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While she will attend the Durâ€" ham Special Olympic Games in May, with little Andre James in tow, If the De Iesus-Aniceto name seems familiar, that’s because the new mom, who is an optometrist, has been an associate at the offices of Dr. C. Genin and Dr. I. McDow- ell in Stouffville for the past 2-1/2 years. She also volunteers her expertise and time with the Special Olympics, as part of a team of health-care proâ€" fessionals. The family has lived in Stouffville for a little more than a year. All four grandparents (Paul's par- ents, Seth and Vloleta, and Mela- nie’s parents, Pablo and Freda) were already there Wednesday to ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ over the new famfly mem- ber. He weighed in at 6 lbs, 7 oz He is the couple’s first child. The room at Markham Stoufiville Hpspital where morn Melanie De Iesus-Aniceto was staying, accom- panied by her husband, Paul Ani- ceto, filled up quickly with family, friends and proud grandparents. He is the first baby born in Whitchurch-Stouffville in 2008, squeaking in under the wire at just a few minutes to midnight Jan. 1. He was actually ekpected to make his appearance on Epiphany, Ian. 6. BY HANNELORE VOLPE Staff Writer Little Andre James Aniceto has a great sense of timing. . _f‘r Amman OlTflfld 7‘73: ; w b4 I I : <-‘l| Si'fi'ib une THURSDAY. JAN. 3. 2008 I SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF WHITCHURCH-STOUFHIIUE I 20 PAGES/S1 INCUJDING G§T Special ‘ Olympics volunteer has town’s first baby of 2008 138WDL,W5 mum“ 1%77410â€"AUTO mm muum IN See FAMILY, page 9. THURSDAY. JAN. 3, 2008 I SERVWGTHE COMMUNITY OF WHHCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE I 20 PAGES/$1 INCLUDING GST STAFF PHOTO/SJOERD WITTEVEE N Melanie de lesus-Aniceto and Paul Aniceto of Stouffville welcomed their first baby, Andre James, into the world at 11:48 p.m. Ian. 1 weighing six pounds, seven ounces at Markham Stoufl‘ville Hospital. The family moved to Stoufl‘ville last year, but Ms de Iesus-Aniceto has worked at an optometrist oflice in town for 2-1/2 years. mam IBMME mammal arthau swellers 1N0“! m '0 rkregion.com OOQJRAILAMA Instead of working in co-op placements at home, International Co-op (ICE) students complete one or two work placements in agriculture, community development, educa- The fact it is a handé-on work experience is what appealed to him. Students are expected to raise money, both on weir own and as a group, to defray costs. While in Ecuador, vCoréy will livé with a Spanish-speaking host family. “I wanted to do some travelling and see another culture," Corey said. He and Leya Anderson, who attends Pierre Elliott Trudeau Secondary School in Markham, are among the 16 high school stu- dents taking part in this program run by the York Region District School Board. His curiosity was piqued as he learned about the program, to which he applied about eight months ago. Both students received $1,000 from the Stouffville Royal Canadian Legion to help defray the $5,200 cost of the trip. Gorey. who is 16, earned some of the money for the trip through his part-time job. BY HANNELORE VOLPE Staff Writer Corey VVIdeman will be living amidst the exotic scenery of the Andes â€" the ancestral home of the Incas ‘â€" when he heads to Ecua- dor this spring. The Stoufl‘i/ille District Secondary School student is taking part in the International Co- operative Education program for 14 weeks. Student prepares for life in Ecuador Corey Wideman’s co-op will be spent in Andes Mountains Opinion . . . Sports . . . . . Coming Up Classified .. STDUFFVILLE, [mgr 9. y g; s 3 905640â€"4646 WW WWW