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D 4 - The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e s d a y M a y 1, 2002 Neha Kumar settles for a national bronze, playing up an age level in U-17 division (Continued from page D1) would close off her storied junior by Kyla Grigg. As she said at the squash career. time, there was actually no huge N EH A K U M A R problem with this as the two have There's another squash player coming through the ranks that's been arch rivals throughout their youth squash careers, splitting reminding people a lot of Kumar. many tournaments. And that would be Kumar's But then Kumar actually lost sister, 14-year-old Neha Kumar. the bronze medal match -- 3-2 to Neha settled for a bronze medal at last weekend's nationals Raniera -- after being up two games, and with match point in in Victoria. Mind you. that was the third game, and match point, in the U-17 category, as Neha again in the fourth game. elected not to defend her champi Suddenly, it was getting to be onship in the U-15 category. She a habit. was a bit disappointed, although Perhaps she was suffering a she didn't quite say so in quite so many words. bit of a let-down after her stun " W ell, I was seeded second," ning recovery from meningitis. If so, it didn't last for long. she relates.. Neha lost her semifinal match From one of her worst results in youth squash, she went to one in three straight, albeit close, games to Lauren Polonich of of her most memorable results -- Calgary. Polonich is an older winning the U.S. Open just prior competitor who is fifth ranked in to Christmas. U-17. compared to fourth ranked Making it even sweeter was that she won it at Princeton -- Peter McCusker · Oakville Beaver for Neha (Neha is top ranked in just a few days after accepting a U-15). Ruchika and Neha Kum ar win gold and bronze at nationals. At the Ontario Open, in scholarship there, and with her March. Neha had beaten Polonich soon-to-be coach and teammates level). 1 didn't expect to win. in an extremely close match on her way to " The last three years. I would say, includ looking on. winning the U-19 consolation championship. ing this year. I've been going in as the num In March. Ruchika really continued to roll It ended a streak of three successive ber one seed, but sort of blowing it for one at the Ontario Open. Not only did she beat national championships for Neha. reason or another. arch rival Kyla Grigg in the final but she dis Last year, she won the U-15 in her first " Every other title, in those years I won, posed of Miranda Raniera in the semifinals. year of eligibility, and prior to that won the but nationals just somehow eluded me." " 1 guess I had just played really well (in U-13 and U-12 national championships. March) at the Ontario's, so you go in there There's nothing like being a national (the nationals) with a little bit of confidence But Neha has now run into the same champion again -- especially in the top youth U-19 category. and a positive attitude," agreed Kumar. dilemma as Ruchika, which is playing up one, sometimes two age divisions (and " It's a great feeling. A nice close to the W hile Raniera couldn't upset Kumar, she did still manage one of her patented upsets at remember they go in two-year increments). end of the year. To go out like that is pretty This coming season, although eligible for nice." the nationals, disposing of the second seeded Grigg in the semifinals. her first year of U-17, Neha could very well This summer, Kumar expects to represent play U-19, where she is, after all. already Canada in an exhibition series currently Despite being such a squash phenom on the Canadian scene, it actually marked ranked seventh. being arranged with the United States in July And the reason, she said, is simply " to try in Calgary. Kumar's first national squash title since she won the U-12 national championship when to make the national team next year. I'm And then Kumar w ill be off to Princeton she was 1 1 years of age. probably going to have to play most of the for an exciting new squash challenge -- tournaments U-19. now. because you're N C A A competition. There's an asterisks, though. required to. to make the (national) team." Depending on her commitments with Last year, as has been pointed, out she Her goal, therefore, is to " hopefully get was three months recovered from meningitis. Princeton, she does hope to come back home And in previous years, she was always fourth in U-19 in most of the tournaments. If to play the major tournaments in order that I keep training, slowly maybe I'll be able to playing up an age division. she can defend her U-19 Canadian title and catch up." have another chance to represent Canada at "The nationals have been eluding me And who knows, maybe we'll see some the junior worlds, which are being held in every year," she conceded. " A couple of all-Kumar finals next year! Egypt in the summer