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THE NEW TANNER6THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2010 Editorialwith Frances NiblockReflections on 2010Although some may dismiss reflecting on the past year as nothing more than navel gazing, it sometimes is a very good idea to honestly review the past (make amends where necessary and celebrate the triumphs) and com-PIANO RECITAL: Piano and Vocal students of Actons Jennifer Culpeper staged their Christ-mit to goals for the New Year.mas recital at St. Albans last Monday. The musicians include, front from left: Grace Furzer, It is easy to be optimistic about the future even in a Athena Milford, Ariana Trevisan, Janet Chang and Reka Paradi. Middle: Sydney Furzer, Jamie Kasunic, Lindsey Yake, Megan Robart- Morgan, Michael Chang, Madelaine Henriques, Jil-business where bad news often outweighs, and outsells, lian Mullin and Matthew Walmsley. Back: Natasha Kasunic, Michaela Trevisan, Dana Godak, good news. A perusal of back issues of The New Tan-Olivia Henriques, Grace Farrington, Lili Paradi, Jessamyn Chan, Dulwin Jayalath, Damon Crumplen, Mitch Godak and Stephanie Mullin. Submitted photoner offers an introduction to some really amazing Acton people who live life well, willingly offering their time Acton looking good but theres more we can doand talents to help others.2011Wow its hard to imagine. to wear with fresh concrete side-From local service clubs that work long and hard to It seems like yesterday everyone was walks. Hopefully in the upcoming panicking about the big Y2K. Now budget is the continuation of this so help the disadvantaged, to young girls who donate their weve completed our first full decade all the sidewalks will be uniform in By hair to make wigs for cancer victims, Acton is rich with of the 2000s.appearance and safe for all. Angela TylerOur town has seen a lot of chan-This summer for the Leathertown people young and old and organizations who think ges over the past ten years. Weve Festival, I am hoping that the organ-Js stroller just doesnt roll over that of others first, and are a quiet inspiration.had a massive growth with the de-izers find a better way to mark the kind very well. The track is well used velopment in the east end. We had a vendor spots. Each year, they spray by dog walkers, seniors, strollers and We are lucky they call Acton home.24-hour grocery store and have seen paint the curb to mark the spots, and kids and it would be nice to have a While New Years resolutions often fade quickly, there it go. Weve seen schools be reno-every year the spray paint stays long smoother surface.vated and the addition of a wonderful after the festival. Im sure they try to While were at the park, the new are a few quotes that may make 2011 easier and nicer:soccer park, not to mention our big cover it up after, but you can still see splash pad is a wonderful addition arena which now doesnt seem big it. There has to be a better way since Great people talk about great ideas; average people and nice to see at the old end of enough. Its a wonder how we made the BIA puts so much effort into mak-town instead of everything going talk about average ideas; small people talk about other do with the old one for all those ing our downtown look good and it to the east end, however, we need years.does, and this just is deterrence.people. Anonymousmore seating. I noticed several times I started thinking about some of I hope this winter all residents this summer that there just wasnt You cannot change the wind, but you can adjust the the things I would like to see happen make an effort to not push their snow enough. Wouldnt it be great to have for our town over the next decade. I onto the roads, and in the summer sails. Fortune cookiethose big bright coloured plastic was surprised to find in my inventory when they cut their grass, if it does muskoka chairs that would be easy Happy New Yearthat my wish list was pretty small. go onto the road that they take the to keep clean, be comfortable, and With the new library, the splash pad time to sweep it up. This goes for our Im sure be well used.and many other things that have been town work crews as well. I cant tell We have a few empty stores coming our way our town is looking you how many times Ive seen the downtown now. For these stores to pretty darn good. Yet, I still have a big mowers cutting boulevards and continue to be filled, we all need to few things. Some of the things un-such while the grass is sprayed all be more diligent about shopping in fortunately cost money while some over the road. Its a simple effort that town. Yet, our downtown is quickly of the things dont cost a penny.costs nothing and makes a huge dif-becoming more of store fronts that Looking BackFirst, I would love to see the track ference winter or summer.are service-oriented instead of retail. at Prospect Park properly grad-Like I said, I think our town is Its easy to say we need a shoe store ed and have some new gravel laid pretty good, and when it comes or a clothing store, but honestly, I down. However, since its a wish right down to it, maybe none of these Ten Years AgoFive Years Agowould take any store rather than an list, I would also like it to have small things are necessary, but I can always Acton was abuzz with word The Towns accessibility empty building.gravel not the big stuff. Ive found hope that they happen. Either way, Over the past few summers, the that car parts giant Magna Inter-parking study recommended in some of the holes that theyve have a super New Year with much town has started replacing the inter-national wants to rezone 70 acres that disabled parking be im-patched with the big stuff that Little happiness.locking sidewalks that were starting on Highway 25, north of the rail proved so parking spots are tracks for a car/truck chassis located near the entrances of plant, which would mean 400 stores and buildings.to 500 jobs. The Toronto woman who Local charities pack 53 ham-donated a life-saving kidney to pers full of holiday treats and Actons Dan MacCallum earned gifts that were distributed to the an Extraordinary Achievement disadvantaged.award. The Acton Aqua Ducks Bill Anderson takes up his churned up the pool at a George-post as the Towns new Eco-town swim meet where they nomic Development officer.earned almost 50 medals.Distributed to every home in Acton and area,EditorPublisheras well as adjoining communities.Ted TylerFrances NiblockEvery effort will be made to see advertising copy, neatly presented, is Editorial Contributorscorrectly printed. The publisher assumes no financial responsibility for typographical errors or omissions in advertising, but will gladly reprint Mike OLeary Angela Tyler Denise Paulsenwithout charge that part of an advertisement in which an error may occur provided a claim is made within five days of publication.373 Queen Street East, Unit 1Advertising and Circulation Acton, Ontario L7J 2N2 All articles, advertisements and graphic artwork appearing in The Marie ShadboltNew Tanner is copyrighted. 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