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10 Independent & Free Press,Thursday, January 6, 2011 Keeping the world on track :\UKH` >VYZOPW H[ ! HT 5\YZLY` HUK 1Y >VYZOPW MVY JOPSKYLU 4HPU :[YLL[ ZV\[O VM 4HWSL ^^^[VNL[OLYH[NHJJVT KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH God's Word for Today's World. www.knoxgeorgetown.ca REV. DR. JAMES COOPER 116 Main St. S., Georgetown, ON 905-877-7585 Chair-lift access available. 'Sunday's Cool' youth ministry program for ages 4 & up. Service Dial-in: 905-702-1629 SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES: 11:00 A.M. GEORGETOWN CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH welcomes you! Lead Pastor: Rev. Gary vanLeeuwen Youth Pastor: Brian DeBoer Sunday Worship Services: 10:00 am & 6:00 pm 11611 Trafalgar Road (north of Maple Avenue) www.gcrc.on.ca 905-877-4322 SUNDAY SERVICES · Lord's Supper 10 A.M. · Ministry Meeting 11:00 A.M. · Fellowship Lunch 12:00 P.M. · Ministry Meeting 1:00 P.M. Meeting In: Georgetown Seniors Centre Address: 318 Guelph Street Phone: 905-873-1005 Website: www.haltonhillsbiblechapel.com Today is Epiphany and I recently had my own epiphany. I realized I'm predictable. And it occurred to me how big an impact that has on the world around me. Let me explain. First of all, weekday mornings, you can set your watch by me. As The Sidekick heads out the door, flying down the road at 7 a.m., I'm listening to the news on the clock radio. Fueled with the knowledge of `who did what to whom', I head to the barn, ready to feed the sheep. Back to the house, I shower, get dressed, make some breakfast, then off to work. Out on the road-- same route every day, except when my imagination kicks into gear, and I take a slightly different route, to throw off those `spies' and `assassins' laying in wait for me to pass by. (I usually have these active imagination attacks the morning after the spy series Burn Notice airs.) Once in the office, I dust off my coffee cup as co-worker Kevin and I head to McD's for our morning caffeine injection. At McD's, we're served by Kelly-- one double sugar, one black, a fruit and fibre muffin for the old Ted Brown guy; a blueberry for me. At McD's I'll say good morning to `Please Mum Francine', sometimes `Bergsma's Yvonne', and occasionally CIBC Stacey, as well as a handful of nameless regulars in line for their morning jolt. On the way back to the office, I wave to Georgetown Photo and Coles staffers, then take my place in my cubicle, change my voice mail greeting and start my day. I used to worry that I might be obsessive-compulsive. But after my epiphany-- you DO remember my epiphany-- it occurred to me how much influence I have on the world around me, giving them a baseline to start their day. What might happen, should I deviate from my well-trodden, comfortable path, and do something daring? You know, like drive to work by The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca ! g a J g a W e h DoT way of Norval. Geez all those `hit men' would be totally lost. Say I stopped somewhere for a double espresso cappuccino with French vanilla foam milk, lightly dusted with chocolate and cinnamon, instead of going to McD's. Geez, Kelly would have two extra muffins to deal with, Please Mum wouldn't open on time, and Georgetown Photo would be waiting all day for the signal to fire up their photo machines. And Kevin? Well, suffice to say, he'd be a mess. Not only would he be sitting around waiting to go for his coffee, well, by missing that fruit and fibre muffin, he might even have irregularity problems. (Old folks get that way, ya know.) At home, The Sidekick would have me assessed by a psychiatrist if I willingly brought home skim milk or some food with the words `light, lite, or low fat' on the label. So, back to that epiphany thingy. I just realized-- it's not that I'm an obsessive-compulsive-drivenby-habit-heels-dug-in-non-changing-stuck-in-my-ways sort of guy. It's just that I have a responsibility to keep the rest of the world around me on track. PUBLIC NOTICE Halton Region 2011 Budget and Business Plan The proposed 2011 Budget and Business Plan for Halton Region including the Regional property tax levy, water and wastewater rates and user fees and charges will be considered at the following meetings: Tuesday, January 11 ­ 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 12 ­ 9:30 a.m. Thursday, January 13 ­ 9:30 a.m. Monday, January 24 ­ 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 26 ­ 9:30 a.m. Health & Social Services Committee Planning & Public Works Committee Administration & Finance Committee Budget Review Committee Regional Council STARTS THURSDAY! { WAGJAG (w-a-g·j-a-g)1 - (noun): an incredible deal available only if a group indulges together in a collective spree. 2 - (verb): the act of buying a wagjag with unrestrained excitement or rapidly and repeatedly sharing wagjags with uninhibited exuberance. } WagJag WagJag.com brings you AMAZING local deals on: · Events · restaurants · fashion finds · activities · adventures · and more All of the above meetings will be held at the Halton Regional Centre located at 1151 Bronte Road in Oakville. 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