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Jens for peanut butter football after student exchange journey Herald Staff Four jars of peanut butter two baseball gloves and a football Thats what exchange student Jens Hansen is taking back to Den- The grade 10 student recently finished up a years stay in George town living at the home on Regan Crescent Peanut butter is In short supply back home and Jens Is anxious to convert school chums Into avid baseball and football players The tall blonde stu dent is also taking back a host of memories about his trip Canada Its most frustrating going back I dont know if Im happy to go or sad because Im leaving he said A student or one year at Georgetown District High School Jens found a number of teaching radices different from is homeland In Den mark there is no such thing as a pass or fail mark he sold There arc no lockers in his school back home which is a private institution with only 400 students Because Jens speaks so many languages fluently Norwegian Swedish English and some German he had no trouble with his English classes in fact his marks were at the top of his class In Denmark there are subtitles on a number of television Bhows and its possible to receive radio stations from a variety of nearby countries he sold By listening to radio and watching tele vision it has helped him pick up so many foreign languages he said One interesting obser vation he had about lifo at GDHS is that groups of youths tend lo hang out together depending on what type of music they listen to During his stay In Canada Jens attended both an Argo football game and a Blue Jays baseball match Ills host family look him to Otta wa during the Spring Break to see tho Par liament Buildings and he spent five days In New York With the GDHS Outers Club the exchange stu dent camped In Algon quin Park What did Jens learn I improved my English and learned another view of the world he said One difference he noticed between the two countries is that Danish people are slower eaters than Canadians Ho thinks Canadians do things at a much faster Originally Jens want ed to go to Alaska to take advantage of a superior cross country season However the American Scandinavian Student Exchange found a place for him in Georgetown wilh the family Roger and Ruth Shol- dice have two boys Greg and Jeff 17 They offered to billet Jens because their own son Jeff was Interested In an exchange Jeff Is now In Sweden for the summer and he plans to visit Jens while over In Europe Tho exchange with Jens made us see our country In a different way by It off to other people I think you realize your way Isnt the only way Weve enjoyed It Mrs said Jens Hansen IT from Denmark Is bringing bark some memorable souvenirs after spending a year in Georgetown Hes got a football to loss around with friends and about a twomonth supply of peanut butter Seen here behind Jens is Greg 15 a member of the host family DRY CLEANING SAME MY Mr 8770387 HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE SECTION SECTION THE HERALD Wednesday July IT Page I Wave of the future Computers invade libraries ByANlPEDKRlAN At a recent American information sharing Herald Staff Libraries Association Although public Substantial changes Conference In Chicago libraries in the are In the wind for the Mrs Comwell said she arent using these data public libra- taste of whats to rles in the next five come for Canada academic libraries years Theyre really ahead when they can swing the of us in the academic and funding they are Were in for some very high powered city American libraries are very interesting days in libraries she said finding Ihemselves tac tile next few years Theyre much further a pressing problem Chief Librarian Betsy advanced in the use of between data bases told The Her- electronic data bases Tor crating for profit that aid public Information in libraries to supply their Information Its an Interesting moral question Mrs Comwell mused Depending on where they rally heir funding public libraries charge for access to these data bases Some however With their new IBM computer supplied by the province the town can dial up electronic data bases and get infor mation The computer Is only being used for Inter- library work now Lung project Smokeless declares war Herald Special sent it on the Halton The Council on Region Project Smoke- Smoking and Health at less Advisory Com mi t- recent meeting June tec and mall and library declared war on displays in tho future smoking In public will reflect the Councils places and affirmed Its determination aim to encourage emp loyers in controlling smoking in the work ATI Mrs pates staff will be trained within the next six months to learn how to access data bases By the way you ess the data base you can save money consld- she said You do have to be trained and we dont hae the train- ing yet do it ft She said the cost of training may be included ft in the librarys IBM bud- ft get Were in form some ft very Interesting days she said ft According to la I legislation libraries wont be able to charge