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6 Obituary THE NEW TANNER Eleanor Sonia (Beatty) On Thursday, January 29, 1998 Eleanor Sonia passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family in Culver City, California. Eleanor was born in Acton, Ontario on May 3, 1930. She was the only daughter of Wes and Nellie Beatty of Acton. Eleanor was raised in Acton. She married Joseph Sonia on December 1, 1951. She settled in the United States with her husband and became an American citizen in 1956, Eleanor raised five children who all reside in California. Eleanor returned to Acton and cared for her elderly parents from 1986 to 1988. While in Acton Eleanor rekindled many old friendships and developed new ones. Eleanor also estab- lished herself as the grand aunt of her Canadian family. Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Sonia, her mother and father Wes and Nellie Beatty and her brother Gordon Beatty. Eleanor is survived by her HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TYLER x OF lots of love: Mommy, Daddy, Grandpa Neil, 'Grandma and Grandpa Tremblay and Family brother George Beatty of Richmond Hill, her children Joseph Sonia III, Charlene Sonia-Henwood, Sue Ellen Stone, Trudy Sonia and Angela Sonia , all of Califor- nia. Eleanor will be missed by her Canadian family, Brian, Rhonda, Jenny and Jason Beatty, John, Maggie, Jeanie and Lesley Beatty, Jeff, Stephanie, Hilary, Emily, Oliver and Nolan Beatty, James, Sue, Megan and Nicole Beatty and Carol, Rick and Courtney Hughes as well as her many Acton friends. She will be remembered for her zest for life, her love of family, her cheerful dispo- sition and positive attributes too numerous to mention. The memorial service was held in Trona, California on Feb. 7. By MAGGIE PETRUSHEVSKY The New Tanner jae aeeseeneesieepeere cece An Erin Township man has high praise for the kind- ness of the Acton merchant who helped him out when Wellington merchants and service providers turned their back on his plight. Mike Manes, co-owner of the Acton IGA delivered gro- ceries to Egon Filter a cou- ple of times this winter. He even picked up insulin from the pharmacy for Filter be- cause he couldn't get out to do his own shopping. "He carried the groceries up the stairs and brought them right to my kitchen," Filter said. "I offered to pay for the delivery but he said he comes by to his home in Hillsburgh anyway. His profit is in the sale like it is for any other customer. It's really Rural break & enters under investigation Cufflinks, other jewelry and $145 cash was taken from a Dublin Line home between 8:55 a.m. and 4 p.m. on February 24. Police report the thief first tried to break in through a rear patio door before sliding open a base- ment window and entering the home. Rifle stolen in rural B&E _ Police are looking for a .. Fripay - SATURDAY FREE Parmesan Twist Bread with any order over $10° Monpay - Tuespay - Weonespay Buy any pizza at regular price & get a second of equal value FREE SUNDAY Buy any size Pizza and get 4 Pop FREE THURSDAY Buy any Large Pizza for the price of a Medium LATeENIGHT SPECIAL (after 8 p.m.) 1 Large 2 Item Pizz $799 Free Delivery! Every Night! Offers expire April 30/98 THE PIZZA GIANT® DELIVERY GUARANTEE: We will deliver your hot, fresh, delicious pizza to your door within 33 minutes or you will receive $3.00 off your next order B5B-D4D4 103 Main St. N. Acton Hours: Mon-Wed 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., THE QUALITY GUARANTEE: we will replace your pizza or refund your money if you're not completely satisfled with your purchase, Thursday 11 a.m. to 12 a.m., Fri-Sat 1 a.m. to 2 a.m., Sun 12 p.m. to Il p.m. very thin suspect who man- aged to squeeze through a very small opening in a Fifth Line barn to steal a .22-cali- bre rifle and some ammuni- tion. The break and enter occurred between midnight and 1 p.m. on February 21. Fail to remain Police are trying to find the driver of a 1989 Cheyrolet Corsica that ran into the rear of another. car after pulling off Highway 25 into the Esso gas station last Wednesday just after 7 p.m. A driver pulled off the road when he noticed smoke coming under his hood. He then ran into the rear of a Toyota Corolla at the gas sta- tion, causing approximately $1,000 damage. After the accident the Chev driver spoke to the vic- tim but then walked away from the scene, leaving the car he was driving behind. THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1998 Acton grocer to the rescue Erin Township resident Egon Filter shares a coffee i m and a chuckle with Bonnie Townsley. She does his laun- dry