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Thanksý to everlyonep, who made Sea Cadet's Tag Days a success DEAR EDITOR: On behaif of tise Navy League of Milton and tise cadets and staff of R. C. S.C.C. Cisaudîre, l'I lîke to îhank ail tisose wiso donated to and scip porîrd tise Milton Sea Cadets during tiseir recen -fag Da,,s cainpaign. Due ils tihe geiserosiiv o[ niany Milionians, tise cadet corps was able to raise addition- ai funds tisai wili go îowarci iseiping support tise Cisaudîre cadets' mats, traiing prograiiis and activities. i would also lîke to îisank tise clerk's office and tise representa- tîves of tise Town of Milton for tiseir ongoîng support and encouragement, whicb allow ibis activity to take place eacis year. Tise moîsey [roînts is cain- paign lselps îo lund prograis [or tise corps. and tisai encotur- ages tisese vîsuîg isen and wornen 10 becomne active aisd responsîble inmsers of tise Miltons corinuniy Tisrougi tise training tisai tisese lunds support, tise cadets learn valuable skills sucis as îeamwork, leadersip and <iii- zensisip, wisicis ielps wiîis self- confidence and initiative. Also, a buge tisank-you needs tii go oui to, tise îsany par- ensts wiso gîve so frrrly of tiseir tiior to drive and bnlp make rai.b Tag Day both fun and suc- cessful. Wr couid not do ît witb- osut you. SARAH MOORE SEA CADET CHAIR NAVY LEAGUE, MILTON CHAPTER Commute to Champion quite pleasant -from EVEN on page A6 tiseir community wbîcis is definiîely re[resising. Beyond tisai, I don't know enougîs 10 be able 10 comment. Wbhai I do know, ibougis, is tisait [crie lucky Lucky wisen l'mn waîîîng around. ai tise Milton GO Station afier work, and I can sec four famîlies of Canada geese isasking in tise sunlight. Il lets me îink of Milton as a famîly friendly place, wisere isumans and nature peacefully co- exisi. l'm flot ready 10 gîve up a scenic route 10 work in excisange for a less pleasant indusîrial one. l'Il admit, alîbougis Missîssauga and Toronto are ideal for me because everything is preîîy mucis accessi- ble by bus, Milton stili bas major appeal. Wisen my lungs îisank me every weekday, t know l'in domng sometising rigisi. Amiving ai tise Milton GO Station eacis înm ing wisen 1 do is cutîing îî close, considening tise bus tisai takes me to, work leaves five minutes alter tisai. But, I wouldn't trade it for the world. Tisais wisat t caîl a 'smart' commute. A recrnt graeluate Of Sheridan Collegeh journal- ism program, Joanna Phillips is a summer intrrn at the Champion. Thanks for making child's idea a reality DEAR EDITOR: Whso says one cisild's idea can't make a difference? Our fîve-year-old son, Luke. wanîed to isosi a garage sale to self some of bis inys and have a lemonade stand thi raîse money 10 iselp bis uitile brother Callum's isospitai - Sick Kids in Toronto. On May 31 a garage sale was iseld, witis aIl proceeds being its community spirit, flot only donaîed to tise bospitai. It was a wiîb generous donations for tise simple idea, but once neigis- smallesî items but witis tise sisar- isours, friends and family found ing of experiences and stories. oui it grew in size and raised a Tbank you for making our wisopping $968. s ons idea a reaiity and support- We would like to take ibis s opportunity to îbank our neigis- ing tise Hospital for Sîck bourisood and tise communîîy Cisildren. of Milton for supporting tise EWEN FAMILY garage sale and demonstrating MILTON Stories on volunteer's efforts much appreciated DEAR EDITOR: i wanî to, îiank tbe Cisampion and COGECO 14 icîr ibrîr coverage of my volunîrer work,, as wrli as tse Red fCross [fîr isiuiouring nie during Nationîal \oluistrer \Vccels 1 ilso ss ai iii ilsan the iis sug peopler ss hî piid li i unc aiiciî \isgcs iîîer i liii pic lecl up> 111 , i td ciiiiia I icli ici Aîllciicalc. w5lioii iii'tlio, Il iiiild dcii i le lii îîîî hbe. ont> of tise home ail