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THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2003 THE NEW TANNER 9 Acton woman heads Halton BPW Halton has the newest Canadian Chapter of Busi- ness and Professional Women (BPW) which has national, provincial and in- ternational bodies involved in women's issues. The or- ganization has been in existence since the 1930s an Oakville resident, was re- cently in Ottawa to be part of the Ottawa Task Force on Women Entrepreneurs report dealing with women's issues. She will continue to sit on the committee after the report is finished. "BPW was part of the dis- The Halton Chapter is holding a Grand Gala on Saturday, January 31 at the Rattlesnake point Golf Club in Milton. The keynote speaker will be the Honour- able Anne Chambers, Minister of Training, Col- leges and Universities. The gala is aimed at new charter members, interested people and local officials. More information can be obtained by phoning Halton President Helen Lomax at 853-3808 or Elizabeth Carmichael, the Gala chair at (905) 465-3401. with Canada one of the charter members. Each club is unique and driven by the membership to focus on issues of local, national or international scope. Chapters meet the first Wednesday of each month. Halton's president is Helen Lomax of RR 2, Ac- ton. The national president, Schemes to dupe seniors F| out of money have now been | joined by another scam aimed at their jewellery. An incident in Burlington on Jan. 4 where a man knocked at the door of a 75- year-old woman in a seniors' residence and asked if she wanted her rings appraised, has Halton police alarmed. They're urging residents, particularly those in seniors' residences, to be "cautious of unknown persons attend- ing their home posing as service or salespersons." In Burlington the woman gave a male suspect four cus- tom-made rings worth 25 ANNIVERSARY: On January 1*, 2004, The Rever- end Emrys Jenkins celebrated 25 years as minister at Churchill Community Church. He is the longest serving minister in the 165 year history of the church, built in 1838 and is probably the longest serving minister of any church in the Acton area and possibly Halton Hills, says member Grant Robinson. There are eight members of the congregation, who have been there for the entire 25 years. Personally, I am not sure if the church would exist today if it were not for Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Robinson says. --Angela * Tyler Photo Maps subject of Jan. meet Esquesing Historical Society will take a hands- on look at historic Esquesing maps, includ- ing street, township and fire insurance maps as early as 1854, at the soci- ety's monthly January meeting. 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Seniors' jewellery scam artist target cussion group that helped persuade the federal gov- ernment to implement the law whereby women re- ceived the same Canada Pension as men," says Elizabeth Carmichael, former Halton Hills resident who was a chair of the North Halton Cultural Awareness Council before she moved to Oakville. Selb VCR CR Clee PA A Necessary Luxury PROFILE NAIR SALON When the man failed to return after several hours the woman contacted police and learned she had been duped. - The suspect is described as a white, well-dressed male, 45-50 years old. 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Georgetown District High School Tuesday, January 20th Presentation: 7:00-8:00 p.m. Tours: 6:00-6 45 p.m./8:00-9:00 p.m. (905) 877-6966 Acton High School Wednesday, January 14t Large group presentation: 7:00 p.m. Small group questions and answers session: 7:45 p.m.. Tours: 8:30 p.m (519) 853-2920 HALTON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD D.L. Papke, Ed. D., Director of Education -- Mary Chapin, Chair