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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1998 THREE WISE MEN? Warming up at the band hall before carolling Wednesday night were Tony Verhaegen from Erin, Gerry Paton and Sims McPhedran from Acton. - Angela Tyler photo Acton Citizens' Band makes their annual Christmas tour Twenty-five members of the Acton Citizens' Band continued a long-standing tradition of taking holiday music out to the community last Wednesday night with the Band's annual Christmas tour. The Band members boarded a bus and made stops at seven Acton locations in- cluding the seniors' building on Elizabeth Drive, the Le- gion apartment building and the olde Hide House. At each location the Band played for about 10 minutes before moving on to the next appre- ciative audience. "T guess this tradition was started 56 years ago by (bandmaster) Charlie Ma- son," current bandmaster George Elliott explained af- ter Wednesday's concerts, adding that the idea is to spread some holiday cheer. "We also stopped at the corner of Church and Maria Streets to play for people there. Our oldest band mem- ber, Harvey Dewhurst, who had an operation on his knee and couldn't come out with us, also lives in that area so we were able to play for him as well," Elliott said. we were able to play tor him as well," Elliott said. Unlike last year when a woman on Birchway Place tried to quiet the band and told them to leave her prop- erty before they woke her sleeping baby, this year's crowds were happy that the Band made the effort. "We used to go around town and stop under a lamp post to play but this year we just stopped at public places and nobody told us to be quiet," Elliott laughed. After a last stop at Tim Horton's the Band headed back to the Band Hall on Wallace Street for some hot chocolate and Christmas goodies and a well-deserved two week rest. Band practices begin in the New Year and the Band is slated to play at the Acton church's community unity service on January 31. The Band is also entered in the Guelph Kiwanis festival in late February. RALPH MacDONALD Appliance Service Limited a 519-856-9958 GUELPH ACTON PHARMACY LID. Merry Christmas & Happy New Vear eHallmark Christmas Cards ¢Russell Stover Chocolates ePerfume Gift Sets Christmas Wrap & Bags eLaura Secord Chocolate ¢ Plush Toys 'Christmas for Her & Him Perfume Sets Stetson Country Sets & Single Holiday Hours: Christmas Day - Closed Boxing Day- (Dec. 26th) Open 12 noon - 4 pm Closed Sunday (Dec. 27th) New Year's Day- Closed 2 Main Street North, ACTON 853-1620 THE NEW TANNER Halton Business seminar A typical new entrepre- neur in Halton is between the age of 30 and 49 - and is starting a business as a sole proprietor from their home, often a consulting company in the fields of health and safety or computers. And January is the busi- est month for new business registration. More than a fifth of new companies start up with the New Year, ac- To all our friends and patrons we say thanks! Bev & Brenda (Glenlea Beauty Salon 298 Queen St. 853-3150 cording to the Halton Busi- ness Development Centre, which registers and tracks the development of new com- panies. The centre estimates the financing required to start their business is usually un- der $10,000. In 1989, Ontario statis- tics showed that 47 per cent of new businesses ceased to exist after three years. After five years, 80 per cent of new businesses had failed. But in 1994, new information indi- cated that the success rate increased dramatically when help was provided with busi- ness planning and training. This entrepreneurial incuba- tor turned the failure rate on its head - leading to a new business success rate of 80 Merry Christmas Warm holiday wishes to all ce per cent after 10 years. Gas ie ee SPW isreoveun (519) trepreneur?_ JONTRACTING i. 853-3332 or that someone special for Her... Exquisitely styled to compliment today's fashions. for Him... Distinctive, bold, handsomely styled. Beautifully created by our award winning designers in a variety of genuine or synthetic stones. Some accented with dazzling diamonds. Come in today and see our outstanding collection of exclusive rings, affordably priced. 2iheawrk WACK Only from Jewellery Emporium 310 Guelph St., Unit 5 Georgetown aes 873- aa Ee aa oN SUNDAYS ae