THORNTON NEWS
by Cathie Miller

Aug. 22, tonight, from 6:30 until 7:30, don't forget about the Family Fun Night brought to you by Essa Public Library and Good For Life at the Thornton Library. Your whole family is invited to a fun filled, active evening and best of all it's free. Many activities are planned to help families be active together and lead a healthy lifestyle. Every participating family will receive a gift bag and there will be a draw for the grand prize of a supermarket gift certificate intended for use to purchase healthy food choices. Registration is not required. So, bring the family to the library for some active fun & exercise.

The Literacy Council of South Simcoe is dedicated to promoting and providing literacy skills to the community and they are offering free, confidential tutoring to adults in the community. Tutoring is offered for reading, writing, math and computer basics. For more information call (705) 435-5624 or email them at lcss@bellnet.ca

Need some help training your dog? The Alliston & District Humane Society is presenting a "Dog Training Seminar" on Sept. 22nd & 23rd with all proceeds going directly to the animals. Join Sam Malatesta and the Alliston & District Humane Society for an inspiring and affordable weekend jampacked with exciting demonstrations and practical hands-on with your dog. To book a spot or to find out more information, leave a message at 458-9038 ext 3. Book soon as space is limited.

Contact's Employment Resource Centre in Alliston will be hosting a job fair with Adecco on Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Make an appointment with the Employment Resource Centre to update your resume and then visit the Job Fair and find that job you've been looking for. For more information call (705) 435- 4900.

It is time again to begin thinking about activities for your children to keep them active during the dreary winter months. The Thornton Skating Club will be holding two registration dates at the Thornton Arena. The first will be on Monday, Sept. 17 from 7 until 9 p.m. and the second will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. until noon. Their programs which run on Monday and Wednesday evenings include Canskate, Junior and Intermediate and on Friday evenings is Power Skating for those whose wish to improve their hockey skills. New this year is a fun Cardio Adult skate on Wednesday evenings. Call Charlene at 739-9226 for more information.

If you have any news, you can email me at thorntonnews@rogers.com or call me at (705) 458-0869 or drop it off at 25 Robert.