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Dogscrimination? We wondered how long it would take, after our poopâ€"andâ€"scoop bylaw story last week, for dog lovers to come out howling, chewing on our legislators‘ pantleg, crying discrimination. It took less than 24 hours. Resident Yvonne Woelfle of Sunview St. felt ‘‘compelled‘"‘ to respond to the bylaw, urging those charged with violating it to challenge the law as discriminatory against dog owners. In a recent editorial stand, we urged the passing of such a law to help keep our yards, parks, and playgrounds clean and beautiful. Now that it has been passed, we continue to support the spirit of the law and hope that its very existence prompts animal owners to clean up their act, or more specifically,the acts of their pets. & But anyone witness to council discussion of the issue a week ago is well aware of the difficulties that may loom in enforcing the poopâ€"andâ€"scoop law. And the ‘‘messy‘‘ situation gets even messier now, since even the staunchest supporters of the law would have to agree that to a certain extent, it does discriminate against dogs and their owners. Woelfle is particularly perturbed that cats, the domestic canine counterpart, roam her street at will, killing birds, ruining gardens and causing as much disturbance as any doggyâ€"do. She has gone so far as to invite members of council to come up to her street and see for themselves how outâ€"ofâ€"hand the situation has become, enough that some residents are resorting to setting traps to catch the cats and have them carted off to the Humane Society. Woelfle is no animal hater. She merely sees a situation she feels is unfair, and lays much of the blame at the feet of animal owners who show disregard for their pet‘s welfare, and a lack of appreciation for the rights of their neighbors. Zooming in with a bylaw that focuses only on dogs merely inflames her feelings, and those of individuals who share her belief that all domestic petsâ€"â€"and their ownersâ€"â€"should receive equal treatment in the eyes of the law. PAGE 6 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE Second Class Mail Registration Number Address all correspondence to Waterloo office, 45 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ont. N2J 1L7. Telephone 886â€"2830, News and Sports line 886â€"3021. Waterloo Chronicle office is located in the Haney, White law office building (rear entrance, upper floor). Parking at the rear of the building. Open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The six winners are T. Bochner of Lester St., J. Douglas of Faillingbrook Dr., C. Dahms of Ellis Cr., N. Black of Old Meadow Lane, B. Lorentz of Dawson Ave. and P. Ballantyne of Roslin Ave. Publisher: Paul Winkler Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by Fairway Press, a division of JEMCOM Inc., owner. Publishing address 225 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, Ont. The wonderful warm spell has many Waterioo folks firing up their barbecues and our six lucky winners from our March Voluntary Pay subscsription drive will likely be doing just that since they‘ve all won $50 vouchers from M and M Meats. Our readers are reminded that carriers will begin their April subscription drive Wednesday, April 29. Next month‘s prize is an exciting one as two lucky couples will each win dinner and a honeymoon suite from Waterloo Inn for an evening, complete with champagne, fruit basket and breakâ€" Voluntary Paid March winners Circulation: Jerry Fischer Typesetting and Composing: Fairway Press Senior reporter: Melodee Martinuk Reporters: Mark Bryson (news) Display Advertising: Helen Smiley, Paula Hummel, Gerry Mattice Classified Advertising: Maureen McNab Managing Editor: Rick Carn Sales Manager: Bill Karges Circulation Manager: Greg Richard O‘Brien (sports) Rick Campbell Greg Cassidy 1987 What the occasion meant was a great deal to all of us here at this newspaper, because it marked a special anniversary for an extraâ€" special person. We collectively couldn‘t be happier for, or prouder of, the woman who lives class, Integrltk professionalism, and does it all exuding a friendship, a warmth and a caring attitude unmatched by anyone I have seen in this business. We celebrated at the office Monday with a Smileyâ€"style luncheonâ€"pizza on paper napâ€" kins, pop, a present from the office. Notâ€"tooâ€" formal, just the way Helen likes it, and then, as you would expect from her, it was back to business pounding the pavement contacting her retail clients in Uptown Waterloo. Never missing a beat. It is not necessary to list the many, many contributions Helen has made in her two decades with the Chronicleâ€"â€"I did that several years back vxn she was ducrvodl‘y honored with a Serveâ€"Aâ€"Smile award from the It was our secret code office reminder that on that day, account executive Helen Smiley would be celebrating her 20th anniversary with the Waterloo Chronicle. The code must have worked, Helien passed the calendar dozens of times in the past few weeks, and even when we pointed it out to her, she admitted she wouldn‘t have guessed what it meant. The little message on the wall calendar in my office said only Monday, April 20 â€"â€" in 0 i m Nq =â€" Om /s D \ TAKES OVER / â€" LOCAL AIRPO, a s N .h’_;" +J A~ _ (7/../' }‘\m § +. \ Helen Smiley Rick Campbell Chronicle Editor H20 Chamber of Commerce, and I almost caught heck for not telling her beforehand. But this anniversary shall not pass without a tribute of a different kindâ€"â€"athank you from all of us for sharing her wealth of community newspaper knowledge with us, for supplying a work ethic we would all do well to emulate, for instilling a sense of sanity in an oftenâ€"insane industry, and for being aroundâ€"theâ€"clock the best ambassador this paper could ever ask for. Lonf ago, in my early days with the Chronicle, I was asked by a superior just what it took to keep good people in the business. A tough question, considering the low status on the totem pole afforded "weeklies" at the time, before their emergence as a respected voice in communities across the country. ‘"Well," I offered, "they have to be reasonâ€" ably wellâ€"paid, be made to feel their contribuâ€" tions are worthwhile and appreciated, they must be given opportunities for advancement, and they must be willing to sacrifice in the shortâ€"term and share our belief that the longâ€"term will see better days." â€" Pretty tough assignment, which is why 20â€"year employees in this business are as rare as Leaf appearances in Stanley Cup finals. Come to think of it, the last time the Leafs won the Cup, Helen joined the Chronicle. Those who know the history of this paper could be excused for coming to the conclusion that in surviving this madness for 20 years, Helen is a) not quite right, or b) a masochist, or c) both. She is none of the above. What she is, is someone who at a time when working women were the exception rather than the rule, saw an opportunity, seized it, and stuck with it through thick and thinâ€"â€"the thin being 70â€"hour work weeks, being taken for granted, hanging tough while others jumped a leaky ship, maintaining a dignified approach under the most trying of conditions, in bleak days wondering if her next paycheque might be her last. Others have shared many of those concernsâ€"few have experienced them all. _ Square, the 16â€"page papers, the soapâ€"boxing she fielded at &.e fronre desk, how close we alme to the nutâ€"house door, so many, many mes. Now that the times are better, and Helen is blazing a path in her retail display advertising capacity, there is room to look back and chuckle. Rarely a week goes by when we don‘t sit down for a few minutes and how!l about characters from our past, the days at the I sat at this terminal this morning wonderâ€" ing how Helen Smiley made it through these past 20 years. Then I realized I was looking too hard for an answer. She has made it because she is Helen Smiâ€" people in this community who know exactly what that statement means. And the long line forms at the right of the A/IRPORTS