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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2010 7GRAPEVINEYouth dancehelp with the shovelling, as Local youths aged seven to did a neighbouring couple who 14 are invited to a chaperoned also brought over a plate full video dance party on January of homemade cookies for the 7 at the Acton Town Hall Cen-skaters on Monday.tre. Tickets are available online I do it for the kids, Hen-at videodanceparty.ca or at the nessey said on Tuesday, when door, beginning at 5 p.m. The asked why he donates his time dance, hosted by Party Cin-and talents to the rink. Theyre emas, runs from 7 to 11 p.m., all good kids.and is a fundraiser for local Mindful of safety, the rink is youth sports groups and organ-groomed daily and Hennesseyizations. Dances are also slated checks the ice thickness its for February 4 and March 11.eight inches with bore holes around the perimeter. He has Pole walkingalso built a bench, equipment Beginning Monday, January rack and backstops behind the 2 Nordic Pole Walking resumes goals.at the Dufferin Centre. The ses-sions run Mondays and Fridays Ice Safetyfrom 10 to 11 a.m. are led by a The need for safety on ice certified Nordixx Pole Walk-was underscored by Welling-ing instructor. There is a $2 ton County OPP who issued entrance fee. For information a caution to winter sports en-call 905-691-9122.thusiasts. Ice does not freeze at a uni-Godfathers building soldform thickness across most No word yet what the new lakes and rivers with near-shore owners of the former God-ice often much thicker and safer fathers Pizza building on Mill than ice further out. Anglers Street plan to do with it once should check thickness regu-they take ownership at the end larly with a spud bar or auger of January. as they move further out on the LUNAR LOOK: Tarun Tuli, a member of the Halton Hills Astronomy Club, braved a long, A real estate agent with know-ice. cold night to shoot the lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning from his Georgetown backyard. ledge of the deal said they plan Not all ice is created equal. His composite shows the first half of the eclipse. Tarun Tuli phototo turn two upstairs apartments Ice formed over flowing water, one of them is over Petes springs, pressure cracks, old ice barbershop into a large loft holes or around the mouths of Go Green With Holiday Cleanupapartment which will be rented rivers and streams can be weak-out, but theres no word what er than surrounding ice. The holiday season has arrived. Celebrations carded wrapping materials and sort the piles into will happen on the ground floor Clear blue ice is the strong-and gifts will be at the forefront of the festivities. trash. Ribbons and bows can be reused, as can in the former pizza place.est. White or opaque ice is Once all of the gifts are torn open, there are bound many gift boxes and bags.The ReMax agent, Linda Ol-much weaker. Ice that has a to be mounds of wrapping paper in each and every * Shred paper items that are bound for the trash son, said retail space in Acton honeycombed look, common home, which can mean damaging waste for the to reduce their volume and require fewer trash is very affordable at $1 per during thaws or in the spring, environment.bags for transport.square foot, compared to $10 should be avoided altogether. The first step is choosing environmentally re-* Find out if a shipping store will take foam a square foot in Georgetown, Travelling on frozen lakes sponsible wrapping materials. Glossy, metallic peanuts and air-filled wraps to be recycled.and between $23 and $30 in or rivers with snowmobiles or or embellished wrapping paper may not be easily * Be sure to collect expired batteries and recycle Milton. vehicles can be particularly recycled -- or even recyclable at all. Instead, look them at a facility that does so.dangerous and added pre-for wrapping paper that is made from recycled * Christmas trees can be taken down and sent Woman2Womancautions must be taken. At least materials and can, in turn, be recycled once more. for mulching. Many communities collect trees All local businesswomen 20-centimeters (eight inches) Consider wrapping gifts in plain, brown mailing after the season is over for this purpose.are invited to the January 11 of clear blue ice is required for paper and decorate the outside with earth-friendly Because there is bound to be some extra gar-meeting of Woman2Woman, snowmobiles and 30-centim-paints.bage during the holidays, individuals can take which will be held at Starlight eters (12 inches) or more is Next, nix the tissue paper inside of gift boxes. It steps to curb trash in other aspects of their lives CafHalton Village Constable needed for most light vehicles. doesnt really serve a functional purpose, except this time of the year. Some ideas include using Moreen Smith will be the guest Double this amount if the ice is for further delaying the reveal of the gift inside. cloth napkins and actual dishes and cutlery in-speaker at the meeting, talking white or opaque. Tissue paper alone accounts for a lot of extra stead of disposable items. Before purchasing new about safety for women. Heavy snow on frozen lakes trash. Skipping it means a person will be saving gift paper, sort through last years collection to and rivers can insulate the ice money and the environment. Here are some other see what items can be reused. Cutting the front For the kidsbelow, causing the ice to freeze green cleanup tips.off of holiday cards and using them as gift tags is With a lot of care on some slower. * Designate a child or adult to gather the dis-another way to recycle.very cold nights, a large sheet Let others know where of ice on Fairy Lake has been youre planning to fish and ad-cultivated into a skating rink vise when you plan to return. If RINK READY:the size of almost two regula-you are missing, rescue crews tion rinks.can narrow their search and Actons Bill Hennessey The rink, built and maintained potentially save your life. by Prospect Park neighbor Bill Parents must exercise cau-spent much of the Christ-Hennessey, draws squads of tion while children are out of mas holidays flooding and shinny players, new skaters school, as they may venture out with wobbly ankles and many on frozen ponds, ditches or area grooming this huge ice families, out for some holiday waterways. rink on Fairy Lake, off of fresh air. Winter weather conditions Hennessey, a Boston fan, can be unpredictable and vari-Elizabeth Drive. He said floods the rink every other able, proper equipment and night with a generator-operated experience is necessary to he did it for the kids.pump. He said team mates of have a safe winter season on Frances Niblock photohis sons Tanner AE rep team the ice.