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Anne of Green GablesAnne of G een Gable 100th Anniversary Celebrate in Norval Saturday, June 21, 2008 Visit the Grand Opening of the L. M. Montgomery Museum located at Crawfords Village Bake Shop and enjoy photographs from Lucy Maud Montgomerys private collection taken when she lived in Norval 1926-1935 donated by the University of Guelph. As well, an Anne look-a-like contest, Norval United Church - Strawberry Festival, Norval Presbyterian Church - Victorian Luncheon, St. Pauls Anglican Church - The Village Candy Shop, a colouring contest, raspberry cordial, readings and more. Local entertainment featuring: Strictly Dance, Globe Musical Productions, Norval Childrens Chorus & Georgetown School of Highland Dancing. Web Site: www.lmmontgomerynorval.caeb Site: ww .lmmontgomerynorval.c www.norval.ca Time: 10am - 4pmime: 10am - 4p Free Admission Hosted by the Norval Community AssociationHosted by the Norval Community Associatio Contact: 905-877-7059Contact: 905-877-705 L.M. Montgomery is a trademark of the heirs of L.M. Montgomery Inc. used under license by the Norval Community Association Anne of Green Gables and other indica of Anne are trademarks and Canadian offi cial marks of the Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority Inc. THIS Thank you to this weeks sponsors. For info on how you can sponsor this events promotions please call: Amy Sykes at 905-873-0301 ext. 237 Call for a Free Consultation. 905-877-1171 dcampbell@tutordoctor.com www.tutordoctor.com Call Shari Robinson at 905-877-5225 Georgetown Sc hool of Highland Dancingl i l i Fall Sessions 2009 New Dancers Welcome! New Beginner Classes ages 5 years & up For information call 905-873-4106 smccarrol@cogeco.ca Truly superb unique gift ideas! 523 Guelph St., Norval 905-702-2523 Best Western Inn on the Hill 905-877-6986 1-800-563-2476 Welcome Visitors DUNLOP INSURANCE LIMITED 500 Guelph St., Norval, ON Open Tues. - Sun. 6 am - 3 pm ClosedMondays GEORGETOWN DAYCARE CENTRE Providing educational programs for toddlers to school age for 22 years. Norval 905-877-4376 www.georgetowndaycare.ca Summer Camps Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11 Midas Muffler co-owner Paul Buttinger (right) recently dropped by the Georgetown location to publicize the 40th anniversary celebrations at all 10 of his Ontario Midas Muffler locations. Buttinger and his brother Gord followed in the footsteps of their father Fred, who opened his first Midas Muffler location in Waterloo 40 years ago. As part of the companys anniversary, there will be a summer-long celebration, culminating in a draw for a 1968 Mustang in which 30 finalists will be drawn and notified by telephone or e-mail Sept. 10. The grand prize winner will be selected Sept. 18 by reverse elimination draw process. Tickets are available at no charge at each Midas location. At the bar- becue held at the Georgetown location in aid of the Georgetown Hospital Foundation, Buttinger was joined by (from left) staffer Kim Perkins, Georgetown location manag- er Greg Nelson, Halton Hills Ward 2 Councillor Bryan Lewis, Mayor Rick Bonnette, Georgetown Hospital COO Cindi McConnell and Georgetown Hospital Foundation director Herma Buchanan. Photo by Ted Brown Midas milestone The cost of asking the Province for money is getting too pricey. The Town of Halton Hills has endorsed a resolution from Tay Valley Township requesting the Province revise its method of doling out money. Currently the Province requires each municipality to fill out compli- cated applications for infrastructure funding and many times the towns and townships get nothing in return. Our Director of Infrastructure Services spent two weeks preparing the last application. Two weeks of a department head to get nothing!, said Councillor Dave Kentner, the mover of the motion. Then we found out there were other commu- nities that went out and hired con- sultants, paying them out of their general revenues to get nothing. Both the Town and Tay Township agree the Province should divvy the money through a simple allocation, and each municipality gets something, and taking the com- petition element out of it. Fogal appreciated the Tay Townships candid nature in its motion: And whereas those appli- cations were submitted as a munici- palitys highest priority; and whereas those municipal priorities were then subjected to the Provinces own set of criteria which have been proven to be less than transparent... I love that. Its calling a spade a spade, said Fogal. Its all our money. It should come back to us on a per capita basis. Its such a waste of money. When its all dressed up to look like were being careful with the publics money... but you end up wasting it up front (doing the application) and wasting it again when you do the reporting back. Bonnette pointed out year after year the Town has filled out 150- plus page applications for funding and received nothing, but recently filled out a five-page application for the Maple Ave. fire station recon- struction and received $1.9 million. So maybe theyre getting it, he said, but resolutions like this help them get it even more. Town supports move for less paperwork and more funding CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer