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stouffville suntribune thursday july 12 2007 3 stouffville says by hannelore volpe should canadian troops remain in afghanistan asked at the nofrills plaza enter a tv contest piece of cake charmaine scott if they didnt feel it was right to be there as canadian soldiers they wouldnt be there themselves so we should support our gov ernment and our canadian troops bert starmans they cant pull out right away but a date should be set so the boys come home and turn things over to the afghanistan forces and their police and military i dont think so i think there are too many forces there i think they should have come out a few years ago after the war was done i diane jfl kennedy 1 1 yv iss ldwhsfehs sjiii iiifcfr is liijpih we do need them there to try to get things settled down but a lot of families have lost their sons it is heartbreaking photos by laura thomson breakfast television host kevin frankish checks on stouffvilles derek emmerson and fiance karen mar coni during a cakeeating contest for engaged couples friday on citytv the couple shown before the contest in inset won first prize for their nov 17 wedding dereks father is mayor wayne emmerson bride takes the cake 8500 in prizes by hannelore volpe staff writer let her eat cake that could have been the slogan for a con test won friday by stouffvilles derek emmer son and his fiance karen marconi of picker ing the couple won around 8500 worth of prizes on citytvs breakfast television program for their nov 17 wedding including flowers bridesmaids dresses limo services jewelry wedding invitations and a cake to win the four bridegrooms one was rep resented by a bridesmaid had to feed cake to their fiances they gave us 60 seconds to eat as much cake as possible mr emmerson said the cake eaters had to keep their hands behind their backs during the contest before the contest the four bridestobe two of them wearing their wedding veils pulled up to the city studios in a limo mr emmerson and ms marconi responded to an ad for the contest about a month ago and were told about two weeks later that there was a spot for them on the show derek emmerson is the son of mayor wayne emmerson and his wife debra briefly lotto 649 winner had to check numbers again it wasnt the millions of first prize but a whitchurchstoufiville woman is 57276 richer after having the sec ondplace ticket in the july 4 lotto 649 draw vivian joyce filion 56 couldnt believe she won i started to laugh i couldnt believe it she said i had to get my daughter to go on the ontario lottery and gaming corporation website and check the numbers again married with two daughters and six grandchildren she will take a vaca tion to cuba with her winnings and bank the rest the winning ticket was bought at ballantrae variety store national convention diners coming to town expect company for dinner sept 16 vvtiitchurchstouffville the canadian chamber of com merce is holding its annual general meeting in markham sept 15 to 17 on the sunday evening of the con vention the vvmtchurchstoiiffville chamber of commerce will host dine around delegates will bused from markham to five restaurants in stouffville the suntribune is spon soring the bus many of the delegates from all parts of canada will be staying around after the convention and we want to showcase what we have to offer in our municipality chamber president helene johnson said for more information call the chamber at 9056424227 correction ida sponsored contest- jim thomas column july 5 con tained an error stouffville ida should have been listed as a sponsor of the baby contest at the strawberry fes tival the suntribune regrets the error contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 fax 9056408778 emailjmasonyrmgcom visit our offices at 6290 main st in downtown stouffville toronto street strom c- e- n -t- r- e sto u f fv ill ly iszi i lj zaa jz3 o e- n -t- r- e slinderlant detltal- c e n t r e 9058527382 9056425777 7053573161 want total relaxation during your dental procedure i v sedation dentistry is here si-