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853-1550 What's Inside Novice I and Novice II teams defeated Erin/ Hillsburgh and Grand Valley respectively to win Tri-County crowns this week. See the Sports pages. | Cancer volunteers in- cluding Mr. and Mrs. John Hoare attended the chili dinner at Trinity United hall last week. More photos on page 4. Figure skaters staged a mini-carnival at the new areana Saturday to the delight of more than 400 people. See page 9. Acton Musicland was judged business of the Month by Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce. ang and photo on page the Who's cleanest Subway shop in Canada? Well, it's the one in Acton. See photo got Tyler Transport Ltd. 379 Queen St. E. Acton | Newstand price: 40¢ + GST] anger ACHILLES in Acton Thieves w TEACHER RETIRES: the fond farewells and best wishes of friends, colleagues, year career at Robert Little on Thursday. Black retired in Oa at Robert Little. --Frances Niblock photo Veteran Acton teac By Frances Niblock The New Tanner ~ Good buy, Mrs. Black. The people that Rosemary *, Black touched in 38 years of teaching in Acton paid trib- ute to her career at a celebra- tion on Thursday in the gym at Robert Little school, the very gym where she met her future husband. Former students, some whose children Mrs. Black had taught before her De- cember retirement, family, friends and colleagues mar- velled at her unique career, spent entirely at Robert Lit- tle where Black said she felt "cozy and secure". Her son John, 21, paid tribute to his Mom as his first teacher and Halton District School Board chair Ethel Gardiner, who taught with Black for 18 years, offered her retirement suggestions. "Retirement is a time to read good novels, not cur- riculum documents. It's time to do nothing and do it very slowly. It's time when it can take all day just to go down- town and get a loaf of bread," Gardiner said, taking a small dig at Black's senior citizen status. "Retirement is a time to pay less attention to election promises and jobs and more attention to promises about homes for the elderly," Gardiner joked, adding that retirement is a time to follow your dreams without the in- terruption of an alarm clock. Black was treated to a standing ovation after fondly oe some of her more memorable teaching experi- ences, and how, in her retire- ment, she'd rewritten the three Rs. ake Nassa Robert Little teacher Rosemary Black, with husband Keith and son John, basked in students and former students at a celebration of her 38 December, having spent her entire teaching career her honoured "My three new Rs are re- flect, renew and rejoice," Black told the friendly and festive crowd. "When I reflect on why I became a teacher I think of my Dad who was on the three-man board (of educa- tion) in Meaford and got to hire the new teacher. That made the new teacher, and teaching, very special to me," Black said, adding that her earliest students were her dolls. Mrs. Black said her re- newal includes some refresh- Hills. Stephanie. \ Ray King. (New CAO for Town | Steve Andrews, P. Eng. was the successful candidate from among over a hundred applicants for the Chief Ad- ministrative Officer's (CAO) post for the Town of Halton A graduate of the University of Toronto with a Civil Engineering degree, Andrews brings 21 years of employ- ment experience with the City of North York with him. He started his career as a works engineer and advanced through the system to the post of Deputy Commissioner of Public Works from North York, responsible for a staff of 500 em- Pore and a budget of $105 million. fe and his wife Lydia have a daughter, nine-year-old Andrews starts his job in Halton Hills on May 19. Janet Lynn Stewart has been acting CAO since the retirement of ZS ee ing discoveries - simple things like house cleaning, badminton, line dancing, darts and piano lessons. "I'm having more time for family and fun and you, know, I'm learning to enjoy the company of our pets," Black said, adding that her husband Keith had a sugges- tion when it came to the third R of rejoice. "Keith has suggested, note I don't say promised, that we should keep Mondays just for us, the two of us, to- gether. You know, I think we've had two Mondays out of the 13. So folks, 1 want your help. I want you to teach Keith to say no. Keith is all mine on Mondays." Mrs. Black enjoys her new-found freedom and no longer feels guilty about play- ing hooky when she drives past the school, although she still misses the smiles and hugs of the students and the warmth and camaraderie of her colleagues. She received a basketful of cards and flowers, a quilt and a memory box along with hundreds of fond farewells and best wishes. PAUL SIMMONS. PARTS MANAGER 1 5°/, OFF ACCESSORIES 357 Queen Street 9) 853-0200 Halton Hills (Acton) °°) 453-8965 a man Flee with loot worth $10,000 Thieves fled with $10,000 worth of stolen goods from a Nassagaweya Town Line residence last Wednesday morning after waking up a family member who was home alone. Police report that the thieves booted in the front door and had gathered up a television, laptop computer, CD player, stereo and jewelry before the homeowner's son woke up. He phoned police from his basement bedroom and also called out to the sus- pects who fled southbound on Nassagaweya Town Line in a gray, four-door compact. Pray for forgiveness? A purse containing credit cards and $80 cash was taken from a car in front of Trinity United Church between 7:30 and 7:45 on Sunday night. Police said the victim, an Acton woman, had left her car unlocked while she was briefly in the church. 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