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the HERALD Page 2- Wednesday September 18 1991 Numbers To Note EMERGENCY Police Fire or Ambulance Dial 91 Fire Information 8771 1 33 Police NonEmergency 8785511 Hospital 8770111 Distress Centre 8771211 Auto dented An Acton man had damage done to his Chevrolet Imperial Sept 7 According to police unknown persons broke the two rear tail lights and kicked two dents into the drivers side of the vehicle The culprits also tore off the side mirror and rear licence plate Cash box stolen A cash box containing was taken during a break and enter Sept 6 at the Recovery House in Hills According to police the office was broken into when the smashed a win dow A grey cash box containg mostly coins was the only item removed Jewellery theft According to police worth of jewellery and a coin collection was stolen during a break and enter Sept in Acton The victim has been home for the last six weeks recuperating from an operation At the time of the theft he was out and returned home to find his home had been entered Police are continuing investigations on this incident Youth ripoff A Georgetown man had his watch stolen by three male teenagers Sept 8 The victim sat down to rest after walking along the tracks by Maple Avenue The culprits came up to him and one of them grabbed his arm removing his watch and shaking the mans shoes out of his handThe three youths then ran off Police report no witnesses during the incident and that investigations are continuing According to police the suspects are all described as teenagers bet ween the ages of and 16 with medium builds and short dark hair Barn breakin According to police unknown person s broke into a barn in Hills and stole four horse saddles worth Sept 5 It is believed the culprit were familiar with the property House theft On Sept 6 while out of town a couple from Halton Hills had their home broken into and valuables stolen Unknown culprit entered the house through the rear window and stole money a camera and case a compact disc player and several compact discs According to police it appears the culprits were scared off as a VCR was left outside at the point of entry Injured driver A Georgetown woman was taken to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital with minor in juries after the Dodge sedan she was driving collided with a 1987 Nissan pickup on Guelph St at Maple Avenue Sept Halton Regional Police say the woman was driving west on Guelph St through a green light when the pickup driven by a Glen Williams man travelling east on Guelph St tur ned left onto Maple Avenue in her path The Glen Williams man suf fered minimal injuries and was charged with turning left across the path of a vehicle under the Highway Traffic Act 60 Windows smashed Police say they have suspects in a case where 60 windows of the old Free Press building on Willow St in Acton were smashed overnight Sept Police say the suspects are young offenders Egg throwing A Georgetown man told police unknown persons threw eggs at his home Saturday night causing damage to his window screens Police say the suspects also threw manure at the house and family car Windshield shot Police report a Georgetown mans Ford had its win dshield damaged when unknown culprits shot it with either an air rifle pellet or BB gun overnight Sept The windshield will have to be replaced say police who will not continue their investigation Rings stolen A woman who thought she had misplaced her rings has now repor ted the rings stolen say police Police say the complainant sear ched her home all summer to en sure she hadnt lost the rings before calling police She says a 14 karat diamond ring along with two other rings were stolen Thief caught Police charged a Mlssissauga man with theft under after he was caught stealing a wallet from the Old Hyde House in Acton Sun day The wallet worth 60 had been concealed in his pants pocket say police The accused will appear in Milton court Oct 7 Blouse theft A 51yearold Milton woman was arrested Friday for theft under 1000 after she was caught stealing a blouse from Zellers in Georgetown The woman had at tempted to conceal the blouse in a Zellers bag and was apprehended as she left the store She will appear in Milton court Sept 30 Assault charge A domestic assault turned violent at the Acton Fall Fair beer tent Saturday night and left an Acton man with a cut nose say police Police say the man and a female companion were fighting in the tent when the woman punched the man causing a one inch cut to his nose The Acton woman was charged with assault Missing woman found An Acton woman who was repor ted missing to police when she didnt return home after released from police custody Sept 4 has returned home Police say the woman was arrested Sept for at tempting to steal liquor from an apartment A few days after being reported missing she was sighted by an Acton woman who said a bag lady had attempted to steal a case