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THE NEW TANNER6THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010 Editorialwith Frances NiblockInteresting timesMay you live in interesting times. Depending on the con-text, that reported Chinese proverb can be either a blessing or a curse, especially in the news business with its steady stream of interesting information, some turbulent, some touching, some true. Here are some things that brought great comfort and joy this week: The Grade 12 design class at Acton High School took $450 HOMEMADE TREATS: Actons Lyne Tredel (left) with Ice Dreams Art and Monica Tinne-berg displayed their candy treats and beautiful candles during a Christmas sale at the Roxy on of its $1,000 grand prize in an affordable housing contest and Saturday. Frances Niblock photodonated it to FoodShare, to help feed the hungry. Students at St. Joseph Catholic School raised at least $200 to help the Boys Running Group compete in a marathon in Light thoughts of ChristmasGuelph on Saturday. They took pictures of classmates dressed up with holiday props.Ive written many times about I was feeling pretty good about Not only artistic, but altruistic, employees of Super Glove how I love to seasonally decorate the whole thing until he opened about my love of Christmas lights. the box were the lights were and donated the $100 they won for best other float in the Santa This year, I had great ideas of found three sets of lights I bought By Claus parade to the Salvation Army.putting our Christmas lights up last year, still in the box, that I had Angela Tylerwhen it was sunny and warm, that forgotten all about. As he grum- Employees of Galvcast raised $1,500 with a Toonie Bar at way when older and her fascination with it turned miserable, all I bled, I informed him not to worry, their recent Christmas party, and will continue their holiday would have lights continuing, I decided we to do is plug in the cord. I can use those as well. Scrooge tradition of donating the money to FoodShare.needed more lights. Im not sure I repeat, I had great ideas. briefly reappeared, but soon left Last year with Little what happened when we moved Js arrival, again, when he could see how ex-The Bad tidings include: our Chrito our home now but somehow my stmas lights were limited to cited I was to start the Christmas An Acton girl is devastated by the theft of 74 of her Irish clear Christmas lights conveniently the eaves. However, it was the first decorating extravaganza.dancdidnt move with us. ing medals during a break-in at her grandparents house. time that I could remember that the The Dude finished the lights DudBefore I knew it, I had purchased e wanted Christmas lights and and improved the way I had the The medals are worthless, but irreplaceable from a senti-my multi-coloured Christmas even picked them out. extension cord and made it safe. mental point of view.lights. That night, the Dude came I had been a tried and true clear I am not the most attentive when it Chrihome and saw my purchases and stmas lights gal, and succumbed comes to things like that. He even Still no arrest in connection with the murder of Garfield wasnt exactly thrilled. Some-to that horrible thing in marriage promised to attend to the parade Steele, whose body was found in a barrel 10 days ago on 20 how, he actually thought the lights called compromise, by agreeing to bring the storage bins with all Side Road, between the Sixth Line and the Esquesing/Nas-with on our eaves were sufficient. He the Dudes choice of coloured the Christmas treasures upstairs. grumbled, but I knew he knew that lights that even changed from pink I was positive he had melted. He sagaweya Town Line.there was no way they were being to purple to blue. For me, this was was getting into the spirit of the Interesting times, indeed.returned, and we were going to a big compromise to abandon my season.have a true showing of Christmas clear lights. That was until the next night. Ylights. et, something happened last Earlier that day, he got his buddy Christmas On Saturday, Little J, bundled that made me love those Country Bear to give him a lift in her first snow suit, sat in her ever changing colour Christmas home at the end of the day. When stroller on our front sidewalk and lights. Every night, as Little J was he came in, I asked what do you Looking Backwatched Mom put up the lights. I enjoying her bottle every four hours, think about the lights? Dont they had bows, lights, flood lights and the Dude or I would sit in the living look good? I was ready for his the six-foot high Santa I bought at room with our interior lights out, praise. He looked at me bewildered Ten Years AgoFive Years Agoa garage sale in the summer that sitting there by the glow of those and replied, I dont knowwhen The newly-elected Halton Canadas 30th Parliament everyone thought I was crazy for lights. As Christmas approached, we pulled up Country Bear said Hills Council is sworn into of-was dissolved and a general we noticed buying. When the Dude returned that Little J was mes-whoa Id hate to see your hydro fice with Mayor Kathy Gastle election slated for January. Four merized by home from work, Scrooge left those lights. Cradled bill! I suppose now is not the time announcing that her first priority candidates will run for the seat while Daddy reappeared and de-in our arms she would watch the to mention that well be putting up cided he would put the last string lights change slowly. At that point, I lighted garland inside along with is to broadcast the message that held by Conservative Michael of lights on the eaves that we never started to actually like those lights.over 400 lights on the Christmas the Town is open for business.Chong.Thfinished last year. is year, with Little J being tree. Over 300 local seniors were Acton High grad Jeff Mc-fd at the annual Legion/Rotary Enery won the Tim Simms Christmas dinner that included Encouragement prize of $3,500, entertainment, a delicious dinner and the chance to make a short and a visit from Old St. Nick.film for the Comedy Network Habitat for Humanity after being named best new announced plans to build an af-comic.fordable duplex in Rockwood, All Halton restaurants must offering housing to families now post their health inspection who are willing to help build reports as the Region makes its the houses in exchange for an voluntary anti-dirty dining pro-interest-free mortgage.gram mandatory.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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