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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010 7GRAPEVINELIFESAVER 5.5 Tremor hits Actonmemoir The Year of Finding The earth moved for 30 Memory, details the first genera-HONOUREDseconds in Acton at 1:41 p.m. tion immigrant experience in a on Wednesday rocked by a 5.5 small town. Joanne Wilson, the Towns magnitude earthquake with an Donor numbersGellert Facility Supervisor, was epicentre located 45-kilometres Sixty-six units of blood were north of Gatineau, Quebec, collected at the Canadian Blood honoured by Mayor Rick Bon-19-kilometres underground. The Services clinic at the Legion last nette recently for earning the quake was felt from the Ottawa-Thursday. Six people were de-Commonwealth Service Cross Quebec border area to Windsor, ferred for various reasons, and Ontario.there were two first-timers.Award and the Lifesaving So-At The New Tanner office, Clinic volunteers said a fond cietys Centenary Medal. the floor and plants shook as the farewell to long-time volunteer Frances Niblock photoquake rolled through the area. Joyce Buchanan who donated Environmental Canada tele-more than 50 years, on and off, phone lines were jammed with to the Red Cross clinics in Acton. callers reporting the incident and Fittingly, Bucanan, the Legion looking for details. Halton po-rep at the clinics, was presented A Message worth Repeatinglice report numerous calls from with a Bleeding Heart plant.people looking for information, The next clinic is July 14, from After a few false starts it ap-the deafening crash and felt a but no damage or injuries were 4 to 8 p.m., at the Acton arena/pears that summer is finally terrific jolt. Glass and steel flew The Wayreported. community centre.going to stay. With summer everywhere. My whole body I See ItSeniors celebrationWests warbles winholidays rapidly approaching seemed to be turning inside out. The Acton Seniors Centre Congrats to Actons Wendy we again remind you to take ex-I heard myself scream.celebrates its 15th anniversary West whose singing and song-tra care when driving around. Slowly I came to; it was very withand Seniors Month at a dinner on writing skills earned her first Children can be joyously ir-quiet. A police officer was Mike OLearyJune 24. A number of the volun-place at the recent Chartwell responsible. With the growing standing over me. Then I saw a teers who donate their time and Senior Centre Star Competition popularity of cycling, motor-paramedic. My body was man-talents to making the Centre a in Guelph.ists have to be on the watch for gled; I was covered with blood. I remember what it was like lively and interesting place to The win propels West, who them.Pieces of jagged glass were to be 17. You think you are in-be will receive Ontario Service also produces oil portraits and With the summer recess, es-sticking out all over. Strange that destructible. Sure, bad things Awards, and some will receive bronze sculptures, to the national pecially in high schools, comes I couldnt feel anything. There happen, but they never happen certificates from the federal gov-singing competition at the Royal the traditional end of year par-should be pain, I thought.to you. Life is a blast and you ernment.York Hotel this September.ties and dances. Some of these Why are they covering me up? live a charmed existence.Cancer fundraiserStill pollutedparties will be bush parties. Dont pull that sheet over my The roads today are much Tickets are still available for For the third week in a row, These can be especially danger-head. I cant be dead. Im only less safe than when I was a the Mary Lou Douglas Memorial high bacteria levels made it un-ous as young people gather in 17; Ive got a date tonight. I am kid. In addition to higher traf-Dance on Saturday at the Le-safe to swim or splash around secluded locations and some-supposed to grow up and have fic volumes, we now have the gion, where partiers will sport at the Old Beach in Prospect times drink to excess. Its not a wonderful life. I havent lived phenomenon known as road duck tails and poodle skirts for Park, one of five Halton beach-enough for parents to be de-yet. I cant be dead. Not me!rage. Its not enough to teach the 50s and 60s-themed event es deemed unsafe for swimming lude themselves that our child Later I was placed in a drawer. defensive driving habits. Now featuring music from The Boom-last week.is a good kid. Friends, if you My parents had to identify me. you have to watch for some jerk erangs. Beach water quality informa-convince yourself of that youre Why did they have to see me like throwing a hairy fit because you Proceeds from the dance, tion is available 24-hours a day probably wearing rose coloured this? Why did I have to look at didnt move over fast enough. which features a silent auction, by dialing 311 or 1-866-442-glasses.DMoms