The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

m- ss i lfelife r a metroland community newspaper- hotgerl i 3s wt ic j x publishen ianprouafoot general manager alvinbrouwer- editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debra welles tiiitvtsijaa t vvsvisjl j jsv3 i i1m email newsroomeconsuncom tj- v t deputy editor debora kelly t 7 classified manager v- r ann campbell editor i julie casbersen production director cherikay retail sales manager stephen mdtlneu inside sales manager stacey allen distribution director barrygoodyear business manager margaret fleming online publishing manager brian kirlik i office manager vivian oneil i letters- aicohol abuse more devastating than smoking feafesaysf j i i j f t e in herjetterabtoe banning alcohol but booze kills too april emariangreene shows herself to be one wise lady indeed j she points out exactly what 1fod find ludi- crous inour fjresunied-to-bejudicioukw- imakers banrung smoking while turning a debdra kelly r ic i sv along with jgreene many of us jiave first- hand proof of the dreadful toll- excessive coni pljt ojd diehard v vththe current government in power we get through the hard times teetotauerspeajanglcertay 0 mismar markham soccer clubtow of irnbitobj vraupto thedamage wouf an alternativethat can- throw these markham arid thedozen or so volunteers who 1 rget used to it fora donatetheirtimeandthe useof mount joy arena every sundayafternoon are to be j maybe the members of the riding executive applauded for their efforts v t af t th were concerned and wanted answers rctte ciosdy moreoncernedabout how much associated witfi smoked fbut didntstlrt light- of their tax douars are being wasted vtt irigupmyself until about 14 yewago and get a fle thisitwasntautliatmaliyyeslater fe aib f 1 cbmpletel7lostmyenjoyeht6f ahalco- change there is no place for oldstyle political houcciririkf i x fthatshouldgive thoseoverzealous anti- 1 r smoking crusaders something to think about egos it seems to me jim jones recognizes more than any of histpry colleagues the critical importance of uniting the right if thisunifica- without political unification be unionvjlle r the time contributed by any volunteer is commendable but this group of inspired coaches istruly noteworthy they have shown our kids the meaning of teamwork selfdisci pline and love for the great game of soccer on behalf of all the families associated with the thumbs up soccer league thank you to all whohad the vision dedication ahddeter- minatioh to make this a reality you really have made a difference harold jenny ashley gregory obrien markham runners and bikers take over sidewalks unsafe sidewalks are for runners too april 8 martell commented that a jogger down a person who likes to take a its frustrated confused unsafe another group the sidewalk bikers check with the bylaw law humanrresourcesmiriister jane stewart giftyallowed us an opportunity to giving of taxpayers money episode its likely ithe commitment ofmanywho accept and- theyare trying- tofindu new placetohide carefor purspecial kids as their own this r- j acceptance is what often helps us as parents arthur mitchell thornhill letters policy vlstouebillelhbune fy r i welcbnsk your letters all submisionsmust be less than 4x words and must fridude a daytime telephone number i csjname and address the v newspaper reserves the nght to ipublishornotpubbshandtof stouffvflletribune v serving thefiommunity since 1888 k j j c markham on up 1m3 j i email letters4ecoiuuncom i canadian oicubtions w vv audit board member ontario press council j icndianfubbamaptoicts3ie5a8mefltfuci3419 siibseripdonratesbyirallars695ltjeslafsonly t stourfwlletnbune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland pnntwg publishing and i dstnbuting ltd group of newspapers which includes the ajaxpickenng news advertiser adiston heraldcouner barrie advance barrs bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian burlington shopping news buriington post city parent collingwoodwasaga connection east ybrk mirror erin advocatecountry routes etoblcoke guardian flamborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay this week midlandpenetanguishene mirror milton canadian champion milton shopping news mssissauga news newmartetj aurora georgina era banner northumberland news north yoik mirror oakville beaver oakville shopping news v ortllta today t oshawawhitbyclaringtonport perry this week i peterborough t this i week- richmond hiltthomhidvaughan liberal scarborough minor stouffvsle tribune todays seniors uxbridge tribune and city of york guardian phone ski 0942260 classified distribution x- ijl- r 1 i r 1807433353 9052948244 greatcoaches can teach players v lessoris for life ts not uhcpmmoh for us to receive letters tbtheeditor fromparehts distraught aboutthe behaviour of coaches parents of players on their childrehsnockey or soccer teams v ive spoken tbmany parents whpjcall tourge we do astory about distressing situatioristhey fear will cause perma nent scarring to their children z- j so last fall whenmy sevenyearold sonsaid he wanted to play hockey felt a tug of concern on my heartstrings j hes aiate bloomer when it comes to hockey he tolerated his r skating lessons andhad limited interestin banging the ball about oh the streetthe fact he wasnt involved in this intensely competitive and aggressive sbme- times violent game wasnt so bad if youd asked me c to my husband hockey is life he comes home all aglow after a game its a shame family and woriwesprihsi- bilities and dare i say it theaging process have himdownto one some- timestwo games aweek even irtsum- mer detailing each rnagnificent play until my eyes roll back into my head he had never pushed the game on drew once he realized he wasnt living with thenext wayne gretzky he was excited when he took him to that first game already three weeks into thesea- rson yet was filled with trepidation too f he watched his son struggle to keep up with the other players most of whom vhadseveral seasons under their beltsja mump formed in hislhrbatas he anticii patedjthe blow to my sons selfesteem matwassufewf6uowf i but instead otembarrassmentand miumiliation tiiere wereh words of 0 encouragement and instant acceptance from the coaches parents aridplayers j oulamazemyntgfew in the weeks that followed head coach al rover fos tered a team that exuded not only good sportsmanship bufa respect for others and the game itself negative attitudes didnf cut it on the cktconsulting team throw irfthe unbelievably generous and involved spbnsoran the whole experience wasalmost surreal 1 i it game by game practice by practice drew improved his enthusiasm never dampened even though he still lagged behind the others and now hes ax much of a hockey nut as is his dad ck narrowly lost a riardfought v championshipgameand while drew v didnt score any goals he ownsthe too phy he got that day- at the party following the seasons end- it was likea family gathering i hiarvelleci tiwtsdmuch good could come from hockeylt coiijd have been a very diffefentstprytsjnstead our son mearned lessbnswe hope hell carry with thank you coach rover you are an inspiration and a role model j 1 yi w5 1 t- s mwum ml jfs j- lv f 1 n h ii mtammmmammmbttcmk niinnrflmj m j i iii 1 ii i j dt