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economist sunsuntribune community saturday sept 16 2006 publication mail agreement 40007673 exercise meals information at stouffville seniors program enjoyable activities gentle exer cise health and community education and nutritious meals are part of a new wellness program for stouffville sen iors being launched monday at the sil ver jubilee club the program is the result of a new partnership between chats com munity home assistance to seniors and the club at main and market streets in downtown stouffville the program takes place the first and third mondays of each month you can try the program at a free open house monday from 1030 am to 130 pm reserve a spot by calling 18666779048 ext 7019 investors group presents what if fer as a canadian leader in personal financial planning we have been helping canadians plan their financial futures since 1926 date september 20 2006 time 200 pm to 330 pm location sleepy hollow golf and country club 13242 10th line stouffville topics of the presentation include reducing faxes on your retirement income avoiding retirees biggest financial mistakes eliminating the estate tatrap preventing estatepistributionnightmares protecting yours and your beneficiariesassets hosted by holly reynolds cma consultant please call to confirm your attendance there is no cost and no obligation but seating will be limited phone 905 8956718 18885659996 the plan by jes ijfjlnvestors mi investors group financial sendees inc sat septl63000 airtvllp0 pm sun sep 17 1000 am 500 pm se our applecider mill s sawmill ferris wheel steam tractor and thresher in action rain or shine 44 1 cheek put the wagon rides i carousel rides and entertainers from around york region k- first annual applefest family dancer handson activities for children of all ages bandstand entertainment all weekend 0 view a wonderful array of pioneer handicrafts skills and- police dog demonstrations gall 9052944576 or visit ywwmarkhdmmuseumca for more information family dance fri sep 15 700 1000 pm family group 1500 2 adults and 2 children adult 600 seniorstudent 5 ghild400 markville ford fordijrnicourni8yt dixoitgadand funeral home i huge valley retirement ilexitenre spss studelts prepare for ecuador by hannelore volpe staff writer two stouffville district sec ondary school students are head ing to ecuador in february for 14 weeks to help in schools on farms and in nursing homes in spanish ashley mountford and krista raymer have started preparing for the international coop pro gram which will have them living with host families in the south american country asnley is 17 and in grade 12 krista is 16 and in grade 11 theyre among the 19yorkregion high school students who are tak ing part in international cooper ative education ice a program of the york region district school board to take part students have to be at least 16 by the february departure date j to help finance the trip each student has to come up with 5200 on their own as well as taking part in group fundraisers to help fund the trip ashley is holding a fashion show sept 30 at 1 pm at latcham hall tickets ashley mountford high school student holding fashion show to help pay for coop trip to ecuador are 12 ashley gravitated naturally to this coop since shes been intrigued by international issues for some time most of the proj ects shes done at school have involved research on foreign countries or issues shes begin ning to read spanish newspapers and watch spanish tv to getadif- ferent perspective on the news from that usually portrayed by the western media the coop will help her decide what shed like to do in future particularly what to study at uni versity shes leaning toward a degree in philosophy or journal ism travel will definitely be part of her future she said students taking part in the program attend weekly informa tion sessions at thornlea sec ondary school in thornhill and retreats to help them cope with safety and health issues and learn about local customs once the students arrive in ecuador theyll be dispatched to smaller villages to live with their host family they could be teach ing english working on a farm or in a nursing home the coop students will meet in quito every week or two to share their experiences with 8 other york region students for tickets to the fashion show or to donate items for a raffle call 905 642- 6444 wwwalphacanadaorg alpha starting soon thursday 630 pm september 28 2006 rouge river community church home setting markhamonl3p3g9 officerougeriverca rsvp paul or susan moreland 9052948821 thursday 630 pm september 28 2006 central united church 131 main st unionville on l3r 2g3 kburdencentralunitedchurchcom rsvp rev karl burden 9054740183 wednesday 630 pm september 20 2006 markham baptist church 110 church st markham on l3p2m4 adminmarkhambaptistorg rsvp susan murphy 9052945830 tuesday 630 pm september 26 2006 unionville alliance church 4898 sixteenth avenue unionville on l3r 0k6 tssmrsfishyahooca rsvp lorraine fish 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