face when she faced the rivers today have to be alert light buffet, door prizes and a 5866. Teens traditionally chafe most terrible ordeal of her life? every single second they are be-cash bar, are earmarked for the Board members wantedunder parental rules. They con-Dad suddenly looked like an old hind the wheel.Acton Branch of the Canadian SAVIS the Sexual Assault stantly test the limits. This is all man. He told the man in charge, Children are our most prized Cancer Society. Tickets are avail-and Violence Intervention Ser-part of the maturing process. As Yes, this is our child.possessions. Getting their li-able at Links2Care, Giant Tiger, vices of Halton is looking for parents, the best we can do is The funeral was a weird ex-cense is a huge step in their RBC or call 519-853-1424.new Board members for the trust you have instilled in them perience. I saw all my relatives development. But they need to Immigrant songgroup that offers free counsel-the values and good judgement and friend walk toward the cask-be reminded that they are not in-A new non-fiction book by for-ling services to survivors of that will enable them to survive et. They passed by, one by one, vincible. The consequences of a mer Acton resident Judy Fong sexual violence, and educational unscathed until they mature. and looked at me with the sad-car accident can be devastating. Bates is receiving rave reviews programs to the community.Following is one strategy we dest eyes Ive ever seen. Some of Reminding them isnt nagging, as an elegant and surprising SAVIS operates from a femin-used that I can recommend.my buddies were crying. A few its saying I love you.book about a Chinese familys ist/anti oppression perspective There is a yellowed newspaper of the girls touched my hand and Please God, Im only 17.difficult arrival in Canada, and a and invites interested volunteers article stuck on our fridge. I cut sobbed as they walked away.The day I died was an ordin-daughters search to understand to call 905-825-3622.it out many, many years ago. Pleasesomebodywake me ary school day. How I wish I had remarkable and terrible truths Berry timeActually its a Dear Abby col-up! Get me out of here. I cant taken the bus! But I was too cool about her parents past lives.Tickets are still available for umn, (Yes I read Dear Abby. bear to see my Mom and Dad for the bus. I remembered how Fong Bates, who recounted the Strawberry Social at Knox Doesnt everyone?) Over the so broken up. My grandparents I wheedled the car out of Mom. growing up in Acton in her novel Presbyterian Church on Wed-years, as our children learned are so racked with grief they can Special favour, I pleaded, Midnight at the Dragon Cafnd nesday (June 30) from 4:30 to to drive, we made sure each of barely walk. My brother and sis-all the kids drive.China Dog: More Tales From a 6:30.them read and re-read it. Then When ters are like zombies. They move the 3:00 bell rang, I Chinese Laundry, is an award-Call Lois for more information we sat each one of them down like robots. In a daze, every-stuffed all my books in the lock-winning author whose latest at 519-853-0318.and discussed it. We harped body! No one can believe this. er. I was free until tomorrow and harped about how an ac-mI cant believe it either.orning! I ran to the parking Correctioncident can happen in the blink Please dont bury me! Im not lot, excited at the thought of of any eye when a car is going dead! I have a lot of living to do! driving a car and being my own A recent story about a Halton sustainable water and wastewater 30, 50 or 70 miles per hour. For I want to laugh and run again; I master boss. FREE!plan should have said that Halton Hills is the only munici-good measure we left the article want too sing and dance. Please It doesnt matter how the ac-pality in Halton to solely get its water from wells.on the fridge where everyone dont put me in the ground. I cident happened. I was goofing The New Tanner regrets the error.would see it everyday. Even if promise if you give me just one off going to fast. Taking crazy Based on incorrect information supplied by Halton Police, The New they only glanced at the head-more chance. God, Ill be the chances. But I was just being a Tanner reported last week that a warrant was outstanding for Bradley line, we hoped they would recall most careful driver in the whole kid, just having fun.Williams. In fact, Williams had been in custody since his arrest on the messages. I hope parents of world. All I want is one more The last thing I remember was June 3, and appears for a bail hearing by video today (Thursday). At teens will also cut this out and chance.passing an old lady who seemed the time of the incident, Williams was not taking his medication.put it on your fridge.Please God, Im only 17.to be going awfully slow. I heard The New Tanner regrets the error.