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Yes, there are some corporate chains that give back to towns in which they do business, but anyone who raises funds for local non-prof- its will tell you that independents are their base of support. So... support your neigh- bors... support our community, shop smart... shop our local stores! YOUR COMM UNITY NEWSP APER THE INDEP ENDENT & FREE PRE SS 50 cen ts (+GST ) Frida y, June 30, 20 06 4 4 Page s Voted Ontari os bes t new spaper www .indep endent freepr ess.com Recipe of the week: Canad a Day cupc akes Page 1 9 Lapoin te in t he hun t at Star Amate ur Page 1 7 Chatten name d senior of the y ear Page 9 Christ t he King student s tied u p in projec t Page 4 Editorial 6 Ted Bro wn 7 Chris Bo rak 1 1 Calend ar 12, 13 Sports 1 7, 18 Classifi eds 22- 24 INSIDE The H alton Jr. B Bulldo gs will begin the Ontari o Lacr osse Asso- ciation playof fs Mon day in Oa kville. See W ed- nesday s editi on for full game d etails. WEDNE SDAY. .. The sto res m ay be c losed to morr ow (Satu rday) bu t there is still going t o be pl enty to do as both A cton and Gl en William s com mun ities ho st Cana da Day parties. The day gets un der way in Glen William s at 8 a .m. w ith a Pancak e Brea kfast, f ollowed by Fu n Run s and t he ann ual basebal l game between the To wnies and Co uncillo rs. Childre ns gam es sta rt at 10 a.m. follow ed by th e popu lar noon parade . Openi ng cer emo nies s tart a bout 1 p.m. w hen the Glen C itizen of the Year and win ner o f the Be st Dec orated House are a nnou nced. Game s, an eclect ic music con cert, pet sho w an d the D uck Race ro und ou t the aft erno on ac tivities . Mean while the da y kick s off i n Acton s Pro spect P ark at 6 p.m. with Conce rt in t he Park . This include s the Second Annu al Acto n Idol Contes t and songs f rom headlin er Alys ha Broo ke per- forming coun ty and weste rn tun es alon g with Jam ie Thor ne. Yuk Yu ks Jeff M cEnery will als o pro- vide s tand-u p com edy as well as be the M aster of Cerem onies fo r the Ac ton Ido l Conte st. The Ac ton Fi re Figh ters As sociati on pro vides th e explo - sive fin ish to t he day with a f irework s show , also in Prospe ct Park. T he free even t gets u nder w ay at d usk. Th e firefig ht- ers, w ho are promis ing the ir large st, loud est an d brigh test display ever , will b e passi ng thei r helme ts for d onatio ns to help pa y for th eir ann ual birt hday gi ft to the com mun ity. St. Alba ns Chu rch in t he Glen will als o be ho lding a fire- works d isplay a t dusk. Its also a free w ill offer ing. The In depend ent & Free P ress office will be closed Monda y, July 3 for the holida y and w ill reop en Tu esday, July 4 at 8:30 a .m. REF INAN CING ? PUR CHA SING ? 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JULY 1st Proud to be Canad ian 70% Up to Off msr Canada Day parties set for Glen , Acton ALYSH A BROOK E Pitchin g again st the team he gre w up c heerin g for, W ashingt on Na tionals hurler Shawn Hill of George town, dueled with T oronto Blue J ays st arter T ed Lilly W ednesd ay for four in nings b efore T oronto broke out fo r four runs and even tually won 6-1. H ill was pulled after the fif th inn ing, bu t mad e the dozens of hom etown suppo rters, who ca me to watch him p itch in perso n in the big leagues , proud . See s tory pa ge 17. P hoto b y Eamo nn Ma her Hill on the hill YOUR HOM ETOWN N EWSPAPE R ... EXCL USIVE LY SER VING THE R EADE RS OF HALT ON HI LLS The In depen dent & Free Press is you r sour ce for local news, region al new s, upc oming event s & sp orts. Delive red to every home every Wedn esday and F riday. 