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THE NEW TANNER6THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2010 KETTLE TIME: The EditorialSalvation Army Acton Community Church starts its Kettle Campaign with Frances Niblocktomorrow (Friday) at Sobeys and Giant Tiger. Wellington-Halton Hills Scammers hellMPP Ted Arnott (second If there is hereafter justice, there must be a special hell from left) made a dona-for people who scam others for money in the name of tion on Saturday, aided charity, like those who claim to have terminal cancer by Major Sam Roberts (left), Kettle coordinator even shaving their heads for realism.Reg Marsh and Wel-A nasty scam was uncovered at the Acton Santa Claus lington-Halton Hills MP parade on the weekend, a crime also perpetuated at the Michael Chong. A kettle Guelph parade. In Acton, two white, middle-aged women will be at the LCBO be-carrying plastic buckets with homemade signs saying ginning December 2.sick kids moved through the crowd asking for dona- Submitted phototions. One observer, at the four corners in Acton, heard Air travel has lost its funone woman say the donations were for sick kids and watched as many in the crowd of parade watchers dug I now, more than ever, believe He was then told once a passenger that air travel has lost its fun. Ive screening starts, it must be com-into their pockets to make donations to what turned out been very fortunate to have flown pleted even if the passenger doesnt to be a scam. Something about the women bothered the many places over the years, and fly or they will face an $11,000 fine By observer who contacted The New Tanner, which con-from a very early age as well. I and possible criminal charges. Angela Tylerhave watched airlines grow and What about people who cant tacted parade officials who said they did not sanction Ive seen a few go and Ive been trip is fun, but toss me on a plane have an x-ray. If you get an x-ray any charities to solicit for money during the parade, and on some of both.and I am a happy non-camper. done at the dentist, they are tossing When I first started going away This winter, our family has a that protective apron on you and never would.by airplane, air travel was an event. couple mini- get-aways planned. here you are at an airport getting the In Guelph, a team of people reportedly moved through It was something that you wore About a week ago, even though I full-monty of x-rays. Then there are the parade route this time with buckets reading Kare your best duds for and it was truly heard about them before, I started the kids and infantsthe screening was something special. I remember hearing more and more about the applies to them as well. for Kids asking for donations. Officials at the non-one time when I was little, going full body imaging machines that the I just read about a Florida TSA profit Kare for Kids in Toronto said they did not have out with my mom downtown to TSA in using in the United States. I personnel who thought it was ap-anyone at the parade.the childrens store Toddlers to suppose most of the media attention propriate to make fun of a mans Teens to buy a special dress for is a result of their big Thanksgiving minimal manhood during a screen-Maybe it is naive to believe events like Santa Claus pa-a flight, and it was not to be worn this weekend.ing. Their co-worker didnt find it rades should be sacrosanct, but what a sad commentary until that time. It was almost the At first, I thought this was great. funny and decided to beat them up. that opportunistic scammers can so easily take advantage equivalent of your Sunday church Finally there will be a way to find Until then, I never thought about clothes. Men wore suits. Ladies those crazy people that want to do them seeing all that.of people who willingly want to help the less fortunate.wore fancy dresses and nobody crazy things to airplanes. Maybe, In the end, you dont really have wore blue jeans. People acted re-just maybe, with these body im-a choice. If you want to fly, you spectfully while flight attendants aging machines scanning every have to go along with what the TSA and pilots were admired. Things ounce of ones body, perhaps the or whatever countrys airport secur-have changed a bit though.old ways of air travel could return. ity in is in place, or you dont fly. Looking BackGone are the days of wear-You remember those days when I have such mixed feelings about ing your best duds for a flight, you could actually take a bottle of the whole thing. Im happy stronger welcome now an anything goes water through security instead of measures are being taken, however, Ten Years AgoFive Years Agomentality. I remember once even paying close to five bucks for it in-the thought of someone doing a Incumbent MP Julian Reed Ann Adema was presented seeing a woman wearing a bath-side the secured area.new pat down or a full body im-held onto his seat in the Federal with the Community Cham-ing suit on a plane and not much Then I started hearing some of age screening doesnt really leave election, defeating four chal-pion Award by the Rotary Club else. People wear blue jeans, flight the horror stories. There was the me wanting to fly. Thinking about attendants are sometimes looked lengers for the riding hed held of Acton in recognition of her guy who refused to have a full body it though, the lady that wore the upon as glorified waitresses, and scan done and instead opted for a bathing suit on a flight would have since 1993, when the Mulroney efforts to make Acton a nicer lets face it, not all passengers are pat down but when they told him made it pretty easy for the TSA to Tories were swept from power.place to live.respectful.where precisely they were going to do their new pat down screening. There were no tears, but A new transit service, North However, if Im going away, I pat down, he instead got his ticket Maybe I need to reconsider that lots of emotional reminiscing Halton Rides, began providing still prefer air travel. Sure a road refund and tried to leave the airport. road trip option.as three defeated municipal rides to local disabled persons politicians including May-and seniors who need to get to or Marilyn Serjeantson said medical appointments, day pro-goodbye at the final meeting to grams or to go shopping.end the term of Town council. The annual Acton Santa Effort Trust, a Hamilton Claus parade was a great suc-property management company cess with 34 floats, five bands working on behalf of Acton and 160-pounds of donated Shopping Plaza Limited, pur-candy handed out to kids who chased a 3.4-acre property on lined the parade route.the south side of Highway 7 in Acton East to build a plaza.Distributed to every home in Acton and area,EditorPublisheras well as adjoining communities.Ted TylerFrances NiblockEvery effort will be made to see advertising copy, neatly presented, is Editorial Contributorscorrectly printed. 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