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12- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 28,1993 Local residents compete in Uxbridge Terry Fox Run By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The annual Terry Fox "Mara- thon of Hope" was held in Ux- bridge on Sunday, Sept. 19, with participants raising more than $8,000 for cancer research. Scugog Township residents Ron and Nancy Compton partic- ipated in the run, raising $1,004 fortheirefforts. = The local couple travelled to Uxbridge to take part in the next year, or to have more local residents take part in the Ux- bridge event. One hundred and sixty-nine people between the ages of one and 78 took part, either walk- ing, cycling or jogging the course. Ollie Barton, 73, of Uxbridge, was presented with a plaque for being the oldest participant in the event, which she has been - the past seven years. She also "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Mrs. Barton, who says she briskly walks the 10-km. course has participated in the event annually since 1984. She has raised $19,000 for cancer re- search in those eight years. The Uxbridge resident con- siders herself one of the lucky ones, as her strength and deter- mination enabled her to beat the disease in 1985. She had participated the year before she found out she had cancer, but since has had a dif- event this year, but would like - raised the most money (more to see a run organized in Scugog than $3,000) this year. 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With her battle behind her, Mrs. Barton talks to church groups and school children about cancer, and in her spare time walks 10-12 km. a day as well as running a successful bed and breakfast operation in Ux- bridge. She has raised close to $19,000 for the Marathon of Hope and says she could not have done it if it were not for the wonderful support of those who pledged her in the walk. The Terry Fox Run took place more than one week ago, but the pledges are still rolling in. The Comptons who just took up jogging this May decided to take part in the event for the first time, and would now like to see more people from this area getinvolved or for Scugog Town- ship to have its own Terry Fox R un. The Comptons took part be- cause they felt it was a good cause. "I have lost an aunt and uncle to cancer, and I thought it is a good cause," Mrs. Compton told the Star. Mrs. Compton would also like to thank the many friends, fami- ly and local businesses who sup- ported the couple in their Mara- thon of Hope journey. It is a way of raising money for cancer research, and canbe a personal achievement at the same time, to compete the chal- lenging course. The Marathon of Hope has raised more than $100 million in the 13 years it has been in ex- istence. Anyone who is interested in settingup a Terry Fox runin the area can call The Terry Fox Foundation toll free at 1-800- 87-1200. Ron and Nancy Compton of Scugog Township recently competed in the Terry Fox Run held in Uxbridge. The couple raised more than $1,000 for cancer research. They are urging local residents to take part in the event next year. Please see story for more details. Letter S to the editor Poor sportsman in Scugog To the Editor: On Thursday, Sept. 23, I was witness to a most disgusting display of poor sportsmanship. The event was the semi-final game for girls under 17 in the Durham Soccer League. The teams playing were Pickering Village and Port Perry. The game was played in Port Perry in the Township of . The Port Perry team was coached by Ron Cosway and the Pickering Village team was coached by Christine Waters and Andrew Stinson. Christine and Andrew were asked late in July to take over the coaching of the Village team after they had been abandoned by two different coaches. At that point they had not won a single game. Christine and An- drew began their job in those hot, humid days of July with en- thusiasm, dedication and above all a caring spirit. The message they conveyed was always "win or lose, do your best." The team never lost another game for the rest of the season -- ending up in the semi-finals against Port Perry. When the coaches met on the soccer field in Port Perry, Ron Cosway advised Christine that her cards had not been properly stamped. No other coach had mentioned this fact to her since she had taken over the coaching [} 1] K: Pe If you liked his AIR FARCE days, you'll love Davé Com" y adfoot's pr Crusade!' $17.50 (GST incl) Reserved Seating tickets at the Theatre Box Office (705) 324-9111 (telephone surcharge in effect) , A Shantero Production / of the team -- almost two months before. Christine asked him if this technicality would be an obstacle in the playing of the game. Mr. Cosway said that it would not and the game began. The final score was 1-0 for Pick- ering Village. Mr. Cosway con- gratulated each member of the Village team on their victory, went home and immediately placed a call to the president of the soccer association protest- ing the game on the grounds of the unstamped cards. In an at- tempt to resolve the problem Mr. Wayne Gow, President of the Pickering Village Soccer As- sociation, contacted Mr. Roy Coulding, President of the Port Perry Soccer Association and asked him to get in touch with Mr. Cosway and ask him to withdraw his protest and re- play the game, for which the vil- lage team would be properly carded. Mr. Cosway persisted in his protest and it was allowed to stand. Port Perry played the fi- nal game on Sunday, Sept. 26 and lost the championship to a Pickeringteam. My question is -- What did the girls on the Port Perry team earn from this experience? Is it that they should win at all costs? If you cannot win on the field then look for a loop-hole. If Mr. Cosway's intention was to protest the game, it would have been more forthright of him to do so at the beginning of the game. Instead he led the Vil- lage team to feel that they had a fair chance to win the semi- final. What a hollow victory it must have been for the Port Perry team. What a sad ending to a summer of hard work, the joy of competition and the devel- opment of the kinds of values that sport is supposed to foster. A sad day also for the Pickering Village soccer team who won on fhe field but lost on a technicali- y. Thank God for the Christine Waters of the world. As long as we have coaches like her, our young people will know that [1OW you win a "game" is just as Important as winning the game." Denis Wrong, Ajax