of 2003, and which years it was because I played up (an age W It Coach Laura Bound points to the `strength of cheerleading in the Halton area' (Continued from page D2) Barrie Erskine · Oakville Beaver A B A L A N C E D A P P R O A C H : Jen Lym burner makes this look effortless at last weekend's Elite Ontario champi onship at (Hen Abbey, featuring the province's top young gymnasts. Lym burner was part of a foursome from the O akville Gymnastics Centre who all cracked the top 10. and Q .E. Park (13th). Laura Bound, who helps coach the Blakelock team, pointed to the " strength of cheerleading in the Halton area." As for her own Blakelock team, she termed them " very hard working, dedicated and com mitted to cheerleading. They are extraordi narily talented and are a pleasure to coach. " We plan on continuing with our very strong program, to produce the same high quality cheerleading in the upcoming season. Our Tiger Pride w ill go on." A L L STA RS Also included at the nationals was an allstar division. Halton has a club team called the Cheer Force W olf Pack that has athletes primarily from Halton teams, and is coached by the coaches of T.A. Blakelock and M .M . Robinson. The W olf Pack entered a team in the allstar high school division and junior high school division and won both divisions. There was also a Grand Championship award presented to the high school divisions (including all girl teams small and large, co ed small and large, and all-star) which the W olf Pack won. and the W olf Pack also won the junior Grand Championship. CommunityNotices Deaths A R C H , J u a n a K. - On M onday, A pril 29, 2 0 0 2 a t O a k v ille -T ra fa lg a r M e m o ria l H ospital. Juana (n6e Irwin), m other of the la te P e te r A rc h . L o v e d g ra n d m o th e r of Andrea and Matthew. M other-in-law of Pat. At Juana's request no visiting or service will be h e ld . T h e fa m ily w ill be a t h o m e on Sunday. May 5, 2002 from 3-5 p.m. to visit w ith frie n d s . A rra n g e m e n ts e n tru s te d to Kopriva T aylor C om m unity Funeral Home, Oakville. Deaths DAVIES, Elizabeth Mae (nee Brockway) - Born September 2, 1915 in Norlh Bay, Ontario, passed away peacefully on April 26,2002. She was surrounded by her adoring children Marjorie (Roger) MacNeil ot London, Ontario. Allan (Fern) Davies ol Victoria. BC.. Douglas Davies ol Oakville. Gordon (Michele) Davies ol Etobicoke and her cherished granddaughter Samantha Davies. She is survived by her brothers and sisters Lorraine Aston, Evelyn (Charlie) Simmons, Jim Brockway and Bud (Donna) Brockway. She will also be missed by her extended family Beula Mossmen and Dorothy and Fred Barber ol Victoria BC as well as numerous nieces and nephews in BC and Ontario. Betty married Allan Morton Davies on September 15.1941. They moved to Victoria. BC in the spring of 1946. Betty and Allan enjoyed 22 wonderful years in Victoria where they raised their lour children. Allan's work brought their family back to London, Ontario in 1968 and then to Oakville in 1971. Betty continued to be selflessly devoted to her husband Allan, until his passing in 1989. and her children as they grew and pursued their own family lives and careers Betty will be remembered lor her sense of fairness, patience, compassion and her enduring and unconditional love for, and pride in. her family. Her home was a place to gather and to celebrate important events. She had a gilt for seeing the best in people and a great love of flowers, birds and nature. One of her joys in life was the garden she nurtured where she lived. She will be greatly missed by lamily and Iriends who respected her lor her true humanistic qualities, her gentle nature and her devotion lo her life's work as wife, mother and grandmother. The lamily is grateful lo Dr. Tony McDowell and the nursing stall at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. The high quality of tender care Betty and her lamily received Irom Dr. McDowell and the nursing staff of four east is deeply appreciated. A Memorial Celebration of Betty's life was held at 2 p.m on Monday, April 29. 2002 at St. Aidan's Church (318 Queen Mary Drive) Oakville, with reception to follow in the church hall Service arrangements have been entrusted to the Oakview Funeral Home. 56 Lakeshore Road West. Oakville, Ontario, L6K 1C7. Donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be gratefully appreciated by the family. In Memoriams In Loving memory of Theresa Abraham. October 2 4 . 