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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 8, 1983, p. 2

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Page SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday June Knights of Columbus The Georgetown chapter of the Knights of Columbus were active in an Ontario K of C sponsored raffle on behalf of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society The winning tickets were drawn during the Ontario State Convention weekend of May M Flood of won a Century with winning ticket number C221728 Other winners were R K A 18861 J Jackson J H BI29020 Celebration of Seniors Nerval United Church will be holding a Celebration of Seniors night at 30 pm Juno 12 Everyone is invited to join in a special celebration of the life and work of senior citizens The Peel Senior Choir will be the special guests and they will sing many selections of sacred and light music also be poetry soloists arts crafts quilts crochet work and knitting Everyone Is welcome Driver injured A Georgetown man was taken to Milton Hospital by ambulance following collision on Avenue and Line In Milton Sunday night Hal ton regional police said Gary suffered minor injuries In the incident An vehicle on Steeles failed to stop for a stop sign when he entered Line and crossed In front of a vehicle southbound on Guelph Line There were no injuries to the driver and two young passengers in he southbound car police sold The first driver was charged Damages were estimated at for the two cars Garbage fire Kills firefighters rushed to put out a garbage fire on the side of the road June on Side road between First and Second Line Deputy chief Bob Hyde said arson Is suspected and there was no damage in the stolen Still In boxes a waterbed worth was stolen by two employees of waterbed supplier Country Custom Products of Georgetown Hilton regional police alleged The Tenth Line business was being robbedatlOpm May3lwhentheownerdiscovered the activity Two 17 year old Georgetown youths were charged with break enter and theft and will appear June Woman hospitalized A 17 year old girl was taken to Georgetown Memorial Hospital by ambulance Friday at 30 a following a single car collision Andrea Stafford was treated and released for minimal injuries There was damage when a vehicle on Trafalgar Rood near Maple Avenue lost control side of the road Hydro office staying put Acton residents wen promised their local office won t be closed despite rumors to the contrary The rumors were fueled by a local newspaper story detailing tho move of a computer terminal from the Acton office to Georgetown along with the loss of a cashier to receive bill payments Thepromise to keep the office open was given two hydro commissioners Doug Mason and Murt Allison al a public meeting held Thursday Mr Mo son blamed the decision to transfer the of Hydro gin era I manager Gerry Tru dell Both Mr Mason and Mr Allison who Is the commission vice chair man admitted to know ing little or nothing about computers and relying on Mr advice Mr Mason said ho t know exactly how much money Mr the move would save hecommission Mr Allison said the Georgetown hydro facll was too small several years ago when the com mission was keeping vir all Its supplies and rolling stock at that site NO RIBBING Brrrr Scary Variouighooliandgobllnshsuntrdlheslageat Harrison School In Georgetown Tuesday The school Grades and students put on a magical entitled Monster Madness and dressed up appropriately skeletons vampires and witches Understudies performed In lead roles In the afternoon with principal actors taking over for another la the evening Centennial teacher a graduate House for training An abandoned house In Glen Williams may be used by the towns fire department as a training facility If it t sold Council Monday night agreed to offer the house on the Glen Main Street inside park for sale on condition that the pur chaser move the building to some location outside of the Credit River flood plain In January the fire department asked if the building could be turned over to them Deputy fire chief Bob Hyde said Monday night it would provide an excel lent raining facility over was purchased jointly by the town and Ihe Credit Valley Conservation Authority for about Herald Special Eight Georgetown and area people were among graduates from Wilfrid Laurier in Waterloo Spring Convocation took place May at the Kitch ener Memorial Auditor with His Honour John Black Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of Wilfrid trier nh More than family and friends witnessed presentation of degrees and diplomas A targe Georgetown contingent was in attendance Georgetown scholars receiving Bachelor of Arts degrees were June Margaret Lenz Geo Mrs Is a Centennial School teacher James Mark Turner lions Geography Joan Hunter Psych ology Norma Sociology Mar Ion Isabella Young Look man Psychology Receiving Bachelor of Business Administration degrees were Karen Gopslll James Donald Jr and Anita Marie Woychcsko Honorary doctorates were presented to Peter Newman and Grant L Mr Newman who add rcsed Convocation was formerly