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Waterloo Public Library poetry contest TELEVISION We always watch TV, so we can clearly see Laverne picking up guys Quincy finding spies. Wild cougars running Sweet rabbits, so cunning People hugging and kissing People shooting and missing. I‘m glad we have TV It makes a new world for me. A STREAM Cool flowing water Shining in the sunlight Singing, rippling, undulating Laughter trickling through the clear liquid Boundless and gushing it dances The everflowing. lively pool A shimmering waterfall Tumbling over rocks and pebbles Cascading, continuous, crystal Willows drooping gracefully overhead Foaming and adventurous, it leaps The echoing. whispering spray WHAT IF? What if the moon were made of â€"cheese? Or dogs were flying in space? What if children were no more? Or if the sun were out of place? What if the Year of the Child Never. ever came? Would all those starving children Still feel the hunger pain? LIFE I‘m driving down the road of life Cautious of the speed limit For I‘m still young and cannot afford an accident I cannot make one wrong turn There is no changing my mistakes And once I enter. there is no turning back The gate is locked Whether 1 turned into Heaven or Hell Sometimes I think I made the wrong turn Nothing goes right My friends betray me I do awful in the things I usually do well in I have to do extra work I get a cut and there is no ro0dine But then. iodine doesn‘t take porson Although David Stobbe of Kitchener is only 12â€"yearsâ€"old he‘s obviously aware of Canadian politics. David recently submitted this cartoon to his art teacher, Doreen Snyder of Waterioo and she subâ€" mitted it to the Chronicle. The cartoon was done to celebrate International Year of the Child, and as you can see, David chose a rather wellâ€"known subject for his caricature. Submitted for publication by the Waterloo Public Library by Tricia McDonald,. age 11 by Karen McDowell. age 11 â€" by Dana McBride, age 12 From a hurt heart. Other times it feels like it does The sun shines brightly. I feel good. I can do better in all my sports I get excellent on a test. DUET IN THE WIND My lonely flower drops over, Until I go and plant another. They dance in the wind together Oh!‘ a duet in the wind. My flowers now dance gaily Oh, a joyous scene indeed Yes, two flowers are all you need For a duet in the wind. Maybe it is just because I hit A bumpy road Every now and then. 74 Queen St. N., Kitchener TV S crson Based on double accommodation at the Triâ€"Arc, Sait Lake City George Motz Travel Ltd. The lightest, driest powder you‘ve ever put a ski to. It‘s the "March Break®" in Utah and we will take you there. Your ski Utah vacation package includes round trip air transportation via United Air Lines, transfer between the Sait Lake Airport and your hotel, accommodation of your choice for 7 nights, plus interchangeable ski lift passes for six days. * Ski Snowbird, Aita and Park City ‘445 â€" by Sandy Metzger, age 13 â€" Michelle Orth, age 11 MARCH BREAK and February 9 March 1 and 8 Departures 579â€"5800 Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, Nogvember 14, 1979 â€" Page 13 Downtown Perspective school playground. Do you agree or disagree with this? What are the impacts on William St. and other surâ€" rounding streets? Will any houses be demolished, and, if so, would you think that a good idea? We urge you to attend the open house and don‘t be shy about expressâ€" ing your opinions. It has been a number of years now since residents began to publicly express their concerns about their neighbourhoods. The conâ€" cerns of residents, no matâ€" ter where they live, generalâ€" ly tend to be similar. Peoâ€" ple, having moved into a neighbourhood for whatever reasons of their own, come to identify with their neighâ€" bourhood to wish it preâ€" served for their own enâ€" joyment. This is not an unreasonable wish. * Since this wish has been expressed repeatedly over the years, one would expect municipalities to recognize this and to act to preserve neighbourhoods on behalf of their citizens. After all, municipalities have fullâ€" time staff who are familiar with the planning process, which is far more expertise than is available to any ciâ€" tizen, and citizens should reasonably expect this exâ€" pertise to be used on their behalf. It is therefore surprising to read two articles in the Kâ€" W Record of Nov. 5, 1979, both dealing with planningâ€" related matters in the City of Kitchener. The headline on one read ‘"Man gives up ‘farcical‘ fight to save homes", and the article deâ€" scribes the plight of a perâ€" son where a street interâ€" sects a street which the city is converting from residenâ€" tial to commercial uses. This person is concerned that the commercial uses may spread down his and (Continued from page 8) CHRISTMAS IS A SENSATIONAL LOOK Make gift giving ex tra personal by showing someone you really care 141 Ontario St. N. Kitchener A gift certificate for long and beautiful custom finger nails THE TOTAL L.OOK _ _ 7942.â€"2 32 ] Corporation Square specially for her other side streets and he knows that any reâ€"zoning proceedure is supposed to allow for public input, and yet he sees the city allowing commercial uses to move into houses on Frederick Street before reâ€"zoning takes place, with the impliâ€" cation that the reâ€"zoning will be automatic regarâ€" dless of what the public input says. This is indeed a farce, and is shocking in this day and age. The second newspaper arâ€" ticle deals with the Fischerâ€" Hallman extension through the Victoria Hills area. Seâ€" veral years ago, the city of Kitchener promised the reâ€" sidents noiseâ€"reducing berms alongside the road. The Region then tried to take the berms away, and considerable furor arose beâ€" fore they were restored in the plan. The city also pro mised the residents a speâ€" cial bridge over the Henry Sturm Greenway. The Reâ€" gion is now questioning the bridge, and the residents fear a ‘"doubleâ€"cross"‘. One resident said "It‘s extremeâ€" ly frustrating to see this happen and it makes you wonder how many times the decision can be reworked. Where does it stop?" Would it be too cynical to suggest that it stop when the residents lose? As the city of Waterloo spreads, we have several times seen people throw their country properties, some of them beautiful places. into subdivision agreements in the certainty that they will be overâ€"run anyway. At the same time, parts of the Central Residential area, which, after conâ€" siderable public input, were slated to be downâ€"zoned, are now being reâ€"considered for higherâ€"density uses that the original plan called for. Where is the planning for the people?