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Doug Fread received a BIA cheque for his scene from the 1998 Leathertown Festival. $15.00 per person INCLUDES: ° Benjamin Moore Book Co/our: A Stroke of Brilliance (Retail Value $9.95) * Discount coupon ¢ Door prizes * Coffee, tea & snacks CALL NOW TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT (Payment required upon sign up) RICHMOND CARPET SALE OW HOW! STORE HOURS: Mon-Wed 9-5 Thurs-Fri 9-8 Sat-9-4 130 Mil St. E., Acton 853-4577 853-1190 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: www.haltonhills.com/lakeview Halton 3rd graders above average in 3R's While Halton Grade 3 stu- dents rank above-average in math, reading and writing, just over half met provincial standards in province-wide testing done last spring. Tests results released last week by the Education Qual- ity and Accountability Office show both public and sepa- rate schools students: in Halton achieved up to 12 per cent higher than provincial average scores in each of the three categories tested last May. Students in both boards had lower-than-hoped-for scores when it came to as- sessing their understanding of skills as laid out in the new Ontario curriculum. School-by-school results won't be available for a cou- ple more weeks but both boards were initially pleased with how their students fared. Students were graded on a scale of one to four with four being the highest level of achievement. Students in level one have a limited un- derstanding of reading, writ- ing and math skills. In level two students have some knowledge, application and understanding of the three skills tested and by level three the students understand more complex reading and are ready for the highest level 4. RANKINGS: Levels 3 and 4 are the pro- vincial standard. Level two shows ap- proaching the standard. Reading: 45 per cent at levels 4 and 4, 79 per cent at levels 2,3, and 4. Writing: 49 per cent at levels 3 and 4, 7 per cent at levels 2, 3, and 4, Math: 43 per cent at lev- els 3 and 4, 0 per cent at lev- els 2,3, and 4. Halton District School Board Reading: 57 per cent in levels 3 and 4, 85 per cent in levels 2, 3 and 4. Writing: 58 per cent at levels 3 and 4, 92 per cent at levels 2, 3 and 4. Math: 53 per cent at lev- els 3 and 4, 89 per cent at levels 2, 3 and 4. Catholic District School Board Reading: 53 per cent in levels 3 and 4, 85 per cent in levels 2, 3 and 4. Writing: 60 per cent in levels 3 and 4, 92 per cent in levels 2, 3 and 4, Math: 44 per cent in leve els 3 and 4, 84 per cent in levels 2, 3 and 4. Refreshing new business By: Angela Tyler The New Tanner ~ Refreshing, young entre- preneur Emma Tynan is ready to take Acton by storm. Tynan's new business, On The Window Ledge Designs, specializes in preserved flower arrangements and classes on the craft. It is one of three new businesses oc- cupying the store beside the Acton Denture Clinic. The other two are a graphic de- sign business and one that remanufacture ink jet car- tridges for computers and photocopiers. Tynan, who is originally from Buckinghamshire in the British Midlands, has had a long background with the arts and worked with fresh flowers: in a shop in England for, as she says, "about a month and a half." Four years ago she immi- grated to Canada and al- though she now resides in Brampton, she is quickly fall- ing for the Acton and Wel- lington/Waterloo area. When she first came to Canada, she worked with fresh flowers then did custom work in Toronto, but found the Toronto lifestyle was not NEW BUSINESS WOMAN: Emma Tynan: shows some of her arrangements at her newly opened store "On the Window Ledge". - what she was looking for. « "It (Acton) seemed like a crafty place, especially with shops like the Doll Empo- rium," Tynan said. "There are a lot of people here who like crafts and taking classes." Her shop expresses her creativity with bold colour schemes and textures. She even does her own photog- raphy for her cards. The flowers Emma works with are all real and preserved to be made into arrangements, swags or topiaries. She uses her customer's fabric or paint chips and works to their needs. She also has many Angela Tyler Photo new and traditional style ar- rangements for sale in her shop. Although she was slightly discouraged by some of the loitering and littering in the town, Tynan is energetic with ideas for Acton. " "It would be a great place to have a jazz festival, especially with Sweet' Dreams Café here," Tynan continued. Emma is already support- ing local people.. The boxes that some of her arrange- ments are in are made by a local man and Denise Kastilleris is creating poetry for her.