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8 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday,April 12, 2011 Tooth Chatter Best Buy CORRECTION NOTICE Please be advised that on the April 8 flyer, page 7, the promotion "Get a Free Samsung 32" 720p 60Hz LCD HDTV (LN32C350), with purchase of the Samsung UN55D6000 HDTV for $1999.99" was advertised in error and is NOT valid. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. Getting tech-nical At the annual recent Acton High School Tech Olympics, Cody Adema (right) drilled a precise hole in the picnic table that he worked on in the team carpentry category while Breanne Tanser pinned a pocket on a pair of pajama bottoms she designed in the fashion design category. Photos by Ted Brown THE DREADED IMPRESSION! Many people are reluctant to have new dentures made because of experiences they went through when having their original set made. New technology and materials have made this procedure a "Palatable Experience". 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We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. Suffering from Depression, Grief, Anxiety? Georgetown family counsellor wants to help. WE CARE ABOUT YOUR SMILE! Creating confident smiles since 1982. School official sorry for `Indian-giver' remark By TIM WHITNELL Metroland Media Group Alexander Trenton, DD, F.C.A.D. (A) Denturist Georgetown Denture Clinic, 18 Church Street, Georgetown, Ontario 3 weeks to a more joyous you! HOPE CONNECTION COUNSELLING SERVICES 905-877-2359 (Across from the Library and Cultural Centre) 416-577-HOPE (4673) hopeconnection@gmail.com at Summer Starts this weekend By Cory Soal R.H.A.D. . . . Lend Me Your Ears COUNSELLING THE NEW HEARING AID USER The following few tips, if followed correctly, will prolong the benefits and enjoyment of better hearing: For the second time in three months a senior official with the Halton Catholic District School Board is apologizing for uttering words considered to be inappropriate. Business services/treasurer superintendent Paul McMahon used the phrase `Indian giver' at Tuesday night's board meeting during his discussion on the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) provincial funding parameters released last week by the Ministry of Education, as boards prepare their budgets for next year. McMahon specifically cited the ministry's intent to give school boards two per cent more funding within the student transportation grant in 2011-12 but that it was then going to take back one per cent of it. He also noted the ministry is giving three per cent more for teaching and non-teaching staff salaries in 2011-12 but it will also be taking back $10 million of that provincially. He did not retract the Indian giver remark during the course of his presentation or at any point during the rest of the meeting. No trustees or board staff commented on the phrase either, although several people around the room appeared surprised, possibly shocked, by the choice of words. 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When contacted Wednesday morning, McMahon apologized repeatedly for making the remark. "I felt bad at the time I said it. I'm probably dating myself with that phrase. It's not politically correct right now. "You're not the first one to point it out to me," said McMahon, indicating he had talked to other people since the board meeting who mentioned his use of the term. "It was an unfortunate utterance on my part that I would retract in a heartbeat. The context was that the ministry is giving us money on the one hand and taking it back on the other. "That was a colloquialism that I know is no longer appropriate and I wish I could have taken it back as soon as I said it." The top administrator at the board, Education Director Michael Pautler, said he first talked to McMahon about the remark Wednesday morning. "I did hear the comment at the time. The comment was entirely inappropriate.... I think I thought at the time I had heard something (inappropriate), but in the back of your mind you are kind of second-guessing yourself," said Pautler. For the full story visit www. independentfreepress.com ---with files from Torstar News Service