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In Focus, November, 2011 4 Letter from In Focus November 1 is my half-birthday. MY HALF-BIRTHDAY! I don't think you understand what a big deal this is. Growing up, half-birthdays (or "and a half" birthdays, as we called them) were momentous occasions. Why, you ask? Because my parents are dentists. Still have no idea what I'm talking about? Allow me to explain... Because my parents are dentists, my siblings and I were never allowed to eat sugary snacks. No cookies, no candy, no chocolate, no ice cream. Nada. My parents, however, felt a little bit guilty, thinking that being deprived of sugar would somehow stunt our physical and/or emotional growth, so they invented "and a half" birthdays where...wait for it...we got an ice cream cake. AN ICE CREAM CAKE. For kids who very rarely had sugar, ice cream cake was a huge deal. We're talking two different kinds of ice cream, a tasty cookie-and-fudge filling, topped with whipped cream...basically everything we were never allowed to have. It's no wonder I still get excited when November 1 rolls around. And August 22. And September 5. And June 11. Lots of half-birthday celebrations were one of the benefits of having so many siblings! Speaking of celebrations, last month was a busy one for In Focus. Our photographers were out every weekend, snapping photos at tons of different events, festivals and fundraisers. We were there when Halton Hills Christian School students fêted their grandmas and grandpas at the school's annual Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day (see photos on page 14). We caught the action at the Walk for Georgetown Hospital, which set a new fundraising record this year (flip to page 9 for those pics). We grabbed a fork and dug in at International Flavours in Downtown Georgetown (check out those pictures on page 3). So sit back, relax and see what your friends, family and neighbours have been up to in this month's In Focus. Happy November! Historic Halton Hills Fun facts from Halton Hills' past The Royal Canadian Legion building in Downtown Georgetown was originally a livery stable. Actress Ashley Judd "died" in Glen Williams. In the movie Simon Birch, Judd's character gets hit in the head with a baseball and dies. That part of the film was shot in Glen Williams Park. Delrex Boulevard, Rexway Drive and Heslop Court are all named after Rex Heslop, who designed and built the "Georgetown East" subdivision in the 1950s. He also created Toronto's Rexdale neighbourhood. In the 1980s, Actario lottery draws raised more then $30,000 for the renovation of the Acton Town Hall. The McNab Pioneer Cemetary on Old Pine Crest Road in Norval was once sacred ground for the First Nations. The cemetery closed in 1870. Swiss-born Acton resident Herman Freuler composed "Hymn to Canada" as a tribute to his adopted country. The song was a hit at Montreal's Expo 1967 where it was performed by the Acton Legion Choraliers. L'Eglise Sacre-Coeur on Guelph Street was originally the home of Holy Cross Church. Built in 1885, the church was rededicated in 1966. NOVEMBER 2011 VOLUME 5 ISSUE 11 IN FOCUS is published 12 times per year by the The Independent & Free Press, a division of Metroland Media Group Ltd. The Independent & Free Press 280 Guelph Street, Unit 29 Georgetown, Ontario, L7G 4B1 Telephone: 905-873-0301 Fax: 905-873-0398 www.theifp.ca Publisher Ken Nugent Special Features Co-ordinator Andrea Lefebvre 905-873-0301, ext. 236 ALefebvre@theifp.ca Advertising Sales Representatives Cindi Campbell Felicia Fasulo Jennifer Spencer Amy Sykes Natasha Vuksic Andrea Lefebvre alefebvre@theifp.ca Design/Production Dolores Black, Mary Lou Foreman, Shelli Harrison, Kevin Powell New Location! Come visit my new Hair Salon, inside the Beauty Supply Outlet at the Georgetown Mall. SAME GREAT SERVICE AND PRICES! Cuts, Highlights, Colour & Updos Haircare for Men, Women & Children New! 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