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r a the stouffville sun tuesday jan 14 2003 page 7 the acton lovein will include barenaked guys a year ago keith acton and his family privately battled the fight of the toronto maple leaf assistant coachs life diagnosed with testicular cancer keith underwent surgery and treatment then went public with his condition he later made use of his celebrity to encourage others to get tested and if necessary get help it will be anything but a private affair at the stouffville arena sunday try a standingroomonly crowd of 1200 gathered to celebrate the much- improved health of the same keith acton stouffvilles favourite son and theyll play a little shinny too a team of ex- nhlers former local hockey stars and celebrities against the stouffville spirit junior a squad all tickets sold out in less than three hours iast week thousands more could have been sold if there was space just like the rink the roster filled up quicker than a ron maclean pun the host of hockey night in canada was one of the first players to sign up for the team of celebrities and expros don cherry mr macleans sparring partner on coachs corner will coach the squad other players include exnhlers rick vaive steve larmer and nick kypreos and two members of the barenaked ladies pop band ed robertson and tyler stewart other stars were turned away thats the respect there is out there for keith acton last fall keith waged another personal battle quietly again he ran his first marathon the canadian international in toronto oct 20 he completed the 262mile race in four hours 26 minutes without detection from the leafmad toronto media thank lance armstrong the tour de france champion who also battled testicular cancer keith read the cyclists inspirational book last winter youve probably seen keith running or rollerblading on the streets of stouffville over the last 20 years hes a fit guy but had never come close to running a marathon until oct 20 it was to try to prove that im as good a man as i ever was keith said last week it had been nine months before i did it that i was diagnosed with cancer i was trying to find a way that if i could get through my treatment and was getting by this cancer it was my way of putting closure to it i guess it worked unlike the competitive grind of the nhl this sporting moment was all about sharing it was a truly wonderful he said of the marathon thousands of people running and it was really the positive genuine side of humanity that we dont see enough of we live in a competitive world where its rhaneatman out there everyone was really trying to help each other thats what i remember most about it the medical reports have been positive keith looks as healthy as ever he hopes hes beaten cancer for good a community will share that goal and passion in a standingroomonly small town arena sunday with the outside world looking in sportsnet leaf tv and the new vr will have tv crews there more media is expected the voice of the leafs joe bowen has promoted the game on toronto games on radio and tv mr bowen he of the loud and proud holy mackinaw utterances during leaf broadcasts has recruited players equipment and entertainment for the event nick kypreos a stanley cup champion with the new york rangers once upon a time how makes his living talking about hockey on sportsnet channel 32 for you cable subscribers in the greater metropolitan stouffville area hes good at it he also has connections nick will be accompanied by two members of the internationally famous and aforementioned barenaked ladies as hockey players go they are both reportedly wonderful musicians carlton the bear will bring his act to the small town from the air canada centre for the day note to carlton the subway doesnt come this far buddy there will be autographed sticks from current nhlers and other collectible goodies at the silent auction all in the name of keith acton out of tragedy can come something so neat should be quite a sunday in the small town jim mason is managing editor of the stouffville sun and one of the organizers of the game of our lives you snooze you lose on hot hockey tickets he who hesitates is lost after three score and 23 years of attending various events i should have learned my lesson but who could have known a hockey game here in stouffville would sell out in less than three hours never gaveit a thought im on the outside looking in glancing back i should have guessed for the game of our lives was publicized weeks in advance front page news no less in addition its prime promoter keith acton is the best known and most highly respected sports personality in town don cherry and ron maclean add icing to the cake if all this isnt enough a number of exnhlers plus several local legends are lacing on the blades just for a moment visualize if you will the forward line of keith acton doug feasby and doug todd reunited after 30 years and you catch a glimpse of hockey nostalgia at its best and all for the canadian cancer society sufficient to pump adrenaline through the most varicose of veins while at this stage the date and time doesnt matter for the record its this sunday at 3 pm cant say i wasnt warned by my wife no less pick up our tickets early she urged from what i hear everyones going no panic i replied monday afternoon should be okay wrong twelve hundred people had snapped up the ducats three hours jim thomas roaming around but i wasnt the only johnny-come- lately it was the same story all around stouffville whitchurch too and the same disappointing result all sold out but lets think positive a stouffville arena filled to the rafters hasnt occurred in 50 years congratulations keith acton and company for making it happen just call me hopalong for more years than i can remember my moniker was scoop now its hopalong and it hurts no not the nickname switch but the result its a thing called plantar fasciitis heel spur for short the pain at times is excruciating it all started last summer when to save a few dollars i purchased a cheap pair of joggers they lacked proper arch support now im paying the price initially it was only an ache an ailment i accepted like most seniors do as months progressed so did the pain last week i gave in and sought medical advice jnjesmimiba ouch doc graham had the problem diagnosed its a bone spur he said or in medical terms inflammation of the plantar fascia he thinks ill live but im not so sure the throbbing sensation has me totally dependent on tylenol plus interchangeable insoles i dont leave home without them while the good doctor didnt say he sort of suggested i was pounding too much pavement or in laymans language walking too much want to continue your paper routes he asked sure do i said then shore up your shoes he responded in so many words this ive done but the thought of quitting or at least reducing my thriceweekly paper rounds looms ever larger im in my 16th year while this form of exercise doesnt seem like any big deal it amounts to just over 28 walking miles a week or to markham and back twice its taking a toll mostly on my feet in all honesty id hope to continue this doortodoor delivery to the ripe old age of 75 but my understandings telling me otherwise theyre complaining to high heaven with reference to the padded instep ive been advised to give it six weeks at this point in time my extra curricular journalistic endeavours rest with dr scholl jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers stouffville says by hannelore volpe whats your favourite spot in whitchurch- stouffvillefor winter activities dennen bouwmeister i like to go snowmobiling and tobogganing we go to the big hill in rupert park kathy knight i like to go home and curl up on the couch to watch tv where its nice and warm mildred milne i skate twice a week at the stouffville arena once a week with the adult skating club i enjoy the skating and i enjoy the people skss mmtmmws johanna bouwmeister i like to go skating on a pond in vivian forest i have real figure skates peter sharland i like to hike through the rural parts of whitchurchstouffville we have seen deer rabbits and red squirrels on our walks the only problem is that people driye toaionojif cqujnjryjroads