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Since 1966 Wildwood Manor Ranch Trail Riding • Camps • Overnights RR#5 Georgetown, ON 905-877-6852 www.WildwoodManorRanch.com Since 1966 455-8620(905) phone #cell # (416) 885-2468 web: www.capitalwoodworking.com email: jim@capitalwoodworking.com -Renovations -Basements -Bathroom Reno -Ceramic backsplash -Kitchens renos -Crown Mouldings -Laminate Countertops -Custom cabinets/built-ins Since 1967 Robert Noble Limited SEPTIC TANK PUMPING High Pressure Drain Flushing 2 Trucks to Serve You - Radio Dispatched P.O. Box 64, Ballinafad, Ontario N0B 1H0 519-853-0500 or 905-877-0514 Since 1968 Quality products and service since 1968 paint & decor WWW.BERGSMAS .CA GEORGETOWN MARKETPLACE MALL 905-877-4193 Since 1968 EDENHOUSE CAREFACILITYInc. 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Since 1977 GEORGETOWN HONDA 316 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-873-1818 905-874-3021 www.georgetownhonda.ca Since 1977 1195 Steeles Ave East, Milton ON L9T 2X8 289-627-1800 or 1-866-620-3248 www.achillesmazda.ca info@achillesmazda.ca Since 1977 JAKE'S AUTO SERVICE LTD. FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED 5 ARMSTRONG AVE., UNIT 4, GEORGETOWN 905-877-6353 of service 35years jakesautoservice.com Since 1977 Jeffrey L. Eason B.A., L.L.B. Barrister & Solicitor General Practice 116 Guelph St. (Rear entrance) Georgetown 905-877-6961 MISS. 905-877-6961 FAX: 905-877-9725 Since 1978 Dave's Service Centre 28 Stewarttown Rd., Georgetown 905-877-0064 Where Old Fashion Service is the difference! Since 1978 Georgetown Hockey Heritage Council Since 1978 ELECTRONIC SERVICE FREE ESTIMATES - 120 DAY GUARANTEE 55 SINCLAIR AVE., UNIT 5, GEORGETOWN 905-877-2425 Georgetown Custom Car Sound Since 1978 905-877-3606 Professional Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Services a 1981...in the news • For the first time in 135 years, the George- town Agricultural Society will have a wom- an at the helm-- Joyce Gosling. • The mayor and council voted themselves a 10 per cent pay hike. The mayor's salary will be upped from $15,000 to $16,500 while councillors will have an increase from $5,940 to $6,530. • Andrew and Bridget Syme of Georgetown won the $100,000 Wintario bonus draw. • Well-known Georgetown resident and Tory supporter Fran Baines won her bid for the Halton-Burlington PC nomination. She will lead area Conservatives in their fight against Liberal opponent, incumbent Julian Reed. Reed won the March election. • Halton MP Otto Jelinek was kicked out of the House of Commons after he called Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau a liar about the PM's recent talks with British PM Margaret Thatch- er and refused to withdraw the charge. • Metrospan Printing and Publishing Ltd. ac- quired the shares of Inland Publishing Co for $13.5 million and the surprise sale includes The Independent on February 27. Inland Pub- lishing acquired The Independent and its sis- ter newspapers The Acton Free Press and The Milton Canadian Champion in November 1978 from Dills Printing and Publishing. 1981...in the news • I Love Georgetown will be proclaimed on lapels all over town for the next three months in a promotional venture to boost Georgetown by the Chamber of Commerce and the Georgetown Area Ratepayers Association. A week later the buttons were sold out and hundreds more were being ordered. • Julie "Jewel" McCorry, 12, became the first Georgetowner to win the Canadian Youth Bowling Council Championship. • In June, a $13 million expansion to Neilson's was announced with 200 peo- ple expected to be employed by mid- 1983. • Jehovah Witness national headquarters staff have moved into the new complex on the edge of the town across from the Moore Park subdivision. • The new theatre in the library-cultural centre will be named the John Elliott The- atre in memory of the late John Elliott, a former Georgetown councillor, deputy reeve and county councillor. Daughter Brenda Sisnett is currently leading the fundraising campaign. Meanwhile Sheri- dan Nurseries donated a 20-year-old oak tree for the front of the centre to replace the 100-year-old maple lost during con- struction. Joy Thompson kibitzes with singer Ronnie Hawkins Mayor Peter Pomeroy tosses away his smokes on Weedless Wednesday Smiles all around at the opening of the Cultural Centre in October Piping in the haggis to celebrate Robbie Burns Day A quartet of kids while the day away on a set of monkey bars Since 1973 336 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-877-0149 georgetownchrysler.ca The Independent's 40th Anniversary Special Section, Thursday October 17, 2013 • 11