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3 Waterioo trustee 3 Waterioo County Board of Education ks At school we were had to write a ball dm--d:m still need to be told whatâ€"to do and they still haven‘t learned what‘s right from My name is Ahren Nittel and 1 am 12 years old. My mother was reading Scott Piatkowski‘s point of view on the smokâ€" ing ban out loud at the kitchen table and 1 thought everything he said was exactly what | felt. What gets me so angry is that grown ups get to voice their opinions and they get to make all the decisions. They never think about what their children feel and care about. If grown ups want to smoke that‘s their choice but when it affects me and other children they should nor be allowed to smoke. I guess grown ups aren‘t really grown ups at all. They I‘m sure everyone realizes that it‘s imposâ€" sible to do everything suggested â€" for instance, some ideas conflict with others â€" but be assured that this trustee, as well as most of the others, will read and consider every I feel honored to have been nmmmwddmx- racy in action. don‘t, we‘reâ€"not listening to our conâ€" stituents, If we give the anending cuts, we‘re leading people nose. If we don‘t give them this informaâ€" tion, we‘re hiding something Fortunately, over 90 per cent of the hun ::bolckbmvh:‘naddh\\ha- County Board of Education hmddon“aflukm they appreciated being asked for input. We appreciate that they took time from their h;'lyltm”::um stick not have to stick to our suggested topics and believe me, the people in the groups I facilitated didn‘t. We Mdr&‘haf;wd&m; sion. The "stars" ( sticky circles weren‘t used for good little boys and girls, lhcynamndnldlmhgr ple say which ideas are important. A dot is put beside the comments people feel are the most significant. Of the cight 10 nine pages of ideas generated, several will appear important to everyone. It helps trustees evaluate the concerns of the majority. In any case, all the suggestions will be summarized for the trustees and participant will also receive a report omldum . lwouulfiehdnkmwbw ticipated in the forums thought ful, considered discussion. 1 would also like to thank all the people who went home after the forum, continued thinking about the budget, then phoned or wrote to me. When I was first on the school board, we would wait for delegations at the beginâ€" ning of every budget meeting. No one & u iput on the budâ€" g_ct,_n'upl&‘m::;u. If we don‘t. If we put on a community forum inviting citizens to give input on the budâ€" 12 year old speaks RP t out an attempt at interpretation." 3. In no manner does the police service purport to have had "surplus" senior offiâ€" cers or other personnel for that matter 4. The Waterloo Regional Police Service, on a cost per capita basis, is one of this pt:‘:c:tmefidux is more to the ongoing budget deliberations than Mr. Baird‘s misleading snapshot statement that the police service is long overdue in cutting its budget We have been in the process of reshaping what we do and how we do it for several years. And yes, Mr. Baird, there are times when I feel that getting toothpaste back into the tube would be easier to accomplish. Here is an interesting definition Mr. Baird may care to mull over: "Journalism â€" His comments unfortunately for the readers, are totally devoid of any journalis tic research or presentation of fact. For xmhnhamd‘nha,l the following information on the police budget to date: 1. Social Contract and expenditure conâ€" trol cuts from 1993 to 1995 totalled $2,536,529 2. Additional grant reduction cuts for 1996 and 1997 are projected to be $500,000 and $1 million respectively In his February 14 "Once Over Lightly" column, Sandy Baird shows a complete lack of insight as it relates to past, present and future police service budget demands. Unlike Mr. Baird, I‘ll wy not to overly simâ€" Nipudysimjeit d oc t weopnncnt :M'ufl the other grown ups what‘s right from wrong SMOKEY MEMORIES it was late and 1 was tucked in bed When I heard the sizens blow But his lips didn‘t allow him w speak. 1 remembered the years of his cigareite smoking When they warned him of his fate. He just didn‘t think it would happen to him And when he was told he had cancer it was too late. L closed my eyes and stifiened with fear When 1 heard my mother crying 1 realized then something sad was 10 To my father who lay there dying 1 ran to his side with tears in my eyes When his hand reached and covered With death at his door he managed a And the lights seemed to dance to and Joseph A. Steiner W.RPS. 17th, As a Jell Baker, Vice Commodore, Conestoga Sailing School as 519â€"747â€"0185. gram or the potential sponsorship opporâ€" tunities we can offer is urged to contact: goal and drive, they are not the only boat serting sail from the Kâ€"W area this sumâ€" mer. There too exists a group of dedicated sailors that can offer sponsors experience and results sprouting from an organizaâ€" tion with a thinyâ€"five year history of disâ€" Stefan Larson and Paul Laderoute, memâ€" bers of Conestoga and instructors at the Club have embarked on their own Olympic campaign in the 470 class based on solid results in the Laser 2 Class over the past four years including a top 15 placâ€" ing at the North American Champiâ€" onships, in Toronto, in August as well as long range plans, past the year 2000. Potential investors should realize that while the team of Holmes/Newkirk and Mcintyre should be supported for their This past summer The Conestoga Sailâ€" ing Club‘s Youth Team placed second among all of the Youth teams in Ontario, a great achievement for a small club with limited funds competing against much larger clubs. This can be auributed to the drive of the individual sailors, the support of the members, commitiee and parents, as well as the enthusiasm and skill of quite a few generations of instructors, who have created a tradition of excellence for which the staff, members and students have becoming mdxudConesop.pnd the dues go 16 help support organized sailing and our members take advantage of the coaching and support offered by instructors in demand the world over. On a local level, the Conestoga Sailing Club runs a top class sailing school offerâ€" ing instruction of both youth and adults from the basic sailing level to advanced racing. The staffl is some of the best around. Our sailors strive to a level of excellence in all their sailing. Members of Conestoga Sailing School have compered locally, provincially, nationally and interâ€" nationally. They have been members of Canadian National Teams and of the Ontario Provincial Youth Teams. By essary to pass on their knowledge to students of all ages and abilities. The excellence of this program has Canadian I would, however, like 10 dispue two of the article‘s points; first the portrayal of the Canadian Yachting Association (CYA) and the Ontario Sailing Association (OSA) as the antagonists in a Davidâ€"andâ€"Goliath type serting as well as the skeptical aitude toward organized sailing schools. By being a member of the CYA or of are providing money and strength to these organizations as they lobby on our behalf to all levels of government on issues that matier to sailors. They also work very hard with a limited budget 10 develop initiatives t help sailors of all tives are seen in the many training camps, regaitas, events and learnâ€"soâ€"sail programs that are prescribed, organized and run by these associations. Perhaps the jewel is the Instructor Development Program which produces instruciors that are confident, knowledgeable and creative, they possess the expertise necâ€" Anyone interested in Conestoga‘s proâ€" tsA Niall S. Martin 2000 Olympics in the Sailing Clase. Kâ€"WAYâ€"NYLC - FABRICS O‘LIPFA I CUTTIN LIP RULERS! MATS FABRICS