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OTOR PRODUCTS ACHILLES in Acton P 1994 RAM 1500 Magnum _Rockwood ° 856-2222 _ By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Arenas -- new and old -- grabbed front-page headlines in Acton as 1998 began and as it ended. The year kicked off with stories of excitement and pride about the new $5.3 mil- lion Acton Arena and Com- munity Centre. By the end of the year the stories recounted the unsuccessful attempts to save the Prospect Park arena. While virtually everyone was overjoyed to have a brand. new rink and leisure pad, many Acton residents were angered and saddened that the ageing Prospect Park arena couldn't be saved, de- spite best efforts by a deter- mined band of Acton citi ~ zens, some: affiliatedwith- Heritage Acton. The New Tanner was able to chronicle these events hav- ing been resurrected late last January from the remnants of the Acton Tanner -- giving the appreciative Acton com- munity a voice and a source of local news. Looking over the past year's issues it's heartening tosee how many stories there are about Acton kids who are working and playing hard READY TO-ROLL: Volunteers give a Christmas farewell.to.thelast of the ing hampers going out to Acton and area families Volunteers from left to raig Bill Sanford, Salvation Army Captain Larry Jennings, Susan Kuechler, Pat Graham, Marg Aitken, Pat Acri, his son William, daughter Andrea Acri, Kathy Sanford and Roseanna Acri. - Ted Tyler photo 25 volunteers pack.and deliver Hampers to needy families ensure a Merry Christmas The hampers helped en- collected, packed and delivered sure more than 100 children the hampers. The Salvation Army, Rotary Club. St. Vincent de What a year it was! oe * i 33 aoe aanesee eee Sree hat baarienn eet. FRANCES NIBLOCK and are a credit to their fam- ily and school. On the sports scene Acton athletes continued to win na- tional;-regional championships, ut what a strong role sports plays in the lives of a lot of Acton kids and their parents. The raging fire that lev- elled.some of the former Beardmore tannery drew tel- evision and radio crews from the Greater Toronto Area as part of Acton's proud leather heritage went up in smoke. Later in the year crews would begin to dismantle and de- molish more buildings on the és eee | PAUL SIMMONS, ISERVICE MANAGER CHECK RAD, HOSES \NEW ANTIFREEZE $49.95) 357 Queen Street ©19)853-0200 Halton Hills (Acton) ©°5)453-8965 site, raising still unanswered questions about future plans for the land. Here's a capsule look at some of the other stories and people who grabbed head- lines this past year: JANUARY § Acton's first New Year's baby, Jessamyn Andi Chan, was born was born at 11:45 p.m., New Year's Day in Guelph General Hospital. Proud parents Maioping and Ginsing Chan own the Dou- ble Happiness restaurant in Acton. Jessamyn weighed 6 lb. 7 ounces. § Crews work to finish the $5.1 million Acton Arena and Community Centre for nies on February 1. Acton seniors finalize their move to the new facility from the Prospect Park arena and plan a week of open house events. § The Acton Agricul- tural Society and Town be- gan talks about the future of the Prospect Park arena now that the new arena is almost open. Spokesperson Janis Fread said they'd like to keep Continued on Page 3 Paul and IODE prepared over 70 Christmas ham- pers for Acton and area families. Twenty-five volunteers Smaller families received hampers containing Christmas hams while larger families re- ceived turkeys. Families of six plus weren't unusual. had amerry Christmas. They were all picked up or deliv- ered on Wednesday, Decem- ber 25. Quiet white Christmas here The Salvation Army, Rotary Club. 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