4 - 'WHITCHURCH-SIOUFFVILLE THIS MONTH' - See us on ‘ K r INCOME Tl _RETURNS Allan W. Eagar C.M.A 247 Dahborall Place Stollffvllle, Ontarlo 905-640-1499 Personal } Bdéiï¬gss Corporate Soccer dream comes true in Brazil We could never have anticipated meeting worldâ€" famous celebrities. being on television. seeing a top- ranked volleyball game and much more. Here's what happened. In late February and early March, a men's soccer team from Stouffville ful- ï¬lled a lifelong dream and travelled to Brazil to play local teams from the island paradise of Florianopolis. One of the players, Klaas Westera. reports on the high points of the trip: www.5touflvllleonline.com' I could hear a familiar symphony in my mind as On March 3, we arrived at the field before the other team, but not before the referee. He was a spec- tacle to behold, prancing around like a butterfly doing a fine ballet. leaping this way and that way with arms and legs thrusting in every direction. He ran as effortlessly backwards as forward, with an unbroken rhythm and a smile that captivated 'all who watched. Our rivals for the evening's ï¬rst game ï¬nally arrived and Daisy started the game. We quickly led 2â€"0 but by halftime the score was tied 2-2. By the end of the game we lost 2- On a recent trip to Bran'l for an unforgettable series of soccer games, Stouflville's Klaas Westera, left. and lgal Militzer, right. to legendary Brazilian referee "Margarida". he danced around the ï¬eld. And to top it off, he was dressed from head to foot in Barbie pink! Yes, shoes too. I had seen him many times before accom- panied by symphony music on Saturday mom- ing's Soccer TV. None other than “Daisy" himself was to be our referee for the evening's games. Daisy is the English version of his Portuguese nickname. "Margarida". His real name is Clesio Moreira dos Santos and he is world- renowned for his spectacu- lar style. presentaflagandiersey rior in skill but we surâ€" prised them with our tenacity and stamina. When the second game started it became evident that our new opponents, Manezinhos from the Figueirense Futebol Clube, were the most skilled of the three teams we had played to date. We were down 0-2 at the half when we_ made a slight change to our strategy. Losing to them by the low score of 0-37was a surprise to everyone who watched and played the game, During the second TAX REFUND BURNING A HOLE IN YOUR POCKET? Do somethlng mom! with If this year! Wb have new computon starting at 8499 and and from m WE CAN FIX IT! Service and repair for all makes of PC They weï¬e clearly supe- Is your computer slow? Do you get errors? Blue screens? Pop ups? Odd behaviour? Connection problems? Expanding Task bar? - Virus 8. security worries? 24 W»: Lawn Cm StoufMIIo (Datum Po! Value and the mo) STOUFFVILLE M: moo During the second game, our goalie had to be replaced due to injury. Pacheco. one of the play- ers from the ï¬rst team we had played against. agreed to substitute for us and he turned in a great game. Pleasetumtopages When the second game started it became evident that our new opponents, Manezinhos from the Figueirense Futebol Clube, were the most skilled of the three teams we had played to date. We were down 0-2 at the half when we_ made a slight change to our strategy. Losing to them by the low score of 0â€"3.was a surprise to everyone who watched and played the game. 4568 Hwy 7 Untonvlllu (“ï¬nely I 7 onus“! Mm») MARKHAM RI: 905 OHM APRIL 2004