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128th Year No. 14 A dozen youngsters from St. Louis separate school sang and danced for two hours Friday with wellâ€"known Toronto kids‘ musician Bob Schneider, in preparation of their performance with Bob on stage at the Humanities Theatre this Saturday. Above, some of the children join Bob in a lively rendition of his song, "Listen to the Raindrops."" The Waterioo students are: (top left to right) Lisa Conaway, Nicole Fler, and Peter Diaz; (bottom left to right) Jason Templeton and Cynthia Reid. The other St. Louis pupiis who will perform Saturday incilude: Doug Fisher, Annalina Garasto, Shannon Harrigan, Anita Voisin, Nathan Dietrich, Aoife Nally, and Meiako Fler. Saturday‘s concerts are sponsored by Little Mountain Preschool of Waterioo. For more information about Bob Schneider, known as the "Pied Piper of Song," and the upcoming concerts, see story on page 14. (Photo by Karla Wheeler). LISTENING TO THE RAINDROPS & THIS WEEK INSIDE Helga delights kids SEE PAGE 12 Wednesday, April 7, 1982 Waterioo, Ontario â€" SEE PAGE 5 Solar can be affordable Second Class Mail Registration Number 5540 25 Cents at the Newstand Fluoride foes ask city for second vote Herbert Riedel, presâ€" ident of the Society, appeared before counâ€" cil Monday night to ask that the fluoride quesâ€" tion be added to the ballot for the Noâ€" vember municipal election. But, said Riedel, in their battle to have the artificial fluoridation of Waterloo‘s water stopped, the Society is taking a "completely different approach to the matter. By Melodee Martinuk Waterloo will be holding a second plebiscite on fluoridation of the city‘s drinking water, if the Waterloo Safe Water Society has its way. "In the past there has always been some kind of confrontation," he explained. ‘"There has been a lot of ill feeling between people strongly for and stronâ€" gly against Auoride. "It is possible for people who disagree to coâ€"operate,"" Riedel told council. Last year‘s camâ€" paign, Riedel said, was ‘"very unfortunate beâ€" cause there were very disagreeable things going on ... personal a ttaeks,. name calling." Council made no de cision to Riedel‘s reâ€" quest, but Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney noâ€" tified her fellow alder men that on May 3 she will ask council to ap prove the addition of a question ‘"related to the removal of fluoride from the municipal water supply," to the November election balâ€" lot. ‘I want to coâ€"operate with council ... to bring more information to the public to the benefit of everyone," he said. The main reason for holding the second vote, Riedel told coun cil, is that "the June 8 plebiscite was not very decisive ... 1 don‘t think anyone would dis agree. "If we had lost by a The results, he said, were affected by the shortage of polling staâ€" tions, a situation comâ€" pounded by the high voter turnout, and the fact that because of the date of the plebiscite the city‘s university students, who are eligiâ€" According to Riedel there is a question in the minds of Waterioo residents concerning the validity of the plebâ€" iscite results because of the way in which the vote was conducted. ‘‘The city is still split on the issue," Riedel argued, "and at least oneâ€"half the people in the city feel the issue should be resolved in a meaningful, decisive way . The proâ€"fluoride group won the plebiâ€" scite of last summer by a margin of only 313 votes. margin of 20 to 30 per cent I wouldn‘t be here now asking for another vote," he added. Doulton visited Waterloo â€" SEE PAGE 3 Old photos needed If you have any old photographs of Waterloo, particularly shots of buildings and streets, Joye Krauel wants to hear from you. Krauel, who lives at 254 Stanley Dr., is collecting old pictures to use in displays marking the city‘s 125th anniversary. The displays will be featured this summer and fall in downtown shop windows, shopping maills, and at the Waterloo public library. Krauvel has already received hundreds of photos from local residents. However, "I know there‘s got to be more out there,"" she said, particularly pictures of street scenes. Anyone who has old photos is asked to contact Krauel at 742â€"5468. Each picture received will be catalogued and copied so that a permanent city archive can be es tablished. The Society has filed Â¥a complaint with the Ontario O)mbudsman concerning the actions of the ministry,. but no Also, hesaid, last summer‘s vote was inâ€" fluenced by the fact that the Ontario minâ€" istry of health distriâ€" buted proâ€"fluoride pamphlets in the city during the time of the plebiscite. The students, Riedet claimed, were "effecâ€" tively disenfranâ€" chised," by the timing of the vote. "Any vote with 15,000 away is not complete,"" he said. As well, Riedel said, the proâ€"fluoride facâ€" tion, which used expeâ€" rienced campaign orâ€" ganizers, had a "techâ€" nical advantage" over the Safe Water Society, whose *‘*people had never campaigned beâ€" fore." ble voters, were out of town and not able to vote. iContinued on page 3)