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THE NEW TANNERTUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2008 23 The Acton Firefighters Association would like to say a great big thank you to one and all for making this years Santa Claus Parade the best one yet! Pionner HiBred Purity Life Dover Flour Superior Glove Geo Foundations The Dance Inn Lakeview Convenience Halton Chamber of Commerce Tim Hortons Corp. Galvcast Herbal Magic St. Josephs Church R Fund Knox Presbyterian Church Halton Gas Dolliver Surveying Dennys Insurance Absolute Martial Arts MacKinnon Family Funeral Home Wellington County Marketplace Acton Auto Tech Acton Rotary Club Acton Seniors Ctr. Acton YMCA Childcare Jim Graham Halton Powerline Acton Precast Blue Springs Flower Shop St. Lawrence Cement Giant Tiger Nellis Construction Valerie Bronizewski St. Josephs Catholic Womens League Daniel Varanelli Acton Home Hardware Acton Optical Halton Hills Electric Rallis Burger Family Restaurant Daughters of Knox 197 Legion Ladies Auxiliary 1st Acton Scouts Maple Lodge Farms Royal Canadian Legion Br. 197 Knights of Columbus Royal Bank of Canada Joan Ford Carquest Acton Smooth Solutions Hide House All the float participants; The Parade Judges - Bill Dawkins, John Mc- Nabb, Jon Hurst, Bob MacKinnon & Harold Townsley; Sobeys for the candy; Residents of Birchway Place for candy; Halton Hills Hydro for postage; the Clowns; Sandy French of Cogeco for TV coverage & Clark Sommervill and Terry Foster for TV commentary; The New Tanner, The Independent Free Press for coverage; Al Scott - Parade Marshall; Jeanette Collier for office support; Jim Thornhill - resident chef; Tara Oaks for transportation of Mr & Mrs Claus; John Dunne & Kathy Levere for spe- cial services; active & retired Postal Workers for collecting the letters for Santa; so many others behind the scene; and to all who turned out along the parade route, again many many thanks to all of you. Have a safe and happy Christmas Season Acton Firefighters Association Bill Spielvogel, Parade Chairman NEW YEARS DAY ESTATE SALE Antiques & Collectables Thurs, January 1, 2009 11:00am - Preview from 9:00am Humes Auction Hall 9313 Esquesing Line (4th Line), Milton 4 generations of unique high end antique furniture, jewllery, art, lamps, baby grand piano. Collectible names such as Tiffany, Meissen, Royal Crown Derby, Birks Sterling, etc. PARTIAL LISTING: Large selection of oak furniture including oak hall seat, heavily carved sideboard; Victorian furniture, baby grand piano, barristers bookcase, birds eye maple bedroom, French gilded 7 foot wall mirror, mahogany furniture including corner cabinet, assorted pine furniture, Tiffany ped- estal dish; Exquisite Meissen cherub mirror & matching vases, Pr of cranberry lustres, Dresden, Royal Doulton dinnerware, Royal Doulton dinnerware, Royal Doulton figuines, Birks sterling, Set of silver flatware, Royal Crown Derby, Weller jardiniere, Pairpoint items, Bradley & Hubbard lighting, slag lamps, estate jewllery, selection of crocks, Norwell watercolour, assorted prints and oils. DONt MISS THIS SPECTACULAR SALE! Auctioneers: Norm Webster 905-703-1107 Michel (hoss) Bertrand 877-776-6854 www.globalassestssolutions.com Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Drive safe Hair Salon Silvercreek Spa 519-853-0811 & Monica, Yvette, Sherry Wishing our customers, neighbours and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Properous New Year. We will be on holiday until Jan 12, 2009 Tel: 519-853-8530 12865, Hwy 25 www.besttiredeals.ca Acton, ON. Quality/Service/Price ????? ???????? ???????????????? ???????? ?????? My column will be short and sweet this week due to a very early deadline. Over 50 seniors and care- givers enjoyed the 10th annual Tour of Lights. Every year the displays get more imaginative, and stunning. Thank goodness for LED lights which help keep the hydro costs down. Big thanks goes to Wayne Stewart and Pat Graham, the Tyler drivers who not only volunteer their time but take the time before hand to check out where the best displays are. They toured Acton, Georgetown and Norval. Margaret An- derson and Mary Walsma (our president and vice president) prepared and served treats and a warm drink to the returning travel- lers, and, of course, a special thanks to Ted Tyler, without his generosity it wouldnt be possible. At Wednesday evenings euchre the high lady was Pat Stark, the high man Pat Galton, the lone hand was held by Henry Wedge, and the booby prize was won by Mae Laing. The next evening euchre will be on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2009. There were no mooners at Thursday afternoons bid euchre this week. Dont forget the Ac- ton Seniors Centre will be closed over the holiday season, closing at noon on Wednesday, Dec 24 and reopening at 9 a.m. on Janu- ary 5. Hopefully we will see many of you and your friends at the Fundraising Gala being held in the Community Hall on December 27. Tickets are available at the Centre, Ac- ton B.M.O, Prosperity One, and Blue Springs Spa. Dont forget to purchase your ticket for the January 8 social dinner. The cut-off date will be Monday, Jan 5. The travel desk is ar- ranging an overnight trip on March 23 and 24 to the Windsor Casino and a visit to Walker Candies. For more details re price etc; check the travel desk on a Monday or Friday morning. If you are interested put your name down. Betty is also trying to ar- range a trip to the Niagara Casino in the New Year and of course the regular month- ly Rama trip in January will be on Wednesday, Jan 28. In closing, I would like to wish all the New Tan- ner readers a very happy Christmas, a joyous holiday season, and a healthy New Year. Christmas candles symbol of nativity Candles or tapers have long been used by Chris- tians as a symbol of Christ, The Light of the Worlds, but until electricity came to homes in the 19th cen- tury they were also part of everyday life in Canada. People made their own candles for centuries. At holy day time a large candle was lit in homes and displayed in a window the entire night to mark the Nativity. The custom still per- sists in some countries such as France, Ireland, Denmark and England, Canadian families light candles decorated with pine, or fir-branches dur- ing Christmas dinner but the meaning has been ob- scured by the passage of time. Candles are enjoying a come back again. Fire departments which must quench flames started by careless people are im- ploring residents to never leave lighted candles un- attended. Store helps needy family Acton Home Hardware gave back to the com- munity this Christmas by adopting a needy family from Acton. And Acton jumped in and helped. Several gifts were given to the children, enough to ensure Christmas was not part of their imagination but a reality. Mom was not forgotten either. Cash donations at the stores registers ensured gift cards could be pur- chased and a Christmas dinner enjoyed. Bill and Val Manes, Home Hardware owners and their staff, were ap- preciative of all the help they received in making sure Christmas was a joy- ful one for their adopted family. The commun- ity of Acton truly has a heart that makes wishes come true, they said. Believe there is a Santa Claus and hes here in Acton.