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Trafalgar Rd, Hillsburgh www.centurychurchtheatre.com _____________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Air conditioned Summer Festival continues... August 13 23 Paul dEntremont Deb Huggins Jamie Mason Ken Noakes in A nightmare comedy by Jack Sharkey Directed by Nick Holmes Wed, Thurs, & Sat afternoons $22 Thurs, Fri & Sat evenings $27 Sat. October 18 6th Annual! The worlds greatest ragtime and boogie woogie music Find out why this show sells out every year! 2:30 One-hour concert, followed by Gourmet Afternoon Tea catered by The Pantry Shelf $29 8:00 Two-hour concert $29 Group discounts for 10+ All taxes and handling included All seats reserved Box Office 519.855.4586 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Season Sponsors THE ERIN ARTS FOUNDATION Jacqueline Guagliardi Air conditioned Georgetown Marketplace (across from Stitches) OPENING Select styles, while quantities last. For a limited time only. See in store for more details. Lowest ticketed price. Friday August 15 The first 30 customers will receive a Gift Card loaded with $20 - $100! LUNCH BUFFET SERVED THURSDAY & FRIDAY 11:30 am to 2:00 pm Featuring: - Roast Beef - Baked Ham $9.99 We pay the GST & PST 79 Main Street South, Georgetown 905-877-3388 ~ LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ~ Private Catering Available Fri. & Sat. 9:30-close BLIND FOLD TEST Georgetown 905.877.3163 10 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, August 13, 2008 It all started 30 years ago when four guys went on a fishing trip. In 1978, Georgetown Legion mem- bers Bob McNeilly, Art Lawrence, Roy Rudiger and Jimmy Randall headed to Massachusetts for a fishing trip. But after casting their lines a few times they decided it was time to look for a watering hole of another kind. Being good Canadian Legion mem- bers, they opted to head to the American Legion, Post 40 of Plymouth. After meeting up with a group of people at that Post, lasting friendships were formed. The following year, the executive of the American Legion Post 40 in Plymouth invited the Colour Party of Branch 120 of the Royal Canadian Legion (Georgetown) to participate in the Memorial Parade held in Plymouth. In 1981, Branch 120 recip- rocated by inviting the American Legion Post 40 members to participate in the Warriors Day Parade held at the Canadian National Exhibition every August since 1921. A tradition had begun. For the next 22 years, Georgetown would play host to the American Legion in August, arranging hotel accommodation, barbecues, and enter- tainment, all leading up to the Warriors Day Parade at the CNE. When the 2005 CNE parade was cancelled due to the huge three-day blackout across Ontario, Legion mem- bers from both sides of the border could not imagine canceling the Parade. With the help from then-Halton Hills Mayor Kathy Gastle and Branch 120 president Wade Bond, an impromptu Warriors Day Parade was organized and held in Georgetown. It would be the start of another new tradition, in which colour parties and honour guards from both Legions would travel back and forth across the border to hold parades observing Warriors Day in Georgetown and Memorial Day in Plymouth. In the U.S. on the last Monday in May, the streets are lined people pay- ing homage to lost comrades and giv- ing thanks to heroic veterans. In Canada, Remembrance Day is observed in November, so a Warriors Day Parade August 16 seems to hold little significance to people. Perhaps that is why so few people watch the parade through downtown George- town. The executive of Branch 120 is inviting all who are available to attend the Warriors Day Parade Saturday, August 16, beginning at 1 p.m. The parade forms up on Market St, at the Royal Canadian Legion and culminates at the Cenotaph in Remembrance Park for a memorial service and a gun salute. Any service club, resident or busi- ness operator interested in participat- ing in or promoting the Warriors Day Parade can contact Branch 120 presi- dent Ray Clarke at 905-877-0435 or the Legion at 905-877-4413. Warriors to march Saturday ALISON MURRAY BROWN Special to The IFP