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THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1999 THE NEW TANNER 3 HELPING HANDS: Patrons at The Corner Pocket collected items for the Salvation Army Food Bank as part of their recent pool tournament. Among the participants were, from left: Shane Haslam, Kendall Brown, Salvation Army representative Susan Kuechler, Nick Mastro, Brian Field and Mitch Moore. - Corner Pocket teens give back to community BY MAGGIE PETRUSEHVSKY The New Tanner While it is one of Acton's newest businesses, The Cor- ner Pocket has already made a contribution to the commu- nity. Opened April 1 as a rec- Teational spot for teens, pa- trons have already held their first pool tournament and do- nated half the proceeds to a needy area family with help from the Salvation Army. Ted and Debbie Fendley opened the place to give Acton kids a "place to go that would keep them off the streets." Located in what used to be a taxi stand on Mill Street West, The Corner Pocket has a small snack bar and an assortment of games kids enjoy - pool, air hockey, pin ball, fooz ball, some com- puter games, even a jukebox and a card table should the kids fancy a game of cards. Ted Fendley works with a cable television firm. Debbie tuns the store. "We're open Monday through Saturday from 10 to 10 and from noon to 8 on Sun- days," she says. "There is al- ways adult supervision here." __ Their own children range in age from 16 to 23. "You know how some kids bring home stray animals," Debbie explains. "Well, my daughter brought home stray kids. Now, we're here for the kids. If they want to come in and talk, whatever gets said, goes no further. A lot of the kids played hockey. We'd go to their games. They're a good, polite bunch of kids." Their patrons know the rules, Fendley says. That means no alcohol, no drugs and as of last week, no smok- ing indoors. When they deciaea to go smoke free, the Fendleys fig- ured their patrons might ob- ject. Fendley says she was pleased to discover they didn't. Even on the first day no one even mentioned it. "They saw the signs and they just took it outside," she says. When her patrons began talking about a pool tourna- ment, Fendley agreed to or- ganize one for them. Entry fees were partly cash and partly non-perishable food for aneedy family. The cash went for the trophies and the Sal- vation Army found a family in need of the food. - walking through the door -- Smoking choice should be left to businesses: Labombard they want." Concerned that none of the bars, restaurants, pool halls and other places that will affected by the ban have Continued from Page 1 Guelph, but would also in- crease the number of public bowlers. come forward with any com- ments yet, Council asked staff to specifically invite them to the next public meeting on the proposed smoking bylaw. While the bowling alley was not included in the 1993 bylaw, Labombard said smok- ing is banned during all youth bowling programs, all day Saturday and Sunday and af- ter school. "When the product is le- gal, when smoking is legal, I have more of a problem with government dictating to me, : that they (smokers) can't do a legal thing in my business," Labombard said. "T should, as a business owner, be able to put a big non-smoking sign on my door, or a sign saying when smoking is allowed, or that it's not. Now it's up to my cus- tomers if they want to come 7. i* OPENING the customer dictates what Drivers wontedt(@) Georgetown Volkswagen@®) 199 Guelph St. Georgetown * DIGIROLAMO'S * GREENHOUSES ° Growers of Fine Quality Perennials, Annuals and Herbs 8890 Eighth Line Y MAY 7th R.R. #2 Chris Miller GEORGETOWN of Acton invites HWYs7 you to come and 4 ACTON ; saaoae * see our great : q g z \ selection of z 3 Z Volkswagen a SSIDERD. = a models , STEELES 877-5285 Gace 733 Attention Residents of Halton Hills (Georgetown & Acton) WE'D LIKE TO As part of the Region of Halton's ongoing watermain maintenance | MAKE THIS PERFECTLY CLEAR program Regional staff and our contractor will be cleaning watermains in the Town of Halton Hills this year. For Georgetown, watermains will be cleaned south of Maple Avenue and east to Norval. For Acton, watermains will be cleaned in the entire distribution system. This program will commence the weekend of May 2, 1999 and continue each day until the scheduled work for 1999 is completed. There will be some inconvenience. Discoloured water is discharged during cleaning and we don't want it finding its way into your home. There are some simple things you can do to help when we are working on your street: BLUEBERRY BUCKLE EDEN MILLS ° guakity cotton fabrics Look no further for e Donot use water or flush toilets between the times indicated your quilting needs on your blue letter which we will provide to you approximately Fabrics by Hoffman, 2 days prior to working on your street. Northcott Silks, Moda « When we are finished for the day on your street, turn on the and ...more cold water tap in your basement and let the water run until clear. This may create air in your system, and if so. go to the highest point in your home and turn the cold water tap on and let let it run until the air is out of the line. To keep informed of our progress, check the ads in this newspaper again and look for our blue letter in your mailbox for the dates we'll be working on your street. * Excellent Prices ; * Notions and Patterns * Quilting classes 856-9599 Minutes from Acton Questions? _ Please call 878-8113, ext. 7704, 7705 or 7706. Regional staff will be available to answer your questions. "4 Be. Sat ago 2h PEM Mr Re Me Ce te 12 Main St Acton 853-1960 SEs ar eee) ee EL) TS IN THE AIR GET YOUR GARDEN SUPPLIES HERE!