for their services indud- data base work In ft 1990 As well therell be no rental charges for video discs Ive never felt we should be charging for those Mrs Comwell said Theyre no more expensive than an expen sive book MOWTOWN SOUNDS- In the spring It once every five days now Pat Palmer of Wild wood Road cuU his grass mice every 10 days The Glen Williams resident said his lawn Is getting little brown because or the tack rain Saturday Town explores use of burning permits A permit system which would allow you to burn refuse or leaves on your property Is being Invest igated by the town As own policy now stands open burning Is nt allowed not even In the areas unless on a bona fide farm From a fire safety point of view the fire department feels If open burning isnt allowed the chance of a potential problem is minimized Coun Pam Sheldon said not allowing burn ing creates problems in the rural areas and wan ted a permit system to monitor open burning I cannot see the diff erence between farmer burning and somebody on or acres of land burning the councillor said last week The permit would give you more control You can close your eyes to it but it seems to me If a permits issued the firo department knows where the fires arc going to be and can give advice on how best to have fires Coun Sheldon said Tho fire chief said the permit could have a disclaimer In It In addition It will give active support to the Regions Project Smokeless Uncontrolled smok ing public places and in areas where smok ers are In the majority is no longer acceptable said Council chairman Carolyn Keyworth not ing that It was time for the Council to step up its campaign against sec ondary smoke pollution Future campaigns would call for the pass ing of nonsmoking legis lation in publicly freq uented places such as public buildings rest aurants and bars We will also be suggesting to employers that unre stricted smoking In gen eral offices should no longer be tolerated added Ms Keyworth The interagency coun cil has delegated Marg aret to support library board Councillors have decided to leave well enough Lost week they supported the current makeup of the Hills Public Library Board of nine members ft According to the new Public Libraries Act of- the province councillors could have increased or ft decreased the size of the board and have appointed ft councillors up to one short of a majority to theft board ft The board will be made up of one separate School two public school five public and one town ft council appointees There are currently two- separate school and three public school appointees ft on the board ft The library board functions better than- Sal Is factory as its set up Mike Armstrongs- said I dont think theres a necessity to Increase the numbers on the library board ft Coun Marilyn Serjeantson suggested there be ft two town councillors on the board- She thought it- would help at budget times Thercre so many meetings I sometimes wonder If there shouldnt be an alternate on toe- board so they could fill In if the other councillor Is ft Unavailable Mayor Miller agreed ft However this suggestion was defeated Theft library board appointee from council ft Sheldon said there wasnt enough work to keep two ft councillors busy on the board Should be a horse park Lorraine of Georgetown said she likes riding on trails and has been riding since she was a youngster Geeie I would like It so much It would be really fantastic You want to ride and you want some nice trails and places to go and that would be just super I hope it pans out Mrs Dube said Maxlne Martin of Stouffvllle really likes the Idea Its probably the best idea thats come across We dont nave anything of a central nature for horseback riding in Ont ario I dont know If there is In the rest of Canada but it would be a first- class central theme she said Im keen on it be cause I think It will be a great opportunity for the people of Ontario Diane Mcpherson of Balllnafad said It be internationally known and will put Halton Hills on the map I know we can run a viable horse park we just need the opportunity to try she said Frank Bowman King City said hes on the committee to establish a horse park at Scotsdale Farm We feel a horse park is essential to teaching people that dont know anything about horses Mr Bowman said Hed like to see horse shows and lectures on horsemanship at the I think its great Brenda Panning of Rockwood said It gets awful boring when youre going around the same fields all the time Its nice to go some where now She also noted that if you have a young horse or one thats not so well behaved It can get tricky riding on the roads with car traffic 1 985 CAPITAL FORD SALES OR ft LEASE FOR 177 DRIVE Y TO OUR LOW OVERHEAD PRICES CAPITAL FORD SALES LTD 361 Guelph St Georgetown CwrmGulpimdtMti 8731626 Jam Capital THIS WEEKS SPECIAL I FOR 6 OR CYLINDER ONE LOW PRICE MOST CARS AUGHT TRUCKS ONLY HOURS SALES SERVICE Monday Friday CLOSED SATURDAYS July August HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORDLATELY 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