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from The New ¥ Tanner! qoomso" MOTOR PRODUCTS 1990 Silverado Stepside Rockwood * 856-222 What's Jean Somerville exam- ines one of the Millenium bulbs the Acton Horticul- tural Society is planting with Guide Ariella Hess.} See photo on Page 2. Awedding at home plate through an arch of baseball bats? See Page 3. Fifty years married. Two Acton couples reached the gold ring at celebra- tions on the weekend. Rebecca and Amanda Nellis remind us to look at Page7. 'CLOCKS Back Saturday! Worried about millennium bug bite? Bring your concerns and questions to a public meet- ing on November 10, when a panel of experts will give Y2K briefings to Acton area resi Organized by the Acton Seniors Centre, the public is invited to hear officials from the police and fire departments, emergency serv- ices, Bell, the Bank of Montreal, Halton Hills ts. Hydro, the Town and the Region, explain their Y2K readiness. The millennium, or Y2K problem, stems from a two-digit format used in computer hard- ware and software. There could be system fail- ures in date sensitive, non-compliant equip- ment, triggered when the century changes and 2000 comes up as "00." It looks like there is little to worry about as the Town, fire department, Region and others report they are ready. In a briefing last week to councillors, Halton Hills Fire Chief Bill Cunningham reported it will be "business as usual" on January 1, 2000. The Y2K meeting will be held in the Acton Seniors Centre at 7:30 p.m. For more information call 853-5951. 2 Federal funding for Acton murals Scenes from past Steal cash at Legion A "substantial" amount of cash - proceeds from a week- end reception - was_ stolen from the Royal Canadian Le- gion on Wright Avenue be- tween | a.m. October 17 and8 p.m. on the 19th. There were no visible signs of entry and police have no suspects or witnesses. The cash was stored in the bar area. Police ask anyone. with information tocontact 12 Division CIB or Crimestoppers. Pot bust A 19-year-old Ballinafad man was charged with pos- session of a small amount of marijuana at 9:30 Sunday morning after a bag of pot fell out of his pants pocket while he was being investigated by police for another unrelated matter. Police said the arrest took place on the corner of Divi- sion Street and Norman Ay- enue, but didn't know what caused the officer to stop the man in the first place. AWARD WINNER: Acton's Dorothy Rognvaldson's tireless volunteering and willingness to help oth- ers earned her a 1999 Senior of the Year award from the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recrea- tion. Rognvaldson received a plaque and thanks from Halton Hills Mayor Marilyn Serjeantson on Monday night. -- Frances Niblock photo Ontario award for Dorothy Rognvaldson Acton volunteer Dorothy Rognvaldson, 81, cried mod- est, humble tears as she re- ceived a standing ovation on Monday night at the Halton Hills Civic Centre after receiv- ing a 1999 Senior of the Year award from the Town on be- half of the Ministry of Citizen- ship, Culture and Recreation. "Thank you, thank you," an emotional Mrs. Rognvaldson said after Mayor Marilyn Serjeantson presented her with a plaque and read a two-page list of Mrs. Rognvaldson's unflagging efforts on behalf of the community. With the energy of some- one half her age, Mrs. Rognvaldson was described as dependable, enthusiastic, compassionate, resilient, kind, warm, friendly, open, honest and full of common sense wisdom. "This 81-year-old lady is dynamite and always on the go," Serjeantson said, calling Mrs. Rognvaldson a person that can be depended upon to get things done, whether working at Trinity United Church, on the board of Halton Hills Community Sup- port and Information, organ- izing and ee breakfast treats for Big Brothers or driv- ing Red Cross or cancer pa- tients to appointments. Like all excellent volun- teers, Mrs. Rognvaldson of- fers to help before she's asked See DOROTHY, Page 2 for arena, By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Scenes from Acton's past will welcome its future in two heritage murals that will be painted on a downtown build- ing wall and inside the Acton arena, to mark the turn of the century. An $8,670 grant from the Canadian Millennium Partner- ship Program, added to $10,000 from the Acton BIA (Business Improvement Area) and donations from the Rotary Club of Acton and the Town, will help pay the esti- mated $30,000 cost of the two murals. Acton's Don Payne, chair of Heritage Halton Hills, spearheaded the grant re- quest for murals that he said will focus on heritage themes. "The one at the four cor- ners will have an emphasis on the industrial and commercial heritage of the community, so the tanning industry will natu- rally be prominent, " Payne said on Tuesday, adding the mural in the arena could in- clude images of hockey on Henderson's Pond and the Acton Citizens' Band. The grant was formally announced on Monday and Payne said the project com- mittee would now complete background Syme for art- ists who will be invited to sub- mit sketches of their propos- als for a competition. Payne said they could put "paint to walls" in the arena as soon as they have an art- ist, but it will take longer to prepare the brick wall on the building at the north west Mill-Main corner of Mill and Main Streets. Joy Thompson, the Town's manager of recreation services, said although they'd applied for $10,200. they are grateful and more fundraising is needed. "We've done a little bit of a quiet campaign, just asking people to support the devel- opmnent of ue murals," mpson. said, adding re- sponse had been good. Acton Councillor Norm Elliott, who is on the project committee, is particularly in- terested in the proposal for the arena. "The mural would be placed on the panel that you first see when you walk into the arena, right above the glass looking out over the ice surface. Both murals will en- hance Acton," Elliott said. Acton BIA co-ordinator Janis Fread said the idea of a downtown mural had been discussed in the past, but the millennium project involving two murals didn't come to- gether until Councillor Norm Elliott began looking into a mural at the arena. "Now we have to fine tune the proposals. The board of managers of the BIA agrees the mural at the parkette will have to be compatible with the vegetation and the trees. It ill have to attract the eye, but not distract passing mo- torists," Fread said. The mural committee is unsure if its target "unveil- ing" date of Canada Day, 2000, .is still feasible because the grant process took longer than expected. ¥ ges Achilles pe We'll check up: = We'll change: We'll Top Up: GNA rc f SPECIALIZED * Battery + Radiator Fluid * Fluids Ss Ch ye alll : -MAZDA SERVICE -- - Muffler - WIPER "Windshield Washer 77> SK WD - Brakes BLADES * Brake Fluid Fy a ee z . Late + Automatic Transmission Fluid yy =e | GENUINE KARTS _- Wire Set ; ; 357 Queen St. Acton AND ACCESSORIES And we'll change your oil and install a new filter. --o (519) 853-0200