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r SECTION TWO Wednesday, November 4,1992 We Asked and You Said , 2 A Page from the Past 3 Remembrance Day Feature 4-5 ■v y Thrilling Disney World Vacation for Youngster with Rare Skin Disorder By Lorraine Manfredo A nine-year-old Bowmanville girl will have her childhood fantasy fulfilled today when her plane touches down in Orlando, Florida. Kyley Lowe and 77 other children children will be escorted from the airport airport by members of the United States Navy to spend the entire day at Disney World. Children will have seven fun- filled hours to explore the magical surroundings of the world-famous amusement park before being flown home later the same day. The trip is being sponsored by the Sunshine Foundation of Canada. This trip marks the 16th Annual Dreamlift to Disney, arranged by the charitable organization. The Sunshine Foundation works to fulfil the dreams of children between between the ages of three and 19 who have life-threatening or severe physical physical disabilities. . Children participating in this year's Dreamlift were referred through medical facilities and hospitals. hospitals. For Kyley Lowe, this will be. the first time she has travelled without her family. Admittedly hesitant when she got her invitation, she was looking forward to the trip by last Friday. "I like the idea of going to the Kyley Lowe (right), seen here with her older sister, Courtney, is one of 78 special children being sent to Disney World for a day, thanks to the Sunshine Foundation of Canada. Over the past 16 years, the charitable foundation has funded similar trips to fulfil the dreams of youngsters facing life-threatening or disabling conditions. Nine-year-old Kyley has a rare skin disease. gift shop," said Kyley. "And I'm looking forward to going on the rides." ' Kyley was bom with Netherton's Disease, a rare skin disorder requis ing daily application of creams and frequent baths. She spent her first two years in a hospital. Her mother says Kyley's condition condition is now very stable and not getting getting any worse. She will have it all her life. Always optimistic,. Kyley tries not to let the sudden high fevers and other effects interfere with her social social activities, but often she has no choice. "Sometimes when my legs get really stiff then I have to stay in," she says. "She doesn't get much notice," her mother explains, "but any type! of stress, good or bad, can cause it to act up." Admittedly hesitant when she got her invitation, she was looking forward to the trip by last Friday. "I like the idea of going to the gift shop," said Kyley. "And Vm looking forward to going on the rides." Kyley is very close to her 12- year-old sister, Courtney. The three years between them hardly keep the two apart, " " ' ' ' - ' /f > -, "She has a very good vocabulary," vocabulary," says Courtney. "She reads books written for kids much older." Kyley has also had à poem published published in a school anthology and last year she wrote a story 22 doublesided doublesided pages long. While at Disney World, the children children will be accompanied by medical medical staff and several volunteers. Since the Sunshine Foundation receives no government funding, it is very dependent on the dedicated work of its volunteers and sponsors. ' The cost for the Dreamlift is ap-. proximately $75,000. Through the Adopt-A-Seat Program, Program, a group or business can sponsor sponsor one child on future whirlwind adventures. For information on sponsorship, contact the Sunshine Foundation at 1-800-461-7935. tlh jfVNL-XsiT stit! Terri Blenkam, of Ottawa, displays her creative grooming skills at a meeting of professional dog groomers in Bowmanville October 31 and November 1. Ms Blenkam and her poodle, "Danny" are depicting the theme "The Gambler." Note the spade, diamond and heart decorations which Danny is sporting. This twosome took first place in the creative grooming competition. But, there was stiff competition from a poodle groomed and dressed to look like a vampire and a lhasa apsa cleverly disguised as "Arnold Ziffel" from the classic Green Acres television show. Forty to 50 professional dog groomers met in Bowmanville on the weekend for two days of seminars, seminars, workshops and friendly competition. The Professional Dog Groomers' Groomers' Association of Canada held its 5th annual Groom-a-ganza at the Port Darlington Marina Hotel on Saturday and Sunday, October 31 and November 1. Area groomers were joined by colleagues from as far away as Guelph, Ottawa, Scarborough and Oakville during the two-day event. Thelma McEwan, of the local Kit'n' Ka-poodle pet grooming salon, said it takes about four to six months for an apprentice to learn the basics of dog grooming, assuming he or she is working at the job full time. Then it takes another year of full-time practice to master the art. Groomers usually start as brusher/bathers and leam the craft as they go along. Like their owners, dogs can enjoy a wide variety of coiffeurs, especially poodles. And, at a ' competition held Saturday evening, evening, groomers were encouraged to stretch their creativity to the limits by designing a unique theme for their dog and grooming grooming it accordingly. The result was a dog groomed to look like a piglet; piglet; a dog groomed to look like a vampire (complete with a set of bat wings and artificial fangs) and yet another dog groomed to play the role of a Las Vegas card shark. This year's Remembrance Day celebration will also be marked by a new project, the identification by white crosses of all'veterans' graves in local cemeteries. The Legion project of accumulating the names, etc. was begun several months ago with great response from the public. On Sunday afternoon at Bowmanville Cemetery, the first of 224 white crosses was put in place by Branch President Jim Connell Connell and Irene Whitney, while co-sponsor of the project, Norm Baker, Baker, who has all the names recorded on his computer stands behind the gravestone of Lt.-Col. G. C. Bonnycastlc, a well-known World War I veteran. Also included in the photo arc a number of Lcgionaircs and friends who helped place the crosses. The plan is to continue placing the crosses on Decoration Day each year. There arc veterans buried in 11 of the 14 local cemeteries, 67 in Orono, 1 in Ebenezer, 3 in Lakcvicw (Ncwtonvillc), 44 in Bcthcsda, tin St. George's, 40 in Hampton, 1 in Eldad, 2 in Ncstlcton, 3 in Zion, 224 in Bowmanville and 25 in Bond Head. On Sunday morning, the first of the white crosses to mark the graves of this area's war veterans was placed at Orono Cemetery by Sterling Mather, representing Bowmanville Branch 178 Royal Canadian Canadian Legion. Ross Wright and Gloria Grant of the Legion and Auxiliary Auxiliary were also present to assist on this project that has been under ■way for several months. This cross was placed at the grave of Col. J. Clifford Gamey, a 1st World War veteran who also commanded the 1st Battalion Midland Regiment in World War II. .