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a | 1994 F150 XL (short box) Rockwood * 856-2222 What's Inside Fy Jon Hurst gives last ~.}-taiaute instructions to the | first participants in the} Terry Fox Run Sunday morning. More inside on Page 2. Colin Ash was hon- oured by the City of To- ronto fire department last week for risking his life to save a woman and a toddler from a vicious home fire. See Page 7. Dairy and beef cattle classes were an impor- tant part of the FalhFair on the weekend. See Pages 8, 9, 12 and 13 for more photos, including a new act for this year, the lumberjack demonstra- tion. CHEERS: Miss Acton Tanya Tonkovich (left) second runner-up Kelly Soutiere raised glasses of water during a toast to the win- ners of the Miss Acton pageant on Friday. -- Frances Niblock photo wy a 5 ae pi ie first runner-up Steph McKay and By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Two wins for the Tonkovich sisters The Miss Acton contest is a family affair for the } Tonkovich family of Acton. J Tanya, 18, followed her sis- ter Sonya's lead as she was crowned Miss Acton during the 36" pageant on Friday night. Sonya was Miss Acton Pomp and Circumstance a Miss Acton crowned two years ago. It was standing room only in the old arena as Tanya, an OAC honour roll student at Bishop Reding High school, was chosen to represent the Acton Agricultural Society until next year's fair. As her proud family and friends cheered and clapped Tanya graciously accepted the tiara, cape, and bouquet of flowers and trophy awarded to Miss Acton. It was all a little overwhelming for Tanya as she heard her name announced. "T'm in absolute shock. I feel like I'm dreaming. I thought that the other candi- dates did really well here to- night and any one of them deserved to win," Tanya said, adding that having her fam- ily there made a very nerv- See MISS, Page 3 Newstand price: 40¢ + GST leaner Your Hometown Newspaper ACHILLES in Acton Terry Fox Run raises $24,000 It was hard to find some- touched by cancer at Sun- day's 18" annual Terry Fox run in Acton. The mayor was there because she lost a brother, organizer Jon Hurst lost a close friend and New Tanner reporter Ellen Piehl left her sick father's bedside to walk 10-kilometres to raise money for cancer research. This year's event raised at least $24,000 - up from $23,330 last year. Close to 160 participants -- including two horses - walked, jogged, biked, rode and trotted around the track at Acton High school in honour of Terry Fox whose aborted See TERRY FOX, Page 2 OH, BABY: Jason Saunders, 13 months of Mississauga, was just as happy as his grandpa Glen Bouclair after winning first place in the 13 te 18 month class in the 36" annual Baby Show on Saturday. Be- ing cute is not new to Jason who captured first prize as a 7-month-old last year. -- Frances Niblock photo Teachers work to rule Students at Acton's public schools had a hard lesson in labour relations on Tuesday when the board of education sent home a let- ter to parents notifying them that elemen- tary teachers are working to rule. At Robert Little public school the with- drawal of voluntary services by members of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of On- tario means that the schools' family picnic and meet-the-teacher night, scheduled for today (Thursday) has been postponed. Cross country practices and all other extra curricu- lar activities are postponed until further no- tice at both Little and McKenzie-Smith Bennett but teachers will take part in student evaluation and assessment and curriculum. All teachers with the Halton District School Board have been without a contract since August 31 and on Friday the elemen- tary teacher's union announced all voluntary activities will be cancelled until further no- tice. Both sides head back to the bargaining table Oct. 8. PAUL SIMMONS, SERVICE MANAGER We Service & Repair All Makes & Motels 357 Queen Street ©) 853-0200 Halton Hills (Acton) 5453-8965 'Exceptional Fair' has record crowds By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner have been record crowds the 85" edition of the Acton Fall Fair. While the final gate count isn't available yet, or- ganizers predict it could set a new attendance record. "Tt's a record (fair) defi- nitely in the sense of dollars," Acton Agricultural Society treasurer Daniel Varanelli said on Monday, adding that gate revenue was up 16 per cent over last year to $53,600, mainly due to the $1 increase for adult and sen- ior tickets. "The actual attendance numbers will be very close to our all time high...so over- all the weekend was an ex- ceptional weekend from both the revenue stand- point and attendance _ standpoint," Varanelli said. The best year for both at- tendance and gate revenue this decade was 1992 when 12,489 people attended the fair, paying $47,700. For Acton Agricultural Society president Ron White the weekend was a whirl wind of activity. "Every time that I went to bed I'd think that there were a million things to be done but when I'd get done to the fair the next day, everything would already be done. What a great bunch of volunteers," dance eat tee teen dance and the petting Zoo operator said he'd had a better day on Saturday than a good day at the CNE," White said, adding that they had 1,000 entries in the poul- try barn and had to turn away 60 entries. "Some fairs our size can't get 350 entries so we have a good reputation for running a clean and well-cared for operation." Police report very few in- cidents and ambulance crews report only a handful of peo- ple were treated for hornet or bee stings, unlike past years when 30 to 40 were stung and required help. Police did seize a toy cap gun from an Acton youth on Saturday night after he was seen entering the fairgrounds with the replica gun tucked into the back of his pants. As startled fair goers looked on the youth was surrounded by uniform officer, at least one with his gun drawn, as he got off the oni cars. The youth was handcuffed and searched, cautioned and then let go. 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