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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009 8 Lynn Trenton Ultrasound Technologist 127 Parkview Lane, Rockwood, ON www.babybonus3dultrasound.com email: lynn@babybonus3dultrasound.com Every baby is a miracle... 519.856.2679 Memorial to be decommissioned Town DigestGone, but not forgottenThe aging Memorial Arena in Georgetown will be decommissioned a polite way of saying de- molished but it will be memorialized forever. The Memorial Arena will continue to be used until another ice surface is built, but only enough money will be put into the 86-year-old facility to keep it safe and useable. Council unanimously voted to decommission the Mill Street facility, faced with the fact that even if they spent a lot of money on the building, it would still be sub-par. The Town voted last year to spend $1-million over the next four years to keep it operational. The facility runs at an annual deficit of $130,000 annually. There are strong feel- ings for Memorial Arena, which played a large role in development of hockey in Georgetown. Noting that the George- town Hockey Heritage Council has a number of suggestions on how to honor the building, Ward Two Councillor and former NHL referee Bryan Lewis, who said he began his ca- reer in the facility, said, The building itself may disappear, but Memorial Arena will never disappear it will be memorialized forever. Members of the George- town Arena Task Force will report back to Council this spring on ways of de- veloping new ice surfaces. Even with Memorial in use, theres a need for two additional ice surfaces to meet the need in Halton Hills. Revealing thaw The recent thaws have revealed why the Town is preparing for its annual spring clean up blitz snow no longer covers much of the garbage and debris that has been left along road- sides and in parks over the winter. The Towns 20-minute makeover when busi- nesses, organizations, schools and citizens are asked to clean up their part of Town for 20 min- utes is slated for Friday April 17. Last year all of the schools in Halton Hills took part in the blitz and at a recent Council meeting Mayor Rick Bonnette said he hoped for the same level of support this year. The Town-wide spring clean up takes place the next day on Saturday, April 18 and the focus in on public property parks, open spaces and roadsides. People taking part are asked to register with the Towns works department in advance and take ad- vantage of an offer of free gloves and garbage bags. Fond farewell A public farewell recep- tion and dinner will be held on Friday, April 3 to formally say thanks and goodbye to retired Acton physician Dr. David Van- derbent, who for 40 years, offered care and comfort to many area residents. Ill health forced Dr. Vanderbent to retire last year and now his former patients, family, friends and local politicians want to formally say goodbye, beginning with a meet and greet at the Royal Can- adian Legion, followed by a dinner. Tickets are available at Halton Hills Furniture, the Links2Care office on Mill Street, the Acton Seniors Centre and from Acton Councillor Jon Hurst at 519-853-2015. Any additional funds raised through ticket sales will be added to a bursary in Dr. Vanderbents name that will be awarded to an Acton High graduate who studies for a medically re- lated profession. Salaries and expenses Salaries and expenses for municipal politicians in Halton Hills cost the Town $319,764 last year. The six members of the Towns Committee of Adjustment earned $5,676, and the two fence viewers/ prop- erty standards committee members earned $150. A mandatory annual re- port of the remuneration and expenses paid to mem- bers of council and others shows the lions share of remuneration went to Mayor Rick Bonnette who received salary and bene- fits valued at $60,914, along with $2,092 for con- ferences and seminars and $1,611 for parking, ETR and kilometrage. Three councillors sub- mitted conference and seminar fees, led by Ward Two Councillor Joan Rob- son who received $1,912 for conferences and semin- ars and $1,120 for parking, ETR and kilometrage. Ward Three Councillor Dave Kentner received $1,623 for seminars and conference and the high- est amount for parking, ETR and kilometrage at $1,915. Three councillors Jane Fogal, Actons Jon Hurst and Bryan Lewis did not submit any expenses for conferences and seminars or parking, ETR and kilo- metrage. Finds Irish Humour offensive To the editor, I am writing with regards to the Mike OLeary column of March 12 2009, titled Irish Humour. I am wondering what was your rea- soning in allowing the last two jokes to be published? One deals with a drunk,a priest and the use of the confessional as a toi- let. The other deals with a lost mono- grammed golf ball which is found stuck right in the middle of the cows fanny. It continues, Still holding the cows tail up, I yelled to my wife, Hey, Bridget, this looks like yours!. If this column had been titled Polish Humour or Canandian Humour, would it have been pub- lished? I am also wondering if Mr. OLeary would feel comfortable telling these jokes to his children (and their chil- dren) or to a priest? I find the last joke mentioned above to be offensive on many levels. As a person of Irish parentage, as a woman, as a mother , and as an avid newspaper reader, I feel the content is more suited to a dirty joke book than to a small town, family newspaper. I am looking forward to your re- sponse. Carmel Euwen Editors note Columnists are al- lowed a certain amount of latitude, not extended to other items in the newspaper. Sometimes they tread a fine line between what is acceptable and what is not. In this case Carmel Euwen found it offensive. Others may have, too. We regret any offence it may have caused.