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THE HERALD December a IMS Severe damage Two can were severely damaged in a Street accident Christmas Eve A Hornet driven by a Geo woman struck a 1MB Caravan driven by a Geo woman Police say the I making a left turn onto I way Drive from behind a truck when It struck by the east- bound Hornet The driver of the Chrysler is charged under the Highway Traffic Act Escapes injury A Georgetown woman escaped Injury after a 19B2 Escort hit a mail box Friday night Regional Police say the car southbound on Eighth Line near Lot when It went out of control left the road way and struck a mailbox The Ford Escort was severely ed No Injuries were reported and no charges were laid by police Theft charges Four Georgetown youths were charged by Halton Regional Police with possession of stolen property and theft after they were allegedly found In possession of stolen Christmas lights early Tuesday morning Police say the youths three aged and one IB were discovered Drive and Delrex Boulevard attempting to remove the back seat from a car to retrieve car keys from the locked trunk at around a m Police made the arrest acting on information from an offduty officer The youths will appear in court Jan 28 Parties await commission findings Grade student Kathy Diner Heft presents cheque for to Acton Social Services and Inform executive director Peggy last week Acton High School Undents raised the money In year The money was chase clothing for the Christmas and it will be in A Georgetown man who says the towns Activan service does not fit his needs its appealing to the Human Rights Commission Nell says both Regions Pegasus van and Hills Activan cannot provide safe transportation for both him and his special motorized scooter Mr said he used the Pegasus service only once and I vowed never to do that again The problem with both services is that they cannot properly secure himself and the scooter inside the van said Mr And handlers often have a hard time getting the scooter In the van he said Mr Brookbanks said he suffers from two conditions Chronic and which result in inflammation of the Joints Both conditions make sleeping flcult Inflict chronic pain and make it impossible to walk more than so ft said Mr the threewheeled scooter which Mr Brookbanks said was mended by Halton Region cannot be secured on a special lift which br it into the van said Mr The platform Is not long enough he said One false move and Its as good as off the end be sold Mr Brookbanks said be brought the problem to the attention of the town in spring with no results There are companies as close s Kitchener which can supply the lift needed to accommodate Brookbanks He has such a lift In his van but his wife needs the van during the day Tor transportation to wnrir After getting nowhere with the town Mr Broookbanka appealed to tbe Human Rights Commission to examine tbe service in the late sum mer He then asked the commission to hold off its Investigation while be met town officials to discuss the ser- Brookbanks said he furnished the town with the necessary In formation to install equipment capable of handling his scooter He is not as concerned about Pegasus because that service transports mobility Impaired people between municipalities In Halton Region a service that Mr said he rarely needs But the which transports people around Hill and sometimes to other Regions would be handy saldmr They offer this service for the mobility Impaired Im one of those he said say that tfat Go with confidence Deadline extended Lights missing lights In Acton area Christmas eve Five Division Streel homes were stripped of Christmas lights with a combined value of At nearby Norman Avenue WO worth of lights were taken from residents yards And at Mill Street East in lights were reported missing Police are continuing to in veallgate Narcotics charge Police have charged an Acton man IB with assault following a narcotic related Incident Police say a man attempted to sell a vial of hashish oil to a Mill Street Ac ton resident When the resident refuted the man punched the 24- yearold resident in the nose Police have charged the 18yeor old with assault breach of proba tion and possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking The man was held for a bail hearing Dec 22 By The Rev Nancy J Knox St Johns United Church The month of January Is named after Janus the Roman God of gates and beginnings Janus was always shown with two faces one on the back and one on the front of his head so he could look both ways at once As the old year ends and the new year begins many folk spend time being J anus looking back and look ahead One of the customs of the season Is to Join hands with friends and sing the first verse of Robert Bums song Lang Syne Auld Lang Syne a Scottish dialect sion means days of other years this Is a song of friendship renewed and reaffirmed after many years But It is not merely a song of It also is one of anticipation And it expresses some of our feet about the ambiguity of the pass ing of time The New Year the future out before us A clean slate a blank page that can be both exciting and frightening Sometimes it Is easier to slide with the old known way than to strike oft In a new direc filled with risks and unknowns As we draw away from the much celebrated events around Jesus Uiday we realize that what the gospel writers are celebrating In the Christmas story Is that God love is present In the very depths of life The Incarnation the coming of God into human life is not a superficial news Hope and love in the world thanks to a number of ceasefires was the highlight of a special message by Rev Walter Ridley at the 10 p Christmas Eve service in United Church Rev Ridley was assisted by Bob dall who read the Christmas scrip tures Interspersed by the lighting of the Advent candles and the Christ candle by Rev Ridley the senior ladles choir sang the trumpet while the was taken Communion was served by Rev Ridley and the old familiar carols added to a beautiful Christmas How thankful we should be that we live in a country free of war and where we re free to worship as we choose Ridley Get well wishes Gel well wishes to Brown of