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Unfortunately Buster still cant bowl worth a lick. WAIT TIMES FOR KNEE REPLACEMENT REDUCED BY 245 DAYS. Source: Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, 2011. Kevin Flynn, MPP www.kevinflynn.onmpp.ca | @kevinflynn2011 | 905-827-5141 7 W ednesday, A ugust 31, 2011 O A K V ILLE B EA V ER w w w .in sid eH A LTO N .co m By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF At the largest gathering of twins in the world, Oakvilles Brooke and Allison Thompson took home second place in the look-a-like contest for their age group. Not bad for fraternal twins. The girls, who will be entering Grade 7 this year at Posts Corners Public School, took the award in the 11-12 age category at Twins Days Festival 2011. It was also their third year at the Twinsburg, Ohio festival. The second place finish was a surprise to the family. The set of twins that came in third were identical, said mom, Tracy Thompson. Normally, when you think of looking alike, you think of identical twins. Mary-Kate and Ashley are also fraternal. I always tell people that. Theres a term thats look-a-like frater- nal and thats what Brooke and Allison are. The family heard about the festival when the girls were younger and drove to the small Ohio town for the first time in 2009. Now, theyve made the trip three times. For us, its just fun being with twins. Its actually a lot of fun for the kids. They meet a lot of other twins. The theme is to basically dress exactly like your twin, Tracy said. Its a small town in Ohio and your seeing double for all three days wherever you go. The family doesnt have trouble telling the girls apart because they have their dis- tinct personalities. They are fraternal, but most people cant tell them apart. Their friends and teachers have a hard time with it, she said. Whats it like to raise twins? Its easy because they have a built-in best friend. Thats the honest truth, she said. Twins take second at Twins Days look-a-like contest SEEING DOUBLE: Oakville twin sisters Allison and Brooke and Thompson (l-r, centre) with the first (left) and third place winners in the 11-12 age category of the Twins Days look-a-like contest . It's actually a lot of fun for the kids. They meet a lot of other twins. The theme is basically dress exactly like your twin. Tracy Thompson speaking about the attraction of Twins Days Festival. W W W P AL M AP AS TA C O M 4 H E )TA LIA N & O O D 3 H O P 2501 Prince Michael Dr (at Dundas St.) (905) 257-9200 www.palmapasta.com Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am - 7 pm, Saturday 9 am - 6 pm , Sunday 10 am - 4 pm (Tomato Sauce Pastas Only) $1695 Until Sept. 11, 2011 W W Dundas St E Prin ce Mic ha le D r Tr af al ga r R d Upper Middle Rd E 403