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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 05, 2012, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A5 TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2012 A 5 By Duncan Owen Local Heroes For more information visit our website, www. salisburyhouse. ca **** Everybody Wins With Sals... Four NEW Dishes to Choose From for only $ 8.99. Try any one and receive a FREE Winnipeg Goldeyes High Five Ticket Voucher for games in June. Sals, Your House, Your Food, Your Way! **** **** For many of those who attended the Society of Manitobans with Disabilities ( SMD) fundraiser, Dancing With Celebrities, the highlight of the evening came towards the end, when the final dance was performed by a group Manitobans with disabilities. Beautifully choreographed by Winnipeg's own renowned Brenda Gorlick, the grand finale left little doubt to the need and value of raising money for those in Winnipeg who depend on the services of SMD. Nuno Soares - a modest star. Both the complexity and the beauty of the dance, combined with the passion displayed by the dancers themselves, left little doubt that though they may not have been celebrities, they were certainly the stars of the evening. Among those dancing was Nuno Soares, a regular at Sals Leila location, who suffers from Spina Bifida. This was Nuno's third year of participating as a dancer for the Dancing With Celebrities Gala. This year the event raised $ 105,000, something that Nuno is very proud to have participated in. Recently Nuno talked about his experience. " We start around the end of February and practice once or twice a week for an hour. It's three months of rehearsal to get ready." About Ms. Gorlick Nuno says, " She pretty tough. She doesn't treat us any different than anyone else. And we would practice over and over again. In the beginning it was a mess. It took months of hard work but it pays off. I think she was pretty happy in the end." It is interesting to view Winnipeg through Nuno's eyes. Things that are minor inconveniences for most create havoc for those who are disabled. Simple things, like sidewalks not being cleared in the winter. " Sidewalks are terrible if they don't clear them right away." He pauses, and then adds, " But it is easier for me than for people in wheelchairs. For them it is really bad." Sals, and Earl and Cheryl Barish have long been supporters of SMD but in a brief conversation with Nuno in a Sals one afternoon it becomes apparent that there is more to be done. It's easy to get complacent sometimes, but a quick conversaton with Nuno over a coffee quickly makes clear, there is much left to be done. Just Say No To Ties! This Father' s Day Treat Dad Right With A Sals Gift Card! And No Expiry Date! Up to 90 % off every day! Go to SwarmJam. com and start saving! Brought to you by the Go to SwarmJam. com to find out how to save today. Sign up and everyday get that day's deal! No email? 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Palace officials said the prince, who will turn 91 on Saturday, was taken from Windsor Castle to the King Edward VII Hospital in London on Monday as a precaution and will remain under observation for a few days. " I hope he's OK," said McCartney, who was to close the concert. " We all send our best wishes for a speedy recovery." Despite Philip's illness, members of the royal family, including Prince Charles, his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Princes William and Harry, sat in a royal box to watch the show, performed on a specially erected stage outside the palace. The Queen was cheered as she arrived partway through the show, wearing a gold lam� cocktail dress under a dark cape. It was decided before Philip's illness that she would only watch part of the concert. Some 18,000 contest winners watched the show from an enclosed area, while a huge crowd stretched down the Mall, the wide boulevard leading up to the palace. Prime Minister Stephen Harper also scored a ticket to the concert, giving him a prized vantage point. The lineup featured a full hand of knights - McCartney, John, Cliff Richard and Tom Jones, all " Sirs" - along with Stevie Wonder and younger artists, including JLS and Kylie Minogue. The show opened in a blaze of sound and colour, as a scarlet- clad military band joined Robbie Williams onstage for his hit Let Me Entertain You. The veteran performers went down best. The crowd roared along to Richard's Congratulations and cheered Shirley Bassey singing, fittingly, Diamonds are Forever . Prince Harry could be seen singing along - " Why, why why?" - as Tom Jones sang Delilah . At St. James Park, Winnipeg's June Gardner wore a Union Jack tuque with two Canadian flags on top, while her sevenmonth- old son, Charlie, wore a similarly patriotic zip- up sweater. " We've just always loved the Queen, my family," she said. " We're just big supporters of the royal family. I thought my son would never see something like this in his lifetime... This is a once- in- a- lifetime event." - The Canadian Press, The Associated Press See slideshow at winnipegfreepress. com Music royalty pays tribute to the Queen Prince Philip, in hospital, misses jubilee concert JOEL RYAN / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ( TOP, ABOVE) SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS; TOP, DAVID PARKER / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ABOVE: June Gardner of Winnipeg and son Charlie wait for the concert. TOP: Fireworks explode over Buckingham Palace. TOP LEFT: Prince Charles kisses the Queen. BOTTOM LEFT: Paul McCartney performs. A_ 05_ Jun- 05- 12_ FP_ 01. indd A5 6/ 4/ 12 9: 34: 23 PM ;