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oo _ Santa here on Saturday | Continued from Page 1 '° Crews are putting the fin- ishing touches. on Santa's float, donated to the Acton Firefighters several years ago by the olde Hide House. This year's parade will be judged by local businessman Mike Manes, former Acton Tanner publisher Paul Nolan, Legion representative Frank Spielvogel and former Acton volunteer fire fighter Harold Kinsmen Club of Acton, whose float won first prize in the Fall Fair parade, have been working hard on their entry, which they described as "unique." The parade marshals along Acton Boulevard and sets off a 1 p.m. sharp to co- incide with the railway schedule. Watch for road clo- sures on Acton Boulevard, Queen Street, Young Street, THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1998 finally Knox Street to Pros- pect Park where the parade ..| will disperse. Children are invited to bring their Christmas wis! list to Santa to the parade Acton postal workers will | collect the letters and rush | } them to the North Pole. : Spielvogel said he has the same regret every year about the parade. 3 "T never get to see it. Townsley. Members of the Mill Street, Main Street and ACTON ADVENT CAROL SERVICE Sponsored by the Acton Ministerial Sunday, November 29th 1998 at 3:00p.m. In Bethel Christian Reformed Church Joint Acton Church Choirs Leading & Singing Carols Everyone is welcome to come and sing along Truck aids food drive Park Lincoln Mercury will have a truck and cargo van to pick up food donations for Acton FoodShare run- ning on the Santa Claus pa- ' rade route Saturday. It's an' opportunity for those who November 7 and for those who might wish to donate food for the needy again. ------overibet . isis ~ Mi, Les PO 'chiles Meo aa, - each wor haye cnt: i i cmment EEE = evene! - Ov. nd Jaf Ae custo! 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Last weekend alone, seven bags of coats and snowsuits were collected from the drop-off bin at the Acton IGA. Store staff said one woman asked what the coat collection box was for while standing at the checkout and took the coat right off her back after hear- ing that the coats would be cleaned and given to people who need them. The Coats for the Needy Halton Hills program is a joint effort by Barrager's Cleaners, the Masonic Lodge and Halton Hills Community Support and Information. Coats will be ready for dis- tribution at the Willow Street Demolition of arena Continued from pg. 1 At one point in the meet- ing when it looked like a de- cision on Town money for a new building might be de- ferred, Society spokesman Daniel Varanelli threatened legal action to protect their HALTON PROVINCIAL PC RIDING ASSOCIATION NOMINATION MEETING Wednesday, December 9,1998 7:30PM OPTIMIST BUILDING 311 Commercial St. MILTON FOR INFORMATION CONTACT 854-9866 rights in the tacility, if only todelay eel ce the old arena until a court could deal with the original agreement. "We will give this coun- cil the opportunity to resolve it, once and for all tonight. And, we've given away the whole boat here. What more could we do other than say 'well build the building for nothing, we don't want any- thing from you.' That's about the only compromise I think this council wants tonight," Varanelli said. After a 20 minute closed door meeting with their law- yer councillors rejected a motion to approve the Soci- ety's new building plan in principle, but without any Town money and another motion to defer any decision about Town money. Acton councillors Norm Elliott and Rick Bonnette authored the final recom- mendation with Bonnette ar- guing that the Town had a moral obligation to help the Society that had put $64,000 into arena upkeep and im- provements over the years. oe e COUTTS CARDS e WE SERVICE ALL DRUG PLANS e COLOSTOMY SUPPLIES yee ACTON PHARMACY LTD. Ws IN TOWN FREE DELIVERY e BLOOD PRESSURE KITS e BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING MACHINES 2 Main Street North, Acton 1620 .. office of Community Support and Information on Monday. LEGION News BRANCH No. 197 The annual Legion New . Year's Eve party has again been arranged. If you are into having a good inexpensive evening out, then get down to the branch and pick up your tickets early. The best part is the price. The same as last year, only $35 per per- "son. Each ticket not only in- cludes six refreshment cou- pons but gives you live mu- sic, food and party favours. If you are a member of a group then we suggest get- ting your tickets early to ar- range for the best seating. Some other upcoming events to watch for: Noy. 24 - Seniors Dinner Dec. 12 - Turkey Roll Jan. 1 - Presidents' Levee Jan. 17 - Supper Bowl Party See you at the branch. Kinettes host to kitchen fun night The Boathouse in Pros- pect Park will be filled with enticing aromas, tasty treats and the latest in kitchen tools as the Kinette Club of Acton hosts a Pampered Chef kitchen cook show tonight (Thursday). "Usually these kitchen parties are held in homes, but the Kinette Club decided this would be a good way to raise money, meet new people, get some holiday entertaining ideas and have some fun," explained Kinette spokesper- son Nancy Chiasson. 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