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THE HERALD Wednesday March 1989 Page In the hills Parents meeting Bishop Reding Parent s Association will meet Monday April 3 at 7 30 in the school The topic of discussion will be Preventing Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Family The speaker on this subject will be Peter Marks Draw winner A Finney of Acton was the win ner of free tickets to the Georgetown Globe Productions future spring presentation of Some Enchanted Evening in May Globe held the recent draw for the tickets to their upcoming din nersbow School reunion Credit View Public School in Cheltenham is making plans to celebrate its anniversary April and the anniversary committee wants to get in touch with former students and teachers who have been at the school dating back to Anyone with pictures or ad dresses that can be used by the committee is asked to mail them to Credit Views 25th Anniversary Committee Credit View Public School Mississauga Road Cheltenham Ont For more information call 8382121 Windows smashed Two windows were smashed at a local graphic arts company causing damage last weekend Police say the windows of the Sinclair Avenue company were smashed with what ap peared to be a sling shot ball bearing Surprise party There will be an open house surprise 75th birthday party for Brock Harley Sunday April 2 from 2pm to at Norfolk Ave in Brampton For more information call 4596822 Please bring cards and good wishes only Guest speaker Not long ago a mother would tell her little girl that once she finished high school her most important job was to find her Prince Charm who would take care of her forever And the little girls assured themselves that it wasn t necessary to get a good education and well paying job because her Prince Charming would also be able to financially provide for her too Unfortunately this old belief is not the case in todays world and many big girls they are facing the reality of poverty single- parenthood and a life of welfare cheques Lynn Kaye president of the Na tional Action Council is acutely aware of the growing ghettos of women who are in the vicious cycle of poverty There is much concern that the upcoming federal budget with its attendant cuts in social programs will mean even greater numbers of Canadian woman and their children will join the ranks of the poverty stricken Ms Kaye is the guest speaker at the April University Womens Club of Georgetown meeting held at Centennial School Her presen tation beginning at 8 30 in eludes the National Film Boards film No Way Not Me The Feminization of Poverty featur ing Rosemary Brown an eloquent advocate of womens rights Following the movie there will be a discussion period The meeting Is open to the public and all women are encouraged to come out and listen Dont become a statistic WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE Can you answer these questions 1 What does your municipal a your clerk do councillor 2 When Who is your do you need school board a budding permit member How can you make What does a your views known Committee of to your cotmed Adjustment adnist 4jjdw do Where does your zoning bylaws local government affect you get its money How can you your views known to your council zoning bylaws affect you Who can vote in heal government elections What happens if you don t pay your property taxes Find the correct answers and much more about the community you live in during LOCAL GOVERNMENT WEEK APRIL 1015 Its the time to find out how your community works for you Ministry of Municipal Affairs Ontario John Eakms Minister In support of your Local Government Week Celebrations Venereal diseases on increase Cases of sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise in Halton And an alarming number of cases occur in females and the to 24year old age group s medical officer of health Dr Graham Pollett says In 1988 177 cases of genital chlamydia were reported com pared to cases the previous year Of the cases reported 1988 occurred in females and per cent of the cases were diagnosed in the 15 to 24yearold age group Pollett said Although the number of cases of gonorrhea has dropped from in to in 1988 females still out numbered males to in diagnosed cases and per cent of the cases occurred in the to 24- yearold age group The high infection rate of rhea and chlamydia in the 15 to 24- yearold age group should be of concern according to Dr Pollett About per cent of the reported cases were in females and such in fections often go undetected and untreated because the symptoms are not prevalent said Pollett If those diseases are untreated it may lead to Infection and tubal scarring resulting in ectopic pregnancies in females and infer In Iwth males and females And a strain of gonorrhea which is resistant to penicillin is increas ing in Ontario said Dr In that strain accounted for just under three cent of all gonor rfaea cases reported In Ontario but the three cases reported in last year does not represent a significant increase said The number of diagnosed cases of herpes is also on the rise Only 75 cases were diagnosed in but that jumped to 99 cases last year Of those cases 72 were reported in females Man charged A Georgetown man was charg with impaired driving shortly before lam March 25 Police say they stopped a driver at Mam Street and Church Street in Georgetown after observing a car being driven in an erratic man A Georgetown man 28 will appear in court April POSTAGE STAMP SHOW Millions in Stamps Covers and Postcards Exhibited and Sold by Dealers MARCH 31 APRIL 12 At the Metro Com Front St Toronto Hours lo6pmSun lo5pm ADMISSION FREE FREE Stamp Collecting Kits for Children under 15 3000 Worth of FREE Door Prizes HOURLY DRAWS FLETCHERS FAMILY SHOES SAYS RUM WITH THE LEADERS We have a wide selection of HiCuts Velcros Court Shoes Joggers and Soccer Shoes in colours for Boys and Girls in all styles TOTS by Sizes 48 HICUT by 33 98 Sizes 1 1 4 TRACERS 28 Sizes 1 24 COKES by BATA 29 Sizes 1 36 LIVE WIRES by Sizes 10Vi4 SOCCER SHOES by Sizes 1 2 6 HHf 29 Mensr 12 36 Many More Styles To Choose From PEDORTHIC SERVICE REGISTERED PEDORTHIST ON STAFF ORTHOPAEDIC PRESCRIPTIONS FLETCHERS THE FOOT PROFESSIONALS 8771664 FAMILY SHOES 41 MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN