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6 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 EDITORIAL Hero worship with Frances Learment It is inspiring, but also sobering, to think of the thousands of people who have contributed to the massive success of the annual Acton Terry Fox Run. Inspiring because the events at the Acton High school track have raised $701,912 over the past 31 years. Sobering because almost all of those helping keep the Marathon of Hope alive, do so because they, or someone they know or love, has been RETIREMENT READY: After 26 years at Acton's Scotiabank, many of them as a customer service touched by cancer, a dreaded disease that will kill 75,000 supervisor, former Acton resident Ann Stevenson is ready to spend winters in Mexico and summers at her new home in Rockwood. The branch held a good bye party for her on Friday. ­ Ted Tyler photo this year. When Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean and set off on a cancer-aborted run across Canada to raise one dollar for cancer research for each Canadian, he did not know that in 2007 cancer would surpass cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death of Canadians. January might be the actual kids going to school would be a big thing for him. Yet, when He could not know that there would be 186,000 new cases start of a new year; however, for he started asking some questions of cancer diagnosed this year, or on a more positive note, that me the start of the year has alBy like are you sure they are going for the first time, more people were living following a cancer ways been September when the Angela Tyler kids go back to school. In my to be starting two years apart diagnosis than dying. mind, I actually have a visual (yes);did you verify they will be All Terry Fox knew was that with guts, a will to make circle that represents a year, and much of a surprise considering going to Limehouse (yes); They things better and a generous population, he could do his part even though a circle doesn't have one of the family businesses. go all-day (yes, every two days to helping fund the research that will lead to a cure. Acton will a start or a finish, mine always Her current favourite way of and every other Friday); are you honour that hero spirit on Sunday, September 16, from 8 a.m. starts in September and ends in starting discussion is "When really going to cry when she I'm older..." One day out of starts school (a big yes). I knew to 3 p.m. when people will walk/run/jog/cycle laps around the August and begins again. I suppose next fall when Little the blue she announced to me he was starting to think about it track, commemorating the 26 miles Fox ran daily for 143 days before being stopped in his tracks by a recurrence of cancer. J begins school, I will be one of "When I'm older. I'm going to and realizing what I was...boy Support the search for a cure by sponsoring a Terry Fox those parents who connect with school." She continued with, those people were right. When that office supply store commer- "When I go to school you can you have a baby the time will go Run participant, or make a donation to the Acton branch of cial where the dad is skipping cry for me mommy." I told her I by so quickly. the Canadian Cancer Society. down the aisles happily push- probably would, but there were As the night before school Educational angst Looking Back Ten Years Ago · Acton's first Kinette Club vows to mix fun with growing, learning, making friends and helping the community · The proud history of the Beardmore name lived on as Acton's Fred Dawkins and daughter Jane Dawkins acquired the rights to the Beardmore name and surviving trademarks. Five Years Ago · The first stone barn built in Erin Township, built by Crewson Corners founder Morgan Crewson, is the showpiece home in a 17-estate lot subdivision north of Highway 7 · Over 250 riders and a crowd of 5,000 enjoyed the World Cup Qualifier, Canadian Country Classic show jumping competition at Halton Place, on 15 Side Road, southeast of Acton. ing his carts, followed by his is frowning kids to the tune of `its the most wonderful time of the year." Egad. I can't believe Little J is already talking about going to school. I tell the Dude about how she talks about during the day, and the things she comes out with. "And she's only two..." I usually end with. The Dude says she's three. "She's closer to three than two," he reasons and I quickly snip back "not yet she is still only two..." Recently, the topic of school and school buses was a continual one for Little J. Not really that two types of tears, happy and sad, and when she went to school I would be having happy tears, which were as total fib because I know I'll be sad. Then she continued with "you won't have to cry long mommy because I'll come home on the school bus," Almost every day she comes out with something that I have no idea how she came up with. The Dude and I were reviewing the busy upcoming next five or six weeks and he said, "I guess next year back to school will be a little different for us," His comment surprised me in a way. I suppose I didn't think the starting 2012 was coming to a close we were sitting watching the late night news when more of the back to school commercials played on the TV. I had a new focus to really enjoy this next year even more, especially with Little J, before she starts school next year. Then my focus got completely sidetracked when the Dude informed me that we had officially been out of school longer than we had been in school. Wasn't that just lovely? Thanks for reconfirming why my body aches at night. I'm old. School...it's just a nasty word no matter what context you use it in. Publisher Ted Tyler Editor Frances Learment Angela Tyler Distributed to every home in Acton and area, as well as adjoining communities. Every effort will be made to see advertising copy, neatly presented, is correctly printed. 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