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Muyl(nowlubda;:hdmm Idlf‘:-ladbahhlhdhn tragedy into triumph. The New Hamburg worked for more than two decades in the woman is currently battling breast cancer for newspaper and publishing business. In addiâ€" the second time in four years â€" and this tion to their longâ€"time association with comâ€" time, doctors offer little reason for hope. munity newspapers (Paul is publisher of The Buthh-ndtbanm-hrh-lfit- New Hamburg Independent), they operate a ing for her own personal nor from book publishing company, English Garden working to complete a publishing project Publishers. which will raise funds for breast cancer A year ago, the couple launched an ambiâ€" research. tious project through their publishing comâ€" , Knowles‘ personal fight began almost four _ pany to raise funds for breast cancer years ago when she found a malignant lump _ research. Knowles wrote to almost 100 Canaâ€" in her breast. She underwent two operations dian authors and poets, asking them to subâ€" â€" one to remove the lJump, a second to mit, free of charge, unpublished works to be remove the Iymph nodes under her left arm, . included in an anthology entitled Close to the follandbyln';efidllfihfl?m. % She then began the regime familiar to response was overwhelming, and breast cancer patients â€" checkâ€"ups every heartwarming four months, chest Xâ€"rays, blood tests, mam Some 20 authors, including Pulitzer Prize mograms, bone scans. All evidence indicated _ winner Carol Shields, Order of Canada memâ€" she was cancer free. ber Edna Stacbler, bestâ€"selling authors Magâ€" , second annual Garage Sale and Family Fun 7 to raise %mumum«qdwru p Thmduflab-lmblpa.mu émumwuwunum ‘ Police employees have donated many items to be sold at the mfimahmwm&,mm lamps, pictures, dishes, figurines, blinds, books, and classic records, Also featured atâ€"the Garage Sale will be Olympic athietes 3““"MW)dewmm¢.),. , Dunkâ€"Aâ€"Cop dunk tank, a police cruiser and motorcycle display, | a police coâ€"cart and drag car display, children‘s face painting, a fish fwfl.uflba&m.awmbngb , Stopper, a golf chipping contest, a Kâ€"9 demonstration, a chalâ€" g‘;hfwyhand-wfln,m-a.uz Last year‘s event raised $3,300 for United Way, _ M&M Meat Shops kick off CHYM FM,. Kitchener Beverages, the KW Car and Truck Dealâ€" mm,mwwmm tion, and the Kitchener Rangers â€" will feature a dunk tank, face painting, and fire trucks. To raise funds for the construction ;hnwman't suite at Freeport Hospital, M&M Meat Shops are hosting the event at Conestoga Mall. Anyone donating a of change weighing more Mlohhachawmn:-&umrfleuqfi- irm oa will barbecue hot dogs and At the event, local personalities hamburgers for a minimum donation of $1.50 (soft drinks induded).T_l:cfvcm_â€"lkohoa_cdbyj.N.Sdmddahc.. On Sept. 14, the parking lot at Conestoga mall will become a oemd-umnmlaluum To raise for the construction of a new rehabilitation anite Canadian writers fight breast cancer “:l::'";lf?‘fmw-'vg -m‘ -’:aku *5> 1 ______ leachers fo consider strike action next week : mhdaychnpnmwdu-dbyth-ny“pofledn-er" whhnhunhh'u.t_&drnya.mmyeufi-dwpw hAmn-dlu-hyeua-d-dn-nhlhbiuup. mummwymfir-AWuwazfih-nm Mhmmfib&us.m.flcâ€"-dwilfi.m-& qahu'fid&ow%hâ€"mmm-flend 17 or almost 7% of the market, With the U.$. elections near, interest rates are mdfllnfibuhwmhmmnmimm nudqyurmuyufiehuthu.s.deefiuevuy4yuu, OuMMMSutcl‘cbe&-,nuuhnbeab-.T\ef-fl Nes for the Waterloo Region Both groups of teachers have been a . Roman Catholic Separate School Without a contract since August, 1995, will go on strike at two general memâ€" _ sccondary school teachers voted overâ€" i&wnn‘ wheimingly in favor of a withdrawal of Patricia Cannon, president of the service from the board, including a fullâ€" Waterloo unit of the Ontario English _ blown strike, at 2 meeting last June if Catholic Teachers Association, said the board and teachers failed to reach a Tuesday the 850â€"900 clementary school "ew contract agreement. teachers and 420 secondary school The board imposed terms and condiâ€" teachers cligible to strike will meet sepâ€" flmdmâ€"ubm arately sometime next week to decide _ school at a board meeting Aug, what action to take. 26 and did the same thing for its secâ€" WATERLOO REAL ESTATE UPDATE "me Canadial LAnCEF 50Ciety. aftacking one in every nine Canadian women "It‘s everything 1 hoped for and more," "We‘re delighted to be doing something Knowles said. "I get very excited every time 1 positive in the fight against breast cancer." look at the cover â€" the quality is excellent. Knowles says. "It really feels good not to be I‘m extremely proud of it. 1 think in the very just sitting here fighting my own private batâ€" beginning, 1 thought of it more as a dream â€" tle, but raising money to give others 2 chance we were working on it, but 1 really wondered _ as well." Knowles couldn‘t be more thrilled with the book, which will be released Sept. 6 at a book launch at The Seagram Museum in Waterioo (by invitation only). After that, the book will be available at most bookstores and through "It‘s everything 1 hoped for and more," gie Siggins and William Thomas, and Waterâ€" loo author Rienzi Crusz made contributions to the book. Also, local businesses made financial con tributions to the project to cover the costs of publishing the book, so all proceeds from sales will go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Initiative, through the Canadian [ summer® â€"M“bevq-y.etiu-b-eb-ymfi.dpmnucfimud- d to grow slight increase may be seen in house values by year end . We were up in Southampton over the weekend and could not believe the omes were _ great values of summer homes for retirees or active families. A nice three 000 made bedroom cottage near the lake and tennis courts could be bought for red 17 or -hflm.heofln.umberm.d-muyfor-m-dl?sflm rates are _ to supplement the costs. Well, I‘d getter get my head back in Waterioo but if you are boy oh boy was the water blue this weekend. Kids are back to school now ) 4 years. so drive safely. Get your Kitchener Ranger seasons tickets sooun . . The fall Ted Scharf, Broker, 747â€"2040 m‘l‘nuâ€"pa' terms and condiâ€" tions its clementary 26 and did the same thing for its secâ€" rule. And she‘s determined that Close to the Heart will help fight the disease that is if it was going to happen. As the wrters began to respond so positively, | started fee}â€" ing that, yes, with their help, this was really going to come into being." Just after the book was sent to the printers Maryaconundammohymm which led doctors to order additional tests in early July, she learned that cancer had reapâ€" peared, this time in her brain and lungs From a medical standpoint. the outlook is not good, but Knowles is determined to do everything she can to be the exception to the during which teachers would not supervise any school extracurricular nfiya:hdmdun-npcad b-‘-e-.‘nq,zauc- said Tuesday no new negotiations had been scheduled between the two parties but that could change 2t any time . If a work “lflMl ".'b_‘jf"m,c*