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st weekender satorbxydctobfer 4 1997 1 3 gormley church offers help prayers for cober family joan ransberry staff reporter a love offering will be taken at a gorm ley church tomorrow honouring a three- yearold girl orphaned and seriously injured in an accident in africa the congregation of heise hillbrethren christ church was shocked to learn that a former pastors granddaughter is the only survivor of a crash that killed his son daughterinlaw and grandson rev jim cober was the pastor at the gormley church from 1975 to 1981 today hes at his granddaughters bedside at the hospital for sick children in toronto sorina cober is the lone survivor of a crash involving a car and a transport dead is timothy cober 29 his wife sandy 30 and son jake 17 months timothy was raised in gormley we spent six wonderful years in gorm ley said rev cober our family made lots and lots of friends there the people from gormley have contacted us and theyve been very very kind we will always remember our time there sorina spent 18 hours in the air before reaching toronto on tuesday her injuries include two broken arms and two broken legs she was operated on late last night thursday said cober she has two arm casts and two leg casts but she is expected to make a full recovery she is very dear to us a trust fund has been set up by the toron to ambulance services at the canadian imperial bank of commerce cibc sori na born in africa to her missionary par ents has no medical insurance when sorina is well enough shell go to new york where shes to be raised by her aunt and uncle the plight of the little girl has touched the hearts of people on two continents none more so than here in whitchurch- stouffville tomorrow special prayers will be offered for the little girl church member anna reesor said her thoughts along with the thoughts of the entire congregation are with their former pastor and his wife doris offering will be taken at the church to help offset the cost of sorinas medical expenses those not attending the 1 1 am church service are encouraged to make a donation at the cibc on stouffvilles main street said reesor after leaving gormley the cober family went to kitchener timothy became a mis sionary he and his wife worked with men tally disabled adults in africa in january the couple and their two children moved to the shashe bible college in the african nation of botswana in botswana more than 15000 has been raised to ship the bodies of timothy sandy and jake home to canada for burial dealing with such a tragedy is difficult said rev cober but god is in control we may not understand it but we put our faith in him he added the winner vinkie lau centre is a winner in the 1996 remembrance day poster contest spon sored by the royal canadian legion she placed second at national level the stouffville branch presentedvinkie with an award and on hand were sue sherban youth edu cation chairperson left and legion presi dent john mccraken photo by lorl emmerson hospital checks its records from page 1 b procedures he said during that type of gallbladder surgery using a keyhole incision often the gallbladder is inflamed that can mean the surgeon can tear the gallbladder allowing a small amount of bile to leak out the bile is quickly suctioned the gallbladder is removed and the incident has no clinical signifi cance to the patient the star took that code and said it represented bile duct injuries and that is total misrepresenta tion he said it was a misinterpretation of the efficiency of our record keeping and our health records department maclean has issued a press release and wants to ensure patients are aware the information is mis leading since 1991 our surgeons have conducted over 1000 laparoscopic cholecystectomies they are highly trained and skilled in this procedure which is reflected in the high quality medical care they provide to their patients it states maclean said two bile duct injuries occurred in 1996 and 1997 both patients recovered maclean said the hospital will do whatever it takes to make sure the star corrects the informa tion we are considering any action to get to the end point which is clarification from the toronto star if that means we can do it without a lawsuit we will if it requires a lawsuit then well do that he said were upset because the information is wrong it leaves the community thinking their hospital is somehow substandard when in reality its very good were assuming other hospitals are having the same problem the star article one of a series also gave markham stouffville low marks for continuing education something maclean said staff are still investigating we wanted to deal with the issue of surgical complications right away he said but everything the star puts in is suspect now if they misinter pret something as basic as data which is very objective then what did they do with the other things that are far more subjective if you have concerns about these issues maclean asks you to call your surgeon or the hospitals pub lic relations department at 4727095 youth trails camp finds home in stouffville stella karpouzis correspondent a camp designed to make a lasting impression on the minds of innercity kids has found its home in stouf fville made to blend in with its surround ings theyouth trails initiatives facil ity was founded with the intention of giving confidence and selfesteem to those children that need it the most the unassuming site occupies a piece a land in the pangman springs conservation area located on war den ave north of aurora rd the trails program is for kids aged 12 to 15 from select schools in the greater toronto area it chooses its participants based on very specific criteria we want kids that are in the mid dle said trails chair jim hayhurst sr we choose the ones without security in their lives not bad kids not good kids but those with very lit tle attention either way the groups are limited to about 20 children hayhurst explained that this way the children could receive more individual attention id rather have a big impact on a small group of kids than a small impact on a large group he said the kids chosen represent all nationalities all creeds and both sexes the facility is equipped with hous ing for both girls and boys as well as for the staff during their time there they make use of an extensive out door playground built into the wood ed area around the camp and 50 kilo metres of trails that wind throughout the grounds trials is a fouryear program and the children- attend the site for two weeks in the summer and a weekend a month year-round- they are taught confrontational and lifeplanning skills and through roleplaying they also learn of the dangers of alcohol sex and drugs some children that have already graduated from the program contin ue their association with trails through a leaderintraihing program they created before opening in stouffville last week trails used to rent land near kettleby the goal was always to find our own property said hay hurst who felt the children should have something to call their own something permanent the land in stouffville was given to trails as part of an agreement with the lake simcoe region conserva tion authority that it vould abide all conservation principles and pay the property taxes since it currently acts as a charity trails relies on donations sears canada was its founding sponsor and the bay street invitational golf tour nament and rotary club of eglinton have also donated generous sums over the years however hayhurst hopes to make trails selfsufficient by renting the stouffville facility out during the weeks it is not in use even though theres no cost to the children to enter the program there is a heavy emphasis on community ser vice the fiveyearold program has been involved with the cleanup of the don river tree planting pro grams and building boardwalks on bruce trails the kids have also taken an active hand in preparing the camp and have been chipping wood to spread under the camps rope course the children arent the only ones preparing the camp and stouffville has benefited from the task of having to get the facility ready for use sup plies were bought in stouffville and both the water and septic systems were installed by local contractors weve used as many local people as we can said hayhurst he said he expects to maintain the facility with local services as well with the receipt of its occupancy permit yesterday it wont be long before trails leaves its mark on another group of young minds on the edge collin calacb and tamara williams join other children balancing on huge tcctcrtotter at the opening of the in the trails pro gram last week plwlu by l0ri emmerson were first in distribution weve delivered 36566559 flyers doortodoor so far this year for further information on how we can deliver your flyers call ruth or melissa at 6402100 the trimiie watch for these flyers on saturday october 4 1997 eatons walmart pg tide brochure 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