1 9 1 3 -April 30.1996 Silently our tears they tall, in whispering winds we hear you call. Mom you shall always be near us. Six years ago left without a fuss. Though you had no choice, all of us still here your voice, in peace you lie beneath the ground, lor all of us you shall remain around. Missing you, your fam ily. Summer Fun £- Registrations ,w e l x >w o o i o k >. C O U R T, E d w in G e o rg e - S adly at C redit V alley H ospital on A pril 24, 2 0 0 2 .B eloved b ro th e r to E d n a a n d h u s b a n d C h a rlie , s is te r J o y c e a n d N o rm a n & w ife E th e l. L o v in g u n c le to J o y c e , A la n , B re n d a , D a vid a n d S te v e n , an d a ll g re a t n ie c e s and nephew s. H e w ill be gre atly m issed by all. Good bye is the saddest word you'll ever hear. ACADEM Y OAKVTLUE sc h o o l //* e a s t O a J & li/e ` Remember with a s y / I t t a c rtf/e trtic donation ° SMALL CLASS SIZE ° INDIVIDUALIZED SKILL-BASED PROGRAMMING ° STRUCTURED LESSONS EMPHASIZE THE BASIC 1 -8 8 8 -9 3 9 -3 3 3 3 toll free * 24 hours a day / 7 days a week www.cancer.ca C R A D D O C K . E le a n o r May. (Past m em ber O a k v ille G o lf C lu b an d O a k v ille C u rlin g C lu b ). P e a c e fu lly a fte r a b rie f illn e s s on F rid a y , A p ril 2 6 , 2 0 0 2 a t th e O a k v ille T r a fa lg a r M e m o ria l H o s p ita l. E le a n o r (W ilso n ) b eloved w ife o f the la te G ordon C ra d d o c k . D e a r m o th e r o f G a ry (M a ry), Brian (Charlene) and David. Loved sister of R o ss W ils o n . L o v in g g ra n d m o th e r o f Jennifer (Victoria, BC), Jason and Tamm y. G re a t-g ra n d m o th e r o f J e re m y. A s p e cia l thank you to Dr. Rouse and staff of Oakville T ra fa lg a r M em orial H ospital fo r th e ir care and com passion. V isita tio n at the K opriva T a y lo r C o m m u n ity F u n e ra l H o m e , 6 4 L a keshore R oad W e st, O a kville from 2-4 a n d 7 -9 p .m . T u e s d a y . A s e rv ic e to celebrate the life of Eleanor will be held at 2 p .m . in th e c h a p e l, W e d n e s d a y , M ay 1, 2002. In lieu o f flo w e rs , d o n a tio n s to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Box 693, Oakville, ON L6J 5C1 or the Canadian Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 12013 STN BRM B, Toronto. ON M7Y 2L3. C anadian C a n ce r Society Soci6t6 can ad ien n e d u cancer SKILLS O F SPEAKING, READING, WRITING, SPELLING, MATHEMATICS, REASONING, AND COMPREHENSION ° EXPLICIT TEACHING O F STUDY SKILLS AND Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS In the Estate ol ROMEO ALBINO ZORZI. deceased. All persons having claims against the Estate of Romeo Albino Zorzi. late ol the Town ol Oakville in the Re gional Municipality of Halton. retired, who died on the 21st day ot January. 2001, are hereby notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or be fore the 28th day ol May. 2002, after which date the estate will be distributed with regard only to the claims ol which the undersigned shall then have no tice, and the undersigned will not be liable to any per son of whose claim they shall not then have notice. DATED at Oakville, this 30th day ol April. 2002. David Anthony Zorzi Estate Trustee in the Estate of Romeo Albino Zorzi By his solicitor, ROBERT B0NADE0 Barrister & Solicitor Suite 201,407 Speers Road Oakville, Ontario L6K 3T5 ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGIES 0 SPACIOUS NEW FACILITY o ACCEPTING STUDENTS AGES 8-12 LE V E R , D a v id R o b e rt - A t the O akvilleT ra fa lg a r M e m o ria l H o s p ita l on A p ril 25. 2002 at the age of 53. Beloved husband of Patsy. Dear father of Peter and Adrian. Son of R obert V incent Lever and the late Joan Lever of Manchester, England. A Memorial S e rv ic e w ill ta k e p la c e a t th e O a k v ie w F uneral H om e. 56 L ake sh ore R oad W est (one block east of Kerr) on Thursday, May 2, 2002 at 1 p.m. If desired, please consider a donation in D avid's nam e to the P alliative Care Unit at the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. LEW IS, Irene F ra n ce s - Peacefully with her fam ily around her on Sunday April 28, 2002 at the O akville Trafalgar Mem orial Hospital at 84 years of age. Beloved wife of the late Charles (Lew) Lewis. Loving Mother of Buck and his wife Juanita, Judy and her husband Barry C&rter, and Ted and his w ife Brenda. Dear G randm other of C huck. Lisa. Susan, S te ve , J e ff and C h e ry l a n d g re a t-g ra n d m other of Dakota, Kylie, Hale, Marley, Justin and Zachary. S ister of S tella C ham berlain and the late Gordon Bury. Predeceased by C a rl C a rls o n . V is ita tio n w a s h e ld a t th e O akview Funeral Home 56 Lakeshore Road W est (one block east of Kerr) O akville on T u e sd a y from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m . A funeral s e rv ic e w ill b e h e ld in th e c h a p e l on W ednesday (today) at 11 a.m. Interm ent St. J u d e 's C e m e te ry . In lie u o f flo w e rs d o nation to the H eart and S troke Foundation w ould be appreciated by the fam ily. M any thanks to the Doctors and Nursing Staff of 4 W est O akville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. For fu rth e r inform ation, please call 905.338.6004 Wildwood Academy 2250 Sheridan Garden Drive Oakville, Ontario L6j 7T1 W aD W O O D P lease see m ore Com m unity N otices on Page B5