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12 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2005 Mark Tonkovich gets Beaverbrook Scholarship Acton student Mark Tonkovich was recently awarded a Lord Beaverbrook Scholarship in Law, one of three students entering their first year of studies at the University of New Bruns- wick Faculty of Law. The awards, valued at $14,000 per year, are renewable for the second and third year of sttdies. Mark was raised in Acton, attending local schools and later enrolled at the Uni- versity of Guelph where he graduated with a-BA in Philosophy and was a Dean's Honour student. In addition to working in a variety of part-time and full- time positions throughout his academic career, most recently entering the entre- Mark Tonkovich preneurial world as co-creator of a custom software system for database management. Mark is fluent in three languages, looks forward to travelling abroad and is particularly interested in international, labour and business law. LITTLE ANGELS: Carly Livingston, 8, and K.C. Burnell, 7, decided to sell lemonade and donate the money they raised to the "Walk for Breast Cancer" being promoted by the Acton Angels. The youngsters raised $278 in three days during the lazy, hazy days of summer from their lemonade stand on Turtle Drive, across from the Blue Spring golf course. They were also beneficiaries of $78 from the staff of Montana's in Milton who donated their TASTY AID: Courtney Jacques 8, and Jordan Lenz, 8, do- nated $66.50 to the Canadian Cancer Society from money raised at a lemonade stand they ran during a.multi-family tips. -- Submitted photo Off-road accident 19-year-old Georgetown youth dies when pick-up rolls over in field Halton Police are warn- ing about the dangers of "off-roading" following the death of 19-year-old Adam Holton of Georgetown who was riding in the box of a pick-up truck in an open field on the Eighth Line, north of 10 Side Road early on the morning of Monday, Aug. 22. A 19-year-old Georgetown man has been charged with a number of offences includ- ing impaired driving causing death. Georgetown 1436 Guelph St. Furniture Hut INDOOR & OUTDOOR FURNITURE 905-873-9791 Police said they were called to the scene at 2:40 a.m. to investigate a pick-up truck rollover where it was alleged that a pick-up truck driven by the accused had a female passenger in the cab and a male and female passenger in the open box. The pick-up garage sale on Mill St. Saturday. -Submitted photo. was being driven erratically and rolled over to the pas- senger side. No injuries were incurred by the driver or the passenger in the cab. However, the male in the box was crushed by the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The 16- year-old female in the box was thrown out and suffered a broken arm. The accused, Nicholas McLaughlin of Rexway Drive, Georgetown, was re- leased on a promise to appear in Burlington Court on Sept. 20 at 9 a.m. Impaired driver charged in Acton Halton police charged a 46-year-old resident of Re- gional Rd. 25 near Acton with impaired driving after an of- ficer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Main St., Acton on Tuesday, August 16 at 11:59pm. The driver was taken to the police station when he failed a breathalyzer test wan was charged. Tornados in Centre Wellington damage homes, barns, crops A state of emergency was still in place in Centre Wel- lington following a tornado which struck parts of Maple- ton Township and Centre Wellington on Friday, August 19. Customers were still with- out hydro service on Tuesday and some roads were still closed when the Hon. Monte Kwinter, minister of commu- nity safety and correctional services toured the affected area to see first hand the dam- age the confirmed tornado inflicted. Most of the damage was in the rural area. Several homes and buildings suffered structural damage and trees and power lines fell into the roadways which Wellington OPP closed for safety rea- sons. Police warned motorists that driving on a closed high- way is an offence under the Highway traffic act and car- ries a fine of $110. And three demerit points. Police also banned rubber neckers and amateur pho- tographers from areas closed as well as warning residents about using generators with improper connections which could result in a backfeed of energy which could lead to serious injury or death. Rural people without The Friends of the Halton Hills Library presents an evening with Robert Bateman inking Like a Mountain" A stimulating presentation & book signing at 7pm on Saturday, September 3rd, 2005 at the John Elliott Theatre, Halton Hills Cultural Centre, 9 Church Street Georgetown Ont. Tickets available for: $25." each at both branches of your Halton Hills Public Library. t For information please call Dave Cox at (905) 877-7874 power to pump water were advised H2O was available in Fergus on Saturday and Sunday. Wellington Public Health Unit advised residents without power for 24 hours to be. cautious about food spoilage. "If in doubt, throw it out," was the advice. West Nile in Georgetown West Nile virus (WNV) has now been detected in all four municipalities of Halton. Most recently, a blue jay found in the area of Mountain View Rd. South and Sinclair Ave., Georgetown, tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first positive bird found in Halton Hills. Halton Region Health De- partment is advising Halton residents, especially older adults and elderly persons, to protect themselves against mosquito bites to reduce the risk of becoming infected with West Nile virus. Results from mosquito trapping show that there is more WNV activity in Halton this year compared to the last two years. From now until mid to late September is the highest risk period for West Nile virus.