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Welcome Home Past and Present residents of Georgetown! Georgetown Hearing Clinic is committed to your individual hearing needs. Find out how we can help. The GEORGETOWN HEARING CLINIC Call today to book your appointment. 905-873-6642 99 Sinclair Avenue, Suite 210Serving the community of Halton Hills and surrounding areas since 1992 99 Sinclair Avenue, Suite 210 Cory Soal Hearing Instrument Practitioner Steeles Sinclair M ou nt ai nv ie w (9 th L in e) Gtwn. Market Entrance to Mall Milton Hwy. 7 Thursday, August 1, 2013 Special pullout section 8 Pages HOMECOMING 2013 Memorial Arena was the centre of George- town's social scene for one last time as the old rink played host to Homecoming 2013 this past weekend. Hundreds of former residents came from across Canada and the United States to join current Georgetownians for a weekend-long celebration of all things Georgetown, which in- cluded a wine and cheese, a dance, hikes, his- toric walks and tours. "A lot of people planned their vacations around Homecoming," says event chair Anita Bergsma. Kelli Brooks of Ma- ple Ridge, British Co- lumbia, was one of the attendees who travelled across the country for Homecoming. Although many things have changed since her last visit in 2007, some have remained the same. "Norval has completely changed and there's a new water tower," Brooks says. "But there's still no place like home." Phil Hyde of Red Deer, Alberta, has fond memories of his childhood in Georgetown. "In those days, you walked everywhere," he says. "The town was your playground. It was a good place to grow up." The main motive behind Homecoming 2013 was to say farewell to the Memorial Arena, which was decommissioned earlier this year and is slated to be torn down. After opening in 1922, the arena became the centre of George- Both Mary Pearce of Huntsville (in stripes) and Judy McGuigan of Comox, B.C., shed a few tears after running into each other for the fi rst time in more than 25 years at Homecoming 2013 Friday at Memorial Arena. The pair knew each other as teenagers and went on to work together at a local law fi rm. Photo by Andrea Lefebvre Homecoming brings out plenty of walks down memory lane By ANDREA LEFEBVRE Special to the IFP To view a photo gallery of Homecoming 2013 go to www.theifp.ca and click on 'Photos' See HOMECOMING, pg. 2