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Last year the champion race “His last words to me were, walker, who has both Australian ‘now is the time to show your and World Records to her name, mettle,’” says Heather. walked for 24 hours around Heather has helped raise Hawkesbury Showground, a over $70,000 over several years massive 95,000 steps, and she as a Relay team member. Now intends to reach 1000,000 this year. she heads up her own team, The Heather took up race walking Heather Lee Challenge. DIANA PATON KAREN TAYLOR BEV JORDAN in 2011 at the age of 84 after it was She hopes to encourage others 0408 011 193 0499 040 726 0451 519 088 suggested that she compete in the to join her, not just by donating but Publisher Advertising Journalist Masters Games in Adelaide. She getting out there and being active came home with four gold medals as she believes that exercise, diet and proceeded, in 2012 to break and a healthy lifestyle is a good way all the Australian Records plus two to prevent cancer. World Records. “If there is anything that I can This year the Richmond do and will produce funds for the 91-year-old is determined to Cancer Council then I’m always up complete 100,000 steps at the for the challenge,” she says. IVOR JONES CARMEL LIDDELL KAI CHING LEONG You can join Heather at Hawkesbury Relay For Life, September 22-23 at Contributor Contributor 0459 303 600 Hawkesbury Showground or sponsor her at https://www.cancercouncil. Accounts org.au/relayforlife/individuals/ei00051159/ DISABILITY SERVICES More than 100 people attended a Disability Forum held at Rouse Hill Town Centre recently. SSI Ability Links held the forum to provide information on all services for people with intellectual disabilities in the Hills region, enable families and carers to meet service providers and gain new ideas on how to improve their quality of life. It was run in collaboration with the Hills Shire Council, Local Area Coordinators and the National Disability Coordination Office (NDCO). Hills Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne supported the event, highlighting the importance of inclusion in the community. Ability Links NSW (ALNSW) is a program created by the NSW government to support people with disability, their families and carers to live the life they want as valued and equal members of their community. To find out more contact SSI Ability Links Linker Sonal Chathrah on 0488 682 312 or email [email protected] All aspects of tree work including: • Dead and Dangerous Trees • Thinning & Dead-wooding • Complete Removals • Stump Grinding • Pruning • Crane Work Left to right SSI Ability Links participant Jasamit Pannoou, Inclusion Officer FULLY INSURED AND QUALIFIED at Hills Shire Council Raquel Ricafort, SSI Ability Links Area Coordinator Dom Orlando, Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michele Byrne, SSI Ability Links participant and For a FREE quote call Andrew 0403 534 168 MC Emma McKenzie, SSI Ability Links participant Ahmedul Arif Chowdury and [email protected] SSI Ability Links Linker Sonal Chathrah. 2 Hills to Hawkesbury Living | 14 September 2018 Read online: www.hillstohawkesbury.com.au June 6 2014:H-H 2011 5/06/2014 11:15 PM Page 7 June 6 2014:H-H 2011 5/06/2014 11:15 PM Page 7 You may be surprised to learn, for instance, that research shows beet greens may: You may be surprised to learn, for instance, that research • Help ward off osteoporosis by boosting bone strength shows beet greens may: News Community WHAT:• Fight Alzheimer's disease •Hawkesbury Help ward Relay off For osteoporosis Life 2018 by boosting bone strength •• Fight Strengthen Alzheimer's your immunedisease system by stimulating the WHEN:production of antibodies and white blood cells • Strengthen your immune system by stimulating the Saturday, September 22 from 9.30am If you'veproduction never of tried antibodies beet greens and white before, blood don't cells let them intimidateto 9.30am onyou. Sunday, They September can be 23. added raw to vegetable juice If you've never tried beet greens before, don't let them or sautéed lightly right along with other greens like intimidateWHERE: you. They can be added raw to vegetable juice spinach and Swiss chard. or Hawkesburysautéed Showground,lightly right Clarendon along with other greens like Try This Healing Recipe for Russian Beet Soup (Borscht) spinachCOST: and Swiss chard. TryThere$20 This which are Healing includesmany Recipeways a to for enjoy Russian beets: Beet Soup (Borscht) Therepurple• Grate are Relay many them shirt waysraw over to enjoy salads beets: •HIGHLIGHTS:• Grate Add them them to raw your over fresh salads vegetable juice •Survivors’• Add Lightly them and steam Carers’to your themlap fresh vegetable juice 10am on Saturday. Family-fun •• Lightly Marinate steam them them with lemon juice, herbs, and olive oil time 2pm to 4pm featuring a For an even more intense flavor, try Borscht, or beet soup, •box Marinate car rally, sports them sessions with lemon juice, herbs, and olive oil which is a traditional Russian dish. This particular recipe Forand an hulaeven hoop more classes. intense flavor, try Borscht, or beet soup, below, from Dirt Doctor, also includes homemade broth, whichCandlelight is a traditional ceremony of Russian dish. This particular recipe making it particularly nourishing and healing. below,Remembrance from Dirt 6.30pm. Doctor, also includes homemade broth, makingHOW: it particularly nourishing and healing. Register for Hawkesbury Relay For Life at https:// www.cancercouncil.org. 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