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Looking For a New or Preâ€"owned BMW Longâ€"time volunteer shares close relationship with school community www.bkmotorsgroup.com A / Really, she did. She spent a few afternoons playâ€" ing bridge at the Adult Recreation Centre. She even volunteered in the seniors‘ centre kitchen. But the scene was a little too tame for this spry senior, who refuses to divulge her true age. _ _ Let‘s just say her birthday candles could light up half of Waterloo Park. Though, few would believe it. Bolton has more spring in her step than some half her age; a zest she attributes to the company she keeps. For the last 14 years, Bolton has spent her days chasing loose balls in the playground and passing out paper towels â€" earning her the title of ‘Paper Lady‘ â€" during lunch hour at Winston Churchill public school. Known around the school as Mrs. B., Bolton is considered a mother and grandmother figure to both staff and students. Doreen Boliton, also known as Mrs B., hands Grade 1 student Zackary Careya paper towel for his Pizza Day lunch, last Friday at Winston Churchill public school. That warm manner is just one of the reasons school principal Susan Schaffner nominated Bolton as the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (EFTO) Volunteer of the Year "We adore her," Schaffner said. "The school wouldn‘t be the same without her." Bolton started working at the Winâ€" ston Churchill in 1989 as a paid lunchroom supervisor, after learning about the job from a friend who also worked at the school. When the pubâ€" oreen Bolton tried to be a senior. By Anprea BameEy Chronicle Staff ANDREA BAILEY PHOTO lic school board decided to eliminate the paid position, Bolton chose to stay on as a volunteer â€" a role she has enjoyed for the past nine years. "I love everything about volunâ€" teering here, especially the people," she said. "It‘s something I look forward to. They make me feel needâ€" ed." Bolton begins each day circulating between classes, ensuring each child has a lunch and a quiet, clean and comfortable environment to eat. On special days, Bolton will put on some music and get the children up dancing. "Usually when it rains," she said. "But there have been a few times when we‘ve been jiving." Bolton continues to supervise during the lunch time recess outside. She assists teachers with yard duty supervision, and reminds students to follow the school behaviour code and ensures they play safely. One day her regular routine led to an act of heroism when Bolton ran to the aid of an elderly lady who took quite a fall. "The children were playing with a ball and it went over the fence," Bolton recalled. "A lady walking by saw the ball and tried to pick it up. She lost her balance and ended up falling on her face." Bolton rushed to the scene, helped the lady to her feet, brought her inside and made her tea. "She‘s the type of person that helps everyone," Schaffner said. _ Bolton also shares a close relationship with the staff. PAGE 3 "But seriously, we likely have the cleanest staff room in the county thanks to Doreen. If‘s she‘s not here, you know it." Bolton doesn‘t mind the work. "Every day here is special to me," she said. "I‘m thankful 1 can come. She assumes the dreaded task of dishâ€"washing daily and often proâ€" vides the teachers with treats â€" especially the male teachers, Schaffnâ€" er said. "They‘re her favourites," Schaffner said with a laugh. S â€" "My friends laugh at me when I say 1 don‘t like weekends. But 1 like being around people." _ e Bolton also said she doesn‘t mind being thought of as an adopted grandmother. â€" â€" â€" _ In many ways she considers the school community as a part of her "I used to cry at graduation," she said with a laugh. "But I‘ve gotten over that now. "When you‘re with people for six years, you get attached." _ That‘s not to say the students don‘t sometimes test Bolton‘s patience. _ _ _"I may be good for them, but they‘re just as good for me. They get to be like your own." _ 8 Bolton will receive her award durâ€" ing a bangquet, June 12 at Bingemans in Kitchener. Tickets to the event are $20 for ETFO members and $30 for nonâ€" members. "They keep me young and OTORTCE Waterloo Mayor Lynne Woolstencroft says she‘s embartassed by the amount of garbage lining her city‘s The sight of fast food wrappers and empty pop cans blowing along the sideâ€" walks and nestled into valued park space infuriates her. And what angers her even more is that before three years ago, Waterloo didn‘t have such a problem. Prior to 2000, the City of Waterloo was responsible for its own garbage collection. _ And Woolstencroft said workers did a supreme job. However, the mayor said, when the Region of Waterloo assumed responsibility for waste pickâ€"up, the quality of that service suffered. "Absolutely not," Woolsâ€" tencroft said, when asked if she is happy with the current level of service. "There are fast food wrapâ€" pers within a twoâ€"block radius of the universities, and around all of the high schools, strip malls, playâ€" grounds, and at every exit ramp to the expressway. That‘s unacceptable." Woolstencroft said so far the region has not lived up to its end of the bargain. The region has proposed a coordinated strategy between the region, the area municiâ€" palities, including Waterloo, and local educational instituâ€" tions to promote antiâ€"litterâ€" ing behaviour and ensure prompt cleanâ€"up when attempt to clarify responsibilâ€" ities for litter cleanâ€"up and byâ€"law enforcement on pubâ€" lic and private lands, includâ€" ing high density student housing in Waterloo. Cleanâ€"up and bylaw enforcement in these circumâ€" stances is sometimes confusâ€" ing given the cities are responsible for enforcement of property standards, streetâ€" But that may be about to The strategy will also By Anprea Baney Chronicle Staff sweeping and and care of E cityâ€"owned boulevards; while the region is responsible for waste and recycling collecâ€" tion at the curb. One of the first steps toward the new strategy will be the formation of a litter reduction task force. will include developing a regionwide antiâ€"littering message; clarifying litter cleanâ€"up responsibilities; clarifying and strengthening byâ€"law enforcement meaâ€" sures; and involving educaâ€" tional institutions, communiâ€" ty groups and the private secâ€" tor in cleanâ€"ups and promoâ€" tion of antiâ€"littering behavâ€" The task force will likely include members of all regional municipalities, the public and Catholic school boards, Conestoga College, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo. "There are fast food wrappers within a twoâ€"block ing this September, and report back to their respective councils and boards by Febâ€" tuary 2004 with a draft plan Woolstencroft said she‘s pleased with the region‘s latâ€" est efforts. "We are delighted," she said, speaking for her council. "Waterioo has always held a high standard on litter. We take great pleasure in knowâ€" ing the region is prepared to address this problem." playgrounds, and at every exit ramp to the expressway. and around all of the high schools, The goals of the task force Members will begin meetâ€" radius of the