Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), May 11, 1988, p. 3

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Jeanne Chandler Pat Barr king Margie Defraga Julie Carol Gourlcy Rita Bam tow and Shirley Dun top were on hand for the grand opening of the Georgetown Secretarial Services which In the hills Cookie sales This Friday May 13 Girl Guides and Brownies from the Acton area will be selling girl guide cookies at the Acton IGA and the A and Food and store also in Acton The cookie sales wilt be from fl to The money raised from the cookie sales will help units with program work provide new equip ment for camp and offset costs of outings crafts and badges The money helps to maintain the guiding headquarters and assists in adult training while also help ing to keep the area camp Camp functioning Any support given to the group would be appreciated General meeting Brampton teens chapter of Parents Without Partners will be holding their general meeting on Smoke eaters chase trail of grass fires Firemen were busy putting out numerous grass fires sparked by sunny weather dry grass and a passing train A train headed for Milton had firemen battling grass fires along the railway tracks Saturday after The fires started when sparks from train wheels Ignited the dry grass along the full way lines The first grass fire the department was called to was May at 3 OB m along the railway tracks near Maple Avenue In Georgetown A second started west of the fire station At 3 13 p a grass fire started at Maple Avenue and Trafalgar Road Grass fires were also Ignited at behind the hospital and at Slderoad IS west of Trafalgar Road at At 36 a pumper had undergone four month rt was called of day night celebration with the annlver- 15 of the service By this time the train was in Milton and all trains were stopped while firefighters hosed down the tracks May at p m firefighters were called to Campbell to at tend a medical assist call The firemen administered oxygen to an Acton man who was having dlfflcul breathing and attended until the ambulance arrived Eleven firemen rushed to Winston Churchill Boulevard south of the to douse a grass fire which was burning on the shoulder of the road May at 30pm Firefighters attended to a bush fire behind Churchill North in Acton May6nt9 May at 1 42 p firemen ex tractcd a victim from a car which had been involved in on accident at Winston Churchill Boulevard north of the 5 SECTION A THE HERALD Wednesday ltW Page The club welcomes anyone to at tend the meeting whether as new members or simply to find out what organization is about For more information contact Pat at Dance planned The Brampton Parents Without Partners dance will be held on Saturday May at at the Terry Miller Hall Williams Parkway at A disc Jockey will provide entertainment and there will be a buffet lunch and cash bar For information call Leo at Parents meet Are you a single parent In lerestcd In attending family tivities dances discussions card nights Join Parents Without Part tiers For information call Collctte 014507962 Big Sisters needed During Big Sisters Month the local Association Is offering membership in Big Sisters Association of North Hal ton to all Interested public For a yearly sup port fee of a quarterly ter a vote at the annual meeting and a membership card will be yours Community involvement Is needed In this agency which is sup plementing the family Phone Knrin Lois Seeking support The United Way will hold a breakfast meeting at the North Golf and Country Club Wednesday March IB at 30 a In an effort to gain support from local businesses on their loaned reps program The organization is appealing to company presidents and senior management personnel to assist the program which sees com panics loan employees to the United Way for campaigning i Newcomers club Mischief charge The Georgetown Newcomers will meet Wednesday May la at at St Andrew United Church Mountain view Road South Topic for discussion will be Sum Safety and guest speaker will be Gord of the Red Cross who will discuss summer safety and water safety An exhibition of documents highlighting the life of Canadian historical figure Louis Joseph Papineau will be on display from May 16 to June 15 at the Region of Peel Museum The museum is located In the Region of Peel Heritage Complex Wellington St Bast in Brampton Call 451 for details An Acton man was charged with mischief Saturday afternoon when he threw glasses In a Georgetown Main Street Hotel and smashed an outside window Damage to the Hotel was The yearold will appear In court May on a charge of mischief and being intoxicated in a public plan Pinkney seeks PC riding nomination Hills farmer Rod la now the third candidate vying for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the federal riding of HaltonPeel Mr Joins Caledon dentist Warren Milliard and ar chltect Carlo Testa In the bid for the PC nomination in the new riding Mr has run his beef cat tie form at RR3 Georgetown since 1969 Mr is a graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College In and he has a degree from the