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WAFERIAX) cannula: - Wednesday, August 2s, zoos . 9 j : . . . . A. ) s r - r 1 \ V V V . ill 11le l() 1Hh(.HR()Nl(.Lh All hall \ 7 7 A 77#7 7 7 seen scale models of the C.N. Tower. it coloured with chalk. ‘ ‘ Why no hm! and they are quite articulate. hand- This is just another example of . . ' pyramid in the ed in. the lack of foresight and common e ar 1c . Q I agree with Beryl Gratzke's letter sense the current council is afflicted pUbliC square’ in last week's Chronicle that it with, We have recently watched the . should be relocated, But lets take stumbling ofthis council indealing ‘ve heard it said. being happy is better than being king. Has no qgeofivsigcom'wt a that a step further. with skateboarders and now the pri- IFortunately for Ted Maczka, aka “The Garlic King." would] Shave made am'rlrllbolic W Maybe the mayor and the rest of vate security expenditure. he is both to our thisto 7 5) city council could taketurns dis» The mistake made was to install “As 1 say. I believe in the garlic.” Maczka told me over the RefiiPisbi sh ed rind strat . call playing this on their front lawns. l'm the bell before the square was even phone from Picton. where he owns a 22-hectare garlic field. laced this would have big” m2; re sure their neighbors would relish its finished. l first met the “The Garlic King” at the annual Stratford Gar- g resentative of our glorious t beauty. Council should have put the lie Festival. With twinkling blue eyes and a tanned. happy face. thgn the controversial bell pas i think that all the proponents of $100,000 towards finishing the skat- he shared sound advice on growing garlic and its natural healâ€" ' this thing, if they are able to con- ing rink and water feature. ing powers Gwendolyn D lone- vince the good people of Waterloo Installing art work now at the This September, he returns to Stratford once again for this Waterioo that this is art. will certainly be able civic square is like hanging pictures year’s garlic festival to, as he says, “spread the garlic gospel. to convince all the dog owners that on a wall while the paint is still dry- “I‘ve been crazy about the garlic.“ said Maczka. 82. “My lat- when they stoop and scoop they irig. est innovation, because I am known as 'The Garlic King,’ is The be“ 100de can pick up the turds by the clean I am also one of many that does something i call ‘instant pickled.” better in chalk end. n't appreciate the artistic value of a [Every morning for breakfast. 1 put my cloves of garlic in a huge msty bell as a center piece no blender and cover half of them with vodka. l puree them into a t l . I t “M E r matter what the theory is of what it paste and put a tablespoon into my porridge" . Ifisutght merZ'uToiiggggfeTzzm Waterloo is suppose to represent. Born in Poland. Maczka spent two years as a teenager in a the l I] dra . atleastitcovered Beautyisintheeyeofthe Russian slavecampduringthe SecondWorldWar and Iivedin u someofthmt Another dumbe“ beholderandlsayrustisrust. lran, Iraq, Palestine and England _â€"__ me our ma or and the city ooun- This is just another dumbbell before making Canada his home. “I ' cil seem to “my; it wasan outrage decision bycouncfl decisionbylntelligentWaterloo‘s read an article in the Financialpost \ I \ I H; l U I This creation is something a first . . counCil. that we unpon more than five "who" \ l l i \ year sheet metalapprenticewould Immrpnsedtoseethepictureofa dollars worth ofgarlic every year, and be embarrassed to subrriit as his ‘ city workerpowerwashing the . Barber-Gum I decided to make Canada self-suffi- _ - ~ - . $100.000bell inthecivicsquareafier Waterloo cient in growing garlic." Maczka said, ‘ term end Proyect. conSidenngl we his accent still strong after 52 m in “ Canada. “1 think a garlic bulb must . _‘ 7" ' . havehitmeonthehead,becausel've [~_ It to e extreme never been normal since. l'm crazy .. ' 1 ii] abomfly o'gnimble. Marzka w] mw: dmwwrm _ mgtxbefore gmmtgaseedzeénghficlm be spotted at festivals and fairs ‘ lydieMterkio'IhiGiiwitamontimnsmnmtflh Thefundraiserswouldhave much pieferredthecity around (lh'e lcomltau‘gm“ cap along Sign on first. They hoped that would inspire others to sporting m ‘ giant MARSHALL The!