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a economist sunsuntribune monday dec 26 2005 staf f photosusie kockerscheidt anita wiebe is a student from heidelberg germany volunteering at the care and share thrift shop in stouffville she is one of 55 young people from around the world who have come to north america under an exchange program r n in partnership with york region newspaper groups celebration of the arts york regions professional opera company presents a holiday classic for the wfiole family by engelbert humperdinck based on the story by the brothers grimm featuring mary lou fallis as the nasty witch dec 28 230 pm dec 30 730 pm at st elizabeth performing arts centre 525 new westminster dr thornhill at clark ave behind promenade mall tickets 30 adults 25 children 12 qrider 20 each additional child for tickets callopera york at 9057637853 wmoperayorjomj from our family to yours have a safe and happy holiday houston ford ltd ii 5786 main st stouffville 9056404541 wwwbillhoustonfordcom our customers are the focus of everything we do climate language no problem for german exchange student by hannelore volpe staff writer anita wiebe travelled across an ocean to volunteer at the care and share thrift store in stouffville the german exchange student knew what to pack the winter snows nestle around the vineyards and forests of her small village of laumersheim popula tion 1000 in southwest germany just as they do in stouffville her sense of adventure needed no prompting before finishing high school in march the 18yearold decided she needed to see the world before settling down to university and a possible career as a teacher of english and social stud ies before hitting the books she hopes to travel around europe or spend a few years in france studying the language english is no problem for ms wiebe who studied it for eight years in her native land she put her trust in the mennonite central committees international visi tors exchange program to find her a oneyear adventure after applying to the program and being interviewed she faith hope marifi 9 was placed in her country of choice canada her srst stop was a oneweek orien tation with other exchange students from countries as far away as taiwan south america and africa 1 really feel at home here the bright young woman said i have not been homesick here working with older people has taken her by surprise she enjoys their compa ny and they enjoy hers now 1 have a lot of grandmothers and grandfathers who all look after me she said the thrift store was something new for anita there arent many such stores in germany she said she likes the idea of helping local residents both those donating clothing and goods and those buying while helping people around the world at the same time the ivep program takes care of par ticipants expenses as well as giving them a small allowance in return the young people work in a variety of set tings stores farms and stores her host family ron and sonja de roo and their children jacob and han- neke include anita on family outings just how much she has become a part of her host family her new community and the people she has met in the care and share thrift store since she arrived in august was brought home one night when they were at a concert i knew more people than they did she said with some amazement anita is one of 55 young people between 18 and 35 year of age from around the world who have a chance to volunteer in north america the major ity of the programs participants are between 20 and 25 of age she noted after another eight months here she will leave canada with a lot of fond memories terrific english and the hope of becoming a true citizen of the world there will be no garbage blue box or green bin collection on monday december 26 2005 boxing day collection services will move ahead by one day for all areas if your regular collection day is your materials will be collected on monday areas 3 4 sb- tuesday december 27 2005 tuesday areas 5 6 s wednesday december 28 2005 wednesday 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