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WIN $500 Fill out a ballot at these local retailers with a purchase for your chance to win $500 in FREE* GAS! No purchase necessary. See below. Contest closes July 31, 2008 so hurry! Do gas prices have your bank account running on empty? Is the cost of gas turning your vacation into a stay-cation? A handful of local retailers have heard your pleas and are here to help. Just visit one of these fine retailers and enter your ballot to win $500 in FREE* gas. The contest closes July 31, so enter today before your chance at FREE* gas drives off into the sunset. DONT DELAY ENTER TODAY! in * NOTE: For no purchase entry simply pick up your ballot and enter at the Independent & Free Press office in the Georgetown MarketPlace Mall during our normal business hours (9 am 6 pm Monday - Friday). Winners must be 18 years of age or older. Limit one entry per day per person. Selected entrant will be required to correctly answer a skill testing question. There is a total of one $500 FREE* Gas prize to be awarded during this contest. Odds of being selected to win depend on the number of entries received. Draw will be held on August 5, 2008 in Georgetown. Contest closes on Thursday July 31, 2008. * QUIK AUTO REPAIR 354 Guelph St. Unit #21 Georgetown 905-877-8220 61 Guelph St. at Queen St. Georgetown 905-877-0314 78 Main St. South on Mill at Main Downtown Georgetown 905-873-3300 20 Armstrong Ave. Georgetown 905-877-8731 Flooring Diva Designs 128 Guelph St. Georgetown 905-702-1217 328 Guelph St. Georgetown 905-873-2000 45 Main St. Acton, Ontario 519-853-4144 ACTON AUTO TECH 362 Queen St. E. Acton, Ontario 519-853-1730 Acton Home Hardware 16 Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, July 2, 2008 Thursday, July 3 Limehouse euchre: Limehouse Womens Institute hosts euchre, 7:30 p.m. at the Limehouse Memorial Hall. Admission $3, light lunch provided. Imagination Stations: fun activities based on some intriguing themes for kids ages 8-13 at the Acton Branch library, 10 a.m. on Thursdays (July 3-August 21) and at the Georgetown Branch, 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. on Tuesdays (July 8-August 19). Pre-registration required. Book Party: Halton Hills Library hosts Book Parties with games and crafts with a fun book theme for kids, age six and up at the Acton Branch, 2 p.m. on Tuesdays (July 8-August 19) and at the Georgetown Branch, 2 p.m. or 7 p.m. on Thursdays (July 3-August 21). Pre-registration required. Barbecue: Community Living North Halton holds a fundrais- er barbecue at Georgetown Price Chopper every Thursday, 5:30- 8:30 p.m. (weather permitting). Healthiest Babies Possible: Is there a baby in your future? Halton Region Health Department Healthiest Babies Possible prenatal program is accepting registration for its six-week program Thursdays at Ontario Early Years Centre- Georgetown, 96 Guelph St. To register: 1-866-442- 5866. Info: www.halton.ca. Cocaine Anonymous: a 12-step based fellowship meets Thursdays, 7 p.m. at Sacre-Coeur Church, 39 Guelph St., Georgetown (use back door basement). This meeting is open to all people who might have difficulties overcoming their addiction to cocaine and any other drugs. Info: Cocaine Anonymous, Toll Free: 1- 866-622-4636 or www.ca.org. Georgetown Runners: are a group of local runners who meet at the Gellert Centre, 10241 Eighth Line, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Current members vary in fitness levels from the novice who is just beginning a new running/fitness program, to the more sea- soned athlete who is training for an event. All are welcome to join the runs of varying distance and time. Visit www.george- townrunners.ca or call Jim, 905-702-1162. Friday, July 4 Munch to the Movies: at both branches of the Halton Hills Public Library. Kids can bring their lunch to the library and watch a film on Fridays, at 12 p.m. No registration required but spaces are limited. Fantastic Fun Fridays: Day camp held every Friday at Norval United Church, 486 Guelph St.in July and August for all kids Senior Kindergarten to Grade 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $5 per child, pre-register by Thursday, July 3 by con- tacting 905-877-6122; youth@norvalunited.ca; www.norvalunit- ed.ca Saturday, July 5 Yard sale: Come to the 19th annual Bruce Trail Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Limehouse Memorial Hall, Fifth Line and 22 Sideroad, in Limehouse. Please park in the parking lot of the Limehouse School. From noon to 1 p.m. its a Box for a Toonie and Canadian Tire money is accepted. All proceeds to the Bruce Trail Conservancy. Childrens show: Mary Lambert, a Juno award-winning fam- ily performer visits the Halton Hills Library the Georgetown Branch at 10 a.m. and the Acton Branch at 2 p.m. Tickets $2. Hungry Mans Breakfast: Georgetown Legion hosts a Hungry Mans Breakfast, 8-11 a.m. at the branch upstairs (elevator avail- able). Cost is $5 per person (children under 12, $2.50) Takeout available. Farmers Market: Downtown George- town will again celebrate summer by wel- coming the farmers and ven- dors at the weekly Farmers Market on Main St., every Saturday, 8-12:30 p.m., until Oct. 11. The Farmers Market will attract the whole community to Main Street! The street is closed to vehicular traffic during that time. Info: www.downtowngeorgetown.com or 905-873-4970. Acton Trunk Sale: starts at 7:30 a.m. and close out by 1 p.m. every Saturday, including holiday weekends through to October. Farmers market vendors wanted. Vendors admission: $13. Euchre: is held 7:30 p.m. Saturdays at the Hornby Co-opera- tive Nursery School on Steeles Ave. All welcome. Kitten adoption: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pet Valu, 235 Guelph St. in Georgetown. New litters of kittens from the Upper Credit Humane Societys Kitten Foster and Adoption Program are ready to go to approved homes. The $140 adoption fee includes spay/neuter, first vaccinations, microchip, tattoo and deworm- ing. Info: uchskittens.blogspot.com or Barb Johnson, 905-873- 8547. Sunday, July 6 Bruce Trail hike: Level 2, 15 km carpool hike to explore the Alton Side trail through the village of Alton. Depart at 9 a.m. from the Georgetown Market Place parking lot between Zellers and the grey medical building. Bring water, snacks and lunch. Leader: Brian patbrian@cogeco.ca Music in the Park: every Sunday, 7 p.m. till dusk in Dominion Gardens Park. Bring your lawn chairs. Anyone interested in playing or singing, contact Jim Dunham of the No Name Band, 905-873-0310. Georgetown Runners: are a group of local run- ners who meet at the Atlantis Family Athletics (Guelph St. and Mountainview Rd.) 8 a.m. Sundays. Smaller groups meet at vari- ous other times and locations for social or training runs. Current members vary in fitness levels from the novice who is just begin- ning a new running/fitness program to the seasoned athlete who is training for an event. All are welcome to join the runs and meet afterwards for coffee and treats at LaVita Cafe. Visit www.georgetownrunners.ca or call Jim Baidacoff, 905-702- 1162. Community Calendar The Georgetown Horticultural Society invites residents to enter its annual garden contest. Entry forms are available at Foodstuffs in downtown Georgetown or Hallmark Cards or Johnson Realtors in the Georgetown Market Place. The contest entry deadline is July 7. For details call Barbara, 905-877-5954. July 7 is entry deadline for garden contest