The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

WM Hull ) (‘HHONICLE - Wednesday, lama!» .‘ $001 0 ll »~ “not" if u_,,,__,“_fi,c fl. . ,, H'tt° th k l" ‘1 TiafC‘h” r ‘ ' ' " ' ’ ' i . l . . ) , 1 mg e s , mg tra1 3 you“) i " ‘ i i ill "1 . ' By leNlHJl 0mm» We . I “M“; a h ,-*' l " ' " l' ,‘ t lirmiu’lt' Huff ‘qug‘yykfl L," ‘_ a; _: j » 2 i" ' a“! «l L» 7. .._7 _, v- 7. . W. "m." . ,u__ ,,..-.,,,‘_i t Dan Mahony is one of those people 7 it?! ~ . “l. a“ l {5 ‘l a Free talk WI" explqre who can't wait tor the first snowfall . - a .'- a... gig budding a field hospltal each year. i , - . ~ ' 1 Soon after he‘s able to grab his "24 In Afghanistan , t miss-country ski equipment and hit . »' the trails. V l nowledge integration Seminar Series â€" a free '1 his is a sport that generally ! ublic talkâ€"willbeheld on lan.9inWaterloo. ‘ requires training though, and that's The talk. Building Trust â€" A Story of Canada‘s just what Mahony and his wife. loan. ‘ ' ; l-‘ield Hospital in Afghanistan. isbyl.t.-(.‘0I. lim Kile. will be doing at laurel Creek Conserve» a .._,_ _ ‘_- ._ 9 medical doctor with the Canadian Forces. tion Area again this winter, ‘ ‘i.. w , _ ‘ - - . a, _ _. .._ Kile has served with Canadian missions in some "Cross-country skiing is fanlaStiC ’ ' » ' ‘ , ' of the world‘s most volatile settings â€" his latest in because you can enjoy winter." said \ Afghanistan. Mahony. who runs Ski For Life. a ski i He will tell the story of how he and his com» instruction company based out of the mand team built and maintained an environment couple's home in Tillsonburg. Ont. \ I y of mist Within the newly formed hospital, “You don't have to fly to the i If With examples and photos. he will illustrate Caribbean â€" you can be like us and J how they handled the many difficult challenges look forward to the snow and embrace . ‘ and how "nothing moves faster than the speed of it." trust.“ Mahony is a former school teacher The talk is at 2:30 p.m. in the Clarica auditori- and principal who took up cross-coun» um, at the Hallrnan Institute for Health Promotion try skiing later in life thanks to his at the UniversityofWaterloo. daughters' insistence. \ For information call 519-888-4567. ext. 38153. "i was somewhat of a latecomer. l - ~ probably started arotind age 40." he . ‘ i “an“. . , _ A azz celebration and lied always been active and - , x ' can to me filture enjoyed many sports, ranging from ' ' "W ~<’ ' had? “it?“ and W”? And rhekwas U l 4 " 7, f “I” "2 _ l ocal jazz musicians will help the Saints Go 23321190 9 0" ”05510117110 5 ”US “" a‘ V ' ‘* v‘_ 1 , arching in at the worship service atWestmin- ‘ H , b k' h‘ y d - 'â€" ~ ster United Church on Jan. 11 at 10.30 am. . d e eyen feganfl ta mgr 115k?“ 9 _4 Gillian Liu hits the cross-country traits in Waterloo. Classes led by Dan Mahony will It will be the Waterloo church's way of marking 7m ents out or mt ”3mm? 5 ”ng 585" get underway at Laurel Creek Conservation Area this month. Black History Month. Martin Luther King Day and sions after school and during the lunch ”no“, a milestone in the realization of King's dream with “f“: . . ., . . . . . the election of Barrack Obama. i just really enjoyed the sport enough snow cover south of Highway We spectalize in taking you right All are welcome to this intergenerational cele» myself, but i also enjoyed the teaching 40] to run programs there. Laurel from square one.” Mahony said. “But bration in word and music featuring the talents of ofit." he said. Creek â€" where they've taught for the we also can work in people who have Robin Habermehl on clarinet and saxophone. “During my last year when i was past seven years â€" is just far enough skied for several years but not