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12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, December 30, 1987 ga ---- PETRC For Marjorie Dempsey, the Christmas of 1987 was the best ever, thanks to her participation in Canada's Olympic Torch Relay, and the support of her workmates (above), family and friends. See story for the exuberant details. | @e | Dennis J. 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Yes, Marj is thrilled to pieces. And she has every right to be. On Monday December 21 she took part in Canada's premier event leading up to the 1988 Olympic Winter Games--she "Shared the Flame' as an honourary escort. In its simplest terms, her job was to run alongside a torchbearer for one kilometre, starting out from a reception in downtown Oshawa. It was her task to coax the torchbearer along and to keep an even pace. And while it may not sound like much in black in white, it was an op- portunity of a lifetime. Marjorie, dressed in a too-big (but still snaz- zy) official red and white track out- fit, jogged her kilometre with the thunderous applause of crowds ring- ing in her ears. She helped form a human link stretching from one end of the coun- try to another--the only event quite like it in the history of Canada. Marjorie will no doubt tell future grandchildren about December 21, 1987--the day she took part in the Olympics. And needless to say, she's still excited. "I'm still high! It's so hard for me to come down," she says with a laugh. 'It was beyond what I had imagined. Just fabulous. Fantastic!" She admits she doesn't have enough good words to describe the experience, which actually began the night before when a group of neighbours and friends surprised her with a flame parade of their own. That Sunday evening, about eight couples and their children dressed up in appropriate gear, made up signs of different countries, and ran through the streets of Mariposa Estates, eventually landing on Marj's doorstep, surprising the life out of her. They even had created little tor- ches for the children, and a large torch, made of a hockey stick and burlap, burning brightly. "I couldn't believe it. They were so excited for me!" But it was Monday morning when the real excitement began. Marj went to a briefing at 2:15 p.m., where she was given final details--and her track suit. Except that organizers had somehow lost her petite suit, and had to find her another. Luckily, they did, but Marj wound up wearing pants that were more than a tad too big. It was in those pants that Marj hopped out of the motorhome and began her run--right in front of her husband Doug, her daughter Dean- na and 30 or more friends. "They were chanting MAR-JIE, MAR-JIE! It's something I'll never forget!" The excitement of the event real- ly touched her as she watched others around her, including a father passing on the torch to his son. "I was so excited for some of the people who were carrying the torch, the excitement on their faces," she recalls. And then there were all the peo- ple who ran up to touch the torch, to talk to her, and to ask for her autograph. "I felt like a celebrity," she says happily. "This has been the most ex- citing time of my life!" To top everything off, her hus- - band, Doug, made the day even more special when he handed her two tickets first thing in the CHESTERFIELD SUITES - LOVE SEATS SECTIONALS - MATTRESSES -- A Large Selection -- LESS THAN McKEEN FURNITURE | 524 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa - 725-5181 Port Perry Star ADVERTISING DEADLINE All Advertising: MONDAY - 12 NOON morning. Marjorie, you see, is originally from the East coast, and hadn't been home for Christmas in 23 years. The tickets meant she would be going home. "This year has been too much for me to handle," she says, still grin- ning. 'I'm going to have wrinkles from all this smiling." HAENNI - BURNET On August 29, 1987, Mary Amanda Burnet was married to --James Bruce Haenni by the Rev. Don Payne of Norland, Ontario in the Port Perry Baptist Church. The bride is the daughter of Gord and Emma Burnet of Port Perry. The groom is the son of Sylvia and Dick Haenni of Lon- don, Ontario. The reception was held at Parkwood Estates in Oshawa. 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