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4 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2007 Friday, February 9 Come in for Clarks Birthday Specials Anyone born in February, show your I.D. and receive a 1/2 price dessert OR come in on your birthday, have lunch or dinner and have a free dessert. 40 Eastern Avenue Acton 519-853-5231 Still Booking for Valentines Day 2 can dine for $39.99 +taxes + gratuity 3 course, Table dhmenu 46 Mill Street, E. 853-0800 Flower & Gift Shop Declare Your Love Boldly NO CHARGE FOR IN TOWN DELIVERY NO CHARGE FOR IN TOWN DELIVERY Open Sunday February 11, 2007 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. GREAT SELECTION OF CUT FLOWERS, PLANTS AND OF COURSE, ROSES, ROSES, ROSES! REMEMBER... Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Valentines Day is Valentines Day Wednesday, February 14 Great selection of cut flowers, plants and of course... Roses Roses Roses Open Sunday February 11, 2007 12 noon to 4pmNo Charge for in-town delivery Silent Auction - Collectors Items Autographed Team Canada Hockey Jersey and Miniature Cups, Jewellery, Stamps 120 Mill Street East, Acton The Salvation Army Acton Thrift Store From the February 4, 2006 pages of The New Tanner One year ago: St. Jack, the Patron Saint of Humour, would laugh out loud to see Actons Jack Carpenter sport- ing a red foam nose on Monday, February 6 to promote inexpensive fun, frivolity, harmless humour and fight the February blahs. Carpenter asked everyone to slap on a red nose and have a belly laugh to mark Lighten Up Canada Day. In other news: The Towns proposed 2006 operating budget requires a tax levy of $20.5-million a 5.1 per cent per cent tax increase over last year, or $51 more for a Town tax bill of $1,053 for a house assessed at $300,000. The Acton High School girls hockey team ended the semester with a 2-and-4 record after edging visiting T.A. Blakelock 4-3 in the final game before exams last week. From the February 7, 2002 pages of The New Tanner Five years ago: With typical humility and great pride, Actons Max MacSween accepted a prestigious Heritage Community Recognition Award from the Ontario Heritage Foundation. MacSween is president of the Acton Horticul- ture Society. In other news: Paying bills, investing and travel are among the plans of three Acton residents won recent lottery jackpots. None of the winners two who won over $75,000 said they intended to spend wildly. Celebration Quilt to hang in Fair Boards brand new facility It was 15 years ago that the Homecraft Division of the Acton Agricultural Society sold fabric squares to groups, individuals and businesses in the community to commemorate Canadas 125th birthday. This strik- ing quilt was pieced and tied by the women of the Homecraft Division and hangs proudly every year at the Acton Fall Fair. Now, theyre doing it again! This time, its a Cele- bration Quilt; a quilt to celebrate the long-awaited new building that should be completed and ready for the 94th annual Acton Fall Fair. The quilt will be com- prised of as many quilt squares as the group can entice from the Acton com- munity! To date, 44 fabric blocks have been sold and the completed squares that are trickling in are awe- some: a sophisticated and beautifully painted fam- ily coat of arms, one of the churches has done a whimsical pieced rendi- tion of the church with the congregation seated in the pews, another family had each of their young chil- dren print their name in magic marker on their fabric square, a community group embroidered their name around their crest, and the list goes on. The quilt squares are cot- ton/cotton blend easy to embellish with paint, magic marker, embroidery, etc. There are two sizes: Small (9 x 9) or Large (18 x 18) and theyre avail- able in Red or White. The small squares sell for $10, the large $20 and the final deadline to have all squares completed and turned in is March 31. All proceeds from the project go to the Homecraft Division, to as- sist them with the transition to their new facility. This quilt, which will be a very personal display of community pride, will hang in the new building, along with the original quilt com- pleted 15 years ago. To purchase your fab- r ic block, please cal l 519.853.0239 or email jfread@hotmail.com or visit The Needle Gnome in downtown Acton. Celebration Quilt Milton growing Milton, which only a few years ago was described as the town where the leading industry was silence, is going gangbusters now attracting new business at a scale that almost avoids description. At the end of December, industrial and commercial permits issued by the Town in 2006 represented over 1.8 million square feet of new commercial and industrial space. According to their manager of economic development commercial and industrial development is keeping pace with residential development, a balance that is vital to maintaining a relatively low tax rate for residents. New and expanding businesses in 2006 included: Maaco Systems Canada has moved its operations from Mis- sissauga to a facility in the James Snow Business Park. SYSCO Canada has leased half of a new facility currently being developed in Miltons 401 Business Park, with occupancy expected in 2007. TransPro Freight Systems Limited will move into a new facility in Milton in May 2007. DIY Marketing Inc. is returning to Milton to house its busi- ness in a James Snow Business Park facility. Chudleighs, known for its pick-your-own farms, is moving its bakery facility in Milton to a 80,000 square-foot plant in the Escarpment Business Community. Two major retail projects currently under construction are the development of a 30-acre parcel on the south side of Highway 401, with five separate buildings to accommodate several restaurants, a fitness centre, the Bank of Montreal and the Beer Store. Former Acton postie dies in head-on crash A 48-year Orangeville man who died in a head-on crash on Highway 25, south of Campbellville Road, just before 3 a.m. on Friday, worked at the Acton post office for six months until Christmas. Funeral services were held in Orangeville on Monday for Mike MacDonald who died on his way to work at the Milton post office. His 1999 Toyota Carolla and a 1990 Toyota 4-Runner being driven by a 21-year- old Milton man crashed head-on. The Milton man remains in hospital with non- life threatening injuries. Police found both cars in the southbound lanes and the fiery crash closed Highway 25 for hours. No fire A heat detector at Acton High School was damaged by accident at 1:26 last Wednesday afternoon and it set off the fire alarm. Acton fire fighters ensured the system was shut off until repairs were made.