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336 Guelph St. Georgetown 905-877-0149 Pea ase) Homeowners in the Acton and Limehouse areas will receive an early Christmas gift from Heritage Halton Hills in this issue of The New Tanner. The Historic Acton 2006 calendar, featuring photos of the town's past ac- companied by descriptive text, has been inserted into newspapers delivered to homes in Acton and Limehouse. This keepsake calendar has been pro- Historic Loon duced and distributed thanks to all the advertisers that supported the project, an annual fundraiser for Heritage Acton. Every month you'll enjoy a browse down memory lane and remember to support the advertisers, Calendars may also be purchased in Acton (for $5) at Alexanians, Halton Hills Furniture, Ed- ward Jones, Home Hardware and Mill Street Crossing. ILLAGE Rent-A-Car Daily e Weekly e Monthly 387 Queen St. East, Acton Halton Region Chair- man Joyce Savoline explains her decision not to run in the next election on Page 3. ana) Local farmers are fea- tured on 2006 calendar from The Ontario Farm Animal Council. Story on Page 22. Acton PeeWee AE Tan- ners win the Silver Stick Regional Champion- ship in Haliburton. See Sports on Page 26. CHRISTMAS HAMPERS: Tackling the packing of Christmas food hampers at the old town hall last Friday were Julie Conroy, Kathy Sanford, Frances Marcoux, Helen Jocque, Rosealee Dawkins, Joyce Sprowl and Ernestine Foster. The joint program sponsored by Acton Rotary Club, Lakeside Chapter IODE, Salvation Army Acton Fam- ily Services and St. Vincent Charities of St. Joseph's Church is run by volunteers from all four organizations. 79 boxes of Christmas goodies packed for town, area families Volunteers from the Rotary Club, the IODE, Salvation Army and St. Vincent Charities from St. Joseph's Church were busy Friday afternoon packing 79 Christmas boxes for the needy of Acton and area. The boxes were full of goodies and staple food items including milk, juice and fresh fruit. Every family also received a gift voucher for a turkey, ' chicken or ham, depending on the size of the family. Food and toys for the boxes were sup- plied through the generosity of Acton _and area residents and businesses who donated food or money to the annual appeal. An added bonus this year for each family was a Gingerbread House baked and ready to decorate donated by MacMillan's of Acton. ~ Schools in the rural areas at Lime- house and Brookville joined Acton schools in contributing food and money which students collected. The food was sorted last Wednesday by volunteers from the four local agencies which cooperate annually in making sure the less fortunate enjoy Christmas. Members of Acton Rotary Club de- livered the boxes last weekend. HILLES MazDa 357 5/19 | 866 Parts 519 853 Email ») CDs witfo {@78 info@achillesma 286 Alma Street, Rockwood Busy time of year Jor clergy By FRANCES NIBLOCK | _ The New Tanner © With carols and candles, with joy and wonder, with prayer and open arms, Acton SEDs. of all ge tomorrow (Friday). By Christmas Day, most of Acton's clergy will be trying to get a second wind after officiating at services, second only to Easter as the busiest time of the year on the Church calendar. At St. Joseph Catholic Church, the first of three masses tomorrow (Friday) is at 5 p.m., followed by 7 p.m., and midnight; Father Bob Bulbrook expects lots of children at the first ser- vice, which will be-a little shorter in length. "The 7 o'clock service will be a bit longer and it will be a folk mass with guitars and stuff, and the Midnight Mass will include the regular choir," he said, adding that the Christmas Day mass is at 11 a.m. At Evangel Family Church, Pastor Will Sloos is gearing up for candle- light Christmas Eve service from 6 to 7 p.m. featur- ing Christmas carols and candlelight. Continued on page 2