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THE INDEPENDEN T & FREE PRESS 50 cents (+GST) Friday, Jun e 30, 2006 44 Pages Voted Ont arios best newspape r www.indep endentfree press.com Recipe of the week: Canada Day cupcake s Page 19 Lapointe in the hun t at Star Am ateur Page 17 Chatten named senio r of the year Page 9 Christ the K ing students tie d up in project Page 4 Editorial 6 Ted Brown 7 Chris Borak 11 Calendar 1 2, 13 Sports 1 7, 18 Classifieds 22-24 INSIDE The Halt on Jr. B Bulldogs w ill begin th e Ontario L acrosse A sso- ciation pla yoffs Mond ay in Oakvil le. See W ed- nesdays ed ition for fu ll game detail s. WEDNESDA Y... The stores may be clos ed tomorro w (Saturday) but there is still goin g to be ple nty to do a s both Acto n and Glen Williams co mmunities host Canad a Day partie s. The day get s under way in Glen Wi lliams at 8 a .m. with a Pancake Br eakfast, fol lowed by F un Runs an d the annu al baseball gam e between th e Townies a nd Councill ors. Childrens g ames start a t 10 a.m. fo llowed by th e popular noon parad e. Opening c eremonies start abou t 1 p.m. when the Glen C itizen of th e Year and winner of the Best Decorated House are ann ounced. G ames, an e clectic music con cert, pet sh ow and the Duck Race roun d out the af ternoon act ivities. Meanwhil e the day kicks off in Actons P rospect Pa rk at 6 p.m . with Concert in the Park. This includ es the Second Ann ual Acton I dol Contest and songs from headliner A lysha Brook e per- forming cou nty and wes tern tunes a long with Jamie Th orne. Yuk Yuks Jef f McEnery w ill also pro- vide stand -up comed y as well as be the Master of Ceremonie s for the Ac ton Idol Co ntest. The Acton Fire Fighte rs Associati on provides the explo- sive finish t o the day w ith a firewo rks show, a lso in Prosp ect Park. The f ree event g ets under w ay at dusk. The firefigh t- ers, who ar e promisin g their larg est, loudest and bright est display ever , will be pa ssing their helmets for donations to help pay for their annua l birthday g ift to the co mmunity. St. Albans C hurch in th e Glen will also be hold ing a fire- works displ ay at dusk. I ts also a fre e will offerin g. The Indepe ndent & F ree Press o ffice will b e closed Monday, July 3 for the ho liday and wi ll reopen Tu esday July 4 at 8:30 a.m. REFIN ANCIN G? PURCH ASING ? BOB WO ODS Mortgage S pecialist (9 *Rate su bje360 Guelph St ., Georget 5.25% 5 year fixed (905) 873-16 55354 Guelph Str eet, Georget own APPLE Auto Glass Truck Accessories Upholstery Heavy Equipment G lass Window Tintin g GEORGETOWN CHRYSLER We handle all insurance work. ACTON A l k O g j l ` l ` ] < j a n ] l g 9 [ l g f TORONTO , 1 = Y k l ] j f 9 n G h ] f = n ] j q \ Y q ) ( % . $ > j a \ Y q ) ( % 1 - * * C a f _ K l & O ] k l - ) 1 0 - + % ) ( + ) o o o & l ` ] g d ] ` a \ ] ` g m k ] & [ g e , ) . * ( + % / ( ( ) Visit the O lde Hide H ouse in Ac ton this Ca nada Day for unbeatab le savings in Leathe r Fashion s, Access ories and Fine Leather F urniture. Plus, this is the FIN AL WEEK END to sa ve on s elected leather flo or model s, cabine try, disco ntinued s tyles and ware house ov erstock ACTON L OCATION OPEN SA T. JULY 1 st Proud to b e Canadia n 70% Up to Off msr Canada Day parties set for Glen, Act on ALYSHA BROOKE Pitching ag ainst the te am he grew up cheerin g for, Wash ington Nati onals hurler Sha wn Hill of Georgetown , dueled wit h Toronto B lue Jays st arter Ted Lilly Wedn esday for four innings before Tor onto broke out for four runs and eventually won 6-1. Hill was pulled aft er the fift h inning, b ut made th dozens of hometown supporter s, who cam e to watch him pitch in person the big leag ues, proud. See story p age 17. Photo by E amonn Ma Hill on the h ill 14 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, August 13, 2008 SPORTS & LEISURE Having had her national age group record for the 100-metre butterfly broken last month, Georgetown swimmer Tasha Truscott set the bar lower yet again at the North American Challenge Cup last week in Edmonton, completing another spectacular season. The 14-year-old earned a gold medal in Thursdays 100m long course butterfly for the 13-14 girls division in a time of 1:01.12, eclipsing her previous best mark of 1:02.31 set in February. Winnipegs Chantal Vanlandeghem had broken Truscotts Canadian record last month, and while Vanlandeghems time of 1:01.43 on Thursday was her career best, it was only good for second place at the Challenge Cup. I was just determined to get it again, said Truscott, who has switched from the Halton Hills Blue Fins to the Etobicoke Swim Club and begins classes at Silverthorn Collegiate next month. In my race (tonight) I had a great start and my turns and dolphin kicks were very strong. Overall at the meet, Truscott earned five gold medals, a silver and a bronze, setting two other personal-best times as a result. The Grade 10 student picked up a gold medal and a personal-best clocking in the 