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By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff ; fore than 5,000 Halton : ‘f . Board of Education staff members are being called together over the next week to hear a cost reduction plan for the 1993 budâ€" Board will meet with staff to discuss budget cuts Portuguese club robbed After failing to crack open a safe, thieves made the most of breakâ€"in at a Speers Road Portuguese orchestra social club Saturday night and left with cigarettes, booze, a microwave oven, photocopier, television, saxaphone and a tuba. total value of the stolen items at about $10,000. The breakâ€"in at Filarmonica Lira Bom Jesus at 132 Speers Rd. occurred sometime between 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20th and 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 21st. Police said entrance was gained by breaking a lock on the front door. Once inside, thieves unsuccessfully tried to open a safe and then ransacked the premises. Halton Regional Police estimate the *Must activate through TMOS Inc. on the Cantel Plan @ $29.95 per month. Activation fee, sYstem access fee, and ag licable taxes are extra O.A.C. Some conditions apply. Lease is based on a 39â€"month term with a $10.00 buyout. HELLO! GCOMMUNICATIONS MARCH PROMOTION SPORTS PREDICTIONS TRIVIA TOO OUR PHONE ALONE SPORTS LINE IS JUST FOR YOU No pown Pavent ; NO mterest * NO payments ; : FOR 3 MONTHS* | O! (416) 351â€"4600 ext. 1006 communications _ {416) 616â€"6601 The Cakville meeting will take place at White Oaks Secondary School at 4:15 p.m., Wednesday. get. The plain â€" and the reasons for it â€" will be presented at three separate meetings, one for each regional area. The plan will be presented by eduâ€" cation director Bob Williams, board chair Dave Coons and viceâ€"chair Dave Whiting, as well as presidents of all employee groups. Pup SNIFF SNIFF ‘M$ CALL845â€"5585 The meetings were scheduled after the board was told earlier this month the Ministry Education grants were $4.8 million less than in 1992. The board had been contemplating a 2.85% 1993 budget increase ($293 million budget), but with provincial grants factored in that would put the millrate increase at 5.29%. The board‘s finance committee which met Monday, Feb. 22nd, directed administration to return with Free Adnuss10n SNIFF _ SpnpaY, MARCH 7th 4 5JC LV tn?e a 2% budget increase that would translate to a 4.05% millrate increase. Williams, who is expected to cut another $2.4 million from the budget, told trustees it could require staff concessions. The meetings with staff were then announced Wednesday. "The purpose of the mecting is to present important information regardâ€" ing the 1993 budget, identify the need for substantial cost reductions, ing Community Newspaper" examine a plan for achieving these reductions and to respond to quesâ€" tions from staff," said a board news release. "All staff have been informed that attendance at these sessions is critical to make sure they are informed and involved in what is likely the most difficult budget reduction process in the history of theâ€"board," said the release from board communications officer Brian Woodland. The sessions will include new proposals on achieving shortâ€"term and longâ€"term savings. TTABLE CORPORATION * For goodness sake is brought to you courtesy of the by Steve Nease BELAVER