He and his wife. Louise, have two children and three grandchildren. haiser, 63. is a director of marketing for the Agriculâ€" tural Tour Company in Guelph. Hans Kaiser matched all 10 numbers from the March 20 draw. Kaiser said he plays Keno every day. "After nine years of playâ€" ing, it‘s about time." he said. "I‘m thrilled." A'\/)Valcrhm man came ack from a business trip to find out he‘d won $250,000 on his Daily Keno ticket. * Moser explained, what was started as a class initiaâ€" tive to honour Allen grew "Ms., Allen is a really spe cial teacher," he said. "Cancer is really dangerâ€" ous, so we wanted to wish her good luck." That‘s because Alten means so much to them, said Luke Moser. one of her students who organized the gathering. "But they‘ve been won: derful... very sympathetic. I‘ve been taking ongoing chemotherapy, which can make me quite ill some days. All I have to do is tell the students that I‘m not feeling too well, and they settle right down. They‘re wonderful." * "I worried how the news would affect them and their families. and that they would worry about me. "But I talked to them about everything from tisâ€" sue to the mastectomy. "First of all, you have to say the word breast to a group of 11â€"yearâ€"olds." she said with a chuckle. Allen admitted, telling the students about her past and present battles was tough. "And the staff. students and parents at this school have been amazing. Thinkâ€" ing about all of them when you wake up at 4 a.m. scared and alone makes you realize you‘re never alone. I‘m truly blessed." *{ Waterloo Region Catholic school board) has come behind me so strongâ€" ly." she said. *They‘ve been so awesome. Allen couldn‘t have asked for a bemwer network. she said. "You have to have a really strong support system in place to help you get through the times when you feel utterly alone." But couldn‘t deny the toll losing her breasts has taken on her state of mind. "It‘s really ugly," she said. "The identity of a woman is so involved (in their breasts). "I see this as a gift," Allen said of her second mastecâ€" tomy. "How many people get the chanee to tavoid) cancer?" Continued from page 1 Principal proud of school community "One day Luke was in my office working on the card the class made for (Allen}," he said. "She ended up walking into the office, and St. Luke school principal Chuck Williams said he‘s extremely proud of his stuâ€" dents, especially Moser. for leading the tribute to this special teacher. into a schoolâ€"wide salute. "We put a scrapbook together for her. and the teachers did one too," he said. PER MONTH/48 MONTHS WITH $1.995 DOWN PAYMENT OR EQUNALENT TRADE PLUS FREIGHT $1.050 PER MONTH 36 MONTHS WiTH $3.995 DOWN PAYMENT OR EQUINALENT TRADE PLUS FREIGHT $1 200 PER MONTH/48 MONTHS WITH $4.895 DOWN PAYMENT OR EQUIVALENT TRADE PLUS FREIGHT $1.200 c fovi % P he .»‘ o ‘ $0 SECURITY DEPOSIT:~ _ â€" OR â€" o%'ll MONTH PURCHASE FINANCING O ALL FOcus 1993 .9% owu MONTH PURCHASE FINANCING UN ALL ESCAPE 279 ~2.9*. $0 SECURITY DEPOSIT: _ â€" OR â€" o%‘ 36 MONTH PURCHASE FINANCING Ol Aut FREESTAR 2006 FOCUS ZX5 SES 2006 ESCAPE XLT FWD $0 SECURITY DEPOSIT 2006 FREESTAR SPORT GREAT SPRING DEALS ARE AT YOUR FORD STORE, RIGHT NOW. â€"â€" OR â€"â€" \ wm11 5 8 Williams said Allen h also been a gre.‘ »xamp "She has exceeded all of my expectations as a teacher." "I met her a number of years ago and thought that she would be a fabulous teacher to have on staff," Williams said. he had to run out and tell her, "It‘s OK, I‘m just in trouâ€" ble again."" Williams said he was thrilled when Allen joined his staff last fall. ‘xample as classroom this year. "It just depends how 1 heal," she said. "I have diaâ€" betes too, which doesn‘t help. "The first time was really rough. I‘m a terrible healer." Allen said she‘s unsure whether she‘ll return to her classroom this vear. for others. "She wouldn‘t see this (gathering! as being for her." he said. "She would see it as an opportunity to raise aw areness around a very serious issue." B reduces the level of bacteria, yeast and mold microâ€"organisms in carpeting by an average of 92.5% B wall to wall and area rugs www.waterloochronicle.ca Do you suffer from allergies? CARPET CLEANING Nobody Cleans Better Than Steamatic! Call us * (519) 893â€"0046 Valene Poulton