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Your Hometown Newspaper Volume 10 No. 51 Thursday, December 20, 2007 THE NEW Newstand Price 40 + GST WHATS INSIDE Rent-A-Car Daily Weekly Monthly 856-0000 286 Alma Street, Rockwood ILLAGE 387 Queen St. East, Acton TO ITS WORTH THE DRIVE ACTON MOTORS 8531280 04 Ranger - 5 Speed White Christmas? Despite predictions of a green Toronto Christmas, the weather guys think theres enough left from last weekends big storm to keep everyone in the area dreaming of a white Christmas despite temperatures above freezing. It looks like Santa will be OK on Christmas Eve when the mercury dips. Bulletin from the North Pole: Santa says theres lots of snow, so Rudolph and the other rein- deer will have easy sledding Christmas Eve. Churches celebrate birth of Christ ???????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Candlelight services, pageants all part of celebration Churches in Acton and area are celebrating Christmas in a variety of ways including childrens and candlelight services, carols and readings. Some are having their ser- vices on Sunday evening as opposed to Christmas Eve. The prelude to the Christmas season, Advent, was ushered in with a community Advent service at Bethel Christian Reform Church on December 2, the fi rst Sunday in Advent with the Acton Ministerial Association. At St. Josephs Church, preparations for Christmas began also with an Advent Retreat preached by Bishop Ustrzyobe. St. Albans Anglican Church which follows a liturgical schedule, has three services on Christmas Eve beginning with a childrens service at 5 p.m. for children and grand- parents alike. A family service will be held at 7:30 p.m. and the traditional Christmas Eve service is at 11 p.m. with Rev. Canon J. Mark Tiller. At Bethel Bethel Christian Reform Church is having a Christ- mas candlelight service at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday which includes a Christmas pro- duction about a handicapped boy at a childrens home who listens to a radio reading of the Christmas story. It comes alive in his imagination and he sees the shepherds visit the Christ child and the Holy Continued on Page 2 We wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas Publisher and Staf f Rockwoods annual Farm- ers Parade of Lights is a lighting spectacle. See pho- tos Page 14 Camp Bucko is the recipient of a nice sum from Acton Fire Fighters. See Page 23 Is Christmas just retail, re- tail, retail? See Page 8 All of our wonderful advertisers are wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season. Youll see it all throughout all our pages this week.