“ talk of ad ding the l l l . rink pony up ornamental garlic bulb fixed to the WARD andwaterfeatureinthenaitlittlewhile. Allofthistalk.ofcourse.wasspawnedbythe all? ofhis “111th b; the "Ta“: Amaa‘ngiy. the project came in around arrival of skateboarders in the square â€" Mer onesagizrvtliihman in .' e wor ' a quarter millio' n dollars under budget _ a development which has mifled some aczka . commotion. . _ . , which is the tofeither l 'l : l l ( ll people including a few councillors. A leader in Canaries garlic movement since introducing mentonthepartofthecityora l'llllllKl whoapparentlydon’tfiillysupporta garlictotheRoyalCanadianAgnailmr-alW‘interFairmlsaa, "H”. “We . t thanwm ) . policy ofinclusion extending to less Macrka said big crowds come out to hear him talk about the Shgh . lug} “1 arget necessary . , . . . benefits of garlic. to begin with. familiar actrvrties .. , , . ~ - - - 1 encourage people to grow garlic in their own backyard. lwfll.tobechantable,takethefirst ‘ Thecityisstillfuddlingoverthe idea _ , , oneâ€" I it isun ”mummy Q9; ofan‘extreme" sportsfacility. Some 23:1 then you have your own healing and preventative medi- ecttooomem'underbudg'ecbeitgov- showmtuheitrmovtnht 'l'msorrytosaythi_s.butweliveiriagreedy,greedysodety emmentorpnvate.Butletstakethegood park. ddru . ‘ tt ak It ll 1 when wecan 8a it. Not to betoo pointed. but iftaxpay- an g comparues jus wan o m e money. e peop e Nowagroup ofwell i up ersaregoingtofundhockeyrinks. soft- not to be brainwashed by the government and drug compa- dents have, they say, in I ed af 1 . ban diamonds and such m then an nies who don't care about curing you. They just want to sell . . . . J I ~ - you drugs mmytwflflnflffgéffg a 3:11? &, \ ofthe e spggzpark m not tembly 0m "i believe in the garlic, and I believe this is my voluntary I . I an ice cove red liar piece ozoncrete - ” I ' . contribution to humanity â€"â€" I‘m not making money on it," said . In!” ”was Maczka mettm be] askatingl Sinkinthe BgRUIQNKE On £23133): l celebrated my “To me. garlic is like. a peach and l handle it with loving l wish this group well. I commend Slst birth' day this week i can rernem- lcare. [Filly class‘ m mm? mph"? and l ”Hume", W's them for their public spirit. But I'm not her my parents at 51. They seemed a yum 32 “itg’wommngt 5h" om £08511 as“; odfuwh “a. at optimistic theywrll find a receptive atmosphere for xggogfieflbrrmr aybe that‘s the perspective from Yes Ma czka is a little crazy __ but justvrnzy about garlic. The civic square, deserved or not. already has a One thing has become rather annoymg.’ This year. midi to the his??? at.“ thewzikany'peoumpllen.who lb?" from him; public taint on it. That migit be one barrier.We are the blue“ benefactor ofmy birthday. was the y PM I” if h “do: thaT" ity to SD n “a“ 0 also are in the rriidst of some very tough am, for Ontario Ministry of'lhnsportation. It cost me 3150 W“ m “WY 0 "8 i II I l and for com Donating moneyis fornickersarid adriverslicense. The 2009 Stratford Garlic Festival is _September 12 from 9 still ble but they bopthmlj“ I tol Ii in You'rewelcomeDalton. a.m. to 4 pm At 3 pm, Ted Mach Will be presenting My the pout and this might noltmnflrythe bill Love Affair with Garlic! For more information. visit OneMOf the p l l with fl I I I for so“ wwwstntfordarlldestivalcom. thingbuiltbythecitytomnwithâ€"etleutlnmy ’°' mirtdâ€"htlnidulhlveaiiudydonateddimugi MMamMofdnlmeu-‘M mytamMmytupcyenm-ynotbeallthnlnmr- mummbcmdidbyemaflu ‘W‘lww‘lvmu mmmwmwmmmwflbnmm , acted in don-tit! a second time. burnt-Mam -