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Wednesday August Georgetown should retain smalltown identity visitor says Georgetown should do everything it can to keep its small town identity a visiting university student says Peter has lived in Georgetown for the past three years but he was brought up in Europe Its such a quiet and peaceful place where everyone in the com munity knows each other a real family town Mr says The quietness really stands out As a third year political science student at the University of Waterloo Mr has been close enough to Georgetown visit his uncle and aunt and Susan Cooper Twiss Although Mr was born in Montreal he has lived most of his life England Belgium and Switzerland His parents currently reside in Switzerland Mr fears if Georgetown were to get any larger the towns communal atmosphere would disappear for good Although he appreciates the quietness in Georgetown he still finds it hard to believe that people choose to live an hour and a half away from where they work The housing in Georgetown is another thing Mr Twiss finds sur prising They houses are so much larger compared to those in Europe But he thinks its strange so many of the towns houses are built exactly the same You see ten houses in a row built the same he said He said in Europes small towns its not uncommon to see a castle and cobblestone streets Another big difference between Georgetown and some of its Euro pean counterparts is food There are so many fast food outlets Mr Twiss said It was one of the first things I noticed Only since the ear ly was established in Switzerland And it is only found in the cities he said But a permanent residence in Hills is unlikely in the near future because he yearns for the big city Hungry Steve DiPersio welcomed customers to the opening of Roys Texaco in Acton last week Volunteer firefighters and spectators weretreated to hot dogs for the price of a donation to the annual firefighters Christ- mas parade Herald photo Kitchen fire causes 5000 damage Bicycle brakes may fail OTTAWA July 1989- bikes equipped with can tilever brakes are potentially hazardous the Product Safety Branch of Consumer and Cor porate Affairs Canada says Cantilever brakes are a new system of brakes found on most mountain bikes in which each of two cables one on either side of the tire activates a brake pad through an arm connected to the fork of the bike The two cables join into one main cable above the tire The rider activates the main cable through a brake lever located on the handlebars The danger occurs if the two cables operating the front brakes shake loose from the main cable and catch the knobby tires used on these bikes This could result in the bike stopping suddenly and its rider being hurled over the handlebars risking serious injury Racing bikes on the other hand are equipped with sidepull brakes Th hazard associated with can tilever brakes does not exist with these brakes A failure of the single vertical cable which activates the brake pad calipers will not jam the wheel Some Canadian bicycle manufacturers in consulation with Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada have agreed voluntarily to add a special restraining device to the front of mountain bike frames to prevent the brake cables jamming the wheels The device could include a reflector at its front end In the meantime mountain bike owners are advised to take their bikes to a bicycle shop where this device can be installed The cost is only a few dollars and will ensure safer riding for mountain bikers Weapon charge A 21yearold Georgetown man allegedly threatened another Georgetown male 18 with a hockey stick and what was thought to be a hand gun but was later discovered to be a hammer at a Street home in Georgetown early Monday morning Halton Regional Police say the suspect also smashed the headlight covers and signal light of a 1988 Ford parked outside the home causing damage Charges of mischief and the possession of a weapon were laid in connection with the in cident A September court date has been scheduled A kitchen fire at a Linden Circle home in Georgetown caused ap proximately damage last Thursday night The fire started when an empty kettle was left on a burner and ignited officials of Halton Hills Fire Department say No injuries were reported Firefighters responded to two alarm activations at the Varian plant on River Drive and the other at the companys plant on Guelph Street Saturday The first oc curred at the River Drive plant late Saturday morning when water surge in the companys sprinkling system activated the alarm The Guelph Street alarm happened a few hours later when a heat detector set off the alarm system There wer no damages or injuries officials say Firefighters doused a small rub bish fire at a Silver Creek Drive home in Georgetown early Monday afternoon No damage or injuries were reported A motorcycle caught fire at the Tenth Line and 32 in Georgetown Monday afternoon The fire had been squelched by the time the firefighters arrived on the scene No one was injured DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC AW TRENTON DT 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN ACROSS FROM LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 N ELLS DRIVING SCHOOL Ontario Lmmgum NEXT COURSE Aug 7 to 30 630930 for Information About Courses or Private Lessons phone 8772671 In the hills Car wash The Holy Cross Youth will hold their first annual car wash at the parking lot at Holy Cross School Saturday Aug from 10 am to The school is located at Maple Ave in Georgetown The raindate for the car wash is set for Aug The cost for a wash is per vehicle Proceeds will help fund the ac tivities of the Holy Cross Youth per car A Hamilton car dealer has of fered to donate 100 to the Lung Association for every car he sells to a Halton resident Claude Sauriol of Maurice Carter ChevOIds is well known to the Lung Association Liz Porter executive director of the Lung Associaiton says Anyone interested can contact the Lung Association at Recall Manufacturing Ltd of Brantford is asking owners of the Precision electronic insect killers models and BK40 to return their units for repair Melnor has determined thai under certain unusual condi tions the plastic grid insulators on these units could ignite is asking owners im mediately to take the unit out of service and return it to the place of purchase Or owners can return the units collect to Melnor Manufacturing Ltd Morton Ave fordOntN3T5T3 The insect killer will be repaired and returned Units produced after Aug have a revised construction andj can be identified by their date codes I For further information call HOME OF FRESH FRUITS VEGETABLES AND PROUD OF IT STREET 8778882 CHURCH DIRECTORY NONDENOMINATIONAL PENTECOSTAL ALL PEOPLES CHURCH DELIVERANCE CENTRE Finchgato SW corner Firtchgate Hwy 7 Bible Study Worship Deliverance Sunday 1030 am 700 pm Wednesday 800 pm We Provide- Childrens Church Nursery Service English to Italian Pastor- A TO ADVERTISE IN THIS SPACE CALL DISPLAY ADVERTISING 8772201 TOWN OF HAL TON HILLS MAIN ST SOUTH HALTON HILLS GEORGETOWN 8775185 PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE Proposed Reconstruction of Fourth Line from Sideroad to Sideroad Line17 Sideroad Reconstruction Phase 4 A Public Information Centre will be held Place Town of Halton Hills Civic Centre Halton Hills Drive Georgetown Date Wednesday August 16 1989 Time 630 to 830 pm This Information Centre is being held to provide the Public with an opportunity to review the preliminary design proposals for the reconstruction of the abovenamed road Interested persons are invited to drop in at the Information Centre and comment on the proposed work Austin Town Engineer The Corporation of th Town of Halton Hills PO Box 128 Hills Georgetown Ontario L7G 5G2