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75 King St South, Suite 20l Waterloo, Ontano, N2) 1P2 Phone: 886-2830 Fax; 886-9383 E-mail: wchronickesentexmet Ctir6iiide Vfiwmm Last week, 1053 KOOL-FM promotion and marketing manager Valene Corcoran mvued me to spend a ruglu with her and mormng show co-host Angle Hill m the station's Millenmum Fantasy Home, which some lucky stiff IS gomg to Wm on Dec. 4. of course, I jumped at the chance rd heard lots on the radro Talk about a fantasy home The night Angie, Val and l decided to throw a P] pany there, " came equipped with men -- a un man. an milauble man, and Stephen. More about that later ' " E If you havent been up to Columbia F',] . , J. Forest to check out the house you've a tr-", still got some ume yet before the home Is given away 1n 10 days The Deborah Crandall approximately 105 key-holding con- testants will gather at the home a week from Saturday at 10:30 am. for the draw. And If you're not a key holder, youve got one last kick at the can to get in there. If you hear the door bell on KOOL-FM today, and you’re the lucky caller, you qualify lo wrn a key. And if you hear your named announced tomorrow mormng and call m within 10 minutes and Eve seconds, you Win a key and shot at the house Now if the big winner were Just to receive the $220,00 house - with its four-level spiral staircase, loft overlooking the master bed- room, two fireplaces (one in the loft), 40 windows, and 214-square- foot deck -- the prize would be more than plenty. But WIth $80,000 worth of 'toys' thrown into the deal, this truly is a fantasy home. For starters, the home comes fully fumished. I mean fully, totally, completely - and tastefully, I might add, furnished. From the linen on the beds and china In the kitchen, to art on the walls, flower arrangements, candles, pictures frames and books m the bookcases, this home waran for naught. I was starting to wonder how its new owners would feel about a live-in newspaper editor. The list of goodies IS as long as my arm, but here's a few examples: three computers, a security system, kitchen and laundry appliances, central vac, a propane barbecue, an air hockey game, [our bicycles, telephones, and a wicked entertainment system. I've gotta say, Austin Powers looked totally shagedehc on a 5lunch projection IN With DVD player. As did Brendan Fraser and Mel Gibson. That reminds me Back to the three men. The tin man is actually an incredibly unique feature In the Fan- tasy Home boys' room - a stunning replica ofa sun of armor. The inflatable man, which I found under the covers in the master bedroom, was Val's warped attempt at humour. (II actually was very funny, since he had an uncanny resemblance to Austin Powers, what wnh he; chest hair and red satin thong.) Get your minds out of the gutter Stephen Gable IS a registered massage therapist, and a darned good one at that, " was my hrst lune on a masseur's table, and I musl admit I Inlually felt a little uncomfortable about lying on a table, naked from the waist up, while a handsome young man rubbed me, But I soon got over that All I can say IS, ooh, ooh. oooooh, And Stephen was Vale special gift to the three of us I was the first to go upstairs with him, Cliri'irikle Mn 1WMlll [nun-muons! standard Saul Numb-v ISQN 06327744l0 Three men & a Fantasy Home Oh. and Hill, I want those negatives THING... about the beauuful home m Water, loo's Columbia Forest, and was eager to get a good look inside, So I headed up there Thursday mght, plaid flannel highly In hand, ready for a fun-filled evemng of mm stppmg. munchie nibbling. movie watching. and belly laughing, l was expecting the house, built by Decora Homes, to be nice. But, wow! Thes IS something else. Mus-u eve- Ange-lulu - oree"' Wm (mu-m hm. In... Inna..- [puma unum mun was (an... I‘m-nu. EM You think L2nnox Ixwis is atop the world, eh? After all, he's just got $15 million for winning the words pugilism crown. True, he's had big paydays before and there will be more to come. But here's the big point: in a few years Lennox will be fin- ished as a boxer. No more big paydays. And he doesnt have a trade to fall back on. The plan embraces an 16-hole golf course, eight to 10 soccer fields, baseball diamonds and a major recreational facility with two Olympic- sized ice pads and two gymnasium; The proposed Mancini; goes like so: Dona- tions, $5 million; debentures (borrowing) recoverable from operations, $12.5 million; and an operating lease, S10 million. It's really big, including those numbers. You could say that they may be optimistic on the donations. At least one other major campaign will be putting the arm on the public about the same time, Pool old lennox will soon he on llle dole Still, you can't argue that the project doesn't put Waterloo nghl up there when it comes to ' recreauon. For too long, Waterloo lagged and was even accused of hitch-hiking ridges on Kitchener's rec facilities, It's not, heaven knows, that Kitchener should be used as a model. For decades, it's been prolligate when it comes to budding pools, rinks, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, and community centres, And all Kitchener homeowners have the tax bills lo prove it Centre Plan: Waterloo Council's capital budget to launch the new millennium includes a recreational facility to cost - take a deep breath! - $27.5 million. - dood Timing: Say, it's lucky" Waterloo's proposal comes along when It does and not when a move to one-tter govern- ment IS more imminent. If " were. other municipalities could accuse Waterloo of loading up with goodies Just before commg under the regional umbrella ldont wénl Io say anything about taxes, but just remember the good old days when bankruptcy was do-rt-yourself. , Y. , _lj,sF),/ :43 stir, * . '/ it} , HII ONCE own LIGII'I‘LY “dam But keep an eye on Cambridge. If it springs for any sizable sum, well know that the supemly IS nigh. Change (if Mind: Maybe I was a bit premature in com- mending Waterloo Region for sticking to us guns on the bylaw banning smoking in public places. eulllt Edifice Complex (Part 763): ll almost looks as if Waterioo's core mega-prolecl faces Baird clear sailing. The developer has bought the mall and downszed the proposed theatre and moved it closer to King Street. Of course, on any prolect of the Size of the Waterloo devel. opment, there'll be further hitches on glitches. But with Waterloo officials keeping a weather eye on the project. they're apt to be resolved wuh dispatch. To put it another way. Cambridge is tighter than the lop olive in the jar. Or tighter than an elephant in a phone booth Or to put it still another way, money goes through mumopal fingers like glue. ll remains to be seen whether the protesters will continue their objections to the theatre. The dowrtsizing doesnt sound that signihcant, but it's a son of compromise. My guess is the opposuron beioré the Ontario Municipal Board wont be pursued. The protests have already achieved a good part of their objective What's that? You dont lhlnk lhere‘ll be more glitches? just remember that life IS We opening a new shirt Whenever you thunk you've found all the pins. there's one more left to suck you. Six I've been iii a bingo hall once and only briefly. Five or six more dry-cleanings and the stench, on that suit should be mostly gone. Of course, if the subject is reopened, bar owners and restaurateurs would figure their pleadings should be heard anew, too. It's a murky situation, about as murky as a smok- ing-permitted bingo hall. Cambridge Mayor Jane Brewer wants bingo players exempted from the bylaw. The bingo hall owners are claiming local charities will suffer because players will drive to halls out side the region where they can smoke. Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group a A division of Southam Inc, The news of our culummsts are their own and do nu! necessarily represent the Vlcwx M the newspaper Moled suhwnpunn rates $65 yearly m Canada. $90 yearly outstde Canada ' G S T