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14 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2004 ENJOYING RETIREMENT: The North Halton Retired Teachers' social group enjoyed a luncheon at the social room of the Acton arena last week and a concert from the Acton high School jazz band . The committee includes, back, left to right: Mary Shier, founder o the group, Liz Bailey, Sharon Mashenter, Joy Pentilla, Mary Smith, Cindy Blades (coordinator of the Acton. committee), Glenda Benton, Anne MacIntyre, Arlene Brace, Joyce Munkacsi. Front Row: Val Hamilton and Marg Kalil- founders of the group, Carol Lawson, June Doberthien, Peggy Graham, Lenora Vickery, Kay Lawson and Maureen Flynn. -7ed Tyler photo. DAWKINS ces : The names of past and cur- rent politicians, heritage industries and solid citizens are popping up on street names signs in new Acton subdivisions -- names chosen by local developers and the Town. The current policy allows the developer to name half of the new streets in a subdivi- sion -- as long as they meet Town criteria -- and the other half of the names are drawn from the Town's data base of "suitable names, made up of public submissions. Among the Town's techni- cal requirements for a street name are that it be no more than 15 characters, is not a duplicate name and must be easy to pronounce. Names in the municipal da- tabase are to reflect the heritage and identity of Halton Hills including geographical features, names of people who have made a noteworthy con- -#ibution to the town, native plants and animals and events affecting Halton Hills. When an individual's name is to be used, that person, or his estate, must give their per- mission. Deputy clerk Debbie Edmonds said the current street naming policy is "some- what outdated" and she expects to bring a new version to- Council for debate and ap- proval in the near future. Edmonds said people should continue to submit names to build the database because "we don't have many left to choose from." Barbecue Winner: Gary DeBruyn, left, is congratulated by Acton Home Hardware proprietor Bill Manes for win- ra New street signs refect citizens Pinned by Mayor Rick Halton Hills got some na- tion-wide free advertising on the weekend, courtesy of To- ronto Mayor David Miller at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Edmonton. Eagle-eye Councillor Joan Robson saw a national news- paper picture of Miller, sporting a Halton Hills pin on his lapel and asked how. that happened. Mayor Rick Bonnette said ning the barbecue in the annual catalogue draw. he'd given Miller the pin 20 minutes before Paul Martin's speech brought the media to Miller for comment. "It was the only pin he had on so it looked kind of cute to see the mayor of Toronto with a Halton Hills pin being inter- viewed across Canada by the TV network," Bonnette said on Monday. Permit safety Houses in Halton Hills once used for illegal marijuana grow-operations should re- quire an occupancy permit from the Town before they can be lived in again, according to Ward 1/2 Regional Councillor Clark Somerville, whose No- tice of Motion asking staff to report on the issue was en- dorsed at Council on Monday. "There are no safeguards, and often the hydro has been bypassed or the walls are cov- ered with mold," Somerville said after attending a police conference recently where the Green Tide report on the mari- juana grow-op issue was discussed. Recognize towns for discouraging pesticides Regional Chairman Joyce Savoline and the mayors of Halton received plaques recognizing their support of "Partners for Naturally Green on May. 12: Partners for Naturally Green is a ~ group dedicated to creating awareness and educating the public about the po- ential risks of pesticide use, and the alternatives that are available for main- taining healthy lawns and gardens. "We wanted to present our partners with a plaque to recognize their hard work and tremendous support on a _ number of fronts, including the "tipcoming Pesticide Exchange Week." Said Peter Willmott, chair of Partners for Naturally Green. hold chemicals. This year Pesticide Exchange Week is running from Monday May 31 to Saturday, June 5. Halton residents can drop off old or unused pesticides to the Household Hazardous Waste Depot at the Halton Waste Management Site, at 5400 Regional Road 25 in south Milton, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Every tenth car participating will re- ceive an additional prize. Participants will also be entered in a draw to win the grand prize of a wagon full of lawn and garden items. Residents can also.use this as an op- portunity to drop off other household hazardous waste, such as paint, oil, propane tanks and additional house- week." "Last year, the Partners for Naturally Green collected a large amount of pes- ticides that had been stored in people's sheds and garages," said Dr. Bob Nosal, Medical Officer of Health for Halton Region. "In total, 1115 litres of pesticides were collected during the +- Halton residents can do many things to grow a healthy lawn without the use of pesticides. Some simple steps in- clude hand pulling weeds, and overseeding the lawn, keeping the lawn mower set high to cut lawns to a height of three inches. Watering the lawn one inch deep every seven to 10 days will also help to keep grass healthy and choke out weeds. ACTON SENIORS' RECREATION CENTRE By Ena Gisson The Newletters for the summer months are now ready for pick-up at the Cen- tre. We welcome interested non-members to pick one up as well. Members, make sure you enter our 50/50 draw as it has not been won for three weeks and is growing quite large. The May 19 Euchre Night was the last until Sept 22. Prizes were won by the fol- lowing: High Man -- Claude Cou- ture; 2"! Man -- Bill Brewer; Low Man -- Elmer Dunn; Lone Hands-- Henry Wedge; High Woman -- Betty Brewer; 2"! Woman-- Bonnie Dunn; Low Woman -- Martha Couture; Women's Lone hand was divided by three women -- Stella Brunelle, Joan Bateman and Elma Braida. The winners on the May 26 Rama trip were: 50/50 winner -- Eyvone Van Der Heyden; Birthday Winner -- Kate Nilsson; Bingo Winner -- Brigette Galton; Window Winners -- Doreen Sharples, Cathie McKellar, Lubna Khan, Shgufta Maroor. Our next Rama trip will be on Wed. June 30, so call Ruth at 853-5124 to reserve a seat. Christina Robertson had a mooner at our Bid Euchre on May. 2722s Don't forget our Birthday Tea for June and July cel- ebrations on Tuesday, June 8 at 2 p.m. Our Men in Motion are having a dinner and speaker on Wednesday, June 9 at 6 p-m. All MIM men are in- vited to enjoy this evening. The 5-inch meat pies are now available for ordering. Orders and money must be in by June 18 with pick-up on June 25. The order form for the beef and chicken pies is at the Centre. We' re celebrating the sum- mer months with a Hawaiian Luau BBQ on Wednesday, June 23 with punch at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Come and enjoy pork, chicken, yams, baked bananas, etc. with Special Entertainment. Just dress up and join the fun, $15 for members and $18 for non-members. The draw for our huge Spring Basket of goodies will also be drawn that night so buy your tick- ets and es don't "be disappointed. On Tuesday, June 29 at 1:30 p.m. there will be a talk on fraud, ete. called "Schemes, Scams and Flim Flams." This should be a very worthwhile talk as we hear of many seniors losing money to con-artists. The new benches and planters outside of our Cen- tre look very inviting and we hope many of our members and guests will enjoy a rest stop here this summer. Don't suffer the summer heat when you can enjoy a boat trip this summer. Call the Centre for more informa- tion about the Georgian Bay Cruise on Wednesday, July 21 or the Cruise and Theatre . trip on Orillia on Wednesday, Aug. 18. Also, plans are be- ing made to see "The Producers" in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 25, so check these great trips out! SENIORS CHECKLIST: Halton Regional Councillor Rick Craven with Seniors Margaret Mitchell and Barbara Watt at the launch of the Housing Checklist for Seniors in Hgrauee May 20. Goal of the checklist is to extend the Rngth of time Seniors stay in their home and avoid unnecessary and stressful moves.-Submitted photo