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8 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 You are invited to attend a PARENT INFORMATION EVENING Parents of students who are planning to attend Acton High School or Georgetown District High School in September 2007 are welcome to come and hear more about the Grade 9 program, services for students, and diploma requirements. Parents should attend the Parents Information Night at their home school (the school designated for their community). For more information, please contact the school office. Acton High School Georgetown District High School Wednesday, January 17th Thursday, January 18th Large group presentation: 7 p.m Refreshments: 5:30 p.m. Small group questions and Small groupsFrench Immersion, answers session: 7:45 p.m. Special Education and Tours: 8:30 p.m. Essential Program: 6:00 p.m. (519) 853-2920 Large group assembly: 6:45 p.m. Display/tours: 7:30-9:00 p.m. (905) 877-6966 HALTON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD W. Joudrie, Director of Education Gillian Tuck Kutarna, Chair ATTENTION -- PARENTS OF GRADE 8 STUDENTS Whats Your Beef? Put it in a letter to the Editor! Deadline is Tuesday at noon. Could this be the year without winter? asks En- vironment Canada in its review of December s weather across this prov- ince. December is typically the start of the winter season with cold temperatures and snow, but this year record breaking temperatures for the month were recorded throughout Ontario. In many areas of the province it was the warm- est December on record. In places where temperatures were not the warmest, they were the second warmest. It was so warm only a few communities in Northern and Northwestern Ontario had a white Christmas. Temperatures in this area were 4.7 degrees warm- er than normal for the month. Ski and snowmobile ar- eas didnt have a great start to the season. Even though precipitation in December was within normal values, warmer temperatures meant that all the precipitation that fell was rain. Winter sports enthusiasts werent To the editor, On behalf of the members of Council and the community of Halton Hills, it is my pleasure to extend our appreciation to The New Tanner for supporting the recent Celebration of Arts event in Halton Hills. The exciting week of music, theatre and artistic expression was a tremendous success due in part to the outstanding performances from well-known artists, the entertainment from our local theatre groups, the wonderful art expressed by many local artists and the support of our lo- cal media. The coverage of the event in the local newspaper and the advertising play a vital role in the overall success of an event and your support is greatly appreciated. It was truly a remarkable experience and a wonderful Celebration of the Arts in our community. Thank you for your support. Yours sincerely, Mayor Rick Bonnette I cant put into words to say how wonder- ful it is to spend Christmas Day with my fellow Actonites. Thank you, Ann, for let- ting Bill and I be a small part of that day. The people of Acton are the most caring and giving that I have ever experienced. We are very blessed to live in this town. Every year we meet more people as this town continues to grow. Happy New Year Acton. Paulette and Bill Switzer. Editors note The Switzers were actively in- volved in the Community Christmas dinner. To the editor, I read in The New Tanner about the bank robbery in Acton. It was not right but some idiot did it. The bank is a good one and has good employees. Years ago my father worked in a bank in To- ronto. One day some idiot tried robbing the bank he worked in with a gun. My Dad fired a round into the ceiling and chased the ban- dit out of the bank, then down the street. The robber disappeared into the crowds while my dad disappeared into a bar for a few shots on his way back to the bank. Banks have changed over the years as have police, who now are better trained and equipped since my fathers day. But there will always be idiots who do dumb things for a buck. Thank you for your time, Yours truly, Norman Foote. P.S. At that time my father was licensed to carry a gun. December temperatures 4.7 degrees above normal here CHAIRMAN TRAVELS: Halton Chairman Gary Carr visited Halton Hills for Mondays Council meeting and chatted with Regional Ward 3/4 Councillor Jane Fogal and Mayor Rick Bonnette. Frances Niblock photo Normans dad knew how to deal with bank heists Christmas Day in Acton Week long Celebration of Arts tremendous success Mayor happy with the lack of snow but others were pleased it was costing them less to heat homes, and office buildings. Oleary... Continued from page 7 what the rest of the world thinks? Is this governance by opinion poll? Do you re- ally care what the polluting countries we were all set to pay off think? As an aside, have you noticed very few media editorialists are incensed by Jack Laytons NDP plan. Layton would break Can- adas commitment to both NATO and the mission to Afghanistan. A mission, I would add, that was started by the previous govern- ment. The changes Ive seen in our environment over my lifetime have been truly amazing. The changes in energy demands have been equally mind boggling. Just look at the size of houses today, look at the extra elec- trical appliances. In my younger days al- most no one had two cars. I could go on and on. I suggest that most people would not go back to a time just after WWII. So the problem is how do we rationalize our insatiable demand for en- ergy with out lifestyles? I cant answer that except to say our political processes will never solve the problem. It is up to each and every one of us to look at our lifestyle and change the habits that pollute or waste energy. In the immortal words of Kermit the Frog: Its not easy being green.