really Andriy Tykhonov and Cynthia Hiebert on piano. looking at retirement, my kids asked north that it gets a sufficient amount of mastered the technique.” and Sean Haberrnehl on drums. me What l was going to do with my snow Mahony said. And that's not Uncommon â€" a 10! Forty.five years after hearing King's famous 1 years after retirement. and l kind of For Mahony, the season gets under- ofpeoplewalkin theirskis Have A Dream speech in person in Washington. half-jokingly said. ‘The thing i would way there on Jan. 10. That class is “lfyou want to put skis on your feet. D.C Waterloo resident Dr. Harold Remus. profes- love to do is to become a cross-country already filled to capacity. but if there's it’s a good idea to use them to ski." sor emeritus at lerid Laurier University and past- skiing instructor.’ enough interest one will run on ian. It Mahony said. president of the Canadian Society of Biblical Stud- “And then ljust said. ‘Why not?‘ " from 11 am. to 2 pm. Classes will also "I'm not saying that people can't ies will offer some reflections on that historic day. in 1998. Mahony's first year out of be held in Waterloo on Jan. 24 and 25. learn to ski without instruction. but it Rev. lohn Lougheed. a voluntary associate minister the school system. he applied for a These half-day sessions cost $25 per certainlyisaloteasier.’ at Westminster. will speak about some of the chal- grant from the Oxford Heart Health person. including equipment. in addi- “A“ a .. _ ,_. , . .. _ . 1) lenges still facing that dream today. Network to launch his new venture. tion to a $4 trail fee. ;_. A ' ~ ° 1 l .’._."?:â€":' The service tom be conducted by Rev. Mary Sav~ He used the funds be received to Mahony attributes the popularity of $5 ' , "W" 5 ‘ 5 . if age. build uptan "arsenal of equipment“ Ski For Life classes to people in their "£1.93 » ‘_ ~ .. , , ’;;~,:_~ Westminster is an open-spirited. affirming and that now includes 50 sets of skis, boots 405 and 503 having more time on their “"‘i. jig-4. a ' -.: . , It} 1 gal Ch“d_friend]y congregation of the United Church and POIes. Mahony also became a cerâ€" hands and wanting to maintain a good "f???”“i “ 1 7 . . f‘i‘ a; of Canada that shares the Cedars (543 Beechwood tified‘teacher through the Canadian quality oflife. They also get a lot of par» , g, ., e ' if t”? Dr., Waterloo) Wm, Temple Shalom. a Reform lew- Association of Nordic Ski Instructors. a ticipants who tried the sport as a $7. ' . " ’t:§n ish con non, demanding, ongoing accreditation teenager. but didn't have much luck I; L .» ' , g . _ iii $53 For himither information on this service. contact process: ‘ With it And some people “I“?! trying "K , - _L-,,* , .. z. . . vi: w?“ the church at 519-746-6080. westmin@golden.net Ski l-or lJfC now operates primarily to stay active outdoors in the Winter. .;,~>_.1t,:..g,‘.;.t of, cg ;, 272951935.“ 4; j} ,. or www.w€stminstemnited.ca. throughout central Ontario. lhe Meanwhile, participants don't need zghajmfawmgj ‘t Mahonys have found there‘s just not any skiing experience to take pan. Mi“ if" ., ' , ‘ do“ . FACTORY OUTLET _ln" 'â€"l;- new Th Foam Store 3... m m... I!” , Ste _ e 519.748.1491 “F _ .. l Stone HOURS:Hon.-MH.Ffl-H E“ & m2 l . U‘M_ . E-mall. storo@customloam.com www.thefoamstore.ca N vw‘ ' ' j . “PRO 1 l . F037“ OUR FOAM IS MADE LOCALLY | f l,“ will- ]/ * Replacement Foam Cushions i ' - l . ate . mo NON-ALLERGENIC “m l.“ & u l ' 7 It's a Great Canadlan Product 1/ % ., in ' 7 ,, ' lSAVE ° ‘ "‘ - ' , v, . , “ . , - Foam Mattresses & Pillows “a” i a cute“ 0“ r; {I / . l E on YOUR i’lJRHh’lSl ' Memory Foam Topper Pads on“ WEBSITE Mattresses Memory Foam ' Willi THIS mum“ . Boat. RV & Camper Cushions Toppers & Pillows M‘“ LLAWVLL