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THE INDEPENDENT 50 cents (+GST) Vol. 130 No. 32 Wednesday, October 24, 2007 44 Pages Circulation 21,220 www.independentfreepress.com Friendly Visitor program making a difference for seniors Page 12 Annual GDHS art and craft show nears Page 13 Raiders suffer major meltdown against Sabres Page 19 Town honours longtime employees Page 3 INSIDE A Georgetown man is facing charges after assaults one sexual were committed against two females by a man wearing a nylon stocking pulled over his head in Georgetown South Sunday evening. Halton Police report at about 6:40 p.m. a 36-year-old Georgetown woman was walking in the Argyll Rd. and Hamilton Cr. area. A man wearing a black nylon over his head stepped out from behind a fence and attempted to grab her. The woman jumped backward and managed to flee on foot. The woman, who didnt want her name published, told The Independent & Free Press yesterday (Tuesday) as she ran from the man he continued to watch her. After I got away from his grab, he removed the nylon mask immediately, she said. About 10 minutes after that incident, police report a 15-year-old girl in the Argyll Rd. and Harley Ave. area was grabbed and touched inappropriately by a man wearing a nylon over his head. In the meantime, the first victim had run home and told her husband what had hap- pened. She and her husband jumped in their vehicle and returned to the area to see if they could find the man. The woman said a short time later in the Argyll Rd. and Harley Ave. area they spotted the man she believed had tried to grab her earlier. They attempted to follow him in their vehicle and yelled out to another man walk- ing nearby to chase after the al leged assailant. Editorial 6 Gary Carr 10 Entertainment 14 Sports 19-21 Calendar 22, 23 Classifieds 27-31 An Acton man is tak- ing a rash of graffiti inci- dents in town personally and has a plan to fight back. See details Friday. FRIDAY... REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS Mortgage Specialist (905) 877-1490 *Rate subject to change 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 5.75% 5 Year Fixed (905) 873-1655 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown APPLE Auto Glass Truck Accessories Upholstery Heavy Equipment Glass Window Tinting GEORGETOWN CHRYSLER We handle all insurance work. 33 MOUNTAINVIEW RD. N., GEORGETOWN 905-877-6944 - $0 Down - $0 Security Deposit - $0 First Payment* FIRST PAYMENT ON US PROGRAM GEORGETOWN CHEVROLET Finance or Smart Lease *Up to $500 tax inclusive2007 Optra 2007Cobalt For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Eight-year-old triplets Brianna, Corrina, and Austin Reed made the most of the leaves gathered at St. Georges Anglican Church recently. Austin ended up buried under the colourful foliage as his sisters decided to have a little fun with their brother. Photos by Jon Borgstrom Leaf fan? Nylon-wearing suspect nabbed in Georgetown South Arrest made after women assaulted LISA TALLYN Staff Writer See MAN, pg. 8