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fcwrehurefcsre saturday dec 1 2007 servingthecommunrryofwhitchurchstouffvllle 32 pages1 including gst h dont forget to look for santa claus in kinsmen parade at 2 pm today on main st business 4 opinion 6 sports 13 classified 16 i trackstar named sdssgeiger has sights set on us scholarship by mike hayakawa staff writer as an internationally ranked track star natalie geiger knows there are many fine performers in the sport from canada the 17yearold stouffville resident is now in that select group at last weeks technical con gress and awards dinner in toronto geiger was honoured for her exploits this past season by being chosen as this years recipient of the myrtle cook tro phy the award is given to canadas outstanding youth athlete of the year for those 17 and younger a fivetime ontario federa tion of school athletic associa tions gold medallist the grade 12 stouffville district secondary school student established three personal bests in the 400metre sprint at the imf world youth competition in ostrava czech republic last summer and placed fifth in die final as well she anchored the womens medley relay team to a bronze medal it marked the first time a canadian relay team finished on the podium at the world youth championships at this years canadian junior championships geiger won the 400m chosen by a select commit tee geiger was surprised to earn see geiger page 7 the world from manhattan to china isa stage for blair puente photocharles hope stouffviues blair puente and fellow alberta ballet company artist sandrine cassini dance in the nutcracker he has danced in china with the company three times and is preparing to perform a 91 1 tribute in new york city next year hes also preparing for life after dance rare trip home at for dancer by hannelore volpe staff writer former stouffville resident blair puente gets to come home for christmas for the first time in five years this month he hasnt had a chance to return to his home to be with his parents daniel and cynthia and his older brothers neil and law rence during the festive season because of the alberta ballets performance schedule he has been a dancer with the company for almost five years his parents sometimes travel to see his per formances and were at the premiere of othello this fall he portrayed gassio which is the type of role mr puente relishes it is absolutely vital that you have the char acter in your every movement mr puente said with a flair for acting and the comedic he portrayed the mad hatter in alice in wonder land and the evil stepmother in cinderella complete with long flowing dress in september during a three- week tour of china the ballet company visited five cities including shanghai to perform carmen and george balanchines who cares one of the companys performances had to be cancelled because of a typhoon this is the fourth time the company has visited china and the third time mr puente has travelled with them during this latest tour he made sure to explore his new surroundings and visit a variety of restaurants the previous tour to china was in 2004 dur ing the christmas season see career page 8 27heritaqerd mark ham 8030 beocteorriber hoi tbi t stouffvilleconnegtscom our mission to maintain a thriving prosperous stouffville check the site for coupons ap and lda jobs artists local businesses any questions call ian batt sales representative sutton grouptown and country realty ltd brokerage independently owned and operated office 9056400888 not intended to solicit parties already under contract direct 4168819544 town and country realtyltd brokerage 9056400888