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By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner The Halton Hills library board is cautiously looking into a major, on-going fund- raising campaign to help ex- pand and enhance its collec- tion, but has shied away from charging more user-fees or increasing the fees now charged for replacing library cards, replacing lost materi- als, fines and videotape in- surance. Faced with on-going inad- equate funding, the board has struck a fundraising sub- committee to come up with a sharp-focused and well- planned campaign to raise money to enhance the exist- ing library collection. "We figure people will support the purchase of ma- terials where they won't give money to just general support of the library," chief librar- ian Betsy Cornwell explained in an interview on Friday. The library does have a do- nation program that includes issuing tax receipts but Cornwell said the program has never been publicized. Cornwell said there is now a "much more focused opinion" on the board that the library needs to have a permanent fundraising cam- paign and can't expect to be supported by tax funds. "J don't disagree that we should go out and ask for more assistance, but I belong to the old school and I per- sonally, I still believe that this should be publicly-supported institution. I don't have any problem with voluntary fund raising and if the board wants to get into that, that's great, but I don't think that it should be wholly supported through donations because then it becomes essentially a , o--S) LEARN TO SKATE Halton Hills Skating Academy presents BLADE BASICS . Progress Reports Badges Individualized Attention Convenient Evening Times 10 Week Sessions Limited Enrollment Registration to be held at Acton Arena on Wednesday, August 26, 1998 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. For further information call Barb Metelka 853-0382 Brenda Schrempf 853-3682 \ THE NEW TANNER Library board plans major fundraising campaign membership-only library," Cornwell said. When determining what kinds of campaign to stage the board will look at plans it drew up several years ago when it thought that it might have to stage a fundraising campaign to make up for an expected $50,000 provincial funding shortfall. A change in provincial policy meant the plan never had to be put into Acton but in 1996 the board surveyed its patrons to determine to how to raise the money and found that the community was polarized. The top choice was to pay a voluntary "membership" donation in exchange for a tax receipt and not stage a glitzy fund raising campaign while the second most popu- lar choice was, surprisingly, a tax increase. Cornwell said the oppos- ing views from the commu- nity and library users will make staging a successful campaign "tricky." "It's going to take a lot of real fancy footwork, I think, to make something like this work." Dee eras BN NEW BABY At your house? It's time to call your Welcome Wagon Hostess. She will bring congratulations and gifts for the family and the NEW BABY! Call Betty Ann 853-1944 LCOME AGON Stnce 1930 THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1998 WINNERS: Brenda Watson, left, chair of the Acton BIA, presents Corey Campbell with a cheque after winning a draw at the Leathertown Festival. Tammy and Bob Mitchell, right, owners of Queen's Pizza, received a plaque for tying with Andy's Restaurant in the Festival pizza war. -- Maggie Petrushevsky photo Story of the old Acton Arena By MAC SPROWL Special to The Tanner On April 19, 1928 a pro- posal was put foreward for the erection of a new mod- ern substantial covered rink for Acton for skating, curl- ing and hockey. After careful considera- tion of all data obtainable, the Acton municipal council and the Chamber of Commerce came to the conclusion that the proper executive over- sight in the erection and the administration of a skating and curling rink in Acton. 1) That a building of steel construction covered with steel roof and siding with an ice surface of 70 by © 175 feet, seating for 1,500 persons and an additional three standard rinks for curl- Centrat Ontario AUCTIONEERS Professional Auction Services Estate & Industrial * Certified Appraiser Consignment Welcome NORM WEBSTER (416) 523-6645 (pager) (905) 873-7633 (home) ing at a cost of $15,000. 2) That 5 per cent de- bentures for $15,000 to be issued by the Corporation of Acton if the ratepayers give their approval to the proposal as per bylaw which will re- quire an annual payment of $1,203.04 to meet and liqui- date in 20 years. 3) In order, however, to provide against any possible peradventure as to the net revenues failing to meet the annual amount required for principal and interest and to protect the ratepayers against any assessment to cover such deficit, the committee se- cured the provision namely Messrs. Beardmore and Company have given under- takings to pay up to $200 per year during a 10 year period if and when the net revenues ¢ Timetables distributed ¢ Lockers assigned GRADE 9 Thursday, Sept. 3 Pre-registration Schedule: 10:00-11:30 -- Gr. 9's whose last names start with A-L 11:30-1:00 -- Barbecue and orientation 1:00-2:30 -- Students whose last names start with M-Z All students must pre-register during one of the designated times. Further information was mailed to all students last week. ACTON HIGH SCHOOL PRE-REGISTRATION - SEPTEMBER 1998 Pre-registration Includes: * Student information verification forms collected « Acceptable use policy for computers forms collected * Yearbook/Student Card photos taken, student photos purchased * Purchase of yearbook and student card/library card packages * Student planning calendar distributed GRADES 10-OAC Tuesday, Sept. 1 1:00-4:00 p.m. 5:00-7:00 p.m. Open 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. ITAA Me OL New Potatoes Available At the Charles Greig Farm Bob & Mabel Devolin Take Highway 25 South from Acton. Turn LEFT onto 15 Sideroad at Speyside. Travel 6 km East to Greig's (north side at #11821) Daily Weather & Picking Conditions Permitting 877-7484 \ (Beefsteak & Italian Tomatoes, Red, Green & Savoy) Cabbage, Romano Beans, Squash, Broccoli, Cucumbers, Dill, Vegetable Marrow & Berries PICK YOUR OWN at "The Farm" - De Paoli Ready Picked Available (Please Call Ahead) Southwest of Georgetown, 1 km west of Trafalgar Rd. on 15 Sideroad, Stewarrtown, First farm on north side of road 873-2050 e 877-7976 27 _m. -8 p.m. Monday - Friday ¢ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday Bam. BOO pm. Sunday & Holidays pate. S fall below $1,000 a year. To supplement this the commit- tee reserved the signatures of 247 Acton citizens the tha- jority property owners who agreed to pay $5 per year af- ter Beardmore's $200 per ear. The committee mem- ers were N.H. Garden, C. Hartley Harrison, R.J. Kerr, John McDonald, and E.J. Hassard. 4) On May 7, 1928, 231 persons signed to back up their decision by assuring fi- nancial obligations. In May 1928 the vote on the bylaw went as follows. Acton Town Hall For the Bylaw 103 persons ins __ 37 persons led Total vote 142 Majority for the Bylaw: 66 Post Office For the Bylaw 118 persons Against 56 persons Spoiled ballots 2 Total vote 176 Majority for the Bylaw: 60 Total Bylaw majority: 126 The following year on February 2, 1929, a private bill entitled a Rink Bylaw had to be passed by the leg- islature. The private bill had to be presented before the legislature which was bill number one. Those who went to Toronto were Reeve Amos Mason, clerk Farmer, Dr. Coxe, and Torrance Beardmore. The passing of the bill meant to proceed to build the arena. On October 17, 1929 the rink committee approved the building the arena which soon after started. On December 25, 1929 the official opening took place of the new arena. Reeve Mason was chairman and also present were Dr. Nelson and Hartley Harrison. Mr. H.P. Moore, the oldest citi- zen spoke, one who always retained an interest in you people's activities. Tannery razed Continued from Page 1 volvement with the site (Beardmore site)." Miller agreed that all the buildings, including the former Wool Combing building are being leveled "it's just a question of whether it will be this year or next year."