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4 - The Canadien Champion, Friday, December 10, 1999 Have you got a hot scoop? Mîltonians can stay close to home fr New Year'sI We'dIo ve to f hear your Canadians are planning to stick close to And that looks to be the trend in Milton with their family and fniends. They want to stryiea. home for the tum of the millennium, recent as weIll do something around their home." story deas. surveys have shown, said Pauoi Scicrer "i t more or less confirms what we ve Ansd that mneans downtown streets mnay 878I US4at chair of the Milton 2000 organizîng com- been hearing from people in town, he bor floed whoreeler thes D ebr 31 878-341. mittee. said. 'They want to spend New Year's lave hmgonNwYa Thanks Milton Join Us In Celebrating Our* a 0. It's that Uirne of year again! lime toi wish friends and neighborsgood cheer And with the comning seasori, it is also timne for us heme tai celebrate aur i 2th year in serv- ing Miltoni A long tirne ago we first opened, our doors,in the 2 bays at Sunoco. We grew ta I1 bays at aur present location,serving you, our friends and rieighbors. Always trying ta stay current for ail your auto needs. It has always been aur goal ta provide quick, quality and honest service ta help make your.auto repair experience as camfortable as possible. With the Drive Clean programn well under way we are proud of aur resuits as a test and repair facility finding an average of 82% are passing.As we appraach the end of the year, decade and mitlennium, we wish ail aur custamers, m past, present and future a safe, healthy a d happy -C future weI into the next millennium IRE * GOODYEAR TIRES a SAFETY CHECKS * BRAKES * fI4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT e CGOLING SYSTEM SERVICE a ENGINES * OIL, LUBE & FILTrER * COMPUTER ANALYSIS e EMISSION TESTING mfucuiLcu iC>t & Repalr Faclllty * GENERAL TIRES * TUNE-UPS * EXHAUST a SUSPENSION SERVICE * TIRE ROTATION& BALANCING *TRANSMISSIONS & SERVICE *ELECTRICAL *AIR CONDITIONING *SHOCKS & STRUTS *TOWING *ACCIREDITED TESTED AND REPAIR FACILITY FTOR ANY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE OR SERVICE, YOU CAN DEPEND ON US! "Wc're expecting huge crowds," he said. "As many as 5,000 to, 10,000 peo- ple." But first, people have to know what's in store for the New Year's party of the mil- lennium. «'I stili thînk there are an awful lot of people out there asking what our plans are," said Mr. Scherer. And even those who know about the strect-centred celebrittion want to know the nitty-gritty details. This much is assured - the event is slated to be a licensed night of family fuin including red-hot entertainment on two stages. Scheduled performers include Elvis. (alto known as Steve Kabokos) and Three Men and A Druro Machine (3MDM). For the younger crowd, Serene and Flcsch are getting ready to rock the town. And indoor acts are still to be announced in downtown churches such as Grace Anglican, Holy Rosary, St. Paul's United and Knox Presbyterian. Food sales, a beer garden and a soap box derby will round out the event. The change of thse millennium will be marked by the midnight ringing of Milton's antique bell, transported froro Victoria Park for the night. Who will do the honours is up to fate- or at least a lottcry, to be drawn December 23. The winner will be notified on Christmas Eve. Then a cascade of fireworks will tain CiviS (M *iSVe RIMDKOBI 18 lUSI oneO of the acta set ta brlng the new millennlum In wlth a bang at M11ton's outdoor New Year'a Eve bash. over Mill Ponid as 2000 setles in. The plans are to shut down Mill Street between Manin and James strects for the event. But handling the large crowds may bc a hairier task than organizers first anticipa- ed, so thc search la on for voluntecrs. Residents willing to dreas up as clowns to help paint the faces of childrcn - or juat hclp wiUi crowd control - are urgcd to, caîl Cathy at 878-7252, ext. 184. And those intercstcd in trying their hand at Uic bcll-ringing lottcry cari pick up the $1 tickets at Delacourt's, Jo'Lcens, Country Mile, Gold Connection, Nature's Fire, Subway (both Main Street and Market Drive locations), M&M Meats, Spokes and Slopes in the Milton Mail and Dr. Paula Cassin's dental office. AIl proceeda will be funnelled back into the event.