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Pages THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday April Getting plastered at the Sign Shop on Sinclair Avenue Monday were the members of the decorating committee for the BIG Chill beach party The group were getting their hands into everything while creating birds for the annual event between p m and lam June The members of the decora committee are Bonnie Laurie Inglis BIG beach party Moore Debbie Knoepfll and Pen Buttemorth Tickets cost and are available through Georgetoui Minor Hockej Georgetown Haiders Ladies Flag Football Georgetown Minor Ball Men Flag Football Ladies Powderpuff Ball and the Ha I ton Chamber of Commerce Herald photo Schools may go smokefree ByALANMACKIE the Herald Students and staff at s schovls may have to butt out in September if the Halton Board of Education agrees with a request made by the Halton Council on Smoking and Health HCSH The is asking imately 800 organizations and workplaces that cater to Halton youths to develop a smoking policy A nonsmolung brief has been sent to the organizations and workplaces about a week before the board Is set to review a non smoking policy Peter Gnish the board of tors executive assistant said the policy originally came before the board in late 1968 A survey at that time showed 29 per cent of the students were smoking and almost 15 per cent of the teachers were smoking Mr Gnish said The up dated figures are expected to be out in a couple of weeks he added Bryn principal of Georgetown District High School said he has had a number of students talk to him about the policy While he acknowledges the school has had some problems in the past with a similar policy he believes the situation is not the same This time both staff and students are affected and the students will have had fair warn tag he said Three years ago GDHS students protested with a ail in on Highway 7 after their smoking area was taken away The smoking area was later reestablished Mr also noted it s becoming more and more socially unacceptable to smoke As a parent of two children 8 and 12 years old Mr Davies said he Is glad they will not be able to team how to smoke from other students at the school Mr Davies started smoking when he was 14 for three reasons it was an adult thing to do peer pressure and it felt good Once I started the original reasons but the addiction had kicked in he said He stopped smoking seven years later Walt Elliot for North supports the idea of smoke- free schools We have to start with the youths by giving them the proper facts he said Mr Elliot said the medical evidence is overpowering in this area This was one of the two reasons he quit smoking near the time he finished university His other reason for quitting was the economic cost of buying three packs a day The brief prepared by the HCSH for businesses was endorsed by the Canadian Cancer Society the Board of Education the Halton Roman Catholic Board of Education the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and other people and organizations According to the brief tobacco products are the leading table cause of poor health in Halton It also states 90 per cent of adult smokers begin smoking dur ing or before their teen years long before they can legally be given or sold tobacco The brief also notes By the age of at least half of Halton school children have experimented with cigarettes The Halton Roman Catholic School Board adopted a smoking policy in September 1989 The mortality rate for people who started smoking when they were years old is 50 per cent higher than people who started smoking In their twenties the brief states FINE Furniture custom designed furniture ReUpholstery 8531 359 38 Mfll St E ACTON ESTHETICS St TANNING TONING Wa Spacbllto In Full Body Can Fee ill Miiticmes Waling Sack Treatment Ear Sun Tanning Exercise Declines 8736013 The Indoor Mall Georgetown Associate Tax Consultants INCOME TAX RETURNS DONE Friday STEVEN C FOSTER BAILB BARRISTER SOLICITOR 37 MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN ONT L7G 8734961 fax 873 9 OOa m 9 00 a m p m 9 OOa m GUELPH ST GEORGETOWN 8772217 WE ARE FULLY COMPUTERIZED and can prepare most tax returns while you wait We include FREE DELIVERY to the Taxation Data Centre next day Town gives to Block Parents Town council agreed Monday night to give the Ontario Block Parent Association Si 000 to help finance the 1991 Ontario Block Parent Conference in Burlington The associations chairman Pat Lower told councillors in sup porting the group they are sup porting the protection of our most valuable citizens the children The block parent program has been a part of Halton Hills since 1976 and a part of Region for the last 25 years she said The money will go towards holding the conference civic ban which is estimated to cost said Ms Lower About 5 000 people are expected to attend the conference including several police officers The officers will conduct workshops on preventing crime said the chairman The Region of Halton has already agreed to contribute 500 the Town of Milton will give and the Town of Oakville will donate Ms Lower will be asking Burlington to make a con tnbution this fall IODE holds bridge night A pleasant evening of bridge was held at St George a Hall Thursday evening March The occasion was the grand finale for the round robin bridge sponsored by the Countess of Strathmore Chapter IODE Mrs Freddie Burton regent of the chapter presented prizes to the following Top scores for the evening of bridge First Helen McKay and Marg Gage second Muriel Gregory and Ruth Couples group First Mr and Mrs Irwin Noble second Mr and Mrs Roy third Mr and Mrs Ken Richardson Afternoon ladies group First Elsie and Norma Maynard second Helen Hyde and Marilyn Humberstone third Marion Richardson and Ruth Evening ladies group First Cathy and Joanne In gram second Helen Hyde and Jean Mew third Sophie Henley and Helen McKay You are invited to AN EVENING OF POLITICAL ENJOYMENT Guest Speaker The Hon John Sweeney Minister of Housing Municipal Affairs Special Guests Hon Shirley Collins Hon GregSorbara Hon Chris Ward Place Sportsmans Lounge Mohawk Raceway Campbellviile Ttme Wednesday April 25 Reception 30 m Dinner 7 30 m All tickets are 50 00 and must be purchased in advance For more information please call 3033 or 3753 Sponsored by the Halton North Provincial Liberal Association OPTIMIST CLUB OF GEORGETOWN TRIP OF THE MONTH CLUB Ticket in now on nit tor the out serin el Trip of The Month draws The tint draw wifl be made April 1990 and on second Tuesday of each month the last draw on March 2 1991 AH travel faculties are arranged through TWG Travel Main St Georgetown Ontario Tickets Now On Sale ONLY 260 TICKETS TO BE SOLD The chances ol winning are much higher most lotteries Winning tickets are ned lite drum and could win seven times 1st PRIZE or at the winners option 1000 2nd PRIZE The second prize In an draws be in cash PRI7F The Grand Prize to be drawn In June 1990 la a Travel Voucher or the winners option in cash The ticket price Is unchanged at 120 oral monthly draws 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