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30 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, December 19. 2 Citizen Appointments to the Laurel Creek Headwaters Environmentally Sensitive Landscape Public Liaison Committee The Region of Waterloo has m ; â€" established a Public Liaison Tt â€"â€"_â€"â€" A Committee to advise and assist | & 37 p . Soays, j Regional staff on stewardship of the |g! & E > recently designated Laure! Creek {' 4 4 6 Headwaters _ Environmentally | | giAâ€"â€"â€"2) Wemwrine l'{‘_';\,;’ ‘ Sensitive Landscape (E.S.L.). This ceves C * ~ Committee will help identify |i _ â€"1\p= "ahp .. opportunities to enhance natural XAC cug f areas, landscape connectivity, and » s nsm t . ‘ scenic roads. It will also help | _aem*~>% _ * +. J coâ€"ordinate access to landscape |â€"~ _ t@ ...‘ $# stewardship programs and technical w“q'g,,,‘/"‘ ‘ and financial assistance. pme*r* & w\ Logal TeSIEENS aNd TaNIOWNOTS Hy. oooz on on mc mm mm mm iomamen mm nmns the E.S.L., especially those having knowledge, interest, or technical qualifications in environmental conservation, land stewardship or applying for funding, are encouraged to apply for the following positions: * Two members who will each serve threeâ€"year terms ending Dec. 31, 2010; * Two members who will each serve twoâ€"year terms ending Dec. 31, 2009; and * One member who will serve a oneâ€"year term ending Dec. 31, 2008 All members will be eligible to reâ€"apply for additional terms at the end of their first term. For more information about this Public Liaison Committee, please contact Chris Gosselin, Manager of Environmental Planning, at 519â€"575â€"4501 or Application forms and Terms of Reference for the Committee may be picked up in person at the Regional Clerk‘s office or by calling 519â€"575â€"4450 or eâ€"mailing To be eligible for consideration, you must file your application prior to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 11. 2008. Please submit completed applications to: Regional Clerk Region of Waterloo 150 Frederick St., 2nd Floor Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3 Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act and will be used to determine suitability for appointment. Questions regarding the collection of personal information should be referred to Stevie Natolochny at 519â€"575â€"4450. tme wake 16b Chronice _ WATERLOO CHRONICLE EYEs|rdHemmmmflnmmmde" 1 1 i ) Please find a cheque for $26.00 endased for a 1 year contributic i Signature: 1 Name: _ : Address: I city: _ F To us us as a uy as on For more information call: The Circulation Department 519â€"894â€"2250 Fax 519â€"886â€"9383 i O Please find a cheque for $26.00 endaosed for a 1 year contribution. I‘d like to pay by _( VISA _ (D) MASTERCARD Card#: Region of Waterioo PUBLIC NOTICE Postal Code: «ue 'E.yi;, E) ~ C N Exp. Date: 2007 Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas. Wait. Can 1 even say that anymore? We all know the trouble radio jock Don Imus got into over the "ho" word so I‘m a little surprised nobody has challenged it when referring to the holidays. And can 1 even say Merry Christmas in this politically correct era? Who knows. Cibninneimnine It‘s just too confusing for an ol‘ Geek so I‘ll just get to this, my preâ€" Christmas column for 2007. As many of us remember from the old days, children were warned that if they weren‘t good, Santa wouldn‘t bring them presents. Instead he would leave a lump of coal in the old Christmas stocking. Well, I can‘t visit every houseâ€" hold in the area but I‘m offering my Christmas stocking filled with presents and lumps of coal for my own reasons. The presents are in the form of a sincere "well done" while the lumps speak for themâ€" selves. Starting with the §000 SHUfE, â€" enc here‘s a present to volleyballer Sarah Pavan, the Forest Heights collegiate grad who was named female athlete of the year for 2007 in the Americaâ€"wide NCAA for her brilliant combiâ€" nation of athletic skills and school smarts at the University of Nebraska. I remember interviewing Sarah many moons ago when she was just a juniorâ€"age performer making an impact with the senior volleyball Troâ€" jans coached by her dad Paul. It‘s performers like Sarah and the thousands of other highschoolers I talked with and wrote about over the years that made me thankful I had that beat. My second present goes to NBA performer Stephon Marbury who has put his name on one of the best projects I‘ve ever heard of and that‘s endorsing a line of lowâ€"cost basketball shoes. Marbury has had some ups and downs in his basketball career and life but I admire the fact that he or somebody around him has recognized the fact that so many basketball shoes were vastly overpriced and thousands and thousands of U.S. kids â€" especially ones from povertyâ€"stricken Santa‘s helper dishes it out unNK The last time I checked, none of Marbury‘s endorsed shoes sells for more than $25. I don‘t know but I‘m guessing they‘re all made "offshore" and it wouldn‘t surprise me if they were put together close by those other highâ€"end lines which usually go for more than $100 a pop. h Unfortunately, and since I‘m R getting to be a more cranky old fart JS every day, the lumps of coal are a outnumbering the presents. neighborhoods â€" simply couldn‘t afford them. Of course hockey fights involving eightâ€"yearâ€" olds, coaches and parengs are sad but it‘s been going on for decades, and will continue as long as the big league allows it. Do you think the NHL is going to ban fighting? Don‘t hold your breath. AP Years ago 1 said in a column 1 NS couldn‘t be excited about trouble in hockey, a game 1 love, when 1 knew the big shots and players all arrived at the rink in a readyâ€"mix truck. If you don‘t get the connection, email me and I‘ll explain it. 1 was a diehard baseball fan for decades â€" actually seeing my first big league game at old Briggs Stadium in Detroit in 1945 â€" but I turned my back on the sport after the strike in the midâ€" ‘90s and didn‘t resume an interest until 10 years later, but not with my earlier passion. Because it‘s not our national sport, I don‘t care what goes on in baseball, good or bad. That‘s up to the Americans to figure out and maybe they will. My guess is the drugâ€"taking process will just become more and more sophisticated . Here‘s an idea. Let them all do all the drugs they want until the game becomes something resemâ€" bling the hundreds of cheesy, mostlyâ€"scripted "reality" crap shows on TV. That would level the playing field, even if the level was deep __ _ _ â€" in the sewer. This is another one of my pet peeves worthy of a lump â€" onâ€"field celebrating in pro sports, primarily football. Once confined to the sidelines, it‘s now so widespread it‘s absolutely goofy. In the good ol‘ days we derided it as showboating or hotâ€"dogging. Now it‘s described as a celebration of a person‘s spirit. That‘s crap with a big C. _ Not to end on a sour note, here‘s a happy holidays to one and all and we‘ll see you again in 2008. Bill (Skip) Johns retired from fullâ€"time sportswriting in 2002 but can be reached atskipschips@golden.net. Mercedes Benz Dealer Authorized Meticulous Restoration Original Paint Finishes Unsurpassed Collision Repair 15 Centennial Dr. Kitchener Specializing In BMW PORSCHE JAG Does anybody recall the Seinâ€" feld episode on TV when the buzz expression was "yada, yada, yada." It was a form of showing boredom or disinterest in a topic and it got a lot of laughs. Well, first off, I‘m "yada, yada, yada" with the everlasting controâ€" versy on hockey fights at any age and the performance enhancing drug situation in pro sports, baseâ€" ball in particular. 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