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16 economist suntribune news thursday june 13 2002 ballantrae day care kids make way for funeral reception by chrissie obrien special the day care centre at the ballantrae community centre did not open yesterday due to suspect ed biker affiliations of the family of jesse gray 24 killed june 8 at a postprom party in uxbridge their reaction- was to a june 11 story in the toronto star which reported that john gray and robert gray jesses father and uncle were members of the paradice riders a woodbridge chapter of the hells angels motorcycle gang the funeral reception for mr gray was to be held in the ballantrae community centre yes terday afternoon local residents were concerned because the day care centre in the aurora road community centre is open until 6 pm i had one lady phone said whitchurchstouffville mayor wayne emmerson i dont know why people are getting excited about a bunch of bikers mayor emmerson says the problem was resolved by the town when the day care was moved next door to ballantrae public school for the day we felt it was in the best interest of the grays to use the whole hall he said the mayor said the decision to keep the day care in the ballantrae school was part of a longheld con tingency plan in place for emer gency and natural disasters this is not something we can plan six months in advance for mayor emmerson said i talked to the chair of the school board bill crothers if there were a natural disaster or a power failure in the ballantrae community centre the ballantrae school would be the backup it was decided this case would be the same thing representatives of the york regional police say they were not expecting any problems at the funeral or the reception we have not had any calls and no one is on high alert said sgt tony browne police say they are aware of the hells angels affiliation but are only keeping an eye on the situation from afar weve been advised that its been taken care of by the provincial biker enforcement unit a joint task force of opp toronto and york police were not expecting any problems said york region police sgt alan bonner lease rates are those offered by mini financial services only on approved credit msrp for a 2002 mini cooper is 2495000 at a lease rate of 745 over 36 months is 29900 per month a down payment of 329000 is required as well as first months lease payment security deposit of approximately one months lease payment transport and preparation 129500 and all taxes upon signing total obligation which includes down payment all 36 monthly payments and transport andpreparation is 1534900 plus tax options are available at an extra cost together with tax license registration and insurance annual kilometres limited to 20000 so 1 5 per excess kilometre delivery must be taken by june 30 2002 mini cooper above shown with 16 wheels included in the optional sport package available for an additional 30 per month please see dealer for complete details 2002 mini canada a division of bmw canada inc mini and themini logo are trademarks of bmw ag used under licence by bmw canada inc lilt mini markham a division of towncountry bmw 8111 kennedy road at hwy 407 kennedy 9055138900 mini maikharrj 407 steeles v c c 0 stabbing victim had heart of gold mourners told from page 1 of himself and the trio pointed out that jesse had a heart of gold loved to fish looked out for the kids and expected to live forever les szabady a longtime family friend and senior delivered a touching mes sage mr szabady met the young man as a toddler jesse was so charming said mr szabady the service closed with guitarist and singer floyd grunau singing amazing grace the mourners joined in while a bagpiper played in the background following the interment family friends neighbours and members of the motor cycle gangs gathered togeth er at the ballantrae community centre to show the gray family their support jesse gray man stabbed to death at field party buried yester day near musselmans lake mr gray is survived by his parents john and chris brothers bob and johnny and sister rayan grandpar ents aunts and uncles cousins and many friends teens charged in robbery of store two teens have been charged in the gunpoint robbery of a markham convenience store clerk last month police said two men stormed the lucky corner convenience store on kennedy road one armed with a hand gun on may 2 they demanded cash and escaped in a stolen acura with close to 1 000 worth of money cigarettes and lottery tickets the men 18 and 17 one from scarborough are charged with two counts each of robbery one count each of posses sion of property obtained by crime and possession of a dan gerous weapon the 18yearold faces an additional charge of breaching bail conditions under the young offenders act schizophrenia is a medical illness the primary response must be medical treatment schizophrenia society of ontario 18004496367 wwwwebnetsso this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun