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soccer dreams mask painful memory of war tribune july 23 1986 a19 by chris shanahan stouffville the boom ing finale of whitchurch- stouffvilles canada day fire works display brought back some unpleasant memories for at least one spectator roland kassermelli fought back tears as the hauntingly familiar sound made him think of mortar fire common in his war- stricken homeland of beirut lebanon tears started coming down my eyes recalls the 15yearold whos struggling to put his home- lands internal strife behind as he builds a new life in a new country roland enjoys living at his fathers loretta crescent home but lives in constant fear for the safety of his mother marie who remains close to the line of fire in beirut a recent letter confirmed that fighting is still raging on bringing back horrible memories like the time the kassermellis witnessed a brutal shooting outside their home today the budding soccer star practices his favorite sport at least two hours a day in search of his dream of one day playing for his adopted country at the nation al level maybe as early as 1990 he said ill see if i can go for canadas national team and possibly earn a trip to the next world cup first the former stouffville royal hopes to follow in the foot steps of fellow stouffville player vince nardi and join torontos national soccer league according to roland whos looking forward to taking out his canadian citizenship soccer here is not as popular as in leba non but its now a little more popular because canada went to the world cup new dominion stores 5skh s 4 r jt mf n 11 i ipl m somt rrt5fs store m all popular brands regular or king size pkgs of 20s or 25s canadian cigarettes ctn of 200 isl mpm ouv cereal nabisco shreddies save 120- limit 3 per family purchase warning health welfare canada advises thai danger lo health increases wtr amount smokedawd inhaling 675 g pkg mpm bm orange pekoe tetley tea bags save 200 pkgof 144 made with 100 pure vegetable shortening jane parker raisin pie 1 625 g dreams of world cup competition roland kassermelli 15 foreground has been honing his soccer skills since arriving in stouffville from his native lebanon over a year ago here he practices some nifty headwork with friend and fellow soccer roland kassermelli enthusiast gerry visco 17 chris shanahan fresh quality meats fresh pruits vegetables s k w you are invited to the conomistsuii k mtgu lb hi cut irom canadas finest grade a beel oulside cut eye removed boneless round roast i7 xff canada no 1 product of usa fresh cantaloupe kg i lb each 3 m quarters with part backs attached fresh chicken legs w mkm am product of ontario ideal in salads fresh broccoli concerts at the pond sunday august 17 700 pm t00g00d pond unionville we are looking for performers if you are looking for your big break in show biz or just want to perform in front of a live audience call for more information or to register lorne hillier 2942200 j7conomistsun u wbsr iiii bunch fresh torn available at most stores maple leaf peppercorn or regular deli sliced cooked salami 100 prices effective thru saturday july 26th 1986 we reserve the right to limit quantities to normal family requirements savings shown in this ad 8ase0 on current regular retails we redeem all food store coupons unionville open 9 am monday 6 pm sat cbakgrs available at most stores freshly baked danish date ring each powdered laundry sunlight detergent i f s i jj 12 litre box