Gord Early leftjandnisfamlly she visited Hills Mayor Boss Miller and presented him with greetings from Mayor Peter Coleman and her home town of New South Wales Icy roads Icy roads conditions Thursday at caused a driver northbound on Ninth Line turning his vehicle The Georgtown driver struck a bridge post and sustained S3 damage Joseph Clark was treated for minor Injuries and released from Georgetown Memorial Hospital No charges were laid because of the ley road surface In the region