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THE INDEPENDENT & FREE PRESS 50 cents (+GST) Friday, November 9, 2007 60 Pages www.independentfreepress.com Recipe of the week Stuffed pork tenderloin Page 25 You and Your Pet: Jace needs some love Page 10 Referees association still popular Page S/L1 Abandoned hamsters rescued Page 9 Editorial 6 Ted Brown 7 Calendar 26, 35 Classifieds 29-32 Sports S/L1-7 INSIDE Look for full photo coverage of the annual Georgetown Lions Santa Claus Parade in Wed- nesdays Independent & Free Press. WEDNESDAY... While many people talk of Remembrance at this time of the year, students at Georgetown District Christian School (GDCS) do a little more than talk. They write letters. As part of their Creative Writing Program, Grade 4 students have been writing to troops in Afghanistan, more specifically, Capt. Tom Ruggle of Georgetown. We wanted to remember the troops in our own way, said GDCS Development Director Tizny Braam, The fact Capt. Ruggle was a gradu- ate of this school gives the students an unique opportunity to write let- ters to someone who not only knows the school, but actually attended here. Braam said the school wanted to make sure the students realize how important it is to remember Canadian soldiers who are serving in places like Afghanistan. We want to impress upon the students the importance of honour- ing, respecting and blessing our troops, while thanking God for them, and their contribution to making our world safer, said Braam, We need to be reminded of the importance of remembering them, and were trying our best to do our part to make the students more aware, by having them write to Capt. Ruggle. In addition to writing the letters, the students are also encouraged to wear red every Friday, as a gesture of remembering all troops who are, like Ruggle, serving in some foreign country, away from family and friends, often in harms way. GEORGETOWN VOTED #1 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE 2007 KIA SPECTRA FINANCE0% CALL THE GEORGETOWN HEADQUARTERS 1-866-364-0697 or 905-877-7818(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. Georgetown Volkswagen 203 Guelph Street 9 0 5 . 8 7 7 . 5 2 8 5 georgetownvw.com Commit a Blatant Act of New City Jetta from $16,900 Its all the rage. For breaking news go to: www.independentfreepress.com Halton Hills award-winning newspaper Georgetown District Christian School students (from left) Hannah Van Rys, Rachel Rowlinson, Aaron Zomer and Mark Dekker, all 9, were some of teacher Liz Freeman's Grade 4 students who have written letters to Capt. Tom Ruggle (below) who is currently serving in Khandahar, Afghanistan. Ruggle attended the school and the students wear red every Friday to honour troops everywhere. Photo by Ted Brown See STUDENTS pg. 5 Students keeping Georgetown soldier in their thoughts TED BROWN Staff Writer