Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 13, 1990, p. 12

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Page 12 THE HERALD Wednesday June 13 lttt Georgetown fakes a breath of Scotland The Georgetown District High School Tug of War team dldn fare too sell in the Highland Games com petition Although three teams entered the event the GDHS squad was eliminated In the preliminaries Team members Include front to Miller Martin Bogovik Mark and Jason Arnold The Drum Majors competition was held late Satur day afternoon as the 15th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games wound down at Georgetown Fairgrounds Despite the lateness of the event those still In attendance were thrilled by the panache of the various Drum Majors Highland games draws 3000 The 15th annual Georgetown Scottish Festival and Highland Games this past weekend at the Fairgrounds stood out from previous games because of its international flavor said the event treasurer Colin Munro Various American cities were in such events as in the pipe band highland dancing competitors and the heavy weights competition said Mr Munro But only about 3 people visited this year event Organizers were expecting about people but Mr Munro at toe relatively low turnout to the poor weather Friday night The weather was such a disaster he said that there was talk of cancelling the event A new addition to the games was the Scottish country dancers who added a lot of color to the event en Munro They were so popular that they will be an annual attraction he ad ded The dancers perform a Scot tish version of ballroom dancing the exception being the dance is performed in groups of four and six Not surprisingly another popular event was the introduction of Scot tish brew to the Cheer Garden It was a bit of a novelty he said Those who attended the games had the opportunity to witness the world known Grade One the top grade 78 Highlanders pip ing band from Toronto The band will shortly participate in the world championships in an at tempt to better its second place finish during last year said Mr Munro The ap pearance of the band gave the games credibility and showed peo ple how good Canada s Grade One piping bands are he added Unlike last year there were no problems this year satisfying the campers said Mr Munro LOOK GOOD FEEL GREAT Mats and Fuufc month MMM hi man 5w WORK THAT BODY STREET Doug of Brentford shows the strain of attempting to hurt the 56pound weight for distance during competition In this event at da Highland Games Herald photos by Colin Gibson THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Halton Hills 1 Hallon Hills Dr P Box HALTON Georgetown Ontor L7G NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING WARD 2STEELES AVEJAMES SNOW PARKWAY General Committee for the Town Halton Hills win conduct a Pubic Meeting to examine and discuss a proposed amendment to Zoning By law 1965136 to permit a range Industrial uses on the subject property The property is located on Part Lot IS Concession 5 Town Halton Hills Further Is available in the Planning Department ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE WELCOME Time 7 00 p Date Monday July 1990 Location Council Chamber Hills Civic Centre 1 Hills Drive Halton Hills Georgetown lit 0 AAW I

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