Norval who has returned home from Georgetown Hospital after spending some time there TOWN OF HALTON HILLS MAIN ST SOUTH HILLS GEORGETOWN NOTICE During the forthcoming Christmas and New Year Holidays all refuse and recycled material will be picked up on your regular collection day Seasons Greetings Public Works Department Town of Halton Hills CANCER PREVENTION You Can Have A Hand In It The Canadian Cancer Society recommends that you include more vegetables from the cabbage family in your diet These include brussels sprouts broccoli and cauliflower These vegetables may protect you against the risk of cancer so I CANADIAN SOCIETY 1 CLERGY S COMMENT i escape from the The deadline for application to tbe Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program has been extended to Dec Freeman McEwen Chair man of the Board of Directors of the program made this announcement following a directors meeting Dec 15 We are pleased with the quality of the applicants to date said Mr McEwen Several have Van damaged God comes down into the depths of our life Gods love la at the centre of our total human situation to give meaning to life as It really Is A feeling of helplessness could us when wi dose of dire events clock news But the good news is that God Is working to redeem our chaotic world the Christmas event reminds us that can ultimately defeat God plan of redemption this la what gives us hope as we plunge Into the world to do what we can to bring peace Justice and freedom to others A favorite verse In our household thot often gets shared every year at this time Is one my mother remembers from the King message on Christmas Day many years ago Penned by M Haskins I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year Give mo a light that I may tread safely into the unknown And he replied Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God That shall be to thee better than light and safer than a known way In this coming year let not mope about thinking of how things were or could have been but race the future confidently and with daring doing our part to bring about a better A smoke stack from a passing vehicle fell on the windshield of a van Dec injuring a Georgetown man Halton Regional Police say a I960 Dodge von driven by the dally Georgetown man was northbound on the eleven Trafalgar Road near Slderoad when It was hit by the smoke stack of passing southbound vehicle Police say the unidentified vehicle fled the scene The van was moderately damaged The driver of the car was treated for minor Injuries and released from Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital The vons two passengers were uninjured STORE HOURS Guelph Street Georgetown 8777361 NORTHVIEW CENTRE TOWN OF HALTON HILLS GRANT APPLICATION FORMS PLEASE BE ADVISED that Grant Application Forms for community groups to apply for Town grants for 1 989 may be picked up at the Recreation and Parks Office or the Ad ministration Building on Trafalgar Road The deadline for delivery of the completed ap plication forms to the Town is January 31st 1989 Once submitted the application is reviewed by the Budget Committee and the request for a grant is decided upon by Council CHURCH DIRECTORY NON DENOMINATIONAL PENTECOSTAL ALL PEOPLES CHURCH DELIVERANCE CENTRE FlnchgeM Boulevard Bramaln corner FlnchgatafHwy Bible Study Worship Deliverance Sunday 10 30am 700 Wednesday pm Provide a Church Nursery English to Italian translation TO ADVERTISE IN THIS SPACE CALL DISPLAY ADVERTISING 8772201 called to Inquire about the leader ship program during the last few days To give these people a chance to complete tbe required application forms we have decided to extend the deadline an extra twoweeks Advanced Agricultural Leader ship Program Is designed or men and women with leadership potential and a commitment agriculture Participants may be farm en or employees of business and will be approximately to y ears old offers a series of nine three- day seminars and two travel seminars over a twoyear period storting April 1869 The program will help you broaden your horizons Increase your understanding of local national and International Issues and develop leadership skills For an application form or more Information about contact Executive Director Patricia Mlghton Box 1030 Guelph Ontario fJlHflNl or telephone sal department at tb UghU Commission l ex the case now said Mr Halton Hills Councillor Gerak who chairs the town com which runs the Activan salt the town has never had any com paints about scooters and the vice does suit Mr needs While the Is designed handle wheelchairs It can secure the scooter inside said Coun Rennle Because he can walk dlstancei Mr Brookbanks coub walk Into the van and sit in Us wheelchair while bis scooter la lift in and fastened down be said it la not true wheelchair Is not because It Is said Rennle And the scooter can be tied on sufficiently that It wont be flying around Inside the van he added Coun Rennle said he dldn t know about the new type of lift when the van was ordered at the end of However the van as It now operates appears to accommodate his needs be said Because Mr has gone to the Human Rights Commission any potential changes to the van will be held off until the commission reaches a decision he said If hes gone to tbe Human Rights Commission that In a sense puts everything In a standstill said Mr Rennle If Human Rights Commission says yes wed have to do something IoWtknowwhatwecando NOTICE CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION The Public Works Department is scheduling in the ban areas ONE pick up exclusively for Christmas trees They will NOT be collected with your regular collection Please place at Roadside on Monday January 9 at 7 OOam Thank you PUBLIC WORKS DEPT TOWN OF HALTON HILLS Learn to Drive I and Survive Driver Training tor ill boss Free pick op it home tor Private IrvcUr Ins trued on Federal Income tax Ttia Young programme Is not available through any local high school SPECIAL 4 DAY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM CONSECUTIVE DAYS 900 to 330 DEC 28 29 30 8770751 1 6 Mountainview Rd S Georgetown FOR BRAMPTON OR BRAMALEA CALL OVER GRADUATES RECOMMEND ft Young Drivers of Canada