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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1998 DEVASTATED: Kyle Creasey, above, shows how big his award winning pumpkin was before it was smashed Monday night. Below, the remains of the pumpkin. Creasey was planning on entering it in the Fall Fair Junior Division this year. -- Ted Tyler photo Prize pumpkin smashed by vandals By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner "Why Mom?" was the tearful question 12-year-old Kyle Creasey asked his mother Teresa on Tuesday morning after discovering that someone had smashed the huge pumpkin he and his father Cliff were planning to -enter in the Acton Fall Fair. His mother had no easy an- swer. Sometime overnight on Monday the Giant Atlantic pumpkin, which the Creaseys had lovingly tended since June, was rolled from the community garden on Wallace Street. It was rolled across a field and then smashed on Wallace near McDonald __ Boulevard. Thieves also stole a smaller pumpkin and all of the toma- toes from the Creasey garden plot. The pumpkin was be- tween 150 and 200 pounds and at least two-and-a-half feet high and although Cliff Creasey doesn't think that it would have been a contender THE Ta r Hometown news that people read! for the largest pumpkin en- tered in the fair -- it would have been among the top ones. "I got that sick feeling when I saw that it was gone," Teresa Creasey said in an in- terview on Tuesday. "When my son asked why someone would smash it I really didn't have an answer. I told him that if anyone ever suggested that it might be fun to ruin someone's garden, he would know better." Cliff Creasey said that the loss of the pumpkin is prob- ably the last straw for him. "J don't mind if somebody who is hungry takes vegeta- bles from my garden, but to just smash it for fun doesn't make sense. It's kind of a sad scenario but you know I al- most expected something like this to happen. This is probably the last year that I'll grow a pumpkin for the fair. I've had enough," Creasey said. ~~ THE NEW TANNER Weeds bug local councillor By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Although recent hot, dry drought-like conditions are causing major headaches for area farmers whose yields are low and late, the lack of rain . also means the weeds -- nox- ious and otherwise -- aren't growing, resulting in a sub- stantial drop in the number of weed complaints to the Town. Last year the Town had 30 complaints about weeds and in all but 12 cases the prop- erty owner cut the offending weeds when asked to by the Town. In the remainder of the cases the Town was forced to cut the weeds and bill the property owner.So far this year there have been 18 complaints and all but three property owners in question complied with Town instruc- tions to cut them or the weeds were found to be not noxious or not an infestation. The Weed Control Act was initially designed for farmers to ensure harmful weeds don't invade their crops and now includes weeds that could cause health problems. The Act includes 23 noxious weeds, but not dandelions, which are a ma- jor source of complaint, or purple loosestrife. A recent directive from the chief weed control inspector of the Prov- ince indicated that there should be a real proliferation of noxious weeds on a prop- erty before a municipality should require that they be cutor sprayed. "That's the way that 4 we've always operated in Halton Hills, except for a few things like ragweed or poi- son ivy that affect people's health," said bylaw enforce- ment officer Ron Stein. "Any of the other noxious weeds, BOYES PLUMBING Water Softener Rentals = Water Pump Service oS ---- ae = -- The Deckman = Fall Special = ee wT rofe tli ecks stripped & refinished to new Specializing in cedar restoration 905-455-4624 fan | KS we'd have to make sure that there was an infestation, not just the mere fact that there were some of the weeds there before we'd get involved." If a property owner dis- putes the findings of the Town's weed inspector then the Region's or even the Province's weed inspectors could get involved. At Monday night's Coun- cil meeting Acton Council- lor Rick Bonnette made his "annual request" for staff to investigate the weeds grow- ing at the northeast corner of Queen St. and Acton Blvd. Bonnette described the vacant property as looking like a tropical rain forest with some weeds a metre-and-half high and said the site was "pretty disgusting" and "an eyesore." He wants staff to in- vestigate if any of the weeds are noxious and report back. JUST MOVED? 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Intown areas covered include; West Meadow, Danville, Lakeview, Kingham/Cobblehill, the Downtown core, Robert Little, St. Joseph's, McKenzie- Smith Bennett and Acton High School. New this year are, Church Street and transportation This is the ideal bus system for students not covered by the Board of Education transportation policy. If you work shift work and need to get your child to daycare, we may be able to help. Our intown bus system is not exclusive to students. It is also available for adults. Take the bus to work or downtown for shopping. Use this bus system daily or g For days of service, schedule times and/or fares, call Tyler Transport Limited (519) 853-1550 "Service that satisfies since 1929. Transporting your children safely since 1948." and ask for bus dispatch. Fruits Local Vegetables In Season! 12 Main St. N., Acton (519) 853-1960 ACTON IGA Hometown Proud! ES