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thursday jan 11 2007 b serving the community of whitchurchstouffville b 24 pages1 including gst t isf s bs5i fcc0 v puhmlwu syjxjsbesfb i r jf t fe hb yes sir thats our baby alhi lbs 4 oz of her opinion 6 calendar 17 sports 18 classified 20 no doctor available for first baby of 2007 by hannelore volpe stajf writer cameras were flashing for stouffvilles newest star last weekend little ava samantha cooke was the first baby from whitchurchstouffville born at markham stouffville hospital in 2007 and it didnt take long for friends and relatives to come by to meet the familys new addition and take those first photo graphs ava samantha made her grand appearance last thursday at 730 am firsttime parents kim hood and richard cooke both 34 arrived at the hospital at 10 the night before the experience of having a new daughter is pretty remark able mr cooke said we are very happy weighing in at 8 lbs 5 oz the baby was delivered by midwife rezvan khaleghi and a student midwife the baby has a good set of lungs ms hood said adding everyone at the hospi tal was great since it is the couples first baby they chose the hospital for the delivery so backup help would be available if needed unless there are complications mid- wives handle everything ms hood said the couple has lived in stouffville for two years they moved here because ms hood grew up in markham and has numerous relatives nearby early into her pregnancy ms hood tried to find an obstretrician in the markham area but her search was unsuc cessful even finding a midwife wasnt easy that led ms hood to conclude that there is definitely a population boom in this area having a midwife carry out prenatal visits and deliver the baby appealed to the couple the midwife usually sets aside from 20 to 45 minutes for each prenatal visit staff photosjoerd witteveen firsttime parents kim hood and richard cooke with their daughter ava samantha the first baby born at markham stouffville hospital from whitchurchstouffville in 2007 unable to find an obstetrician they turned to a midwife and were pleased with the delivery on jan 4 family struck by cancer heads up fundraiser relay for life headed for stouffville by hannelore volpe staff writer having the canadian cancer societys relay for life in whitchurchstouffville for the first time is putting a big smile on terry neprilys face hes the event chairperson for the june 15 event which already has a few teams of 10 people ready to go but more teams are needed to raise money to fight cancer the canadian cancer society recom mends each team raise a minimum of 1000 giving one day to the fight against cancer could add years to the lives of others mr neprily said pitch a tent bring a hibachi and your music it is a 12hour party to raise money for cancer research although he wont call himself a cancer survivor just yet the stouffville resident has come through well after being diagnosed with a kidney tumour more than a year ago the neprily family including terrys wife jane and daughters anna 24 and bonnie 21 has par ticipated in stouffvilles terry fox runs for several years and can vassed for the cancer society cancer made its first unwelcome presence in the family more than seven years ago when mrs neprily was diagnosed with breast cancer the cancer was detected early and after surgery and radiation treat ments she remains clear of the dis ease see teams page 8 mmjb04 lazier dr waseema ali dr dan kbbric j iip dehtur1st fbeecohsultatiom leon kofman dd 9056427474 www smiled linmal fwr i 6212 main street just east of the train statidn vg on premise expert rarthau jewellers 6312 main st vr stouffville 905 6404646