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June 3: Born to Stephanie French and Jason DeVries of Vernon, B.C., a girl, 7 lbs. 1 oz., named Rylee Selena Claire DeVries. A sister for Lily, 6. A granddaughter for Corinne and Ivan Milne, Elizabeth and David DeVries, all of Vernon, B.C. A great-granddaughter for Harold and Elizabeth Pudwell of Salmon Arm, B.C.; Mary Fergason of Vernon; Arnie Milne of Edgewood, B.C. June 5: Born to Jason Andersen and Erica Luttmerding of Vernon, a boy, 9 lbs. 12 oz., named New Additions Owen Zachary Andersen. A brother for Ryan, 5; Preston, 2. A grandson for Jackie Andersen, Brenda Luttmerding, both of Vernon, B.C.; Eric Luttmerding of Armstrong, B.C. A great-grandson for Helen Mussenden of Vernon. June 10: Born to Wes and Carla Deugau of Vernon, a boy, 8 lbs. 4 oz., named Thomas Marinus. A grandson for Joe Smoes of Vernon, B.C.; Del Deugau of Lake Errock, B.C.; Karl and Nicki Uchida of Gardena, Calif. A great-grandson for Verna Halliday of Burnaby, B.C. June 12: Born to David and Allicia Bro of Vernon, B.C., a girl, 6 lbs. 1 oz., named Leah Lorraine. A granddaughter for Rita and Chris Boisvert of Vernon; Ken King of Olds, Alta. A great-granddaughter for Evelyn Bro of Vernon; Diane Boisvert of Summerland, B.C.; Diane Fletcher of Quesnel, B.C.; Elsie Tibbles of Vernon. June 17: Born to Nicole Croft and Kyle Stefanyk of Enderby, a girl, 8 lbs. 5 oz., named Peyton Sierra Croft-Stefanyk. A sister for Madison, 19 months. A granddaughter for Shane and Angela Croft of Enderby, B.C.; Will and Heather Stefanyk of Grindrod, B.C. A greatgranddaughter for Ron and Mary Walkerdine of Enderby; Shirley Croft of Langley, B.C. June 19: Born to Kyle and Nicole Stensrude of Vernon, B.C., a girl, 7 lbs. 15 oz., named Paige Carolleen. A granddaughter for Reese and Colleen Stensrude, David and Carol Macbain, all of Vernon. A great-granddaughter for Alexander and Ruby Macbain of Oakville, Ont.; Helen Wells of Vernon; Monte and Audrey Smith, Maureen Work of Port Alberni. June 20: Born to Ashley Wesley of Vernon, B.C., a boy, 8 lbs. 7 oz., named Demico George Stoddart. A brother for Alyssa, 4 1/2. A grandson for Darlene Ellison and George Stoddard of Vernon, Polly Morse and Darren Salisbury of Calgary. A great-grandson for Caroline and David Campbell of Vernon.
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Dr. Ryan Kilistoff shares a smile with Ath Ouch, who shows off the new dentures provided to him by the Vernon dentist at no charge.
The gift of a Father’s Day smile Cara Brady
Morning Star Staff
On Ouch knew how hard his father, Ath Ouch, has worked to raise a family of four children and he wanted to give him a special Fathers’ Day present. “My dad was having a lot of pain with his teeth, it was even hard for him to chew his favourite food, rice,” said On. “When he grew up in Cambodia there was no kind of dental care, not even tooth brushes. My dad has always spent everything he earned on his family and sending money back to his father and other family in Cambodia so I knew he’d never spend money to get dentures for himself.” He decided he would pay for the extractions and dentures himself and talked to his friend and dentist, Dr. Ryan Kilistoff, about the procedure. The appointment was arranged and On decided to make a video about his father’s early life in Cambodia where he worked 14 to 15 hours a day in the fields as a slave for the Khmer Rouge. Ath and his family escaped by walking hundreds of miles to a refugee camp in Thailand. The family was able to emigrate to Canada with sponsorship of All Saints Anglican Church in 1989. Ath and his
Ath Ouch gets his new dentures from Dr. Ryan Kilistoff at Courtview Dental. wife, Loeung, were both soon learning English and working hard, Ath at three jobs. Now 58, he works in On’s business, The Rice Box. “My dad has always been such a hard worker, the first to come in and the last to leave. He has done so much for so many people,” said On. He and his video camera followed Ath to his appointment with Kilistoff, who explained the procedure and had a big surprise for the father and son. “I know that he’s been through a lot. This story touched me and if there was something I could do, I wanted to help,” he said, then turned to Ath. “On has told
me about your history, that you’re a hardworking fellow, so we’re going to do this all for you for free.” Ath was clearly shocked at the generous gift. “Thank you very much,” was all he could say at the time. Later, he said, “I still can’t believe that Dr. Kilistoff would do this for me. There are no words to express his kind gesture. I personally want to thank Dr. Kilistoff and his clinic and wish them success and prosperity.” On said his father feels very fortunate that someone in his new community and country would help him this way. “He is blessed,” said On. “He still can’t believe it and he thinks we are all blessed to be here. He will keep on working to help his family in Cambodia as much as he can, he takes them toothbrushes and toothpaste when he visits. Cambodia is still one of the poorest countries in the world and he wants to help them.” At their Father’s Day get-together, the family enjoyed a steak dinner. To see the video On made about his father’s life and his gift from Kilistoff and Courtview Dental, go to the Web site at thericebox.com
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