editor of Mac lean magazine is one of the mosl re spected Journalists and an outstanding author One of his books The Canadian Establish men has sold more copies than any other book ever published in Canada has had a distinguished career first as professor at University of West Ontario and then as academic vicepresident a former deputy minister of finance in Ottawa and Is presently deputy chief executive of the Batik of Montreal Also taking port In the convocation was Tom Mr Is a teacher at Georgetown and District High School and was attending his last official function as a member of the Board of Governors He completed two three year terms the maximum a member can Mr Grant serve Bob Ham Invitational The Bob Ham Invitational is again holding their annual tournament at the North Golf and Country Club and will be donating oyer MOO towards the Hal ton Hills Act I Van program to be held June Bob Ham will present the cheque to representative Marilyn THE EXTRA COMFORTABLE DIAPER the of few months as controlled blazes are set inside the house The building would be totally destroyed by the end of the training period deputy chief Hyde explained While Coun Mike Arm strong Initially supported turning the house over to the tire department Immediately Miller said the 90year old building may be of inter est to someone willing to move it away The house Science graduate Jacqueline Stephens of Llmehouse a uate of Georgetown and District High School was awarded a Bachelor of Science in languages de gree with Honors from Laurentlan University at the spring convocation in Sudbury Miss Stephens plans to further her education in working in German this summer She will later spend a year In France mi SMALL 24a DISPOSABLE DIAPERS Luvs hour glass shape with dual fitted gathers cradles your baby in comfort Refastenable tapes make them perfect for toilet training older babies tool SML sizes CHOICE MEDIUM 18s OR LARGE 12B ft GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE OPEN SATURDAYS TILL 9 PM computer on the recom along with its office Campers arm against trouble ions the Acton and Georgetown commissions amalgamated was dec to try to keep both sites occupied The opera lions outlet was moved to Acton and has been here already for a year or more while the office funtlon Is carried out In Georgetown Mr Allison viewed the moving of the computer as an internal move which really resident s ability pay their bills locally He said the possibility has been raised of moving the cashier who handles payments Into the municipal office Since that of lice is on me main street and many people visit for other municipal matters he suggested that solution might prove suitable however disagreed Half a dozen speakers in the audience expounded on the symbol Ism of moving that cash out of the separate building specifically built for hydro purposes 13 years ago Loss of Ihe ability lo pay hydro bills locally Is another In the quality of life which peop le were seeking in coming to a small town Bruce Shoemaker said Hal ton regional police were called to Breezes Park in Acton Sunday II a m by the campgrounds ma nag who reported a group or people roaming through the park with baseball bats Police said manager Robert Ma Irs also report ed hearing a shot fired Arriving at the camp grounds police observed approximately people milling around most of whom were campers armed with pieces of wood and baseball bats They had been told youths were going lo come Into the park look for trouble police said Rather than calling police the campers de cided to arm themselves Staff Sgt Les Graham said Police apprehended nine teenagers In he park as trespassers The youth said they were taking a shortcut through the park Acton No charges local were laid No firearms ed at Ihe site Overnight Friday four vehicles parked on the grounds were broken into and ownership and in papers were taken from them Staff Sgt Graham said Police are investigating the Incidents at the park Golden Horseshoe waste site chosen The chance that Hi its will become a site for a planned Industrial liquid waste disposal fee has been complete ly eliminated Mayor Pete told town council Monday nigh Last January Ihe Waste Management Corporation a provincial crown announced that It would a site in the Golden Horseshoe area of Lake Ontario In this industrial bell almost per cent of the provinces liquid Indus rial wastes are produced AI a press conference last month OWMC chairman Donald Chant said that the search for a site had been narrowed to Milton and the partofOakvllle southern Bra nip on and parts of the Niagara Peninsula Mayor sold he attended recent meetings in Hamilton outlining the a plans and was told that because of geo- ethnical reasons Hal ton Hills Is not a desirable place at all for a dispos al site The province wants to burn the waste and then bury residue In itored Landfill sites WE ARE OPEN MONDAYS Visit Stevensons Mens Wear PRE- FATHERS DAY SALE MENS short sleeve knit shirts r reg NOW 99 J NOW men s dress pants spring jackets and off topcoats Stevensons sain MENS WEAR Georgetown Market 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