winter. Tise waiter came to our table ici sav our lunch isad bren paîd for. Wr imincciiairly wanîrd îo îlsank ibese peoîple, bîîî tise waiirr said îisrs iad Icit. \\r ,vaant ii isani, sîîîî lrîîn (ie boiioisso isiîî lîr,îî s for s our ici of isdss DOROTHY ROGNVALDSON ACTON The Canadian Champion, Friday, Jurne 13, 2008-A7 Schqo,01 rioseri Atr heawv raiqn cause flooding of furnace cellar .'Time Capsules' are gemrs of infor-- mation extracted from past issues of the Champion and other publications in order ta provide a winelow mnto Miltons past. Fxplanatory comment is sometimes provided ta place the situa- tion in context. November 1911 Monday's heavy rain flooded tise furnace cellar of the school building again, put out the fires and the school. was closed for Tuesday forenoon. The wouds of tii neighbourhood were full of sportsmen on Thanksgiving day and they brought home a nuinher of cottontail rabits. Partnidges and black and grey squir- tels bave mncreased greatly under the protection of the tbree-year special order-in-council for Halton. ht is to lie hoped that they were flot molest- ed. Councillor R.L. Hemstreet bas retired afier about 37 years in tise mercantile business in Milton. He rarely îook a holiday except for an occasional curling match in tise win- ter, bis healtis bas suffered fromn tise close confinement, and bis physician bas recommended a change. His many friends wiil unite witb tise Champion in wisising hlm a speedy recovery Toronto hsad na less than five automrobile accidenta on Saturday. One was fatal and another inay prove' ta lie so. Toronto is a way beisind American cities in tise regulation of automobiles and leads then ii acci- denta. The Guelphs Herald says Frank Fleming, professional bantam and feather-weighî pugilisi, is training at Guelphs. He has been fighsting two- and-a-balf years at New York, where he made good. He is a Canadian and was raised at Campiseiville. Webh's Amusement Co. showed a fine lot of moving pictures at tise iown hall on Sacurclay evenîng and wii showss agaits even, werk. As tise Chiampion bas said repeaiedil, wîish Maliton lime Capsules Oî uts presenî exils, tise hall, like tise majoriîy of those in tise smaller îowns, is a fireîrap and 100 mucis rare cannot lie exercised in allowing mov- ing pictures toise exiiîed in it. This company's pictures, bowever, are îborougisly proîrcîrd in an iron box, wisicb bas passed inspection and ta wbicb, if îisey were tai take lire and be consumed, tise fire would lie con- fined. Tise coîinpany will show anotis- er lot of pictures ibis evening, with an extra attraction, a competition for prizes by local amateur performers. $6 in prizes will be given oui. Sec new ones about Mufi and jeff, Talmyr Stepbens, Americas foremost ragtinse pianisi and otiser features. Afier much effort and expense tise Imperial Faundry bas completed ils firat bot water isoiler, wisicis was sisipped ta Toronto last Tisursday for installation in a large tenement bouse. Now tisai tise pattemns and otiser requirements are complete il will lie only a malter of manufactur- ing wbicis, fromn tise sumber of orders on band, gives every promise of a mosi succesaful future. Rougis weatiser and rougis raads did flot seem. ta greatly affect tise attendance at last Monday~s conven- tion of Halton Conservatives ta select a candidate for the coming provincial electiona. Itisad heen aaid tisai Dr. WA. Ntiuon, M.PP, was flot likeiy ta lie ii tise field, but it tumned. oui tbat ise was, wiîis a sîrang following. Rev Willmott D. Clark, of St. Catisarines, son of Geo. Clark, Ph.D., a fonrser pastor, will preacis in tise Meihodisi Cisurcis next Sunday înorning and rvrning. This mairrial is a.ssenibied oit lîriilf of the Miltoîn Histîiricuil Sîseirîs by Jini whols tii bcl îîî si thîîîagi îhe sd(i iri ai (90.5) 875-41.56. JuIy 7, 8, 9, 10 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.