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p10 weekenderjuly 3 1993 balloon driven golf balls send couple to nova scotia while it may well be true for most of us duffers that golf is indeed a good walk spoiled the game can be on occasion a source of great joy for those who have never set foot on a course just ask uxbridge seniors george and dolly izatt stoufrville grade 2 student christian chicor- li and all the kids wholl get a summer holiday this year because of the star fresh air fund these peoples lives are all a lit tle fuller these days as a result of a couple of golf tournaments run as charity fundraisers by national hockey league players with this general area featuring an abun- energy saving specialist we can reduce your hydro bill 40 with the same lighting level also commercial buildings for more information please call master electrician mr jitsaini tel 41 6 6092026 416 7206234 from where i live bruce stapley dance of golf courses it only makes sense our local links would be in demand by pros looking to gather together to shoot some golf and put a little something back into a society that has been so generous to them for the izatts the recent tourna ment hosted by former stouffville- markham minor hockey player and current buffalo sabre brad may at the cherry downs g61f and country club south of clare- mont proved to be their ticket to an important celebration down east this august if the truth be known george and dolly prefer bingo to golf in fact they were playing their favorite game at the uxbridge community centre on a monday night in early june when they decided to purchase a couple of tickets on a most unique game of chance the numbers on one of the tickets they bought ended up cor- donations gladly accepted oil filter honda parts a plus taxes dianne morrissette left manager of the lauren tian bank in the station plaza on main st markham presents dr bear and lana burchette of the markham stouffville hospital a cheque for 366 and 2 framed posters the money was raised at a customer appreciation bbq and the pictures were donated by the staff at the bank plus complimentary brake inspection offer expires july 30 1993 new car specials r financing 0 on accords dodashwood window and door centre new location m ovac 4611 hwy 7 unionville at kennedy rd north markham motors ltd parts service hours mon wed thurs fri 8 am 5 pm tues 8 am 9 pm saturday 9 am 1 pm m north markham hoimd a 4 17 k7- mm j m4i5m llill 1 i whether building your brand new dream home or giving an older home a fresh outlook dash wood offers the inspiration you need to make the right choice the first time windows roof windows entrance doors patio doors 50 anderson ave unit4 markham 2944691 n major mackenzie w 50j anderson ave unrt4 markham rd hwy 47 responding to the digits on the golf ball which landed closest to the hole as part of the grand finale event at the may tourney last thursday evening it seems someone came up with the untried idea of hauling hun dreds of numbered balls up up and away in a hot air balloon when the balloon and its contents came over the designated fairway with the specially placed holes installed just for the contest the balls were dumped en masse the one with the izatts lucky number was judged to be the closest to the grand prize hole making them the winners of a trip for two to a caribbean destination after the izatts and the balloon finally came back down to earth they chose the cash instead it will be used to help finance their trip to nova scotia where they will be a part of a surprise 25th wedding anniversary party for their daugh ter late next month brads tournament also bright ened the day of a lot of citybound kids this summer with more than 16000 being raised for the toronto star fresh air fund as for little christian chicorli this little dynamo of a seven year old toronto maple leaf fan real ized a dream as well earlier that same week at the maples of bal- lantrae golf course christians mother marie had gone out on a limb and promised her son shed do everything in her power to get doug gilmours autograph for him sometime this year when she heard gilmour was to be part of the charity tournament hosted by fellow leaf peter zezel and the metropolitan toronto police amateur athletic associa tion she took her son to the hwy 48 course in the hope of encoun tering the hockey super star gilmour didnt let them down taking time out to sign christians hat as well as the gilmour hockey card the youngster was hurrying the obliging hockey player even- stopped long enough to read the letter christian has written for his hero and promised to mail the wideeyed lad a picture his confidence bolstered by his success christian then proceeded to march right out onto the 17th green autograph book in hand to solicit the signature of whomever he might find setting up to putt the surprised golfer was non other than the highly touted future super star eric lindros who ended up handing his putter to christian to try his luck in the end neither christian nor the izatts nor the campbound kids had sunk a chip shot or even managed a par but the delight that has come their way as a result of this much played sum mer game will live on long after the thrill of a birdie putt has faded for most die hard golfers 5 jjii2 i iilili ym pevef