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I News/ Take back the Statesman's to-school quiz CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 Sports/ Gymnastics is for boys, too Pressrun 21,000 August 28,2002 • 32 Pages • Optional 3 Week Delivery $5/$ 1 Newsstand durham regijMVcom WHAT'S ON Wednesday: Teddy Bear Centennial Tea from noon to 3 p.m. at the Bowmanville Museum, Museum, 37 Silver St. The Teddy Bear Connection will also hold a show and sale of handmade, old-fashioned bears, and an identification clinic. Phone: 905-623-2734. Admission to the museum is free. Thursday: Fosterbrooke Long Term Care Facility is having its first Fun Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 330 King St. W., in Newcastle. All are invited invited to participate in games, entertainment for all ages, barbecue barbecue and tour of the facilities. Phone: 905-987-4702. Thursday: Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board regular meeting at 7: 30 p.m. in the Education Centre, 1994 Fisher Dr. in Peterborough. People can also attend the meeting via video conferencing conferencing at 2226 Maple Grove Road in Bowmanville. Tuesday: Summer vacation is over and it's time to hit the books. The first day of another ■long school year arrives. INSIDE Wheels: Contemporary in styling, the 2003 Kia .Sorento moves away from the trucklike trucklike looks of most mid-size SUVs. Read all about it in this week's edition of 'Wheels' inside today's newspaper. dm INDEX Editorial Page 4 Classified 9 Sports 14 GIVE US A CALL General 905-579-4400 Distribution 905-579-4407 Death Notices 905-683-3005 Sincerely Yours 1-800-662-8423 General FAX 905-579-2238 Newsroom FAX 905-579-1809 durhamregion.com SERVICE • PARTS • NEW & USED SALES & LEASING EXTENDED SERVICE HOURS MON., TUES., THURS., FRI. 7:30-6:00 WED. - 7:30 - 9:00 SAT.-9:00-1:00 ACCREDITED TEST & REPAIR FACILITY *Aii nllUlitl murk uf I lie Province of Ontario used under licence. Whitby - Oshawa Honda 1110 DUNDAS. ST. E., WHITBY 0 LOCAL (VII5) 666-1772 xxoromv www.homln1.com Canadian Champs! ANDREW IWANOWSKI/ Statesman photo The Clarington Green Gaels are riding high this week after winning their third national lacrosse title in the past five years. The Green Gaels defeated the Spartan Warriors of St. Catharines Sunday iii Halton Hills. Green Gaels bring home Founders Cup BY BRIAN McNAlR Staff Writer HALTON HILLS - The Clarington Green Gaels have won their third national lacrosse championship in the past five years. With a 7-6 victory over the Spartan Warriors of St. Catharines Sunday in Halton Hills, the Green Gaels capped an incredible season by winning the Founders Cup Jr. B championship. championship. The win came just two weeks after the Green Gaels were swept by the same St. Catharines team in the Ontario Lacrosse Association final. "I don't think there was ever a point where we said we couldn't couldn't do it, that was the biggest strength of our team," said head coach Brad MacArthur. "I'm just ecstatic. The kids worked so hard." The Green Gaels won five games in as many days at the tournament, including a 7-5 overtime decision over the host Halton Hills Bulldogs in the semifinals Saturday. Clarington finished first in its pool with wins of 16-2 over. New Westminster, Westminster, 8-5 over Edmonton and 16-2 over Winnipeg. "Ft was awesome, especially because it was unexpected," said Zach Greer, who was called up from the provincial champion Whitby midget team and was named a tournament all-star. "We were the underdog." Goalie Rick Passficld was also named to the all-star team while defensive stalwart Marvin Barr won the most valuable player award. Clarington earned a berth at the tournament the hard way, charging back from a 2-0 deficit against favoured Onondaga in the OLA East final to win its third straight playoff series 3-2. The Green Gaels also won the Founders Cup in 1998 and 2000. 'IT WAS AMAZING' See page 14 Mike Shields: "We're (GM) always the main show so why not just start with us." Local CAW president hopes GM is target BY CHRISTY CHASE Staff Writer DURHAM - When national CAW leader Buzz Hargrove talks Ford, CAW Local 222 president Mike Shields is happy. Mr. Shields wants General Motors of Canada, whose unionized employees he represents. represents. to be the target in this year's contract negotiations with the Big Three automakers. And he figures Ford is out of the running now that Mr. Hargrove Hargrove has named the company as a possible target, leaving the way open for GM. In the last two sets of contract contract negotiations, the company mentioned as a possible target by Mr. Hargrove was not the one chosen, Mr. Shields said, it seems that early mention by Mr. Hargrove is the "kiss of death" for the CAW negotiators negotiators representing the employees employees of any company so named, he added. See CAW page 5 Bowmanville teen gets her Wonderland wish Jen puts a smile on the 'disease of 1,000 faces' BY CRYSTAL CRIMI Staff Writer CLARINGTON - Jen Huska lias lupus and when Hie Makc-A-Wish Foundation accepted accepted her, she asked for something something nobody else lias requested. Jen, 16, from Bowmanville, saw lier wish granted Tuesday when a stretch limousine stocked with apple cider "champagne" "champagne" chauffcurcd her and seven friends to Canada's Wonderland. Wonderland. "I guess Disneyland slipped my mind. I always liked Wonderland Wonderland and this is something I can bring lois of friends to. Disneyland Disneyland just didn't come to mind as fast as Wonderland," said Jen of lier request. "This is a neat wish," said Kim Sokoloski, director of operations operations with the Makc-A-Wish Foundation of Toronto. "We've never had a request to go to Canada's Wonderland. It was interesting interesting when we got the request request for Wonderland and we said we're going to make this as special as we can." Jen's wish included VIP treatment and guaranteed front- of-lhc-linc status to lier three top rides. , Her mother, Nancy Huska, accompanied her on the trip to make sure she was medically medically OK. Too much noise, bright lights, and stress can cause Jen to become upset and confused. She occasionally lias what arc called lupus seizures, caused by llie medicine she lias to take. The seizures occur about twice a month and Jen can usually feel when one is coming Oil, The teenager began experi- Jason Liebregts/ Statesman photo Thanks to flic Childrens Wish Foundation, Jen Iluska and iter friends spent a day at Wonderland recently. Preparing to leave by limo are (from left) Erin Bacon, Delia Caranci, Kyle Arcnds, Nancy Iluska (Jen's mother), Jen Huska, Yvonne Lantcignc, Michelle Eastabrook, Heather Earle and Jenna Lewis. dicing lupus, a lilc-threatening disease, when she was in Grade 9, Her left arm would become sore and her right would swell and turn purple. She went to the doctor and kept getting referred until site ended up in Sick Kids 1 lospital and was diagnosis with lupus. "They cull it the disease of 1,000 faces. It's very hard to. diagnose," diagnose," said Jen. For her, the disease Inis caused bruin infiani- ScoJEN page 5 PR0TI8T YOUfi IPESTMINÏ You choose the two NO CHARGE items that best suit your needs. Extended ÇonMdenoe Finn y 1 Year Maintenance Package Includoii: a oil chnngos, 1 tiro rotation, 3x15 point Inspection y Security Package Silent Sentinel Tlio system that pays you $5000 - $0600 II stolon y Six Month or 10,000 Km General Motors Powertrain Warranty ' Homo condition» apply. 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