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Movie mania The movie Agnes of God is presently being filmed in Acton Reporter Am caught a rare glimpse behind the scenes See pages Check it out Christmas downtown in Georgetown is bustling with store sales The parade Saturday was just the beginning Check The Herald s special pull out flyer on Christmas this week Tips from a pro John a local resident who is a competitive cross country ski racer joins The Herald on a part time basis to write a column once a week about cross country skiing See Spor Is 11 Newspaper of Halton Hms Established 1866 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1984 EASY-SELL- 1 WORD HOUSEHOLDER ABOUT THE HILLS TDD for the deaf The Norlh stress Centre has been en a TDD Telephone Dear Device for a trial loin period by of Milton The Georgetown based Centre received the about two weeks ago and will be using the service until Dec 15 The TDD device works much like f with both the Binder and receiver to transmit written messages using a keyboard Costing anywhere from depending on Ihe manufacturer the TDD is helpful for deaf when need help with information or if is an emergency said a spokesman for Centre The Lioness Club or Georgetown have pledged I heir support for raising money for a TDD but additional funding may be required The TDD device will be operating from am Georgetowns John McDonald council businessman and local historian will be at Ihe library Nov at 1 m his stones and pictures of Georgetown a past This illustrated talk sponsored by the Achievement Group the Georgetown library is Ihe result of over a decade research by Mr McDonald In the course of his presentation Mr McDonald will look at the roots of present day Georgetown its people and buildings those still with us and those gone forever There will be plenty of opportunity to reminisce over and recall the days when the lown was younger Holly Days Dec and have been proclaimed Holly Days by region on behalf of Ihe Hal on Lung Association The four annual Holly Days hopes to raise for the Association health programs Last year were raised In Volunteers will be stationed in malls and hospitals offering fresh holly in exchange from contributions the Association Labor hearing delayed Wilhal least two to further research case two Sheridan teachers are happy they have a breather Georgetown Brian Lyons and a Jane have filed a complaint seeking of salary for what they feel been unfair negotiations during the recent community colleges strike The next step In Iheir fight is for Ihe province to select an arbitrator who hen will have to make a report on his findings within days An Ontario Labor Board hearing has been scheduled for when the report Is completed Now the teachers ore planning iheir es and hoping to raise money for their case There been a lot of Interest but it been hard to translate into dollars Mr Lyons said Water sewer up Providing water and sewer services to the region four municipalities cost 299 this year and will cost 039 in 1965 The new Figure was released last week by region treasurer In his I9S5 budget project to regional council By 1989 expects to have a budget of 123 for water and sewer utilities with the average residential bill being This year residents paid on the average for these services Coop subsidy Acton Cooperative Nursery School Is being considered by Ihe region subsidy program for day care services The Nursery School applied for a purchase of service agreement for the year for Its halfday programs in Ac Ion The half day program Is used primarily for referrals from agencies like the Children Aid Society and Public Health Operated by a prenl executive Nursery School is staffed by a qualified Early Childhood Educator apart lime unqualified teacher pannl volunteers for each halfday session Regional staff recommended the program to councillors in Iheir report Councillors are expected to give their formal approval Wednesday at regional council The Nursery School charges per day for Its two day program half The rate for ihe three day program half day Is per day Phone threats Making threatening phone calls has brought about a charge of threatening for a Georgetown letnager The calls made lo local bank manager were apparently made loan could not be negotiated Child fingerprinting attracts over By Herald Staff The recent news murdered children miss Idren in Metro Hills parents concerned enough the welfare of their Idren to do about it Hundreds of pa I up for hours Saturday children in tow to take part in the child identification program put on by he tan Club parents had a black and white picture taken of their child and a palm and fingers print of the youngster made on a special card that also 1 sled other identi liable features like blood lype eye color hair color height and we The card is for parents to keep in a safe place as an precaution ever Iheir child is ibducted or sslng Hie informal on helps po in their search No other eop are ihj children went through the pro of being photo graphed and fingcrpnn led b the Club more had be turned away as the six hours in which the club id Rose Room in 1 he Gordon Arena in Georgetown came to It was heartbreak having to turn people away Child Identification Program chairman Brcnda Appleby said We would have stayed bul It was out of our control The arena was booked Mrs Appleby said the club was going lo come back to Georgetown meet the overwhelming response A date I been confirmed but she hopeful It will be in December I really I know what the response would be Mrs Appleby said The president elect said three weeks the prognm had Continued on page Video on sex abuse A new video entitled Strong Kids Safe Kids is now available Video Bull in Georgetown The video features Henry Winkler as the hosting the program which Is designed lo each children and parents basic skills for the prevention of sexual abuse and abduction Owner manager of Video Buff Linda called the video excellent The video is designed be by both the children and the parents with slops In program so the viewers con discuss content Mrs said With characters like Scooby Doo and Yogi the Bear making appearances in the video Mrs said it teaches kids to be street wise In a fun way Mrs became interested in obtain the video after she had read about It and then saw Henry Winkler talking about on television There is even a blank space at the end of the video where may have their children videotaped while they are describing themselves or reading in case It may be needed for emergency