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I and a a -- YL Inne AAT? Yada T90a 4 - THE PORT PERRY STAR, Tuesday, June 5, 2001 tA yan cmaanialA Vir : By Heather McCrae Port Perry Star When the 2001 to Indianapolis month, Nestleton' Ss Dyson will be there oo from June 8-16. Ms Dyson, 39, wi sion with her ni partner, Twister, a Appendix = Quart: mare. : In the Gymkh rel racing; key pole bending person rescue Once she co these classes: says. While Twister Gully is. boarded at Clearwater Farm in Blackstock, and owned by Jim and Helen Martyn, for the past two months she has been stationed at Timed Events Farm in Sandford where the mare has undergone. profes- sional training. "We've averaged 10 hours of training a week so we are both fit and fast, ", Ms Dyson says. When she hash: t been: rid- ing or sleeping, the Nestleton woman has been working as a Fire Prevention Officer for the Markham Fire and Emergency Services, where she has been employed for the past. seven years. While she is the only. one from the fire department com- peting in the equestrian events, others from her divi- sion are competing in soft| and a triathlon, This isn't the first tim he "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" _ Nestleton's Jackie Dyson to compete at World Police, Fire Games Markham squad has compet- 'ed at these games. Last year, World Police and Fire Games come later this Jackie when they were held in Stockholm, Sweden, the team came home with a gold medal in softball. 'When Twister and Ms n om Dyson depart for the U.S. on ~ June 7, they will be accompa- "It will be astounding to compete against so many other fine athletes from around the world," she said. "I've always been a back yard rider, often competing in club shows in team penning, and have never competed at any events of this calibre." One thing she definitely plans to do is ride safely and wear an impact vest. It was in 1999 when Ms Dyson gravely injured herself during an equestrian event and landed in the Bowmanville hospital's intensive care unit for four 1e best in the wor days. "Win or lose, I'm going to do my best. I'm doing this for mom, Doreen Dyson, who died a few years ago. Mom bought me my first horse, and because of her love for me, she got me into'this sport." : _nied by her spouse, Regan . Theresa McKinnon of Lotus ~ and Helen Martyn. ! daily to exercise although we Dyson. to be won, there are a lot of il m7 Bon and bedding for ; Twister. 'the support of three sponsors, year's winnings, towards her cause. leming, who has been xtremely supportive in this ndeavour. Others who are coming own to lend their support uring her events on June 13 re Sue Helleman of Lindsay, they will be here to pick me up," she ghed. After arriving at the Hoosier e Park in Indiana on June here all the equestrian ts are being held, both rse and rider will have time familiarize themselves with I 'surroundings. "We will have three hours won't be able to ride the courses," explained Ms 'While there is prize money costs involved, too. Though the entry fees of $7 each are ; een veterinary } juipment, train- To help offset these expenses, Ms Dyson has had namely Precision Drive Lines and Jan Bridge, a race car dri- ver who donated his last "And Régan 2has been a great help by doing the body and paint work on the truck and trailer," she added. _ Ms Dyson feels this is an opportunity of a lifetime. i Jackie Dyson with her partner Twister as they get set to compete in- the 2001 World Police and Fire Games in Indianapolis this month. Best All-Around Newspaper, Best Front Page, and Best Feature Photo among the honours Star nominated for five national awards Your community newspaper was listed Haliburton, Ont. and Canmore, Alta. - were chosen from among entries from among the winners from across the coun- try when nominations for the Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA) Better Newspapers Competition were announced Friday, June I. The Star has been nominated for sev- eral awards, most notably Best All- Around Newspaper in its 3,500 to 6,499 "circulation class. The top three papers up for the award - the others are based in across the country. The Star has also been nominated for awards for Best Front Page, and Best Editorial Page. And the paper will receive the CCNA's Blue Ribbon Award for gener- al excellence. The paper is also up for a Premier Award in the competition. We've been nominated for the Best Feature Photo prize in our circulation class, along with entries from Alberta and Newfoundland. Star editor Jeff Mitchell has been nomi- nated for the award for his photo of a young "mutton buster" riding a sheep at the Port Perry fair last year. The same photo won the Best Feature Photo Award in the Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) competition earlier this year. It's been a year of many honours for The Star. In April the paper won first and third place honours at the OCNA awards, and was also named Business of the Year by the Scugog Chamber of Commerce. Final results of the 'judging for the national awards will be announced at the CCNA's annual convention in Saskatoon July 19. The CCNA is a national organization, representing more than 670 newspapers across the country. VRE TARA ARAY ARRAR RAR ARAL AAR LLL - [] "Th YOY) 2 UNE Rica Aa AAR SE ALE EE EFL EXE ROY