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stouffville suntribune thursday dec 9 2004 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe how ready are you for winter asked at no frills in stouffville tuesday morning ian langdon if ik ggjxif fts i s b- hi 111 i get prepared before i make sure the tires are good on the car and make sure to have lots of windshield washer fluid on hand diane clarke hs5 h fspls3hkl wmkmm jssjsi pi ml hi i am completely ready because my hus band did it we know the snowblower is working and have found the snow shovel ida sooley i am surprised at people who arent ready because this is canada hello winter happens every year larry connor i am never completely ready there is always one snowstorm that catches us off guard i make sure the car is running well staff photomike barrett whitchurchstouffvilles werner berger has already scaled the highest peaks on four of the seven continents antarctica is his next destination later this month climber conquers peaks one continent at a time by joan ransberry staff writer a 67year old whitchurch- stouffville man will spend christmas at the foot of a mountain in the antarctic werner berger of vivian road became hooked on mountain climbing while backpacking with his son in nepal in the himalayas in 1992 mr berger expects the expedition to climb vinson masiff in the antarctic will take twoanda half weeks leaving home dec 16 he plans to be at the base of the mountain on christmas day highest points i the trip will mark the fifth of the seven summits mr berger hopes to conquer the highest point on the seven continents during the past four years mr berger has climbed mt mckinley in north america aconcagua in south america kilimanjaro in africa and mt elbrus in europe next year he adds mt cook in new zealand to his list he intends try and conquer nepals mt everest the highest mountain in the world in march 2006 on the antarctic expedi tion mr berger is part of a 12- member group including three guides members of the group most of whom have never met are from around theworld well form teams once we get there mr berger said the biggest challenge will be weather conditions it will average about minus 40 degrees mr berger said the wind chill could be about minus 100 degrees you never know when the wind is going to shift physical conditioning researching and obtaining the right equipment and mental preparation are all part of his journey mr berger trains near his home in vivian forest i backpack in the forest he said i also make use of the areas gravel pits i practise by climbing the slopes of the gravel pits mountain climbing dem ands staying focused when im on the moun tain life is for the moment mr berger said i have no worries about yesterday i have no worries about tomor- row all i am thinking about is the next thing that has to be done its wonderful the climb begins well before you get to the moun tain mr berger said it starts with the idea of the climb fol lowed by the intense desire to experience the ultimate to accomplish the impossible and finally the decision to go fork mr berger is part of a new initiative known as meet you at the top through the pro gram he will soon be inviting 100 seniors in 100 cities to join in a health and fitness revolution designed to improve the quality of life on this continent inspires seniors we inspire and urge each senior to go forth and moti- vate 100 family members friends and colleagues to join the cause mr berger said we are committed to having one million people say enough is enough i want to be healthier and feel better while preparing for the antarctic mr berger is lend ing some thought to mt everest i will be 68 years old when i aim for the summit of mr everest mr berger said if i can do that there is isnt any thing stopping us from climb ing higher on the health and fitness scale briefly west wing shoots at main st restaurant the fickle pickle and stouffvilles main street will have to discard christmas and become new hampshire next wednesday theyll be the set for one part of an episode of the tv drama the west wing being filmed dec 15 since the episode is set in lanuary in new hampshire all traces of christmas wreaths and decorations will be taken down on part of main street for the day the name of the restaurant is to be kept in the film the restaurant will be closed for filming on wednesday fickle pickle owner nick paraskevakos said during this episode a new candi date for the leadership of the democratic party played by jimmy smits campaigns at various locations throughout new hampshire the episode is also been shot in uxbridge port perry and pickering the onehour drama starring martin sheen is in its sixth season and gives viewers a behind-the- scenes look at life in the us presi dential office hannelore volpe lights on for contest its last call for entries in stouffvilles 15th annual outdoor christmas display contest residents have until sunday to nominate homes all residences east of hwy 48 south of bloomington roadrwest of uxbridge line and north of 19th avenue are eligible residents are reminded to leave their lights on for judging dec 14 as well for lights tours tonight and dec 15 there are 325 in cash prizes the contest is sponsored by the lions noma cable tech and the stouffville suntribune nominations can be emailed to jmasonyrngcom quoteworthy were looking for some serious sanctions to come out of this larry labelle of the ajax axemen on junior a hockey incident sunday see story on page 26 contacting us have a news tip please phone its at 905 6402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville for real beef lovers the new br steak burger o 2004 burger king corporation ud undr ucarim