and cleans his part of the house he rents on the Fourth Line. - Maggie Petrushevsky photo something to meet people like this." The 72-year-old widower drives his car and shops for himself in warmer weather but the diabetic ulcers on his feet and legs make walking difficult --especially in win- ter. He also has breathing problems. He went out and tried to shop for himself a couple of weeks ago, but fell trying to carry his groceries back to his doorstep from his car. He wound up crawling most of the way because he couldn't get up. When neither local gro- cers nor Meals-on-Wheels would make deliveries to his second floor apartment in a farmhouse Filter didn't know where to turn for help. Bonnie Townsley of Acton, who does Filter's cleaning and laundry, said she contacted the Acton So- cial Service and Information Centre, and Meals-on- Wheels in both Acton and Hillsburgh for him. They would "get back to (her)" but they never did. "Twas concerned when he couldn't get any help from anyone," she said. "I thought that was what Meals-on- Wheels was for -- to help ple who need it. He has ids but he tries to do things for himself. He doesn't want to be a burden to anyone. Not getting groceries only makes his diabetes worse. He needs to stick to a diet but if he can't get the stuff he needs, he can't look after himself properly." Filter had delivery from an Erin grocer last year but he would not continue the service when Filter called him again this year, ' . Townsley stopped to see Manes and he agreed to help out" Filter ¢alls'the 'store "usually once a week" to place an order , Manes said, and he or his brother John, the store's produce manager, makes the delivery. ~ "We' re going by almost at i step anyway," Manes said. "It's no trouble." Filter bo his ples daughter lives in Hillsburgh and his son in Georgtown but both have families and "their own lives" so he tries not to bother them unless it's an emergency. Magic tax number 1.34 By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Acton property owners now have a number to use to help figure out their property taxes for this year. It's 1.34 per cent and when it's multiplied by the new assessment sent out by the Province last week the resulting figure can be com- pared to the taxes paid last year to determine how the Teassessment affects a home- owner. Halton Hills Treasurer Andy Koopmans used an ex- ample of a house with an as- sessed value of $200,000 when he briefed Town Coun- cil on the impact of the re- assessment on Monday. If the $200,000 is multi- plied by 1.34 per cent the re- sulting $2,680 is what the homeowner could expect to pay in taxes this year. oopmans cautioned that the 1.34 per cent figure is strictly preliminary and is almost certain to change because: * The Town and Region have not set their budgets for 1998 and don't know how much they will spend of how much is raised in taxes. * Changes made during Assessment Open Houses could change individual as- sessments and the overall assessment totals for the Town. * The Province has yet to finalize and publish educa- tion tax rates. * Halton Council still needs to make several tax policy decisions * Tax rates have been cal- culated using provincially set preliminary tax ratios that are subject to change. Koopmans said that 48 per cent of taxpayers would y more in taxes this year use of the reassessment. Over 80 per cent of Acton property owners face ---- of less than 10 per cent, plus or minus, while ot Pee cent of the properties will e: ence increases and the rest decreases. In Acton eight property owners face a tax increase of 100 per cent while three will see their taxes drop between 75 and 50 per cent. Koopmans said that the as- sessment department is aware there are some anoma- lies in the figures and is cur- rently identifying those situ- ations and will take a second look at them. The owners of multi-resi- dential buildings with more than seven units in Acton face a relatively small tax increase while 20 per cent of commercial and industrial properties in Halton Hills i less than 10 per cent more this year. For the industrial proper- ties the re-assessment will mean that for over 90 per cent of them the change in taxes will be less than 10 per cent, plus or minus. Koopmans said that the fig- ures for the industrial tax rates are a little more vola- tile with more dramatic changes. About 20 per cent of all rties in the com- mercial class will change by less than 20 per cent, plus or minus. Forty per cent of property will face tax changes of less than 20 per cent, plus or minus and 85 per cent will change plus or minus 50 per cent.