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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1999 THE NEW TANNER Acton girl accepted into National Ballet School BY FRANCES NIBLOCK The. New Tanner Acton' 's Kyra Parker, 9, has joined an elite group. of young aspiring dancers in- vited to the summer program of the National Ballet School -- the training ground for world- class dancers Karen Kain and most of the Na- tional Ballet of Canada dane- ers. Kyra, a Grade 4 student at Robert Little School, was one of 180 students chosen to attend a NBS summer pro- gram from the 1,000 young dancers seen in auditions held from coast to coast. Ap- proximately 50 of those sum- mer students are admitted to the full-time Professional Ballet/Academic program that begins in September. For Kyra, who had been dancing since she was four years old, the acceptance into the NBS summer program is not that big a deal. "Tt's more of a big deal to my parents and teacher than it is to me," Kyra said, add- ing that she had a good time at the audition and was "very happy and surprised" when she was chosen at the To- ronto audition. Kyra said she likes every- thing about dancing -- the music, the costumes and the performing -- but doesn't know if she wants to be a Kyra Parker ballerina, only wanting to have a good time and meet dance students from around the world during the summer session. Kyra's parents and dance instructor, Suzanne Keith, knew she was good, but were still very surprised when she Nominations wanted for Citizen of Year It's that time of year again. The Acton Rotary Club is seeking, nominations for Acton's Citizen of the Year. Rotarian Doug Fread asks nominators to include an ex- planation supporting their nomination and mail it by March | to Citizen of the Year, c/o Acton Rotary Club, Box 22, Acton, L7J 2M3 Fread wants people to resubmit nominations for candidates who were not se- lected in previous years. passed the first stage of the audition process earlier this month. All that mom Karen Reczuch, wanted was for the audition to be a positive, tun and stress free for Kyra. "Tt's a once in a lifetime kind of thing. If it doesn" tgo past the summer school, it's something that Kyra will Greetings from Acton's BIA For '99, we would like to re-introduce you to some of our established merchants in Acton. One such business is Acton Musicland. Operated by Debbie Feenstra and family since July 1995, it is a well stocked store featuring new and used CD's, new and used musical instruments and accessories such as guitars, bass and drums, sheet music and books, artists' T-shirts and gifts. Hours take with her, for her life," Reczuch, an award-winning book illustrator, said. "She's 10 so I don't know if dance is her life. It would be nice ifshe would come out of that with her interest kin- dled because she hasa talent. One the other hand Kyra has lots of talents and I'd just like to see her pursuing one of them - I don't know what that will be yet," Reezuch said. Kyra's dance instructor, Acton School of Dance owner Suzanne Keith, didn't expect her to be chosen for the summer program. "Not because I didn't think Kyra had the potential, but because there are so many children that audition and so few are accepted. I'm always a bit of a pessimist and think that they (the judges) don't see what I see in a dancer, " Keith said. "She has a wonderful body, she's very, very flexible which are two very important things for dancers, along with the right-shaped head and long neck. I think that she has a lot of potential." Keith, who attended the NSB for two years as a teen- ager, has been teaching in Acton for 15 years. "Acton is a small town and one of ours has been ac- cepted ... I think to have a little Acton girl accepted is really rather neat and I think that Acton should be proud of Kyra." D. DONALDSON AUCTIONEER Farm, Estate, Household Your Local Acton Auctioneer RR #2 Acton, Ontario 519-853-4025 aa) OF Mir {nus Kinette Club of Acton The Kinette Club of Acton would like to thank the community for their support of "Operation Santa Claus". We also gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the following for their donations; * Acton Home Hardware * Acton Music Land * Acton Precision Millwrights Ltd. ¢ Acton Women's Bowling League * Alcot Plastics Ltd. * Blue Circle Aggregates Ltd. © C-Can Power Systems © CM. Morris Design Ltd. © Galvcast Manufacturing Ltd. * Halton Hills Hydro * Price Check Foods * The New Tanner of operation are from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, I] a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, (closed Mondays). It is located at 41 Mill Street East, beside the current Acton Home Hardware. Congratulations are in order to Valerie and Bill Manes. Their new Home Hardware premises on Queen Street nears completion. Valerie expects to be re-locating in March and will offer the same great service. Our BIA area is always friendly and social. Interesting people walk the streets and conversa- tion can be intriguing. Shops and restaurants are close and convenient and parking is usually easy. Manny's Roadhouse offers live entertainment. Haven't been able to come downtown lately? Visit us soon at our new website. More good news to follow! Remember to shop Acton's BIA. P.O. Box 21, Acton L7J 2M2 853-1031 ext. 274 DOWNTOWN ACTON LEGAL NOTICE The Town of Halton Hills hereby gives notice that an appli- cation has been made to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans under the Navigable Waters Act for approval of the site plans and site of the work described herein. Under Section 9 of the said Act, the Town of Halton Hills has deposited with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and in the office of the District Registrar of the Land Registry District of Halton at Milton under deposit number G-44 (dated June 25, 1997) a description of the site and plans of the Fairy Lake Dam Rehabilitation in the Fairy Lake (Black Creek) at Fairy Lake, Mill Street, Acton, Ontario in front of Part Lot 28, Concession 2. Written objections based on the effect of the work on marine navigation should be di- rected not later than one month from the date of this notice to: Director General, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 201 North Front Street, Suite 703, Sarnia, Ontario N7T 8B1 The approval of the capital expenditure for this project is still subject to the approval of the Town of Halton Hills. Dated at the Town of Halton Hills this 10th day of February 1999. Brian Shynal Manager of Parks and Cemeteries Recreation and Parks Department PUBLIC NOTICE Prospect Park Master Plan Request for Public Comment A master plan is being prepared for Prospect Park to serve as guide for future park improvements over the long term. The master plan process provides for extensive community participation to ensure that the best possible Park Master Plan is achieved. To date, public input regarding the future use of the park has been collected through an opinion sur- vey and public workshop culminating in a report entitled "Prospect for the Future" (January 1997). Copies of this report are available for reference at Halton Hills Libraries, the Acton Community Centre, and at the Recreation and Parks Department. Members of the public are invited to review the report and provide any further comments by writ- ten submission to the Recreation and Parks Department prior to March 8th, 1999. Based upon an analysis of public input and physical factors, alternative park concept plans will be prepared and presented to the public for further com- ment. A final park development plan will be prepared for consideration and adoption by Council. For further information, please contact Bryan Shynal, Man- ager of Parks and Cemeteries at 873-2601 extension 274 or by email at bryans@town.haltonhills.on.ca Written comments should be forwarded to 1 Halton Hills Drive, P.O. Box 128, Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario L7G 5G2 P.O. Box 128, 1 Halton Hills Drive, Halton Hills (Georgetown), ON L7G 5G2 Tel.: 905-873-2600 Tor.: 416-798-4730 Fax: 905-873-2347 ACTON IGA Hometown Proud! 12 Main St Acton 853-1960