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| Helter Ao) is ny Cos Wednesday, July 8, 1992 20 pages WICHAEL Award Winning 1 . 877-5211 ADAMS Rep 874-3051 “Your independent voice in Halton Fills” “Parks and Recreation leader Sheri Roy paints the Maple Leaf, and Canada 125 on tas ot eal celebrating Allison Wright who was among those Canada’s birthday in the Glen. Photo by Jamie Harrison Georgetown accountant wins Rotary's highest award “I was so choked up emotional- ly, Icouldn’t even address the club,” Barry Timleck said when asked by Halton Hills This Week to express his feelings about receiving Rotary’s highest honor last Monday night. The presentation of the Paul Harris Fellowship award was a complete surprise for the local accountant who has been a member of the Rotary Club of Georgetown blew me away,” said Timleck who admitted he had no inkling whatsoever that he was about to receive the pty even though he was club presider To prove how ifective club members were at keeping every- thing under wraps, he said he didn’t suspect anything even when his name appeared on a list of Paul Harris Fellowship recipients sent to him for confirmation in April by Rotary International. He simply crossed his name off the bottom Rot and mailed it back. Bud Bishop and Ken Robertson are the only other current Georgetown club members holding the lifetime aw; The award consists of a Paul Harris Fellow bronze medal, a tie pin and a certificate which states that Timleck has been named “ 75th anniversary Paul Harris Fellow in appreciation of tangible and sig- nificant assistance given for the tur- ples of the world.” presented by The Foundation of Rotary International and is named after the founder of ary. Timleck received the honor just 50 cents includes G.S7. Rooftop pigeon- hunter causes police blockade By DIANNE CORNISH A 42-year-old Brampton man hunting pigeons with a pellet rifle caused several tense moments and a lot of police activity in seein Georgetown Friday aftern: Rush hour traffic was a alread from Mill St. east of Main St., while police blocked motorists and pedestrians from entering a triangu- lar area bordered by Main St., Cross St., a back street running parallel to Guelph St. , and the lower por- tion of Park Ave. near Mill'St . Halton Regional Police were called about 3:30 p.m. by a Mill St. resident who had observed a man on a nearby rooftop carrying what appeared to be a rifle. The man was seen walking across the rooftop of the old post office build- after turning over his presidential } gavel to the club’s new president , Worsnop said there was a special presentation yet to be made. At A member of the Halton Regional that point, he announced that Unit runs south across M ing at 70 Mill Street . Investigation also revealed that the man had been in the clock tower portion of the building with a pellet rifle, a police media release said. Residents and downtown busi- ness people gathered on the corner of Mill and Main Sts. in front of the Canadian Imperial Bank trying to get a glimpse of the gunman. However, no one ever appeared on the rooftop and. the crowd of onlookers dispersed about 6:45 p.m. when it was learned that the man had simply been carrying a pellet rifle and had been trying to tid the rooftop of pigeons. Police believed the sighting of the gunman represented a risk to Continued on Page 2 ™ Police Service’s Tactical and Rescue t_ to seek shelter while police sealed off Timleck was the club’s newest es area Friday after a witness reported seeing a man with a rifle on a Mill Continued on Page 28 EVERY LAMP & FIXTURE 70%: Pp. has 85 Dianne Cornish *IN STOCK all stores. Let Us Help You with All Your Lighting Concerns 245 GUELPH ST. (HWY.7), GEORGETOWN 873-2996