of beer from her back yard Police were called and escorted the woman back to her home Cruiser kicked in Police have charged an Acton man with mischief and causing a disturbance after he mooned patrons of a restaurant and kicked in the door of a police cruiser Sun day night Police say they were called to The Meeting Place in Ac ton after the suspect began causing a disturbance outside the establish ment and mooned He was arrested for causing a distur bance and while he was in the police cruiser he began kicking at the door causing damage to the cruiser say police The officers then charged him with mischief The ac cused will appear in Milton court Oct 14 Car hits tree Police say a Hills man suf fered minimal injuries when the 1983 Mazda car he was driving struck a tree on the Trail Sept 3 Police say the man was nor thbound on the Trail nor th of Clayhill Road when he lost control of his car and struck a tree The car was severely damaged No charges were laid A Royal Visit His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent the Colonel in Chief of the Lome Scots Peel and Halton Regiment visited the Halton Hills Civic Centre Sunday for a tree- planting ceremony to commemorate the Anniversary of the Regiment and Its historic ties with the town of Halton Hills His highness left is honored by Halton Hills councillors and Mayor Miller right Herald Photo by Steven Halton Adult Learning Network receives special education grant By Lisa BoonstoppelPqt The Herald To help illiterate adults facing layoffs learn basic skills the Ministry of Education is giving the Halton Adult Learning Network a grant to establish a labor adjustment program The sixmonth program will help some workers who are losing their jobs due to layoffs and plant closures learn the basic skills required to enter a retraining program explained the co ordinator for the Halton Adult Learning Network Rilla Hewer When there is a layoff or plant closure a certain number of people cannot be retrained because they lack basic education skills she said When were asked to help well send an assessor to the workplace to identify exactly what skills the worker needs and then well develop a program for him or her to learn Programs will be developed using the contacts of the Halton Adult Learning Network which include the Halton Board of Education the Roman Catholic Board of Education the Halton Literacy Police seminars The Halton Regional Police Service will be presenting a series of Women Alone Seminars throughout the Region These seminars will cover safety topics for women while in the home on the street and in vehicles The sessions are open to all those interested in attending There will be a question period at the end of the presentation The dates and locations are as follows September 700 pm Bishop Reding Secondary School 1600 Main Street East Milton September pm Notre Dame School 2333 Headon Road Burl ington September 25th 700 pm White Oaks Secondary School 1330 Drive Oakville September 26th 700 pm Nelson High School New Street Burlington Guild the YMCA Halton libraries and local business development groups and social services Then once the adult has learned basic reading writing and numeracy skills the program will help him or her find the best course for skills retraining The network has just learned it will receive the funding and is currently looking for a person to hire as an assessorcoordinator for the labor adjustment program Hopefully well get the program started by Oct said She estimates 150 adults may be helped by the new program which once established could have adults being assessed and learning basic skills in two weeks is the first region to receive funding for such a program said Ms Hillis who believes thats because the Learning Network along with other groups who have a stake in adult education immediately got together to develop a proposal for the labor adjustment program when the Ministry indicated early this year funding would be available for such a program In a press release issued by education minister Marion Boyd it was stated the 31500 grant given to the Adult Learning Network is part of million to help workers who need a basic edqeation Cancer car wash Wendys Restaurant in Georgetown will be holding a car wash on Saturday September 21 between the hours of am and pm The cost for a car wash will be a minimum donation of All pro ceeds will go to the Hills Georgetown Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society As well cents from each Daves Favourite Burger will be donated to the Cancer Society Mayor Miller will wash cars at Wendys from am to noon Come out and have your car washed while supporting a wor thwhile cause FLYERS Watch for these MONEYSAVING flyers inside this edition of THE HERALD STEAK EXPRESS PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION If you did not receive your Iyer please call our circulation department Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm