Wednesday, September 23, 1998 - steps. closer: to having their own home... - _ “For five years, the: 60-plus | ‘cadets of the = corps have been meeting in two tiny trailers ~ on loan from the Department of National De- me serious fund-raising. to purchase the for: mer St. Peter's Anglican-Church in: Saanich ‘more permanent base. The house now sits in the einige ‘yard a Nickel Brothers Moving and. only.two things ‘are ‘holding | back the troops f from: moving in. One is raising enough money. to.b iild By Lee Tergaison Peninsula News Review , - Santa rides a motorcycle. highway for the. 18th’ annual Toy Run. - Riders will gather at the Town and. Country be - Mall in, Saanich, then make their way down the : Len Creed, organizer of the event, and publisher. ~- of Victoria- ‘based. Canadian Biker magazine. er to having | new. home 2 foe gue z nd Sea Calet Corps — = ~ Canada: Saanich Peninsula branch - — are ag : fence. In May of this year, the: corps ‘tied in to. and move it to airport lands in ‘hopes Gt having : “manager. tremendous ‘help to'us,” basement and parade the: De Soria Atleast he will be this Sunday, oa ”, as an” - estimated 300 motorcycle enthusiasts take to the: “The Toy Run has grown over the years. and: : ‘But with as much as‘$5, 000 to $8, 000 still | : ; ‘needed for the foundation and repairs, it could. _be the year 2000 before the cadets: actually : start to use the facility, Coutts said. wise “Right now, it looks like it might be another’ ple of ‘years by the tirne we build the base-~ ment, repair the building and, in the mean- time, wait for: the een on the property,’ he said. : The: corps saved" some ‘money when the Victoria Airport Authority waived the storage fee for. Nickel Bros., who passed that saviigs nto the. ‘organization. eh : “That was the best news wed hadi in some “s me.. Nickel Brothers, ‘particularly: operation : Jeremy - Nickels, ‘have : been an. s,” Coutts said. : The corps will now kick into ‘high-drive to 7. aise funds for the completion of the project ’” hile’ waiting: for the final. approval. on. the 8 roperty. : - ehavea verbal agreement. All that’s left ee on out a few i issues and. get the final -. ‘Annual Toy Run hits highway on Saturday - 500 motorcycles take the run.. To take part in the toy run, participants must ~~ arrive at the Town and Country Mall no later than 10:30 a.m., when the run is scheduled to - leave. All riders must bring a toy, preferably -wrapped in clear plastic to protect it from the el- ements and allow organizers to identify the item. Upon arriving at Sanscha, riders will be ad- __ mitted to a motorcycle ‘swap and shop.’ Pat Bay Highway to Sanscha Hallin Sidney, said. pay a $5 admission fee. If you don’t take part in . the ride, but arrive at the hall witha toy, you will a ‘be. admitted free of charge,” he said. _______ LOCAL NEWS - Prizes will be aw: , dressed motorcycles, he added. Donations to the St. Vincent de Paul. Society. a gratefully « ac ted, and contributions of ot rmore will r _ is now the biggest contributor tothe St. Vincent. : ... de.Paul Society,” said Creed, who has been or- ganving the event since its inception... yeti ailf the. weather holds up as nicely. as it has the. An opportunit to get more out of life! > feel valued and re espected > socialize with your peers > beactive in your community > |e arn new skills 0 These benefits can be yours for a few hours a week of your time. 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After being. greeted by friendly ‘Elmo, the. children were escorted to the height. and weight station. Then Dr. Stan Marcus, .a local. chiro- . - practor, checked the children for early signs of postural and spinal problems. _ After visiting with Dr. Stan, as he called himself on-Satur- day, the children walked to the . next. room to. see Dr. Don ‘Neal, a dentist from Sidney. He was wearing a super mining light.on his forehead so he could see the next set of - teeth that haven’t come in yet, “Anyone not bringing a toy will be required to or at least deep into the tiniest Cavity. Dr. Paul, Neumann, an op- ‘tometrist from’ Brentwood » Bay, was the next stop. He had: “If we can educaté parents ~~ and. children to develop::a 3.7: : less people.will suffer. from ill’ 2