50m freestyle in 0:26.76, while also taking top spot in the 200m butterfly (2:20.98). She swam to a career best time in preliminaries for the 100m freestyle in 0:58.62, but settled for silver in the final. Truscott was also on Canadian relay teams that finished first in the 400m individual medley and 4x100m freestyle. Her 4x200m freestyle team took bronze medals. Canada won the overall team competition, ahead of Southern California, Team Pacific and Team Mexico. A pair of weekend losses to the Six Nations Rebels has put the Halton Hills Bulldogs on the brink of elimination in their best-of-5 Ontario Lacrosse Association Jr. B championship series. The host Bulldogs were able to keep close to the pow- erhouse Rebels through much of the first two periods on Sunday evening, but with Six Nations leading 4-2, the visitors scored while two men short and quickly added a power-play marker to seize control of the contest, even- tually winning 10-2. Mike Burke and Pat Saunders had the Halton Hills goals in the middle stanza as they outshot the Rebels 14- 12. The hosts appeared to have the momentum until Alex Kedoh Hills backbreaking goal with 1:34 left in the peri- od while two of his teammates were serving minor penal- ties. In game one Friday night in Ohsweken, the Dogs opened the scoring on a goal by Kody Lyons, but the Rebels, who have lost just three games all season, replied with four straight goals and cruised to a 12-3 victory. Chad Cummings and Saunders added third-period markers for the OLA East Conference champion Bulldogs. The series winner moves on to next weeks Founders Cup national Jr. B championship in Guelph. The first game we were caught flat-footed. Its an intimidating place to play in down there and I think we were a little bit in awe, said Bulldogs coach Blaine McCauley. Maybe at the start, we played like we were satisfied with winning the East Conference title because were a relatively young team, but once things got going and our guys realized theyre playing for a spot in the national championship, weve adjusted and stepped up our play. I didnt think the score (in game two) was indicative of how the game went because we were making things hap- pen in the second period. This isnt the position we want to be in, down 2-0 going to Six Nations, and people are saying were in an impossible situation, but weve been in this situation before. I know were not going to quit. Its the third consecutive series in which the Bulldogs have faced elimination, after coming back from 2-1 deficits against Clarington and Mimico. Six Nations, however, has few weaknesses and when the Bulldogs were able to break through for scoring opportunites, Rebel goaltender Randy Johnson was solid, making 43 saves in game two. Halton Hills couldnt score on the power play despite having several chances and gave up three empty net goals in the final minutes of the game in a comeback attempt. Youve got to give (Six Nations) credit, added McCauley. Theyre an older team that won the national champi- onship last year. Theyve been through it all and know what it takes to come out on top in difficult situations. Were trying to find that new level and were getting there. All we can ask is that our players continually try to get better as the series goes along. If we can get a win (tonight) were right back in the series. Game three of the series will be played tonight (Wednesday) at the Gaylord Powless Arena beginning at 8 p.m. If game four is required, it will take place Friday at Georgetowns Alcott Arena at 8 p.m. Bulldogs behind the eight-ball after lopsided losses to Rebels Mike Brown (44) of the Halton Hills Bulldogs has his scoring bid blocked by Six Nations goalie Randy Johnson during game two of the 2008 OLA Jr. B cham- pionship series at the Alcott Arena. Johnson and his Rebel teammates were dazzling at times in a 10-2 tri- umph over the Bulldogs and took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 matchup. Photo by Eamonn Maher TASHA TRUSCOTT Solid goaltending by Tyler Anderson helped seal the tournament title for the Halton Hills peewee #2 Bulldogs at the Ontario Lacrosse Association peewee D championships in Whitby recently, capped by a 6-4 win in the final over North Perth. Preliminary round Halton Hills 14, Six Nations 4; Halton Hills 12, Shelburne 1; Halton Hills 10, Kingston 3 Quarterfinals Halton Hills 6, Kemptville 2 Semifinals Halton Hills 6, Oakville 5 Championship Halton Hills 6, North Perth 4 Tournament scoring: Ryan Childs (11G, 12A); Matthew Hodgins (10G, 10A); Quinn Harding (8G, 6A); Brodie Briscoe (5G, 7A); Jessie Laidlaw (3G, 7A); Nicholas Whelan (4G, A); Chase Pries (3G, 4A); Just in Albert , Ty Cadeau (3G, 3A); Matthew Goldmann (2G, A); John Gilmour, Nicholas Johnston, Brad Murphy (G, A); Daniel Gravelle (A). ? See photo page 15 Sharp netminding powers Peewee II Bulldogs to Ontario title EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer Truscott caps season in spectacular style