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rto inuuncmai ivi9 su community comes to the aid of kurt gengenbach kurt gengenbach accompanied by mother heidi had the night of his life last thursday at the le pare convention centre in markham the uxbridge resident who was injured in a january hockey accident was the guest of honor at a dinner and silent auction and was surrounded by sports celebrities of all kinds photos by mike hagarty kurt your courage is an inspiration to all of us thorns ca3ftites ys pm it m zl some of the 20 or so signatures from the celebrities at the kurt gengenbach dinner in markham on thursday frank mahovlich darryl sittler hank ilisek sandra post and marlene stuartstreit were among those who came to honor the fallen athlete more than 300 uxbridge and stouffville residents were in attendance clear the track eddie shack a perennial favorite at any function was a hit with the crowd at le pare here the former leaf hams it up for the tribunes cameras kurt was given the opportunity to meet with each of the celebrities who came to pay tribute to the valiant student from unionvllle high school here a dream comes true as he chats with darryl sittler before the dinner sittler spoke insplrationally during the affair earning a standing ovation for his words of encouragement for kurt patrons of the kurt gengenbach dinner and silent auction got a chance to mingle with the celebrities during dinner a long line formed to get autographs of greats like paul savage bill crothers leo cahill gord stellick sandy hawley billy harris and elfie shlegel ilrplililiil lion still roaring after 40 years tjjt v-m- v j y j wi by kate gildekdalk until the ballantrae club was wood left at the same time as for a long time we f diningoutathome shrtjjpjp h i shrimp uncooked peeled and develncd excellent on the bbq 3 lbs 26 sirloin tip steaks thick tcnderjuicy great on the bbq by kate gildekdale musselmans lake vern davies has been involved in lionism over a period of four decades his enthusiasms just as strong today i joined the stouffville lions 40 years ago and remained there until the ballantrae club was formed recalls the musselmans lake resident when i first joined we met upstairs at summitview school the president then was high school principal lou murphy fellow stouffville lion tom flxfiiw 1999 gourmet white chocolate f raspberry mousse cake great for mothers day 12 serves 10- pogos frankfurters on astick in a batter blanket oven bbq micro 10 per tray 499 announcement offer expires may 1689 or while quantities last hours 220 main st e monwed 106 pm success square thurs 108 p iffviiie mm m wuwc0 sun 124 pm l dr j martin mcdowell and dr carol a genin are pleased to announce that dr steven j frey will be associating in the practice of optometry at 244 main street west stouffville ontario 6402800 wood left at the same time as vern to become the founding president at ballantrae vern ac cepted the position of vice- president during his stouffville years i did anything and everything he laughs i was chairman of dif ferent things but never presi dent i was president of the ballantrae lions weve all had our stint here vern also held the position of guiding lion during the inception of the goodwood club for vern lionism is very satisfying i really think i get more out of it than i put in the fellowship the enjoyment weve been in volved m so many different things back in the 50s the lions sub sidized the construction of tennis courts in stouffvilles memorial park the club was also involved in the operation of the town pool for a long time we handled the minor hockey and figure skating in stouffville we got it going he says the clubs work in the com munity and involvement in assisting handicapped groups and individuals makes it ail wor thwhile he notes i love every part of the work we do we try to do as much good as possible there are clubs iii almost every town across canada and the united states vern rejects the suggestion hes a great lion hes just delighted he says to be part of the organization im proud ive stuck with it 40 years ive always been more of a follower than a leader ther have been some great leaders in the club i dont think ive done anything really special verns looking forward to conj tinuing his involvement with thej ballantrae lions for a long time to come concepts signs illustrations fu4n743g i