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economist suntribune polo for heart saturday june 82002 29 rainbow skydivers open tournament from page 27 field for the past 18 years the rainbow skydivers have officially opened polo for heart precision timing and precise location are their trademarks brian dicenzo a member of the team cannot remember what first attracted him to the sport a diver for 29 years he thinks he must have seen it on tv mr dicenzo joined a local club which is still his advice for aspiring parachutists mr dicenzo and guido robert the core members of the rainbow skydivers have participated in the canadian national exhibition air show the hamilton air show and the grand opening of torontos skydome jumping for labatts ltd at several exhibitions the company asked the divers to perform in its tv commer cials outfitted in colourful parachutes the team adopted the name rainbow skydivers and it stuck ken jen petting zoo well bet youve never been kissed by a famous llama before these llamas have kissed many famous people including hilary weston lincoln alexander mike harris and the duchess of york to name a few thats half the fun of visiting the ken jen petting zoo which is proud to be part of the polo for heart games this year there are more than 45 animals from around the world for you to meet leam about and even become friends these animals may be exotic to canada but they are used by families for agriculture and work in their native countries zebus from india llamas from peru sheep calves ponies goats and donkeys plus birds of all kinds all the animals are tame and when they are not visiting children they reside on a farm in oshawa with their owners ken jennifer and brandy lasalle most of them have been hand- raised as pets and all have their own names and personalities all the animals at polo for heart are the stars of 40 preschool childrens videos some of the video stars include lucky the pony zorro the zebu conan the llama baabaa black the sheep henrietta the chicken annie the miniature donkey shauna lee the miniature goat and bacon bits the potbellied pig york police canine unit not since turner hooch or maybe james belushis k9 or even tvs katz dog has so much reverence been given to mans best friend and its canine abil ity to serve and protect the human species the york regional police canine unit has been doing it longer and in real life and its success stories would make great scripts for any hollywood movie or tv script formed in 1989 the unit was creat ed to support the overall activities of the organization in the capture of crimi nals locating missing people searching for evidence and deterring criminal activity the main role of the police service dog handlers in the unit is to take full advantage of the innate abilities of their canine partners in tracking searching and apprehending fleeing criminals they function most usefully in situa tions where manpower alone is not suf ficient or effective the value of the newly formed canine unit was immediately obvious as the number of criminals apprehend ed and the number of found missing people dramatically increased in 1991 the unit was expanded from four teams to its present size of five teams in 1997 a narcotic detection dog was added to the unit polo for heart is proud to have the york regional police canine unit at the 23rd annual tournament its a great opportunity for visitors to learn more about police service dogs and the very special role they play in york region farm bf9 1 1534 mccowan rd hanging baskets up box plants 75 up rose plants up fresh fruit vegetables 5 landscaping supplies v sut tuli cull ut fab a w 1 0 2uc04to our prices are invinceable t n 905 6406278 19th ave c co o re protect the lives of your family ensure everyone is buckled up for safety this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune beat the temptation call the canadian cancer societys toll free smokers helpline 18775135333 funded in part by the ministry of health and longterm care mm this message brought to you as a community service of economist suntribune volunteer ad wanted the york region celebration of the arts sponsored by the york region newspaper group is holding its second annual scholarship competition for rising stars in our community we are seeking qualified professional adjudicators to assist in the selection of award recipients the judging will take place in august 2002 with the awards presented in october applications are solicited in the following disciplines 1 classical music instruments 2 popular music vocals 3 popular music bands 4 opera 5 dance 6 theatre arts drama 7 theatre arts musical theatre please submit your resume by june 30 2002 to celebratetheartsyrngcom or fax to 9058819924 york region celebration of the air canada yee hong fathers day mm tk ia 5 ins 2002 sunday june 16 walkathon bikeathon 830 am registration sunnybrook park toronto 1132 leslie street for more information and pledge forms please contact yee hong community wellness 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