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Acton Free Press Wednesday February 1971 News Briefs JUST A month till spring believe It or not THE SHORT change from snow to puddles was pleasant In a sloppy way SOMF OF THE residents of Maple View Lodge have been getting quite a kick out of being taken for rides on a snowmobile SEVERAL crows have been seen and heard THE GEORGETOWN weekly paper also reported a first robin last week MILTON school children go swimming in the School for the Deaf pool during the winter holiday In Mid March TOWN WORKMEN carted away this week after smashing up the weekslong accumulations of frozen snow along the main streets AT THE mens club Chinese meal Bruce Shoemaker received a fortune cookie which advised You will be successful In all your undertakings SIDEWALKS and roads have been ley for weeks on end Town workmen were sanding this week but walking Is still treacherous Some older people hardly dare go out GEORGETOWN now has six banks The Bank of Nova Scotia opened a branch there last week Now Georgetown has two branches of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Royal Bank of Canada Toronto Dominion bank and Canada Trust Until the midfifties Georgetown just had two banks Give Information on universities On Wednesday March 16 Ontario Universities will be represented at a University Information Program to be presented at Georgetown District High School Grades 12 and 13 students and their parents are invited to participate In the program Discussion will centre on the courses offered by universities the educational requirements needed for successful entrance into these courses their costs residence fees and other questions related to university life in general Student awards A representative from the Department of University Affairs will also be present to discuss the Ontario Student Awards program with those Interested in its benefits The program will begin at 30 m in the auditorium After a brief period of introductions and Instruction the group will move to the first of three sessions Each person may choose to participate In three forty minute sessions A coffee period will conclude the evening Invitation Students from Acton and Milton High Schools are being invited to attend this program also Bus service will be provided for them Universities represented are Brock Carleton Guelph Mc Master Ottawa Queens Royal Military College Toronto Trent Waterloo Waterloo Lutheran Western Ontario Windsor and York Youth remanded for examination A Georgetown youth was remanded to Clark Institute of Pschiatry by Judge James Black for mental examination He was sent to the Institute for a period not to exceed days prior to appearing on a charge of attempted murder The youth was charged by Georgetown Police February 3 after four shotgun blasts were fired at Georgetown District High School One of the shots narrowly missed police sergeant Frank Arthurs Same charge Another Georgetown man charged with attempted murder- was remanded one week in custody He had Just returned from a 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