purposes she said Fact finder Recommends more OHIP Santa came through Georgetown Saturday and be his reindeer for a pickup truck some fait workers had made a splash all he children he met along the way The Ihe float working lor the lasi hair mile the parade and Santa I Jons Cub project went without any problem except for more rejoined his reindeer trouble loSanUs float At one point In parade San la traded In t Herald photo by Hank Manager drowns in Mexico Herald Stiff A fact finder report between the Roman Catholic Separ ate School Board and the teachers employed by that board has now become public lion Alan Harries Ike Tact Education Relations Commission submit led his report to Commission on Oct The teachers and trustees have had a pen or IS days for further negotiations based on the add 30 day cooling off period lakes place after report Continued on page A By ROBIN Herald Staff Georgetown lost a five year member of community last weekend when Hank Tillaart drowned in an accident during a business trip in Mexico Mr Tillaart and sevc ral of his colleagues left hotel where they were staying appro ximately Sunday for a m in Pacific Ocean A cousin of Mr Tlllaarl Freda Leend said the men may have been warned of undercurrents in the Several of Mr colleagues were hospitalized in what was to have been ihe day Ihey returned The trip was made In connection with Wardair who wanted the travel agency men to check out some hotels in the area Mrs said A Dutch Immigrant Mr entered Travel five years ago and was second to enter fron after Dan Gollger the founder He had also acquired a partnership with another Gollgcr Brampton Mrs Lecnders said Mr had done remarkably well with the business and the firm was progressing nicely prior to his death In Europe Mr Tillaart had for Holland American Line a cruise ship used in the Caribbean Sea and had been Involved with computer programming Mrs Lcendcrs said he enjoyed his Job and loved travelling Since he was alone with no Immediate family of his own he could afford to put a lot or time into It she said Mr Tillaart not only enjoyed travelling but rcadlngandbaseball He was an active member of the Georgetown and held the position of a director there Mrs Lecnders said he was an energetic and thoughtful person who would help others before himself Cathy Gable a travel consultant said If he could do anything for you or give you a break he would If there was a consultant Suzanne Lake Hank would stop and do any thing I o help We were like a HI tie family instead of bossemployee relation ship she said Cathy Gable summed up Mr Tillaart as being an easy going person 1 never saw him get mod a anybody or get He dldn let things him or if they did he t show It she said Mr had just celebrated his birth herself and travel day Nov 2 and was on Sentencing date MILTON man who pleaded guilty assaulting a referee during an Acton ball hockey game in July will be sentenced Jan of Pipe Street Guclph pleaded guilty to knocking referee Roy Pasma backwards steps gave him a match penally for slashing him on shins at a faceoff near the end of the game Assistant Crown Attorney John read record into evidence and told Judge William Sharpe that In view of Kenlncr history contained some violence and In light of the fact it was a crime Involving sports violence he fell ihe would consider a term on imprisonment for offence Courtesy Mercury hand a party Mrs hosted which was attended by over people including memb ers from Mrs Lecnders church Mr Tillaart is by sisters Joke Janet and mother Anna body is expected lo be taken lo Holland later I week for funeral services There will be a memo rial service for Mr Holy Cross Church on Maple Avenue in Georgetown on Car parts stolen A eurburelor an manifold and two complete wheels were ti ken from a vehicle parked on Guelph Street in on Nov Santa is back for Acton parade Herald Staff Santa a back that popular fellow pollening his boots and rimming his beard In readiness for Acton a Santa parade Saturday Sufficiently wanned up by a trip to Georgetown the lolly fellow has plans anchor the Acton parade which begins at 13 at McKenzieSmltg Public School The major change In the parade this year won necessarily be In the floats but from an organizational standpoint After a long and iheActonY Men Club stepped down and the Acton firelight have taken over the rains Phil McCriital is the firefighters on chairman and he is overseeing the event along with a main committee consulting of Pruter and Herb along with seven other sub committee The theme of the parade is an old fashioned Christmas and a total of will be awarded for Ihe best floats Judges scheduled to appear are Mayor Miller Citlten of the Year Dr David Von Bent Chamber of Commerce representative BUI Cook and Acton Councillor Rick TOO LATE TO BUY December Penthouse By Herald Staff If you re looking for Ihe December issue of Penthouse In Halton Hills you re loo late regional police were busy making rounds Sunday al local shops where the maga line Is sold asking proprietors to remove from Iheir shelves Georgetown Delrcx Smoke Shop owner Fred Harris told The Herald police came In Sunday to ask him to lake Pent house off the magazine rack Mr Harris complied The mens magazine received lot of city last week over several bondage plctur which Included a picture of a woman tied up and hanging in a tree Sates increased because of all the city Mr Harris said noting he only had copies left from his usual Even some ladies came Into buy it Friday Inspector Hemic Ward of Ihe morality squad said his men would be making rounds to all shops In where Penthouse might be sold It been several years since we had to physically and ask store owners lo I w a pub i cat Insp Ward said He recalled that a similar event look place in mid seventies when objectionable material from Sweden was on some Ha 1 1 on store shelves Although the force had received no complaints on ihe December Pent house Insp Word said his squad was neverthe less reacting with a ban on sales or maga Despite fact that bunch of citizens have not turned up at our doorstep wo vc a responsibility to the community that publi cations for sale don project bondage or pornography he said Asked If police would be charging store owners who refused pull Ihe magazine off their shelves Ward said il wouldn be so cut and dry He police are cautious about laying charges which deny a person his liberty or put him in a position where he has defend him self We ve got good rapport with our 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