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is 10 economist sunjtribuhe canada day saturdayfuiyi2o6o- a i- i h i children celebrate canadas birthday with fireworks wishes for peace byjoanransberry v staffwriter anada through the eyes of a child is the best country in the whole wide world as the finishing touches are being put on upcoming canada day celebrations children across york s region are pausing to reflection their native and adopted land 1 canada will be 133 years old today our children know why theyre cele- bratirig why theyrejstariding on guard and whytheyre saluting their beloved country itheytelluswhy laura deyuono a grade 2 student at st monica catholic school in i markham appreciates never having been subjected to war v canadas a very safe country laura -said- t-s- v while torontos skyboirie arid the neighbouring citys skyscrapers can on occasion hide the heavens it doesnt- upset laura i weve got the tallest building in the world i like itcanadas got lots and lots of golf courses and weve got fireworks whenever we wanttherri laura said on saturday laura will make aspe- cial birthdaywish for canada i wish that all the people who steal and do bad things will stopshe said there are no soldiers falling from airplanes on to our streets cody wells cody wells 7 will do canada proud im going to see the fireworks then ill eat birthday cake and sing happy birthday canada cody alsorecognizes that he lives in a peaceloving country there are no soldiers falling from airplanes on to our streets cody said in canada theres a chance to learn and a chance to go to good schools sherman chiu 8 said u laura dewono grade 2 stu dent is grateful tbl live in a safe country bursting with fireworks- katherine hobson takes a turn raising the flag outside her school in king city this grade 2 student certainly appreciates st monica my school is good its here in canada sherman said theres good food in canada and we know how to stop arguments industrial pollution plagues many countries in the world but notincariada stressed katherine hobson 6 the king city public school student keeps an eye on the quality of air and water in king city its not polluted she said canada is made up of nice fami lies katherine said the families are canadian it must be noted the best family in all the land is katherines some countries dont have such nice families and some countries arent this peaceful nothing happens here were safe lastyeartatyananakonecznyjs planted a tree at her king township home to celebrate canada day this yeartm going to play with my barbie tatyana said we should feed the animals and maybe the people if we had the right kind of tree we could build a tree house sam brown sam brown a grade 1 student at the king city school has some advice for us all as soon as we wake up saturday peopleacross york region should think about feelings and we should ask canada howshesdoing sam said we should feed the animals and maybe the people if we had the right kind of tree we could build a tree house it would have to be uietree thats orithe flag they picked the tree because trees help us breathe emily lexs daddy has created a unique gift to mark canadas special day my dad built a pretend door said emily on a national scale the grade 1 st patrick catholic school student hopes all canadians stay out of harms way i dont want anyone to get hurt emily said and i dont want any shooting any place lucas mascarenhas 7 loves canada- arid for good reason canada doesnt have any volca noes said this grade 1 student instead lucas did point out that canada has lots of nice people no one shoots on canada today or any other day lucas said i dont leave canada except to go to ottawa thafs where they make the money vincent spano- vincent spano 6 is a stayathome kind of guy the grade 1 student at st patrick has only been out of canada once i dont leave canada except to go to ottawa thats where they make the money vincent said michael bougeois a grade 1 student at ballantrae public school is showing his competitive side on canada day hes taking part in the spelling bee at the stouffville strawberry festival today im also going to stand up straight to welcome canada a happy birthday we do that because were proud michael wants everyone to know he has a maple tree in his back yard at home that he shares with his mom ann his dad beinie and his baby sister rebecca the maple leafs on the flag and the maple tree is in my back yard thats pretty cool michael said sherman chiu appreciates chance to attend a great school and eat good food 1 r staff photorob alary clara klages will be celebrating her 100th birthdayori canadas 133rd birthday a centenarian shares 100 by nancy devine special to the tribune g- lara klages shares a birthday with canada the country is 133 today clara will mark her 100th birthday with 100 of her closest friends and family her advice was always to keep smiling said her daughter sylvia limpert of richmond hill she was always known for her smile born on a farrn in southwestern ontario clara is the youngest of 16 children she left the farm in herearly teens to work at factories in kitchener clara has been a resident of the willows estate in aurora since 1992 she loved to play a tune or two for herfellow residents until ill health and diminishing eyesight forced her to give up her two favourite pastimes music and read ing her bible church and the lord have been very important to her sylvia said and she did her best to make sure her children and grandchildren stayed on the right path today 93 family members including 18 grandchildren 41 greatgrandchildren and a fewgreat-great-grandchil- dren along with some longtime friends will gather at a richmond hill church to celebrate claras adventurefilled life born at the dawn of the new century clara has seen many of the worlds jnajor historical events she was a teenager at the start of the first world war a young home- maker during the great depression and she said goodbye to nephews who served in the second world war in the years following her husbands death in 1965 she visited israel hawaiiand at88 took a cruise on the panama canal her lasttrip at age 92 was to british columbia to visit her daughter for a winter- though she has been plagued by ill health for much of her life clara has made the best of each of her days sylvia said canada lis 133 but your eyes are only over 40 when the age monster comes calling on baby boomers he gradually and incresingly steals away youfabillry to read the fine print because words become difficult to sec up dose this 40andover condition is called presbyopia prezbyeopla fortunately you have more options than ever before to deal with this problem reading glasses whether full frames or franklins granny glasses are one option they work very well but can be a nuisance to carry around constantly i forsbme segmented spectacle lenses specifically bifocals trifocals or multifocal or bifocals without lines are not only cosmetically appealing but they are more appropriate for computer 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