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4 EDITORIAL with Frances Learment THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY,AUGUST 30, 2012 Search for Jimmy With enough sophisticated equipment to eavesdrop on a small country, members of the Halton Paranormal Group staked out two floors of the Acton Town Hall Centre on Tuesday night for four hours to try to see if the "spirit," "ghost," or "apparition" of Jimmy Robertson ­ a former resident of the heritage building, would make itself known. Using night-vision digital cameras, video cameras, head lamps and electronic voice phenomena (EVP) technology, the crew ­ many who said they were huge skeptics before joining the nonprofit group ­ sit quietly in the dark and wait to be contacted ­ often by voices unheard by the human ear. Jimmy lived and worked at the former Acton Free Press building and the former Town Hall, and his presence has been reported by various people to explain strange noises, occurrences and feelings ­ including hair standing up on the back of their necks. He died in 1960. I'm enough of a skeptic to initially believe that paranormal events are somehow manufactured by people eager to believe there is some type of life after death, but am also willing to have an open mind to fact-based evidence. It will be several days before the group completes its initial assessment of data from Tuesday night's monitoring ­ can't wait to hear and see what they come up with. WHERE'S JIMMY: Acton's George Elliott channelled the late Jimmy Robertson during tours of the refurbished Town Hall Centre in August of 2008 ­ File photo Dear Editor, Yoga in the Park 2012 has been a great success for our community. We would like to thank our sponsors for Ten Years Ago their generous donations to · Anger, frustration and sadness ­ that was the reaction of assist in offsetting the cost those who had to clean up after senseless vandalism in down- of running such an event. town Acton that included plants being torn out of two planters We received 463-pounds of which were then tipped over. food plus a $175 gift certifi·After more than three decades of dispensing medicine, cate for Sobeys for the Acton common sense advice and good cheer to Acton residents, Food Share and $400 for the former Glenlea drug store pharmacist Gary Barton transferred from Acton to the Erin store. Looking Back KETTLE CRACKED CORN: R.J. Donaldson of Jamie's Cracked Kettle Corn in Brampton prepared and served a lot of popcorn at last Thursday's Acton Farmer's Market. ­ Ted Tyler photo Yoga in the Park a great success Links to Care Backpack Program. Our sponsors were: Eramosa Physiotherapy, Feet in Motion, Four Seasons Dental, Willow Lane Natural Foods, Cornerstone Health Centre, Hide House, Papillon's Purifications Systems, TAS Contracting, The Cooperators, Pet Value, Acton Optic a l, A c tiv e Ch o ic e Rehabilitation Centre, Aerodrome International Maintenance, Acton Jiu-Jitsu Martial Arts, Head-2-Toe Healthcare and Click Computers. Our thanks also to the volunteers as well as participants for their on-going support. Leanne Monaghan Staying Alive Fitness, Inc. · The stolen memorial plaque from the Max MacSween Garden on Main Street was recovered from School Creek and re-installed during a re-dedication ceremony to honour the Master Gardener and Acton Horticultural Society official who succumbed to cancer. · The replacement of water mains under Main Street, from Church Street to Knox Street, was about two weeks behind schedule due to rain delays and site complications. Publisher Ted Tyler Five Years Ago Editor Frances Learment Angela Tyler Distributed to every home in Acton and area, as well as adjoining communities. Every effort will be made to see advertising copy, neatly presented, is correctly printed. The publisher assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors or omissions in advertising, but will gladly reprint without charge that part of an advertisement in which an error may occur provided a claim is made within five days of publication. All articles, advertisements and graphic artwork appearing in The New Tanner is copyrighted. Any usage, reproduction or publication of these items, in whole or in part, without the express written consent of the publisher of The New Tanner is a copyright infringement and subject to legal action. Editorial Contributors email: thenewtanner@on.aibn.com 373 Queen Street East, Unit 1 Acton, Ontario L7J 2N2 Advertising and Circulation Marie Shadbolt (519) 853-0051 Fax: (519) 853-0052 Composing Traci Gardner, Iain Brennan Typesetting Melissa Paul