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18 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2006 Sale ends December 31/06 STRANDZ Hair Design Styles for Men & Women ???? ???????????? ?? ? ????????????? ???????? ???????????? Merry Christmas to all of our customers Our Open House is Dec. 24, 9-12noon. Come in for some Christmas Cheer! Open New Years Eve Dec. 31, 9-12noon for your convenience. We wish everyone a Happy New Year & look forward to seeing you in the New Year! -Jen & Merna ???? ???? ?????? EWAG NEWS Three local projects ben- efitted from the federal governments New Horizons for Seniors program from a total of $56,784 in fund- ing, MP Michael Chong announced Monday. The lions share of the fund- ing $25,000 went to the East Wellington Advisory Group (EWAG) for a seniors club to be established in Rockwood. The aim is to re- duce social isolation through implementation of social, recreational and intergenera- tional programs. The Bennett Health Care Centre in Georgetown re- ceived $17, 834 for a Memories to Talk About program a project to imple- ment weekly activities where volunteers and residents of the Centre participate in and create a memory book to increase communication abilities. Finally, another $13,950 goes to the Community Resource Centre of North and Centre Wellington for a project to provide free, vol- unteer-based transportation for seniors. Among other measures the federal government is working on for seniors are the following: -Bringing forward legis- lation to make it easier for seniors to apply for and re- ceive the Guaranteed Income Supplement; -Increasing the Pension Income Credit from $1,000 to $2,000 per year; -Introducing a Tax Fairness Plan that will increase the age credit by $1,000 (from $4,066 to $5,066) effective this tax year. EWAG Thanks All Who Have Supported the Food Bank This Christmas! A million thank yous to all who have supported the food bank this Christmas with do- nations of food, toys, clothing and financial contributions. You can all be extremely happy in knowing that you have assisted in making the holidays a little brighter for many, many individuals and families in your community. We will continue to ac- cept donations right up until Thursday, December 21 at 4 p.m. After this time, we will be closed for the holidays un- til Monday, January 8, 2007. Should you wish to donate after Thursday, we hope you will hang on to your donation until the New Year. Despite the fact that Christ- mas hampers will have been handed out, the need for assistance is present all year and we can always use your donations. Once again THANK YOU! EWAG Staff and Volunteers wish you all a very Mer- ry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year! Holiday Hours Please take note that the EWAG Shops and Offices will be closed for the holidays from Friday, December 22 Mon- day, January 8. Location and Hours EWAG Community Support Services is located at 106 Church Street and is open Monday Thursday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and the Encore Shop is also open Fridays and Saturdays from noon until 4 p.m. Call for information at 856-2113. www.e-wag.on.ca. Rockwood Seniors benefit from new Federal funds SANTAS HELPER: The Village Sweet Shop held its Christmas Open House recently. Shoppers of all ages visited for gift ideas and to sample tasty treats. Owner Leah Young- blut said to place orders early so as not to miss out. Five-year old Mikayla Meeussen was treated to a candy cane while shopping with her Mom, Kelly. Rebecca Ring Photo