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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2018 7THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 20186 Hillsview RepoRt - geoRgetownBy: Florence Riehl Hillsview RepoRt - actonBy: Julie Conroy Enter to Win Just fill out the ballot below, drop it off to our Acton Office, or e-mail it to either: suecoulighan@gmail.com or janisbraida@gmail.com Prize will be drawn April 2nd, 2018 NAME: ADDRESS: EMAIL: PHONE:  PRIZE! Win a Gift Basket with Easter Treats & a $50 Walmart Gift Card 273 Queen Street, Acton ON • Office: 519-853-8467 Easter is coming and as a THANK YOU, Sue and Janis would love to give away this fabulous Easter prize! On March 13 at the Birthday Tea, we cele- brated members who were born in February, March and April. We had three very special members, Dorothy Rognvaldson, Phyllis Bunn and Thora Jespersen who are in their nineties. Dorothy will be celebrating her 100th birthday in April. The St. Patrick's dinner and dance was enjoyed by everyone who attended. Many people wore green and the "Luck of the Irish" was with Dave Maloney who won $86, his share of the 50/50. The next social dinner will be on Monday, April 16. The Annual General Meeting is on March 27 at 1:30 p.m. It is very important that as many members as possible attend. The Hillsview, Acton board has four positions vacant at the moment. Four people, Bev Jones , Pat Eng- lish, Lynda Fischer and Joyce Farmer have been nominated to fill these positions. If you would like to know a little more about them, their "Bios" are on the information board as you enter the Centre. We have a great t eam on our cur ren t board so please come out and support them. If you are unable to attend that day, proxy votes are available. The A.G.M. will showcase highlights of the past year and give a financial review. Re- freshments will be served following the meeting. On Tuesday, March 27 following breakfast, the men's group will be driv- ing to Limehouse to visit the Canadian Military Museum. Lunch and Learn will be on Tuesday, April 3. This month the subject will be aromatherapy, and lunch is sweet and sour chicken balls, rice and vegetables plus des- sert. Our Wine and Cheese evening is tomorrow, Friday, March 23 at 7 p.m. The speaker is a lo- cal teacher and author Ken Flynn. He will be talking about the book he has written about his grandfather and his life in Canada after immigrating from Portugal as a young man. Tickets are available at the door. On Thursday, March 15 while playing bid euchre, Shirley Hunter and Betty Brewer had one mooner each, and Frances Hogen- birk and Cheryl Savage had two. There was no winner this Friday for the weekly 50/50 draw. Next week it should be around $120. The Centre wil l be closed for the Easter Holidays on Good Fri- day, March 30 and Easter Monday, April 2. I am always envious of people who are able to go back and forth in more than one language. We are offering you an opportun- ity at the Hillsview Active Living Centre, George- town to learn or perhaps become more proficient in French or Spanish. The French class is now at capacity, but there is still space available to join the Beginner or Intermediate/ Advanced Spanish classes. The Spring session--10 weeks--begins Friday, April 6. Beginners go from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and Int./Adv. from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. If you are in- terested, sign up and pay at the Office. Tickets are now on sale at reception for our annual Pancake Breakfast on Sat- urday, April 7. For a small fee, you will get your fill of pancakes, syrup, sausages, juice and tea/coffee. Tickets are available at reception or at the door the day of the breakfast. Time 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Volunteers are such an important part of our soci- ety. We are always looking for volunteers at the Centre. If you are interested, please contact Heather Beaumont a by calling 905-873-2601 ext. 2282. She is available at the Centre Wednesday and Thursday each week. This is a copy of the body of a letter sent from the ActiVan Transit Co- ordinator: "With the recent announcement of the dis- solution of Tyler Transport and the contracted services in which they provide for the ActiVan program; Town Staff and Tyler Transport Ltd. are actively work- ing together preparing a solution for a seamless transition in operations as to not disrupt service for our ActiVan clients. The plan will be com- municated once approval by Council, currently an- ticipated on March 26th, 2018. Please be assured that we do not anticipate any noticeable changes to the service." The Travel Desk has been able to book only 39 tickets for a Blue Jay's baseball game on Sunday, August 12. They are playing Tampa Bay. I know it seems like a long way away, but already half of them are booked. Please see Florence at the travel desk if interested. ST PATRICK'S DAY: Bimal Shah, Sunali Shah and Shilii Shah were part of the crowd celebrating all things Irish at the Red Harp on Saturday. - Alex Hilson photo