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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007 15THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 200714 We would like to say a very special THANK YOU to everyone who helped to make our 2007 Santa Claus the largest one ever! Daughters of Knox Acton Precast Dolliver Surveying Nellis Construction Halton Power Line Olde Hide House Dover Flour Superior Glove Galton Gas Service St. Josephs Parish Holley Industries Fraser Direct Metro Pavement Markings J.E.T Industrial Daniell Varanelli St. Lawrence Cement Tuitmans Garden Centre Maple Lodge Farms Knox Presbyterian Church R Fund Dennys Insurance Acton Optical St. Josephs C.W.L Pioneer Hi-Bred Herbal Magic T.D.I Dance Studio Acton Seniors Rec Ctr Crime Stoppers Knights of Columbus Staying Alive FItness Beaty Foods Pharma Plus Jim Graham David MaLean Family & Friends Art & Joan Ford Royal LePage Meadowtowne Realty Giant Tiger MacKinnon Family Funeral Home Tara Oaks Trinity United Church Rotary Club of Acton Legion Ladies Aux 197 Acton Home Hardware Royal Canadian Legion 197 1st Acton Scouts Sunny Motors Pet Valu MacKenzie Smith Bennett School Reg Marsh & Assoc. Monarch Silk & Trading Ltd. Town Works Dept. MacMillians Fruits & Vegs. Norm Paget ReMax Tim Hortons Corp. Acton Postal Workers Georgetown Firefighters Assoc. Galvcast Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce and All the Float participants; the Parade Judges - Paul Nolan, Bill Dawkns, John McNabb, Jon Hurst & Harold Townsley, Sobeys for candy, Halton Hills Hydro for postage, The Clowns, Dean Haughie, Clark Sommerville & Cogeco for TV coverage, The New Tanner, The Independent Free Press - for their newspaper coverage, Ed Hillier - Parade Marshall, Jeanette Collier for office support; Jim Thornhill - resident Chef, John Dunne for special services, and so many others behind the scene. We would also like to thank everyone for their patience during some unexpected delays on the parade route - steps are being taken to correct this for the future. Again, many thanks to all of you. Have a safe and happy Christmas Season, Acton FIrefighters Association Bill Spielvogel, Parade Chairman ???????????????? ???????????? Open: Weeknights 6 pm - 9pm Weekends 10 am - 6pm Location: North End of olde Hide House parking lot 10th Annual If you are interested in meeting new friends and serving your community, drop by and talk to one of the members or contact Jason Ash at 519-853-1347 or 1-800-Pick-Kin Students can earn community hours by volunteering their time & help with this sale. ACTON KINSMEN Christmas Tree Sale LET US WELCOME YOU! Our Hostess will bring gifts and greetings, along with helpful information about your new community. Call Betty Ann 853-1944 THEY ALL LOOK GOOD: Tom and Lois Walker had a hard time deciding whether to choose a truffle or a chocolate at the Deboras chocolate presentation last week at the Acton Seniors Centre. Siena Ancker is patiently waiting her turn. - Julie Conroy photo ????? ???????? ???????????????? ???????? ?????? It was full house on Tuesday, Nov. 27 when Joe Lafontaine, one of the owners of Deboras Chocolate in Erin was at the Centre making a presentation. Joe told how Deboras chocolate is made from cocoa imported from the Callebaut (in Belgium). The cacao plantation is on the Ivory Coast. He showed pic- tures of the large pod growing from the trunks of the trees which are harvested and then cut open. The cocao beans are left to ferment and then dried in the sun before being roasted. Nothing is wasted as the husks are used for fuel. You dont have to feel quite so guilty about eating chocolate as vitamin A. B complex; D. and E are found naturally in chocolate, plus zinc, manganese, copper, phosphorous and calcium. It is flavanol-rich so could help with cardiovascular health problems and reduce the bad cholesterol in people and en- hance the good cholesterol such as red wine. We sampled dark, milk and white chocolate (which has very little cocoa in it), plus a delicious truffle. Louis XIIIIth of France had his chef make the first truffle from whole cream, unsalted butter and cocoa. These are the same ingredients used today when they are whipped together to make Ganache, which is piped into individual truffles and then coated with chocolate or cocoa powder. Only natural flavours are used throughout the process. Margaret Neilson tells me there were nine carpet bowl- ers out last Monday and Gerry Marjerrisons Brown team beat Pat Jones Black team 11- 7. Carpet Bowling starts at 1 p.m. and they are always happy to see new players, especially as some of the snowbirds will be leaving shortly. Dont forget the cookie exchange on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. Its a great way to get a variety of cookies for the holiday season. You just need to bring four clear bags with six cookies in each, and you will take home a nice variety of cookies. There is a $2 charge. The Tour of the Lights will be on Thursday, Dec. 20. Anyone who has a beauti- fully decorated home please switch the lights on that eve- ning. We tour not only Acton but Georgetown and Norval. The bus leaves the Elizabeth drive apartments at 6:30 p.m., Birchway Legion apartments at 6:40 p.m. Church and Maria apartments at 6:50 p.m. and the Seniors Centre at 7 p.m. Anyone 55 and over, and their caregivers are wel- come, (You dont have to be a member of the Centre) and following the tour there will be a hot drink and goodies at the Centre. If you wish to go, you must sign up at the Centre with your name and pick up point, (a phone call will do 519- 853 -5951) as we need to know how many people wish to go. The Gals on the Go (and a couple of men) enjoyed the dinner theatre at the Guelph Arboretum last Friday. We didnt have to worry about driving as we were in the capable hands of Tyler em- ployee Pat Robinson. The last trip to Rama for the 2007 year was on November 28 and Marie Prueter won the 50/50. Birthday prizes were won by Stephanie Westaway and Charles Colero, and sit- ting in the lucky window seats were Norma Titus, Wilma Champion, Tony Marrows, and Kathy Bowman and Jean Prigess. Henry Kroes passed away last week, and we offer our deepest condolences to his family. Henry was a found- ing member of the Seniors Centre, and really enjoyed playing a Cribbage game on a Thursday morning. would be interested in par- ticipating in these worthwhile programs, Chan says. Nomination forms and additional information are available on the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration website at: http://www.citi- zenship.gov.on.ca. Click on Honours and Awards, or you can phone (416) 314-7526. We know that volunteers often work quietly behind the scenes, but the contributions they make are immeasurable. More than five million On- tarians volunteer each year and contribute more than 800 million annual volunteer hours, helping this province to grow stronger. They play a significant role in building strong and diverse communi- ties and are instrumental in the enrichment of their communi- ties across the province, the Minister continued. Province wants to... continued from page 13