FOURTH LINE AUTO G O O O jfv E A R F or A ll Y our C a r 's N e e d s Drive Clean Emission Testing Government Safety Inspection Tune-Ups · Brakes · Exhaust ·Cooing Systems CAA Approved Shop 559 Speers Road (90S) 842-3001 Editor: Wilma Blokhuis Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 250) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: blokhuis@haltonsearch.com FOCUS ON OAKVILLE W E D N E S IW . OCTOBER I. 2 0 0 3 · HI Lawn and Garden 'R ^D airs antt^afeiioMMc^iKdNes < ^ * . * 7 9 ^ CURRENT POW ERMACHNERYNC. 1661 Lakeshore Rd. W. Mississauga *822-4211 Ron Kuzyk · O akville B eaver C h ristin a M a rtin s o f O ak v ille e m b a rk s fro m th e D ream lift to Disney p lan e an d is g reeted by A n n a M a stro p ao lo an d D a m n S antilli o f Dolly P a r to n 's Dixie S tam p e d e. Disney charms Dreamlift kids By Don Ford B U R U N G T f >N IX >8T HI >IT< >K T he second tim e w as the ch arm for seven physicallyc h a lle n g e d H alton y o u th s w h o se 20 0 1 dream to visit M ic k ey M o u se at D isney W orld w as postponed by the U .S. terro rist attacks o f Sept. U . 2001. A to ta l o f eig h t ch ild re n fro m B u r lin g to n , O a k v ille and M ilto n w e re a m o n g a c o n tin g e n t o f a lm o s t 9 0 H a lto n . H a m ilto n an d N ia g a r a - a r e a s p e c ia l n e e d s k id s in v ite d o n a o n e -d a y , w h irlw in d to u r o f th e M agic K ingdom . T hursday. O n the tarm ac in O rlando All but one o f the H alton the children and an en to u rag e k id s w ere re tu rn in g to o f D ream lift v o lu n teers w ere O rlan d o afte r falling short o f g reeted by h o rse-m o u n ted and th e ir D isney dream tw o years m o to rc y c le -rid in g o ffic e rs ago. from the O ra n g e O rganized by C o u n ty S h e r iff 's " I ruled. I hit the the London, O ffice as w ell as boards a couple of Ontario-based char co w g irl an d c o w ity S unshine boy c h a ra c te rs times, but I ruled." D ream s for K ids, from th e D olly · Manliew Simpson the D ream lift to P a rlo n 's D ixie D isney departed S tam p ed e D inner & H am ilton's John C. M unro Show. International Airport just after 8 O range County officers pro a.m. vided the braw n to lift dozens It touched down at Orlando o f w heelchair-dependent ch il International Airport about two dren o ff the airplane and into hours later. w aiting vehicles. M any of the o ffic e rs rem ained with the children all day. Ron Kuzyk · O akville B eaver A police m otorcycle escort M a tth e w S im p so n o f O ak v ille is re a d y to get to Disney as he gets accom panied the D ream lift's o ff th e D ream lift p lan e a t O rla n d o In te rn a tio n a l A irp o rt. convoy o f buses and w heelchairBy d a y 's en d th e v isib ly L ig h ty e a r B la ste r g u n as a accessible vans to the Magic tire d G ra d e 6 s tu d e n t at k eepsake. Kingdom. M o th e r T e re s a e le m e n ta ry " O n e o f m y te a c h e r s d id Aboard the buses, many o f n ' l b e l i e v e I was g o i n g . " sch o o l had h e r h a n d s lu ll o l the children were already plan a d m itte d B u r lin g to n 's sp e c ia l s o u v e n irs in c lu d in g ning w hat they would do at an A riel d o ll. A rie l h e a rtA le x X le n n ie . a G ra d e 12 Disney. shaped p illow an d a D isney s tu d e n t at L o rd E lg in H ig h "I want to go on the goS c h o o l. n ecklace. karts." eight-year-old Matthew "I have to go see Mickey and "I'm a bad driver," she con Simpson explained as the longM innie M ouse because my fessed o f her fun-filled ride on anticipated day finally cam e the Tom orrow land Indy cousin told me to." true. A ssu m p tio n S eco n d a ry Speedway. " I 'm never going on S p ace. C h ris to p h e r "I ruled. 1 hit the boards a S c h o o l's Mountain." he confided. couple of times, but 1 ruled." G la v in e . 16. had o n ly o n e In the end he conquered the ride he co n sid ered a m u st-see said Simpson of his lime behind venue's most heart stopping ride attractio n . the wheel on the same Disney -- twice. "1 want to go to Space attraction. F ellow O ak v ille resid en t L ik e m o st o f the y o u n g Mountain," said the Grade 11 C h ristin a M artins listed her s te rs a b o a rd th e c h a r ity 's student. top three priorities for the day "I want to do as much as 1 4 1 s t D re a m lif t to D isn e y , as go-karts, the It's A Sm all possibly can in the six hours I s h o p p in g fo r s o u v e n irs W orld rid e and se ein g her have." p ro v e d to b e th e se c o n d fav o u rite D isney ch a racter. By the end of the day Glavine h ig h e s t p r io rity of A riel from The L ittle counted Space Mountain. Buzz S im p s o n 's d ay as he M erm aid. (See 'Nothing' page B4 ) c lu tc h e d a Toy S to ry B uzz Sunrise Assisted Living, w ith more than 340 locations worldwide, offers top-notch care fo r seniors a t manageable rates. T h e B est S en io r C are Is S u r p r isin g ly A ffo r d a b le ... 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