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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2010 3How was 2010 for you?In 2010 in Acton, it was a year of tears and triumphs, of include a proposal for an eight-lane expressway senseless deaths and tender mercies. Here is a look back at through rural Halton Hillssome of the events that made us laugh, cry and celebrate.AugustJanuary Thousands of people throng into downtown Acton Hartley Coles, the 2009 Acton Citizen of the Year, and for the 19th annual Leathertown Festival featuring food, The New Tanner Editor Emeritus, rings in the New Year family fun and entertainmentat a Town Hall Centre ceremony Heritage Acton receives a $150,000 Trillium grant Plans for a new library to replace the aging and to help pay for an elevator to make the historic building inaccessible River Street facility are unveiled to the fully accessiblepublic Actons Prospect Park is the start/finish for a Multiple Two 19-year-old Acton men trash Robert Little School Sclerosis bike-a-thonin a drunken vandalism spree that closes the school for Town council, faced with staffs proposed budget two days and cause more than $20,000 damagethat would result in a 7.4 per cent tax hike, asks staff Acton may lose its school board trustee as all of Halton to get out their sharp pencils and calculators and make Hills will be served by one trustee following the municipal cutselectionSeptemberFebruary Construction begins on additions to the Acton fire Funeral services are held for Hartley Coles who passed station, which will house a museum and workout roomaway after a valiant battle with cancer Nominations close for Octobers municipal election Until they see the real numbers Town councillors and there are no races in Acton where the Mayor and all will not make any financial decisions about the over three councillors are acclaimed to officebudget Acton library projectranking of 6.2 out of 10, the second lowest ranking of The 97th edition of the Acton Fall Fair was a success The Town, citing safety concerns, puts Blue Springs all of Haltons secondary schoolsby all accounts the weather was good, the crowds large Taxi out of business by refusing to issue a business Concerned with a steady stream of dump trucks and there was no trouble reportedlicencerumbling through town, Council asks the MTO and In recognition of her history of good deeds Actons The Town offer to buy land at McKenzie-Smith Halton police to conduct a truck safety blitzShirley Broostad received an Order of NiagaraBennett School that the school board has deemed Junesurplus and put on the market Actons first Farmers Market draws a large crowd of shoppers to the fresh veggie sale that will be held each Wednesday afternoon on Willow Street Acton/Regional Councillor Clark Somerville is the Georgetown Highland Games Honourary Chieftain The two Acton teens who trashed Robert Little School in a drunken rampage plead guilty to break and enter with intent to cause mischief over $5,000 A local firm begins collecting used cooking oil from restaurants to turn into bio-diesel fuelJuly Acton celebrates Canada Day with a party at Prospect Park that featured entertainment, prizes and a very big cake Hundreds of kids were thrilled when the water was finally turned on for the grand opening of the Superior Glove splash pad in Prospect ParkOctober Actons Scotiabank celebrates its 100th Only 25.6 per cent of eligible Acton voters cast anniversary of opening in Acton with an appreciation Marchballots in the municipal electionparty for its current clients The Acton High School Junior girls volleyball team A costume parade of Acton kids trick or treated on Mill Town councillors protest provincial plans which capture the Halton championshipStreet as downtown merchants celebrate Halloween The Town breaks ground for a new $500,000-plus An official grand opening ceremony is held for the new splash pad in Prospect ParkActon Acute Care Medical Centre Long-time community volunteer, Actons Ivan Kilby Vandals deface a number of buildings in Prospect is named the 2010 Citizen of the Year by the Rotary Park with graffiti. The Town had to hire an outside crew Club of Actonto get it quickly cleaned up Actons Kayla Ruggle, 11, competes in an NovemberInternational Irish dance competitionThe Halton District School Board is close to a deal Aprilto sell the vacant Speyside public school, but wont say The ceremonial keys to the latest Habitat for to whomHumanity house in Acton are handed over to the new Politicians and commuters are very happy with the ownersannouncement that GO Train service in Acton will A 22-year-old Campbellville man was killed and resume in 2011five others injured after a drunk driver missed the curve Acton honours its war dead at two solemn on Young Street and slammed into a treeRemembrance Day services at the Acton Cenotaph Actons Robert Little School celebrated its 150th The body of a missing 32-year-old Toronto man was anniversary with a community party/reunionfound in a plastic barrel in the 22 Side Road/Sixth Line The Town Hall Centre is re-introduced to the area of Nassagaweyacommunity following years of refurbishmentDecemberMay A nine-year-old Acton girl is devastated when thieves Poor sales and growing competition forces broke into her grandparents house and stole 75 of her Godfathers Pizza to close its doors putting seven very Irish dancing medalsshocked employees out of work Acton Trunk Sale officials distribute $4,500 proceeds Wet and windy weather did not dampen any spirits from this summers events to six local groupsas the official ground breaking ceremony for the new The holiday season kicks off in Acton with the Santa Acton library is heldClaus parade, sponsored by the Acton Firefighters Test results give Acton High School an over-all Association