The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008 11THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 200810 Easy to install Easy to Maintain Soffit & Facia System Repels water & gives the best R value FAX LINE: (519) 853-2542 TORONTO LINE: (416) 601-1259 FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED TARPS Available up to HEAVY DUTY 30 x 50 Great for Board & Batten 1X12 99 lin. ft. ROUGH PINE WE STOCK A FULL LINE OF PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES Mon-Fri. 7am to 6pm Sat. 8am to 4pm 3 X 5 X 8 MINI TIES $5.99 PRESSURE TREATED EA. We Stock top quality WESTERN RED CEDAR Lengths to 20 519-853-1970 TOP QUALITY LEATHER TOOL POUCHES Many styles to choose from 1 x 3 x 24 CLEAR PINE BUNDLE 10 PCS. $5.99 $2.9936 $3.9948 Lin. Ft. Lin.Ft. PET PROOF SCREENING Create a Distinctive Deck with TREX The composite material that doesnt crack, rot or splinter. Value & Service You Can Build On Pressure Treated Lumber and Accessories PASTWAY QUALITY FULL STOCK OF Victorian Style Wood FORMULA 77 For use on pressure treated lumber $26.993.78L FREE LOCAL DELIVERY NOW STOCKING 5x5x10 5x5x12 Pressure Treated ROUGH OAK FENCING 1x6x16 PRESSURE TREATED ROUND POSTS Great for Home or Cottage 264 MAIN ST. N ACTON 519-853-1970 Visit Store for details Furniture Hut 136 Guelph St. Georgetown 905-873-9791 Relax this summer on our PATIO Furniture INDOOR & OUTDOOR FURNITURE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FREE DELIVERY GET FIT HALTON HILLS: Sonya Serrick and John Picket test out the new exercise equipment at the Halton Hills Civic Centre on June 12, supplied by Green Gym in support of the official launching of the Getfit website. - Tracey Gardner photo Eileen Dix, perpetual... Continued from page 9 ALMOST TWINS: A young Eileen poses in the same dress as her sister back in Newport, South Wales, well before moving to Canada. - Submitted photo group and started the Block Parent Program in Malton. In 1978, they decided to try country living and moved to 25 Side Road and Fifth Line Nassagaweya. The country home was nice, (back to raising chickens and collecting eggs) but she missed being involved with people, especially volun- teering. A friend told her the Y.M.C.A. in Acton was look- ing for someone to revitalize the programs and manage the building. Once again Eileen jumped in a really enjoyed implementing new programs there and making many new friends. Three years later A.S.S.I.C (which had previously been located in the Y.M.C.A build- ing) needed someone to step in because a staff person was on vacation and the other staff member had been involved in an accident. Eileen took over until the staff person returned from her vacation. The second person decided not to return and they offered Eileen her job. Eileen worked three days a week at A.S.S.I.C. and two days a week at the Y. Eileen really enjoyed working at A.S.S.I.C. as the community support worker. She remained there until 1991. During this period they moved to Acton, buying a home on Rosemary Road. Through her work with A.S.S.I.C. she realized the need for affordable/subsidized housing and volunteered on the board of directors for the Morley Mills Co-op and the Carruthers RD. Co-op in Geor- getown. Once these were completed, she decided Acton needed a co-op housing complex, so she formed a board of directors and worked to produce the Cobble- hill Co-op on Cook Street, which took many of her working hours plus many volunteer hours to see her dream accomplished. During this time, her 26 year marriage ended, and af- ter a few rough years in 1991, Eileen decided to resign from A.S.S.I.C. and return to Wales for six months to be with her family and friends. When she returned, she be- came involved with the Acton Food Share, being Treasurer for 16 years until her recent retirement. Eileen followed her dedication to A.S.S.I.C. (which had now changed its name to H.H.C.S.I.) by joining the board of directors, where she served for many years. In 1995, she became involved with the Acton Seniors Centre at their original location in the old Acton arena. She became Secretary of the Seniors Centre in 2003 and recently decided to take a well earned break. Over the years she had col- lected for the Heart and Stroke and the United Way. She worked for a chiroprac- tor for a while and during this time she became a grandma when Rebecca was born. Her daughter Julie and son-in-law were living in Cambridge, but returned to Acton to live and built Eileen her own apartment in their home so she was able to help raise her baby grand- daughter. She became grandmother for a second time when Andrew ar- rived, so she retired so she could help take care of the two grand- children. She spent the next 10 years helping raise them, which she really enjoyed. Eileen has travelled back and forth to Wales too many times to count she said. She also en- joys travelling to Bragg Creek in Alberta to visit her younger daughter and son-in-law and their beautiful Huskies once or twice a year. Eileen feels she has recently started the final chapter of her life her senior years. She has moved to Elizabeth Drive Seniors apartment building, and is very impressed with the facility. She is looking forward to a little break from volunteering, after which she hopes to get back into organ- izing a group to pursue the possibility of another facility like the Elizabeth Drive apart- ments. She knows full well the dire need for seniors housing in Acton.