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20 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2007 Spring seat-belt campaign decision not to wear their seat belts. The Provincial Traffic Safety Program is focused on reducing injuries and saving lives 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year across the entire province. The Spring Seat Belt Campaign proactively raises the motor- ing publics awareness and supports the long-term goal of reducing fatal and serious in- jury collisions, the OPP says. One Seat Belt requires every occupant in a motor vehicle to be buckled up properly while occupying a seat where a seat belt is available. Seat belt and child restraint systems have been proven time and time again to reduce the number of deaths and seri- ous injuries in motor vehicle collisions. Approximately one in three fatalities on our roads involves drivers and/or passengers who made the Spring may not have com- pletely arrived, but the OPPs Provincial Seat Belt Cam- paign has. The provincial initiative runs for a 15-day period from Monday, April 16 through to Monday, April 30. The annual campaign is to raise awareness of the im- portance of wearing seat belts as well as proper use of child restraints in vehicles. The new legislation as of 01 December 2006, One Person, The Acton Mens Golf League sign-up time is not just around the corner its here. Interested golfers must sign up at Acton Meadows golf course with Maggie as soon as possible says league PRO Dave Allan. Registration this year is $65 with 10 and 20 game packages available from the pro shop at discount prices. Golfers wishing to play Wednesday or Thursday nights must be one of the first 140 to register. After the 140 mark anyone signing up is limited to Thursday night play only. League play commences on May 2 but interested players can sign up now. Further information is available from Dan Allen at 519-853-3951 or Maggie at 519-853- 9803. Mens Golf League sign-up PROPERTY GUYS BANTAMS: Coach Jeff Townsley, Assistaant coaches Paul Az- zopardi and Clarke Murray. Players Cameron Coady, Kyle Adema, Jake Box, Cody Fram, Eric Otten, Steven Mitchell, Christopher Azzopardi, Kaitlyn Chadwick, Tyler Townsley, Eric Cardoso, Chris Dunlop, Dylan Couture, Luke McIntyre and Luke Foster. Missing from photo are Tom Rivers and Chris Chaisson. - Submitted photo Acton Minor Ball Features league baseball for everyone 4-18 years Acton Minor Ball is still accepting reg- istrations for the 2007 baseball season. League play baseball is available for all ages and skill levels, for children from 4 to 18 years old. For the young beginners, Blastball is a great introduction to team sports. Blast- ball games are held on Tuesday nights, in Acton. Grasshopper, the next level up, accommodates children 6-7 years old; they play on Mondays and Thursdays, and again stay in Acton. Actons hardball teams are mixed, and are open to children of all skill levels. From Rookie to Bantam, all home games and practices are played in Acton, with away games played in Georgetown. New for this year is a Midget team, available for players that are 17-18 years old; Midget is the only group that plays both home and away games in George- town. Girls Softball is available at the Bantam level, and they play within the Intercounty Softball Association. Home games and practices are in Acton, and the team travels throughout the local area. You can register on line at www.acton- minorball.com, or call 519-853-4756 to arrange for drop off registration. SUGAR AND SPICE AND PUPPY DOG TAILS: Little girls and little dogs are a match made in heaven as is shown by this adorable bunch. Krissi Kingston brought Lilly and Cookie to the Rabies Clinic hosted by the Up- per Credit Humane Society at Elmira Farm Service in Ospringe last Saturday. - Rebecca Ring Photo Acton Tanners Minor Hockey Association Annual General Meeting Will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:00p.m. Acton Legion PROPOSED EXECUTIVE SLATE President: Dave Eagan Vice President Business Operations: Arlene Fritz Treasurer: Kim Bandy-Bollert Secretary: Debbie Duin Vice President: Bill Curry For any nominations, contact the Acton Minor Hockey Association at 853-1200, before April 18th, 2007. Voting Members include: parents of players, coaching staff and all volunteers within the AMHA. Tryouts April 21,22 See www.actontanners.com for details Earth Day happenings Earth Day is Sunday, April 22 and Rockwood Library is cel- ebrating with a rain forest mural project. Come and pick up a piece of the rain forest to colour with markers, crayons or pencil crayons, and return it by Friday, April 20. It will be assembled and displayed in the childrens area. On Friday, April 27, children are invited to spend the PD Day at the library from 12 to 3 pm. Make earth friendly arts and crafts by turning trash into treasure. This will be followed by the film Hoot, where three children have an unexpected adventure when they try to protect rare birds. An Earth inspired snack will be served. Very young children must be accompanied by an adult. Plant trees for Earth Week. On Saturday, April 28, the Town- ship is offering trees for food. Bring a non-perishable food bank donation to Rockmosa or Marden Community Centres and take as many free trees as you wish. The seedlings are given on a first come-first serve basis, beginning at 9 am. Bring grocery size bags to put them in. Most importantly, take time to notice what you consume, how far the product had to travel, and how much packaging it has. Buy local, buy fresh. Bring your own bags to the store. Think about whether a produce item really needs its own bag, such as a bunch of bananas or a turnip. After all, many fruits and vegetables come in their own packages, their skins. Walk or cycle when you can. EWAG, EDHS team up for road race East Wellington Advisory Group (EWAG), in partner- ship with Erin District High Schools Athletic Coun- cil and Raiders athletes, is hosting the fourth annual 5K/10K road race and run for family health in Erin on Sunday, May 6. Purpose of the event is to raise funds, but also to raise awareness of the need to increase physical activity, especially for children. Canada has one of the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world with 26% considered overweight or obese. Added to this pediatricians are seeing a rise in the incidence of type 2 diabetes, childhood hy- perlipidemia, hypertension and diabetes in severely overweight children. The need for an active, healthy lifestyle has never been greater. Parents who assume their kids will lose those few extra pounds as soon as the warm weather hits should know a recent study shows that children actually gain weight during the summer months by being inactive, eating too much fast foods too often. Parents can set the ex- ample by participating in walking or running just 30 minutes a day, three times a week. It will significantly benefit health, and may help lower blood pressure, help lose weight and increase endurance, EWAG states. The May 6 Run offers a special family walk and a 1K Fun Run for kids under 12 a great first step toward an active, healthy future. Runners and walkers of all abilities are invited and are encouraged to show their support. Proceeds will be shared by EWAG, EDHS Athletic Council and Spe- cial Olympics. Enter online at www. runningroom.com or call EWAG community relations at 519-833-9696 ext. 230. Cemetery committee irked... Continued from page 19 ing and maintaining the cemetery chapel. He asked why the fund had changed columns in the statements. Breen agreed that some- thing was odd about the fund balance numbers. Milne and Wingate con- tinued to press for answers and White continued to say council needed time to look into it. Finally, he invited them to write out a list of specific questions and council would do their best to find answers. He invited them to meet anytime re- garding this issue. He said the cemetery is a top prior- ity as council is currently evaluating options for its management. He added, In the meantime, the grass will be cut and there is money set aside in the new budget for cemetery infrastruc- ture, to repair monuments, etc. Wingate indicated that if they did not get all their questions answered, they would request a forensic audit. White said, It is our goal to resolve these issues, bring the cemetery up to grade and find qualified personnel to manage it.