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Photos:

1. Greg Douglas, Ron

Hughes and Fred Smolen

2. Judy Chucko with

Norma Eaton

3. Michael J. Fox receives

cheque from the Hilton

4. Casey Wright, Michael

J. Fox and Russ Read

5. Chris Gailus in a

DeLorean

6. Jackson Davies with

Michael J. Fox

7. Michael J. Fox with

David Poole

8. Egon Nikolai, Rob

Neugeld, Anthony

Maitland, Gary Nikolai

9. Michael J. Fox

10. Hilton Vancouver

Metrotown chefs

11. Russ Read, Joe Sothy,

Jackson Davies, Michael J.

Fox and Marc Telio

12. Squire Barnes, Chris

Gailus, Yvonne Schalle

and Randene Neill

13. Michael J. Fox

14. Michael J. Fox with

his mother, Phyllis

15. Gary Morrey with

Michael J. Fox

16. Lyle Morrey, George

Piggott, Steve Morrey and

Scott Marshall

You might think for Michael J. Fox, yingin from one big production to another,might seem just par for the course. Buthis commute last week from the Big Apple tothe Burnaby golf links was a special trip withfamily ties.The Burnaby-bred star ew in from New York

from the set of his new TV show to frequentthe fairways at the charity golf tournamentthat bears his name, then followed up withan award-winning performance at a galadinner and auction at the Hilton VancouverMetrotown.Both the Michael J. Fox Golf Tournament at

the Riverway Golf Course and the gala weresold-out events that saw a full eld of 144golfers on the greens and 340 people packedinto the Hilton last Friday.It was a great event Michael was in good

spirits, his mom Phyllis was there and it was a

very family event, said Gary Morrey, chair onthe board of directors for the Michael J. FoxTheatre.What made it even more special is hes got

his new TV show, which is a big deal, Michaelhad just own in from New York, and he had toy right back.Morrey said this years events raised more

than $60,000 for the Michael J. Fox Theatreand scholarships for Burnaby students pursuingstudies in the arts.The auction at the gala featured erce bidding

over two prize packages for trips to the BigApple. In addition to the ight to New York, thetop bidders will get to spend time on the set ofFoxs new show.The Michael J. Fox show features Fox as a

TV news anchor who is returning to workafter putting his career on hold after beingdiagnosed with Parkinsons disease. The

comedy debuts in Canada on Global TV Sept.25 and on U.S. airwaves Sept. 26 on NBC.The Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby South

is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.Organizers said the true measure of success

was the happiness index at the two events,which were both off the charts.Major sponsors for this years tournament

include the Burnaby NOW, Hilton VancouverMetrotown, Scotiabank, DSDL InvestmentsCanada, Burnaby Lake Greenhouses, MichaelJ. Fox, Burnaby Fireghters Charitable Society,Bosa Properties, City of Burnaby, TourismBurnaby, Morrey Auto Group, Michael J. FoxTheatre, Me-n-Eds Pizza Parlours, Mission HillFamily Estates, Metro Mazda, Cathay PacicAirlines, Vancouver Giants, Joseph RichardGroup, Golf Burnaby and Riverway GolfCourse.

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With four national titleson their resums, ice danc-ers Madeline Edwards andZhao Kai Pang have beenitching to match that on theinternational rink.

They moved anotherstep closer to just that Sept.7 and 8, capturing silverin Mexico City at the ISUJunior Grand Prix figureskating competition.

The dancers 18-year-old Pang of Burnaby andEdwards of Port Moody were representing Canadain the inaugural ISU meetof the season. They postedthe top score on Sept. 7in the free dance routine,setting a personal best inthe process, to secure thesilver.

Kaitlin Hawayek andJean-Luc Baker of the U.S.won gold with a totalof 136.45 points, whileEdwards and Pang wereclose behind at 134.02,more than 20 points betterthan the third-place finish-ers.

We are excited aboutthis performance, Pangsaid in a press release. Weprepared and trained hardfor this event because it

was important for us to getthe season off to a goodstart.

It was by no means theirdebut on the internationalstage. Edwards and Pangplaced 12th at the worldjunior championships lastMarch and also scored

a pair of bronze med-als at ISU Junior GrandPrix events in France andTurkey last season.

The pair train atBurnabys B.C. Centre ofExcellence under ice dancecoaches Aaron Lowe andMegan Wing.

Burnaby skater scoressilver at season openerDan Olsonspecial to the NOW

For the win: Burnabys Zhao Kai Pang, right, and hisice dancing partner Madeline Edwards, left, nabbedthe silver medal in Mexico on Sept. 7.

Contributed/burnaby now

Two games undertheir belts, and thejunior varsity Hyacks arealready on the road to thechampionships, celebrat-ing a second win, thistime against CoquitlamsCentennial.

Weve had a reallygood start to the year,said head coach ChadOatway.

The New Westminstergrade 9 and 10s have beentraining hard this seasonto come out on top againsttheir opponents. Theyopened the season againstSurreysLordTweedsmuirearlier this month, beat-ing them 23-13. LastThursday, the boys blewaway Centennial 44-0.

The success of theyoung team comes fromwhat the boys arent doingwrong on the field, saidOatway, rather than whattheyre doing right.

We just have a reallygood group of kids, andour program is develop-ing in a way that fosters

a work ethic and expec-tation of excellence, hesaid.

The Hyacks highschool program puts astrong emphasis on stay-ing focused and mentalpreparation. Its aboutvisualizing a desired out-come and making it hap-pen, Oatway added.

This is really impor-tant in the game of foot-ball because theres a lotof things happening ona football field, even iftheyre not actually on thefield, he said.

One of the biggeststrengths of our teamright now is all of ourkids can play, he said.We have 44 players onour junior varsity roaster,and they all contribute.Theyre all really hard-working kids.

Team captain SunnyRishi has been especiallyoutstanding this season.He, along with DavidPenalver and freshmanNoahWright who scoredtwo touchdowns againstCentennial have all hadgreat games so far.

Next up, the junior var-sity Hyacks head to Deltato face Seaquam on Sept.18 (today). From there,they travel south of theborder to take on Mount

Vernon, Washington.Theyll be back home onOct. 3 against CoquitlamsTerry Fox Ravens.

The boys will need tostay focused as they con-tinue through the season,Oatway said.

Our strategy is justfocusing on us right now. Ithink thats been our strat-egy all along. Focusingon what our kids need todo and where they needto excel, he said. Ourbiggest emphasis is our-selves.

Burnaby boys hitthe field

Burnabys St. ThomasMore Collegiate footballplayers also hitting theturf with gusto. The var-sity team has won theirfirst two games. Theydefeated Surrey rivalsHoly Cross 43-0 on theroad.

The boys were backhome on Sept. 6 taking onNotre Dame. Once againthe Knights vanquishedtheir opponent, this timeby 21 for a final score of28-7.

For more Knightsgame times and scores,visit http://stthomasm o r e c o l l e g i a t e . c a /sports/Football.

Junior Hyacks win again

Cayley Dobiereporter

NewWest boyswin second gameat Mercer Stadium

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