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50 cents (+GST) Vol. 131 No. 15 Wednesday, June 25, 2008 52 Pages Circulation 22,500 www.independentfreepress.com Two Georgetown men ready for cross-country U.S. charity ride Page 8 Home, Lawn & Garden special section 8-Pages Canada Day special section 8-Pages Sideroads of Halton Hills summer edition Inside INSIDE Hooping it up at Festival on MainEditorial 6Mike Chong 12 Calendar 14-15, 18 Sports 16, 17 Classifieds 20-22 A longtime George- town resident was recently invested with the title Dame of Grace in the Order of St. John at a Queens Park cere- mony. For details see Fridays edition. FRIDAY... REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 5.34% 5 YR FIXED (905) 873-1655 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown APPLE Auto Glass Truck Accessories Upholstery Heavy Equipment Glass Window Tinting GEORGETOWN CHRYSLER We handle all insurance work. 2 LocationsGeorgetown Kia 905-877-7818 314 Guelph St. (Hwy. 7) Superstore Open Sundays 199 Guelph St. 905-877-8375 The Power to SurpriseTM Charity BBQ and Car Wash This Saturday, Sunday & Monday Only Proceeds go to The Sick Kids Foundation For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Shaelynn Lancaster, 7, of Georgetown shows off her hula hoop skills Saturday during the annual Festival on Main in downtown Georgetown. The first day of the Farmers Market kicked off the day- long celebration that featured artists, performers and a variety of entertainment. For more photos see page 7. Photo by Calvin Dyke A Grade 10 Georgetown District High School student said he cant thank those involved enough in rescuing him from a near- drowning at the Georgetown Indoor Pool on the morning of June 12. Jeremy Ford, 16, was pulled unconscious from the pool near the end of the informal workout with the schools swim team at about 7:40 a.m. He and good friend Drake Livingston had been swimming in the deep end of the pool when Town of Halton Hills lifeguard Katrina Neely suspected the young man was in trouble, when she observed Ford sinking to the bottom of the pool. I overheard them say they were having a contest to see who could stay under water longer, so I was watching them closely, the fifth-year lifeguard said. (Jeremy) just looked too still to me, so I asked Drake to make sure he was okay. (Drake) went under water and when he came back up he said there was something wrong. The 16-year-old Livingston, who recently recertified his Standard First Aid, was able to Rescuers thanked for quick actions EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer See RESCUERS, pg. 3