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8 economist suntribune in our community saturday july 27 2002 arrive alive please dont drink and drive th message brought to you is i community service of the economist sunftribune german choir celebrates cultural ties 39th annual bancroft 39th annual canadas largest gem mineral show dealers of specimens gemstone jewellery lapidary supplies swap tables field trips ns wwwbancrondislriclcom ontario i thursday 1000 am to 700 pm friday 1000 am to 900 pm saturday 1000 am to 700 pm sunday 1000 am to 500 pm fun for an ages m 18774101513 by kathleen griffin staff writer markhams cultural alliance with founder william berczys birthplace in nordlingen germany will be further strengthened next month with a visit by the chamber choir of st georg the 25 to 35member adult choir will perform at least two concerts in markham the weekend of aug 23 demonstrating their demanding a capella style under music director udo knauer choir members are looking for billets here so they can stay in town and learn more about markham and the canadian culture said barb nanninga assistant to mayor don cousens they are really excited about coming to markham and theywant to learn about the town she said we are trying to help where we can finding billets for them last year markham and nordlingen signed a cultural twinning agreement honouring the history between the two municipalities the partnership sup ports community groups interested in developing more formal ties promotes the sharing of significant social cultural and civic issues and encourages musi cal and student exchange programs join for david patchellevans founder and ceo of goodlife fitness clubs will ensure our associates help you pick a fitness program or sport of your choice at the club lose weight fast combine it with your regular fun summer activities and soon you will look and feel great theres plenty more to do we have hundreds of ways to help you enjoy your summer call us today bllli illllili 1 11111 v r 1 mm 1111 sbwicllpatchel ireva hs founder ceo goodlife fitness clubs f i t n e s s c l u b s new location now open 905 4759288 3389 steeles avenue east coed 905 2016753 200 bullock drive women only inside loblaws nominal dues administrative fees apply offer ends july 31 2002 we are the only community in canada that knows specifically where our ancestors came from said markhams official historian lorne smith at the time we share a rich his torical relationship in 1794 william moll berczy con vinced 64 german families to leave their homeland and travel across the great sea for a new life in the new world they settled in the town of markham joined ten years later by the reesors and other mennonite families who made their way from pennsylvania nordlingen is an ancient walled city more than 1000 years old with a popula tion of about 20000 the lutheran st georgs church is one of the biggest goth- ic hall churches in southern germany concert dates are friday aug 23 8 pm at ebenezer united church and sunday aug 25 7 pm at the bethesda lutheran church anyone who can spare a room and offer a welcome to choir members for the friday saturday and sunday nights that weekend is asked to call ms nanninga at 9054777000 ext 7510 york cops help at world youth day by roger varley staff writer by the time world youth day activi ties come to an end sunday night members of york regional police will have contributed hundreds of hours of volunteer service insp richard mccabe said 111 mem bers of the force uniformed officers auxiliary police court security and civil ians volunteered to work during the festival on their own time he said the uniformed officers were mainly involved in providing security as well as crowd and traffic management the force itself contributed by pro viding transportation for the volunteers to various world youth day venues in cooperation with york region transit were very proud we have these 111 volunteering their time said insp mccabe noting that some had signed up for duty as far back as january few of the world youth day activities spilled into york region although the large wyd cross has been in the region on and off a march by young pilgrims planned for today through york region down keele street from rutherford road to downsview was cancelled because of the summer heat pilgrims are using go transit instead said insp mccabe opening soon classes in meditation yoga stretches pilates nia dance tai chi affirmations etc mind body soul clinic also chiropractic acupuncture massage therapy accident rehab etc august 1st 9054773912 m aquafit classes indoor outdoor morning or evening classes classes and to register 269 main st unionville monday july 29 10 am- 8 pm call 4168857982 r