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FIRST “nun: ' The trip will be the first airplane flight for Lyle and it's a nervous Mrs. Heldmann who said: "He's going to fly with a mother who's scared to death. ' _ The constant barrage of questions asking when the trip would take place, has not "i'_1." _- I _ 'r, "K"l'ii,i'i,ii, (i,i'i'iir, l, ." _,';',call.Slllllllllltlllllilllllllllllllllllllll. SHARON HELDMANN, son Lyle, treatment for his rare skin and the teddy bear will be bound disease. for Germany this afternoon. (StaffphotobyPhilipWalker), While there, Lyle will receive/ = ,- , 57 y FIRST FLIGHT Hume; Wm: u“. cub-“w. .....-._..- V- r, The scene around the Heldmann household has been somewhat hectic the past few days since confirmation of the trip was received Friday. ' "Me and the little guy are already to go,'" said Mrs. Heldmann. She will complete last minute details today before picking up her tickets in Woodstock this afternoon. By BILL SCRIVEN Sentinel-Review staff writer The bags have been packed for weeks, the anticipation has been building to a crescendo, but the long waiting is almost over for eight- year-old Lyle Heldmann. I.vle. along with his mother, Sha.ron Lyle, along with his mother, Sha.ron Heldmann, will board a plane at 6:30 pm. tonight in Toronto bound for Frankfurt, West Germany, a trip they hope will rid the Drumbo boy of a rare skin disease. Lyle will spend at least two months at the clinic of Pave Kozak, a Romanian biochemist who exams to have a cure for Lyle's disease, epi ermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic skin disease that causes the skin to blister with the slightest amount of pressures _ .. -. .. ----- L-..-....,. A a Lyle o/id his mother are Frankfurf bound » “may; " _ _' Cir?. ,AS‘.I~_--_ V _ . " "Iris,, T ".r /iet ‘Twy‘s‘ "." fr' H," a. - _;y,'a’ ,.":'.‘~’ 1:".‘zk' g3,“ re'P'. as , i' .1, ' _ _ _ l "PA I “V X . ( e_v'" F" . I o " "d.;srutuaaek - Hoping fir a cure The community has shown its support in the Help Make Lyle Smile ca.use, by donating $26,000, excluding monerraised at a Monte Carlo night in WoodstOCk §aturday, to cover Lyle's expenses at Kozak scllnic. V Mrs. Heldmann has also been given names by a friend who has relatives' located in Germany. . Mother and son will step off a plane in Frankfurt 8 a.m. Thursday morning (3 a m DST) and treatment will begin soon after . Lyle's two sisters, Sandra, 14 and Sherry, II, have been helping their mother around the house. "It's going to be a shock the day after when my wife and son are gone," said Heldmann. COMMUNITY SUPPORT bothered, Lyle, 111511193118? taid. "He's been a little bit anxious the last few days," she said, "but he now realizes the trips is official." While mother and son prepare for the trip, the remainder of the Heldmann household' have been giving moral support and helping out anyway they can. , Business will continue as usual around the family farm for Lloyd Heldmann, Lyle's father, but he will be praying for a safe journey and a cure ftlli,s, son’s 1ttet: "'irit"airiiGiuVaeLyfe" lived when he was born,” he said. "I expect another miracle in Germany." . ' gm_,,)i,, " _ - [£24qu -/:i/5// Norwich talent featured on -if New Faces. Some Norwich Township natives will become television celebrities when they appear on Sunday, October 25 on CHCH-TV Hamilton's New ' Faces program. Local talent M J'? a A variety of local talent will be highlighted in CHCH-TV's ‘ New Faces program to be aired on October 25. _ Burgessvillelarea resident and singer Anne Buckrell is one of those who travelled to Hamilton recently to tape the _ program. Other local talent on the program' includes the 'i Norwich Musical Society Band, singer John Avey, magi- j cian Al Munro and the All Sorts barbershop quartet. V y Twenty-six shows are produced per season and each is aired twice. October 25 at 6:30 pm. on' Channel ll, Tapings take T place at the television studios on the weekends with four separate shows taped back to back through Saturday and Sunday. Each show usually con- sists of one large group of performers such as a concert band or choir and about five smaller groups or individual acts. In addition to the musical entertainment there is usually a short interview with some local personality and a couple of minutes of film footage of the com- munity. Don't forget to tune in on Sunday, October 25 at 6:30 pan. to Channel 11 to see some new and/old Norwich faces. 'r'iir,j"j'/" W“