school of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario Mr served with the Royal Canadian Navy on board a frigate He has also worked with SwTft Canadian Company before joining an Investment firm He began his own contracting business in the late 1950s Mr s ties with the PCs are deep He was the president of the Port Credit PC Businessmen Association as wall as president of the South Peel Progressive Conser vative Association He has served as a member of the Ontario executive for the PCs for two years Mr said he has acted as an official agent Tor both cial and federal PC candidates In Peel County election cam Mr Pinkney and his wife Helen have two children Eric and But Mr service has not been limited to politics He served as the director of the South Peel Red Cross and director and treasurer of the Peel Counly United Way Appeal and he was active In the Credit Valley Lions Club for 15 years I vc always enjoyed politics said Mr I got the time on my hands The new riding of is the type of riding that I like It mainly rural said Mr Pinkney He likes Conservatives ap proach toward the business of the country He criticized Ontario Premier David Peterson recent budget Federal and provincial Liberals are alike said Mr Prime Minister Brian Muironev has enoured some hardship because some of the people around him got themselves into trouble said Mr referring to the cabinet ministers who have resigned during his four years in power But Mr Mulroney has steered clear of those problems himself he said Mr Pinkney doesn think leader ship will be a major factor In the campaign He supports the Conservatives In Illative on free trade About 80 per cent of Canada business Is with the United States said Mr Pinkney If free trade t a good thing we should have been backing off it a long time ago Removing the remaining trade tariffs with the US can only help said Mr Pinkney What s so wrong with thaf Mr Pinkney thinks the environ ment and housing will also become major issues in the upcoming lion campaign Driving range approved A driving range will be set up on Highway bordering on Road in Acton Peter Kostyc application for the driving range had been deferred by town council for two weeks because neighboring residents were concern that wayward golf balls would find their way Into their back yards But the town approved Mr s application Monday leav ft to the site plan committee to ensure alt the precautions arc enacted to make sure golf balls stay in the driving range The entrance to the driving range will be off Highway but the Ministry of Transportation has not yet approved the entrance said Terry the town s senior planner The closest residence is feet away from the tec off area said Mr Korsiak The average distance bet ween the tee off area and the southerly property line toward which the balls would be hit is ap proximately feet These distances are sufficient to ovoid any potential conflicts with ad land uses said Mr One resident worried that a bad slice by a left handed golfer a hook by a right handed golfer might put the ball square in the middle of Highway Neighboring residents can attend the site plan committee meeting If they have any more concerns said town Planning Director Ian Keith Mayors race slated for Sunday June 12 The 10th Annual Mayors Road Race will take place on Sunday June 12 The road race will once again wind through the residential streets of Georgetown and Regional Police will be on hand to make sure everything runs smoothly The five kilometre long course starts at the parking lot Runners will head up Sinclair Avenue to Duncan Drive Turning left on Duncan Drive for only a short distance competitors will then turn left on Ray lawn Crescent then It s on to Weber Drive for another short Runners will then turn right on Ihe course before heading back the finish line at Gordon Alcolt Memorial Arena via Sargent Road and Mountalnvlew Road and through the Georgetown Market Place parking lot GEORGETOWN LIONS CLUB Sponsor Of Annual Mixed Golf Tournament in aid of The Canadian Foundation For Chronic Skin Disease at Georgetown Golf Country Club Monday May 30 ENTRIES WELCOMED For further information telephone Simon Fraser 8770109 Al Watt 8778674 mi STORE HOURS Thursday Friday 30am I Guelph Sheet Georgetown 8773GI CENTRE ONESTOP CAR CARE SUNROOF SALE CONTINUES A FABRIC PROTECTION SUNROOFS VH1l ROOF REVITALIZING RUST PROOFING TOUCH UP PAINT CAR COVERS SPLASH GUARDS RUNNING BOARDS WINDOW TINTING PIN STRIPING SAME DAY SERVICE FREE RUNNING BOARDS installation WMI Lull 8730570 265 Street Georgetown FairviewSt FLETCHERS SHOES present THE Passport COLLECTION COLLECTION from Brazil LEATHER TOE THONG Soft padded leather Insole and vamp strap with step In ease have made this our No sandal WHITE or TAN SEES a- 10 CLOSED TOE Open weave soft feather ant vamp provide IS your casual oumta Passport pattern the for or any when comfort seas 610 Passport HALTER SANDAL ruHy adjustable front and back soft padded Insofe soft weave i vamp strap make sandal Passport FLAT WEAVE PUMP Low scoop 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