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4 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday,September 7, 2010 Police to step up enforcement Project Safe Start is underway Globe Productions Youth Company Musical Theatre for Youth for ages 8 to 14 Part 1: Fall Workshop Series (9 weeks) $180.00 Sunday afternoons, Sept 19 to Nov. 21 from 1:30 to 4 pm Led by seasoned Globe professionals, topics will include: comedy and improvisation, music theatre dance skills, vocal technique, dramatic skills, costumes and props, how to audition, a showcase performance and a field trip to the JET to see Globe's fall show "Into the Woods" to meet the cast and a discussion with directors about the production. Part 2: Winter Performance Series (12 weeks) $240.00 Sunday afternoons Jan 9 to April 3 from 1:30 to 4 pm. Led by talented Globe directors, this 12 week program is focused exclusively on preparing a Youth Cabaret production. All attendees will be part of the show, which will include the performance of various song and dance numbers, dramatic and comedic readings and a few solos. Parts 1 and 2: $400.00 (payment terms available) All sessions will be held at St. John's United Church, 11 Guelph St., Georgetown. With children heading back to school Halton Police are out in full force making sure area roads are safe. Project Safe Start got underway today (Tuesday) and will run through Sept. 17. The project, which was launched in 2006, is designed to remind drivers to be courteous to other drivers and children, particularly at this time when they make their way back to school. Safe Start utilizes both District Response Enforcement Units and District Patrol officers so every available officer will be focusing his/her attention on the project. The officers will be focusing on the five "S's": · Speeding · Seatbelts · Stop Signs · School Zones · School Buses Police will also be on the lookout for drivers using their cell phones and other handheld devices. "This campaign is particularly vital at this time of year as our children go back to school," said Halton Police Chief Gary Crowell. "But this education and enforcement campaign won't end here the Halton Regional Police Service will continue such initiatives throughout the year." St. John offers school bus safety tips Continued from pg. 1 sure they are not at risk of being hit · Do not approach the bus until signaled by the driver · Never walk or play behind a bus · If they drop something in front of the bus remind them not to pick it up. If they disappear from sight, the bus driver may assume they have left. It is safer just to leave it until the bus is gone or to ask the driver for assistance On the bus: · Children should listen to the directions of the bus driver · Keep all appendages inside the bus · Avoid roughhousing, no yelling, jumping or throwing things-- anything that could distract the drver · Keep the aisles clear For more information on safety, or to sign your children up for youth first aid classes or the St. John Ambulance Home Alone course, visit www.sja.ca or call 905-469-9325. Sign up at St. John's Sept. 9 from 7 to 8:30 or Sept. 19 from 12:30 to 1:30 For more information, call Maureen at 905-877-4323 www.globeproductions.ca