905.873.030 1 Special pullout section Wedn esday, Augus t 29, 2 007 8 Pages Circul ation 2 1,220 www .indep enden tfreepr ess.co m Do y ou kn ow y our local m erchan ts Pages 6 & 7 Can yo u pass the test of a Loca l Shopp er? Page 3 I SHOP L OCAL Halton Hills Community Newspape r A GOOD REASON TO SHOP LOCAL 348 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-877-7491 JOHN TATHAM Artist People & Pet Portraits JOIN US AND MEET JOHN ON SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008 ~ 11:00 - 2:00 Bring your photos and place orders on Saturday. Great Gifts for Anyone, Anytime! Presenting See You at the Gallery Cathy CORRECTION NOTICE FOR QUALITY FIRST SECTION that went out on Saturday, June 28th had a misprint on page 4 in the headline, the web site for the Our Kids Network is incorrect, there is a spelling mistake in it. It should read, www.ourkidsnetwork.ca We apologize for any issues this may have caused Sincerely Support Services Halton Region, Children's Services, and The Hamilton Spectator. R00118033 8 BU4ZEM-B Due to an error the incorrect information was published for the 2009 Corolla CE below the new information is listed. AC CD POWER LOCKS ABS $16,425 MSRP LEASE FOR$229 + TAXES PER MONTH FOR 48 MONTHS WITH $2350 DOWN OR TRADE EQUIVALENT. FREIGHT AND P.D.E. INCLUDED. GEORGETOWN TOYOTA SALES 15 MOUNTAINVIEW RD. N., GEORGETOWN 905-877-2296 WEBSITE at www.georgetowntoyota.com 324 Guelph St., Georgetown 905-877-3163 georgetown@oxfordlearning.com Acton/Georgetown, Friday, July 4, 2008 21 The Acton under-11 boys Villa dropped its first game but won the next four to earn the champs hardware at the Woodstock under-11 boys select soccer tourney. Team members (front, from left) are: Zachary Harrison, Sammy Reid, Christopher Klack, Paul Barcsanics, Griffin Robinson, Mitchell Monaco. Middle row: Logan Leyburne, Brandon Saulnier, Yaw Antwi-Boasiako, Noah Murray, Cody Arney. Back row: Sean McIntosh, Aleks Rapp, coach Dave Harrison, Shonn Larrabee, manager Jodi Wallis, coach Steve Saulnier.Submitted photo Tourney title for Acton Villa U-11s After being blanked in the opening match, the Acton Villa under-11 boys were pleasantly surprised to find out they had qualified for the semifinals as a wild card team and proceeded to win a select tournament in Woodstock. Preliminary round North London Spurs 3, Acton 0 Acton 8, St. Marys Stonetown Blast 2: Aleks Rapp (3G); Yaw Antwi-Boasiako, Logan McNabb (2G); Zachary Harrison (G). Acton 4, London Marconi 1: Rapp, Cody Arney, Noah Murray, Antwi-Boasiako (G). Semifinal Acton 2, Kitchener Spirit 1: Rapp, Murray (G). Championship Acton 2, Oakridge Super Eagles 0: Antwi-Boasiako, Harrison (G). Under-8 Girls' Select Mustangs The Georgetown Lafarge Mustangs received superb goalkeeping from Landrie Warfield and Sydney Miller, making it to the under-8 select division final of the Ancaster Heritage Days tournament before being edged by LaSalle 2-1. Preliminary round Georgetown 4, Stoney Creek 1: Sarah Fillier (2G); Meghan Rea, Katelin Dewmyn (G). Georgetown 2, Saltfleet 1: Fillier, Lindsay Quinn (G). Georgetown 1, Brantford 1: Fillier (G). LaSalle Stompers 3, Georgetown 1 Tiebreaking shootout Georgetown 3, Brantford 0 Final LaSalle 2, Georgetown 1: Rea (G).