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Message from the editor Our good news newspaper A community is only as strong as the who make it work In Hills were lessed with a mix of personalities and in dividuals that make life here so interesting and enjoyable Quite often newspapers are criticized for bringing news to your doorstep that is of the by DAVE Herald editor sensational or negative variety Its left a lot of publishers and editors wondering what should be considered news Newspapers cant print only good news to people that would be distorting fact But theres always more that can be done to highlight some of the people around town that make our community work and grow In the following pages The Herald will be profiling a series of residents picked at random They might be police officers town councillors or volunteers in the community One of the purposes of thisedition is to let you know we havent forgotten the positive en joyable stones that often dont make page one in a weekly newspaper Everyone has a story to tell This isnt the end of a series of profiles Were always looking for more candidates to highlight regularly in our newspaper If you know of anyone who leads an in teresting career or might have some tales of the past worth telling give us a call Were always- keeping a list of feature stories and looking for fresh ideas CaHusat87722Ql Jo and Bob Off to the lands of elephants ByANIPEDERIAN Herald staff Theyre off to the land of the elephants Jo and Bob are packing their bags and selling their house after years in Georgetown to go to Naif obi Kenya The local artist wellknown for her and water colors is taking her paint brushes with her anticipating art sup plies will be difficult to get in Africa Her studio at the Forge Gallery in Terra Cotta is being taken over by another local ar tist Day Jo is the second Forge Gallery artist to leave in the past year Agnes Olive left for Pakistan with her husband in the fall Jo and Bob prepare their packing for their stay in Kenya The reason for the big move by the is a two year job with the Canadian International Development Agency Mr Walterson a Ministry of Energy employee has been granted a two year leave of absence to develop programs in energy conser vation in Kenya The programs will concen trate on conserving energy in government buildings and industrial transportation Fuels very expensive Mr Walterson said They pay over a gallon for gas over there There are eight Canadians working on this project all to be living near each other Mr leaves Friday for Nairobi and his wife joins him June 10 The couple have been learning the coun trys national language since the fall Recently there were in Ottawa for a one- week briefing which taught them what to ex pect in Kenya in terms of customs climate culture We were told that if youre female youre not supposed to be making eye contact with men It suggests another thing Mrs smiled Her husband said men were also told to avoid making eye contact with other men because its interpreted as being aggressive or confrontational Looking the other way while talking to another person shows respect for them With the countrys average take home pay being a year theres more poor than rich in Kenya Mr said The couple were told it would be safe to eat the food and drink the water in Nairobi but to be careful when they go to the villages out side thooty As well they were told not to swim in the fresh water The local beer is supposed to be very good Mr Walterson said Hard liquor is dif ficult to obtain and expensive as there is no distillery in the country he said Were looking forward to touring the country and seeing the natural game parks Mr said Apparently theyre within five minutes of the city Occasionally elephants make their way into the city where law says they have the right of way he said with a chuckle They dont shoot them just herd them out Mr Walterson said HERALD PROFILE EDITION May 2 IMS Page 3 Sports topic favourite with barber Rod By ROBIN BAKEWELL Herald staff When Rod Presswood started cutting hair over 20 years ago the kids used to cry It used to be a real stigma I think they thought I was a doctor because Id wear one of those white smocks he said Mr said that was when a hair cut cost about 75 cents Although the price has risen considerably over the years Mr said the kids hardly ever cry anymore Mr quit school early and on his parents advice went for a trade which he obtained through the Provincial Institute of Trades now George Brown College Hes worked in various locations in down town Georgetown and says the number one topic arising from the barbershop chair is sports Politics arises sometimes but it usually leads to more problems than a good discussion the veteransaid Mr has seen a lot of styles come and go and said during the long hair era of the a salesman told his per cent of bar bers folded in the Hamilton area Every couple of years the hair cuts will take a trend one way or another but there are only so many things you can do with it he said Mr said a half dozen guys from the high school rugby team had visited him for the old beanie cut recently which he said was a little different He said it has to be the people which he enjoys most about his job and told of one unique gentleman who used to visit him years ago This one old guy who I think was senile would get his hair cut then say he has to find his wife to get the money from Although it wasnt intentional hed never return with the money Mr laughed When not behind the chair of his Main Street barber shop the life long Georgetown resident may be found enjoying his hobbies of squash and fishing Tom Roberts prepares for the scissor treatment from Georgetown barber Rod Mr Roberts said he has had his hair cuts from Mr Presswood for the past to years Sports was the first topic arising from the chair