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stouffville suntribune thursday july 7 2005 23 cop encourages youth to race cars summer in soap box derby that is by linda johnson staff writer even paul newman realized it can be a long hot summer which is probably why the actor took up race car driving all the kids say yeah its the last day of school but come midaugust theyre bored said detconst garry vosburg a york regional police youth co ordinator organizing a soap box derby for area youths while the great maple cart derby takes place sept 17 theres lots to do before then thats because participants are responsible for building and painting their cars the officer who worked in high schools for 3 12 years set out to find a positive way for youths lo spend the summer he knows a lot of young people run out of ways to spend their time ending up watching tv playing video games or hanging out at the park he was also looking for a proj ect parents and children could do together with most sports and activities parental involve ment is limited to watching a game a competition or concert with baseball hockey or soccer unless- youre the coach youre not participating with the kids here youve spent the time working with the kids its a fami ly project you design it you plan it you go out and get the materials you spend the time working on it and at the end you have this race car he said while it all culminates in the race the goal is the time spent together as family to create the car he added time spent together i like the expression the jour ney is the destination he said the time spent together working on this is really what its all about and if at the end of the summer we have a nice little race its almost beside the point by building the car young people also achieve a sense of pride and ownership thats another reason buying carts and cart kits are not permitted organizers welcome local sponsors for cars for firsttime cart makers event organizers are holding three construction workshops in richmond hill saturday vaughan sunday and newmarket july 17 participants receive free plans but are encouraged to try designing their own cars which must be made of wood special building skills are not needed mr vosburg said noting his sons aged 11 and 13 started out with no special skills and built most of their cars the event is open to york region- boys and girls between the ages of eight and 15 registration costs 25 however- registration is not required to attend the workshops aug 1 is registration deadline each racer receives a gmcd t- shirt and id card with registra tion seat belts and rollbars are mandatory for all cars drivers are tested in august to ensure they can control the carts and vehicles must pass inspections the race takes place near the entrance of the old keele valley landfill in maple organizers hope there will be more races in future and then there could be a regional cham pionship they will also lend their ramp and other facilities to groups who want to hold races visit maplecartderbycom or call 905- 7731221 exl 8183 leather ottoman ottoman comes as a flip tray storage 4 different colours available with every purchase of regular price sofa sale items are not included in thispromotion mcheef decor 147a main street unionville tel 905 4798385 fax 905 4793792 mon wed thur sat sunday 10 am 10 am noon 6 pm 10 pm 5 pm well stouffville wasnt that a party the 21 strawberry festival is over and each year seems to be better than the last the weather could not have been better and to have stouffville win the ontario amateur softball association pee wee elimination qualifying tournament to go to newfoundland for- the provincials was just the icing on the cake good luck to them thank you to all our sponsors who gave so generously without their support we would be unable to put on such a successful festival we look forward to their continued support thank yoiito our sponsors i thank you to our committee aspecialthankyoutobrucehatfandhisstaff to my committee the biggest thank you all of you townwliat a greatjobyou did to keep the mairv- street worked so hard to make this the best festival you did it and- the park lookingits for- all pur visitors your withsmile arid thats whyitwas a pleasure to work with thank you to our yoliinteers to all the spouses and partnersand fiiendsjwho jumped in to help set up and take down we aresaappreciative thank you so much 1 marie adams wally blaney ida bouchard lois irwin sherry johnston ruth leblanc fieldgate homes v eastridge missionary church pace credit union geraniurnhomes galio real estate- petstopv shooting stars productions i grecnlirie forest products pronto automotive svi r town of wmtchurchstourtville hutchinson farm supplyv- i farmkitcheri y pwmum vl i independent planning group schelliimbefjy c bmgerkingy-j- j jenkinsjson landscaping brothers tmattamy homes- xjoarabomik x shoeie joesstouffwile i v attending the festival- henri bowman denisevbniriov liz eraser scotia banki elyanewmarch anne pride holly reynolds i laura roessler v- lindsay sherban bqbbowrnan cr f bob lewis jyj r christinabniger jeff lindsayl v gladys clarksonv- yv ashleylunde alyshadesouza candiceluride dorothy moore jeremymorris ann murray dawn picaniv- t sandy pride f y susan jreesor susan robertson i hope you had a wonderful time at the 21 st strawberry festival we look forward to seeing you next year at strawberry festival 2006 thank you again sincerely sandy stronach chairman