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18 economist suntribune in our community saturday may 25 2002 by patrick mcalpine special hundreds of york region residents are planning to sacrifice sleep in order to run all night beginning 7 pm june 14 and lasting until 7 am june 15 90 teams of 10 or more will walk run or jog to raise money for the canadian cancer society in the relay for life the event takes place at the markham fairgrounds on mccowan baby on the way attend our tlelcomepl xiagon t r since 1930 no losers in this allnight relay race rd at elgin mills drive teams set up a tent as their headquarters and begin to circle the horseracing track at their own pace at least one member of each squad should be on the course at all times we hold the race at night because with many of the cancer patients the partici pants are running for this is the toughest time of the day says event coordinator kathy craine we want to support thursday june13th 700 pm sheraton parkway hotel demonstrations displays gift 3aqe door prizes useful hints information admittance is free but by invitation only to receive your invitation call mary ann 9057734231 email macoeacionca or infoweicomewagonca them in their darkest hours teams are encouraged to choose a theme and decorate their tents accordingly participants can even walk in costumes related to their themes this is also the only relay in which the victory lap is done before the run cancer survivors are honoured by circling the track just before the event begins cancer is like a gift wrapped in barbed wire says team captain and can cer survivor jacquie morino when youre dealing with the disease you meet so many special people ms morino was diag nosed with breast cancer january 1992 the mother of two grown daughters has undergone various treat ments over the past decade the toughest part is prob ably dealing with your family and your own mortality ms morino currently works for the hudson bay company a national spon sor for the canadian cancer society organizers hope to pass the 12 hours quickly with entertainers like the not affiliated big band a 20- member jazz and swing group elvis priestly an anglican priest who imper sonates the king and acoustic guitar virtuoso sean stephens the cancer society hopes to reach its goal of 185000 with the run an increase of 80000 from last year anyone who wants to par ticipate or contribute con tact kathy craine at 905 2945925 school fight breaks up fast by kathleen griffin staff writer police arrived too late to make arrests in a school yard brawl thursday afternoon at father michael mcgivney catholic school on 14th avenue in markham officers were called by school staff who reported a fight among youths some apparently armed with machetes we received the call at 252 pm and were there by 255 but everyone was gone by die time we got there said const steve morrell ballantrae breakin new homeowners expect ing to move into their ballantrae road house next week may have to wait a while after thieves broke in wednesday and stole all the appliances thugs turned off the water and hydro supply before forcing open a side door they then removed the fridge stove dishwasher washer dryer and microwave collectively worth about 8000 unlimited talktime all summer siemens s40 hurry in offer available until may31 q rogers ifpatt c wireless rogers att woodbine hwy 7 3150 hwy 7 markham 9055138448 i mhmtlhi i 1 ml first 3 months unlimited local calling available on gsm devices must activate on a new 2 year plan with 25 minimum monthly service fee after 5000 mailin rebate and additional 25 instore rebate on 2 year plan offer available until may 31 2002 rogers communications inc used under license att used under license i c m i i t t i j vtkt markham board ofthade make money in markham at the markham board of trade membership means business networking functions credit card merchant dis counts low cost group insurance free use of our board room free brochure insertion in our magazine join now and start increas ing your prof its call 9054740730 for details or visit our website at wwwmarkhamboardcom this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntrjbuie ii i t i l i i 1 t i i f 4 i i i t i