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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010 17Big Daddy Festival was funOrganizers disappointed with turnoutToo bad you missed it, because itstrated, and then helped several local only a few to Prospect Park on Satur-captured (and released) by Will Malt-was a fantastic event. Thats whatdads try some dry land casts. day afternoon no prizes were awarded by and his father, won the largest fish Kathleen Dills, Acton rep for theSaturdays Taste of Acton proved Big at the Rotary Bandshell. Hours later, an prize. Maltby, 12, from Strathroy, also Daddy Festival said on Sunday after-equipment glitch led to a 20-minute de-landed a five-inch Sunfish.popular events with local eateries noon in Prospect Park, following aand hungry crowds that purchased a lay in the start of the movie Iron Man, A six-inch, half-ounce Rock Bass disappointing turnoutpassport and then visited five of seven at a fishing derby, at the Rotary Bandshell where uncom-caught by Cassandra Spracklin, 11, of one of many Acton events scheduled inrestaurants offering a special tasting mon swarms of mosquitoes buzzed the Burlington, was the largest. She also themenu. inaugural Halton Hills Big Daddy crowd of approximately 200 people.caught a five-and-a-half inch Sunfish.Festival.Dills suggested next year, with more Organizer of the Rotary Club of Ac-Weve sold all of our 30 passports While Fridays kick-off Battle of the volunteers, they might hold all of the ton Dad and Me fishing derby Herb and had a great day, said Tanners Bands was a hit hundreds enjoyedowner/manager Andrea Clark late Sat- Acton events on one day, at one loca-Dodds, said while some kids had a lot eight acts on the Roxy stage and Home-tion. Maybe if we had a picnic in the of fun, he was disappointed with urday afternoon.town Roots was the hands-down winnerThere were 26 events on the Big park food seems popular this takes the low turnout past derbies have at-withDaddy Festival schedule across Hal- the judges and crowd, earning a a lot of effort from a lot of people, tracted more than 70 young anglers. slotton Hills including the annual Classic in Actons Canada Day concert, she said.The winners received fishing poles and and a gift certificate from Long and Although 10 kids entered the Fishing all participants received a gift bag.Car Show for Cancer, try-it workshops McQuade music.Derby, only three fish were turned in, Two experts from Trouts Unlimited at Williams Mill, and the Festival on The talent and karaoke events drew and a seven-inch, half-ounce Sunfish offered fly-tying advice and demon-Main in downtown Georgetown.SHARP STINGRAY: This 1969 Corvette Stingray, TASTY TREAT TOUR: Actons Shera Dancer, holding Marlan, and her children Paco and Linsy Eldridge, owned by Actons Paul Mendes, drew appreciative sampled the food at Tanners Restaurant on Saturday as part of the Taste of Acton tour. Participants bought crowds at the annual Classics for Cancer car show a passport and then sampled tasting menus at five of seven Acton eateries. Frances Niblock photoon Fathers Day in Georgetown. Submitted photoACE ANGLERS: Will Maltbys seven-inch Sun-fish and Cassandra Spracklins six-inch Rock bass earned them top prizes in the Rotary Club Dad and FLY FISHING FUN: Actons Bill Dagleish tried his Me Fishing Derby, part of the Big Daddy Festival, SHE CAN SING: Actons Cierra Nadon, 7, showed hand at fly casting under the watchful eye of Trouts on Sunday in Prospect Park. Both, who posed with no signs of nerves when she tookUnlimited biologist Jack Imhoff during the Rotary to the mic at the their dads Jeff and Ray, won a new fishing rod.RotaryClub of Actons Dad and Me Fishing Derby on Sun- Bandshell on Saturday during the Big Daddy Frances Niblock photofestivities. day in Prospect Park. Frances Niblock photo Submitted photo