THORNTON NEWS
THORNTON NEWS by Cathie Miller

Grand Opening Celebrations were held at two of the new businesses at the Thornton Crossings Plaza on Saturday, September 16. Bubbles Cutting Edge Hair and Tanning Salon held a ribbon cutting ceremony with Essa Mayor Dave Guergis on hand to do the honours.

Proprietor, Beverly McLeod gave me tour of her new salon. They have two tanning beds to choose from either a stand up or lay down bed type. The designer of the beds has made special bulbs that don't emit the harmful UVB rays like the sun. If you want to keep your healthy glow from the summer or are going on vacation down south and want to avoid spending days with a painful burn, this is the place to start.

They also have four stations for hair cutting including a special child's chair shaped like a race car and use the hair care products from Schwarzkopf Professional. They demonstrated how good the products are by using the tiniest dab of product on my daughter's hair and it instantly straightened, and became smooth and soft. Beverly and her staff invite all Thornton and area residents to stop in and try their services.

Anyone who does in the next 30 days will be entered into their grand opening draw. You can call for an appointment at 458-2761.

Also celebrating their Grand Opening next door to Bubbles Cutting Edge was inSPArations Spa and Wellness. Just to walk in their door is a calming and soothing experience.

The friendly staff led by Carol Brillinger offer many services from facials, manicures, waxing, and massages. Just give them a call at 458-1555 or drop in to pickup a flyer to see their full list of treatments and monthly specials.

I've already tried their Signature Facial and an Indian Head Massage, you could become addicted. For chocolate lovers there is the Chocolate Blitz Body Mask, doesn't it sound delightful? At their Grand Opening they treated everyone to tours of the spa, gave them mini manicures, a welcome gift and an entry into their Grand Opening Draw.

Everyone was also well fed with hotdogs, drinks, and cake. Welcome to the neighborhood inSPArations and Bubbles Cutting Edge, much success to both of you.

Both branches of Essa Centennial Library will be holding an Alzheimer Society's Coffee Break today, Wednesday, September 20. Stop in for a coffee and cookies make a generous donation to the

Alzheimer Society and receive a ballot for a prize. All proceeds go directly to the Alzheimer Society.

Thornton's Women's Institute will be holding their next meeting tonight, Wednesday, September 20 at the Thornton Library. The meeting starts at 8 p.m. with guest speaker, Judi Bolton, a member of 'The Ladies of the Lake," a group dedicated to saving Lake Simcoe. All guests are welcome. For tonight only the library will close at 8 p.m. to accommodate the meeting.

The Essa Historical Society will be holding its first monthly meeting after the summer break on Saturday, September 23 starting at 1:30 p.m. The meetings are held at the Thornton Library on Robert Street. The guest speaker will be Mary Munnoch from Adjala. The topic of the meeting will be Genealogy. For more information call 458-9971. All are welcome to attend.

An Open House honoring retiring Deputy Fire Chief Mike Webb will be held at Essa Fire Station #1, Thornton on September 30. The event will start at 2 p.m. with presentations at 4 p.m. followed by food and refreshments. All are welcome. For more information call Don Wilson at 458-1022.

Registration began on Monday for the next Storytime at the library. With the increased hours at the library, they can now offer it on two days, either Monday or

Tuesdays for the month of October. Each session costs $2 per child and runs from 10 to 11 a.m. The Community Access Program (CAP) also will continue at the library until the end of September. Call them at 458-2549 for more information or to register.

Make plans to attend the Roast Beef Dinner at Trinity United Church on Saturday, September 30. Reserved tickets are available by calling Pat at 424-9433 or at the door. Ticket costs are $12 per adult, $6 for children up to age 12 and preschoolers are free. As usual they will be serving up a full Roast Beef dinner with all the trimmings of mashed potatoes, vegetables, salads and homemade pies. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Thornton Skating Club will hold a registration night on Monday, September 25 from 7 until 9 p.m. at the arena. Registration will also be held at the same time for Power Skating. For more information call Charlene at 739-9226.

If you have any news, meetings, weddings, anniversaries or special occasions, I'd be happy to write about them. You can email me at thorntonnews@rogers.com or by telephone at 458-0869, or drop it off at 25 Robert Street. Bye for now.................