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G Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, June 27, 2007 3 Around town...in pictures At Holy Cross Catholic School's recent Dancing Through the Years musical presentation, students Lana Lotocky and Jordan Jakuszyk were among members of the dance team who performed in the intro of the Rock & Roll Era of the presentation. Photo by Ted Brown Georgetown District High School Student Parliament Prime Minister Ruth Tube (centre) was surrounded by delegates from Uganda, who visited the school recently to present tokens of their appreciation for the GDHS students' donations of soccer equipment and other athletic supplies, as part of theor commitment to the Canadian African Soccer Friendship Association (CASFA). On hand for the presentation were (from left) Hon. Joseph Kahiigwa Deputy High Commisioner from Ottawa, GDHS principal Ron Maruya, CASFA founder and president Anthony Atine, Hon. Maj. (Rt) Jimmy Knobe, MP of Uganda, and Uganda Ambassador George Abola of the Unganda High Commission in Ottawa. Rob Clarke of Georgetown chips onto the ninth green during the 31st annual Bill Smith Charity Golf Tournament held at North Halton Golf and Country Club last week. The tourney raised $24,000 for Cancer Assistance ServicesHalton Hills. For more on the tourney see Friday's edition. Photo by Ted Brown Photo by Ted Brown Plenty of fun planned for Canada Day Region requests residents Continued from pg. 1 A Historical Walking Tour of the area will leave from the Williams Mill at 10 a.m. and at noon the parade will get underway. A Seniors' Tea will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and there will be Children's Games from 2 to 3 p.m. on the back ball diamond. Rampulla Martial Arts will host a demonstration at 2 p.m. and a Pet Show will be held at 3 p.m. Also at 3 p.m., Halton Hills firefighters will put on an auto extraction demonstration. The popular Duck Race will begin at 4 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to bring a picnic lunch but there will also be food and craft vendors in the park throughout the day. The Georgetown Rotary Club will host an all-day barbecue with all proceeds going to the Good Food Box, run by Georgetown Bread Basket. Acton's celebration will kick off with the Acton Rotary Club's Fishing Derby in Fairy Lake starting at 7 a.m. Registration will be in the boathouse. The official opening of the Rotary Club bandshell in the park will be held at 5 p.m. followed by a performance by Robert Little Public cut outdoor water use The Region is asking residents to cut back on outdoor water use to alleviate pressure on Halton's reservoirs. Although weather conditions can vary and rain has fallen, unseasonably dry weather this spring combined with heavy water use has prompted the Region to request that citizens minimize things like lawn watering, car washing and driveway washing. Flowers and vegetable gardens should be watered by hand and only as needed. "The hot and dry weather in June has caused a spike in outdoor water use," said Regional Chair Gary Carr. "We want to ensure that the Region's reservoirs have enough water to provide for essential household uses and fire protection, so we're asking residents to help out by reducing their outdoor water use." The Region's planning and public works staff is monitoring Halton's reservoir levels closely. If the hot, dry weather persists it may become necessary to issue a complete watering ban. Halton has an odd-even day watering bylaw in effect that advises even-numbered houses should water only on even calendar days and odd-numbered houses should water on odd calendar days. However, since lawns only need one inch of water once a week to stay healthy, it's not necessary to water on every odd or even day. For water conservation ideas and advice visit the Region's website at www.halton.ca/waterconservation. Acton band Cain & Abel will perform at the Rotary Club Bandshell in Prospect Park on Canada Day this Monday. School's Everybody Dance Club at 6 p.m. and Concerts in the Park featuring local groups Cain & Abel and the The Bluesers, a five-piece blues band. Cain & Abel will take the stage about 7 p.m., and The Bluesers at 8 p.m. Acton Sobeys will provide a Canada Day cake and a fireworks display by the Acton Firefighters Association will get underway at dusk, approximately 9:30 p.m. (Lisa Tallyn can be reached at ltallyn@independentfreepress.com) Backyard Touch 318 Guelph Street Georgetown 905.873.8835 HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 10 am - 6 pm; Sat. 10 am - 5 pm, Sun. 11 am - 3 pm (FORMERLY BEACHCOMBER) *See instore for details