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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1999 THE NEW TANNER WELCOME WAGON WEDDING SHOW: Mem- bers of Cheri Lindsay's Dance Studio modeled gowns from Maria Linda Design of Milton for Sunday's show at the John Elliott Theatre in Georgetown. Above, Jenny Allen and Alexandra Jarvis showed identical outfits for a bride and her flower girl. Right,Nicole Gledhill displayed a simple gown of white damask with a beaded neckline. her headpiece featured a bandeau of the same beading.- Maggie Petrushevsky photos Juveniles shellacked The Acton Juvenile Tan- ners were blanked 9-0 in a penalty-filled OMHA quar- ter-final playoff game in Aylmer. Eleven Acton play- ers racked up more than 70 minutes of penalties as Aylmer- which spent a total of 36 minutes in the penalty box-dominated the first game of the series. The Juveniles meet Aylmer in game two on Saturday (Feb. 13) in Acton. Game time is 9 p.m. Roses are ved Violets are BLUE If she doesn't get lowers you will be TOO! Remeber guys, ONLY 3 MORE DAYS gMs 'No mail' blues for rural family By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Neither flat denials, frus- trating bureaucrats or so far empty assurances will stop a rural Acton resident from trying to get her mail, even though a Canada Post official dismisses her complaints about poor service as "un- founded." Since July, when a new sub-contractor underbid sev- eral long-time Acton rural mail carriers for two rural delivery routes, this Sixth Line resident, who doesn't want to be identified, and four other families who use the same rural mail box, have had sporadic mail delivery. The resident accused the Ottawa-based master con- tractor, who sub-contracts out her rural route, of taking the money but not producing the goods. "That makes me really ticked off. They're not fol- ee ee Rae, 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 lly LCOME AGON Swwece 1930 lowing through with their contractual obligations to deliver the mail but they're still getting paid," she said, adding that it's rare to see the mail carrier's car. tracks or footprints at the group mail boxes so she's convinced the poor service isn't due to a lack of mail to be delivered. "T had to drive a cheque to Georgetown because it wasn't picked up from my mail box on time. We haven't received the phone bill and it's already due and my hus- band's pay stub for last week hasn't arrived yet and I can't do my banking until it ar- rives," the frustrated resident said, adding that newspapers and flyers often arrive too late to be of any good. In an interview on Mon- day, Canada Post media re- lations spokesman Tom Creech said after checking with the superintendent of the Georgetown post office and with the rural carrier that, "based on our examina- tion of the situation there doesn't appear to be a prob- lem." "Tt's sort of the word of the contractor versus the word of the individual, of our cus- tomer, and that's a tough one," Creech said as he promised to look further into the complaints. A week after the resident LET US DELIVER YOUR VALENTINE SURPRISE! We Deliver Anywhere 190 Main St. E. MILTON initial complaint, mail serv- ice was no better. After five days of no mail, 14 pieces of mail arrived on Tuesday, in- cluding a letter mailed from Acton January29 and two let- ters from Guelph, postmarked January 28. ° Ay) ma Me 75 Mill St. E. 853-5534 44 Main Street E. (905) 878-4168 One-Year GIC Loans at -- Bene ELOW PRIME! eae | 'until ee rer A . 'tnvest $5,000 or more 3 an RRSP GIC, lock it in for a 2, 4 or 5 year term, and we'll give you... POSTED RATES CLIP THIS AD AND BRING IT TO YOUR NEAREST HALTON CREDIT UNION BRANCH : Mon.& Tue. 9-5, Wed. 10-5,Thu. & Fri. 9-8, Sat. 9-1 nt ane 273 Queen Street E. (519) 853-0911 187 Guelph Street (905) 877-6926