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a WATERIDO mum-mm, December 26. Nil '0 n .. . t ) ‘ . . , ‘ V ‘ s _ Hal [[2le l() Fllh(.HRONl(.l.h A 0 t ‘ It's important to take a If the provincial government can poverty and find ways to provide Journe ’ 0 take away itty rights. what's to stop these activities so everyone can Stand on Bi“ 1 15 them lrotti taking amt) other work alford tlietti. . it her opitiiott column, .. l‘hou ers' rights next? it takes a village to raise a child. 1 e I shall "III volunteer? Really'l'". lotltty's children are tomorrow's not just the school iii the village. Penny Wallord encourages uotkers: so tti essent e, I am lighting 'leacltt-rs didn't want to will» lt‘dt‘Ilt‘HI‘tlllsh ”I” iitiioti win for ilie tights of our community's draw extracurricular activities. httt ”It. tells I” “I, sliotildii I be children. in doing so. we're not bullying stu- I.R.R. Tolkien otice wrote: “Fantasy is escapist. And that is its lighting for out right to collectively I am. first and foremost. a dents and we're not hurting them or glory." . . ‘ bargain, “WW“. ”I” “rights as indi teaclter _ taking them hostage either, as other My family escaped to the tropical. splendor of (.uba last "duals and those ol ”I” t'omntunt I went to university for live years triedia sources would imply. month, where we spent seven glorious days oti the tiny, I“ children" II“. at “III“. to learn how to teach l-‘reitcli. But the ftiture implications of remote island ofCayo finsenachos. Tolkien happened tobeon “In” Wallord fails II, mm“. I5 I't‘eryday I go to work. i share ttiy this legislation are wideâ€"sweeping our minds while vacationing since our oldest daughter, that those rights. ultimately. are “I“. enjoyment of french and endear and frightening. Mason. had the opportunity to learn the art ofarchery. having and the “In,“ What the provincial otir to itistill a love of learning lan- If it takes this kind of action to recently read fhe Hobbit. governttient has Um“. In Bill I I5 is gnaw-s, get the getteral public to sit up and . Interestingly. her Cuban archery instructor. Yoelkis Carran~ undemocratic and ”an,“ ”NIH“ lhat's ttty job. 'I hat is what I attt take notice, tlten yes, I'm willing to (it Noa..was a huge fan ofTolkten. We chatted at length about [about Ian qualified to do. l'm actually not do it. everything from Bilbo Baggins. elves anti dwarves to Gollum, It imposes .i “mm," on lt'ut‘lk qualified to coach a soccer learn or What's at stake is too important Middle Earth‘and the Shire. I.” ratltet titan letting mm, negoti rttti a drama club. , . not to. “for me... lolkien shows us how you can be very smallpbut II“. ”I“. Wllh “I” employers, the are extta-cttrrtcular activities dream big, Noa told us as he showed Mason how to orient local school boards. lt my“ the important" of course. 'l‘hey do play Carrie Murphy the arrow on the bow. “l have The Lord of the Rings movies on I duration “mm” the ability to a role iii shaping otir young people. Waterloo Blu-ray and watch them over and over. _ “um“ e ”I” ”KI“ to S”II“. in‘the (Zan they only happen at school? “Now I can't wait to see'l‘he Hobbit!" event that negotiations break down. ”I (””3" "I“- Letter policy _ N03 “I'd “5 he grew “Q In a small , g” I”. when confronted with Walford suggests that it is a letters to the editor ma be “I” village on the outskirts of(.aibarten tn . II". suggestion that we Withdraw school s responsibility to provide "“me l I, I“ to 519-886-9583 or by theuprovtnce ofVilla (.lara,(.tiba. . \I \II\I I\I I , . ”I,” curricular activities I“ in!” of them. sirice ntatiy children in the mm” ’3 ‘ (I) ‘ ‘ editori~ In my neighbourhood. theresmo \I, IS ”I” It'is’iII strike action, I “In“ why. community can‘t afford to join a|(“waterloocltrotiicle ca or b' , . morethan 500 people ltvtng there. he I I » - . . - -: - .. _ i, . . - ' ‘ I "m” ‘d. “l h d a and ‘hildho d as w lint I realized that tn the bigger pK- ‘Il'h‘ "I “MI“ I I‘UVI“ “- ”I delivered to Waterloo (‘hronicle 5“" a _ 1?, '~ _0 _ e In“. the “new” is more than just 'l'hat isa problem with otir socit» 27o Weber St ‘1 guite 20 Waterloo. would play tn-thefields. .sWim in the my “XII” it‘s the "Eh“ of my m," ty at lilfgt‘,‘alld ttot something ()titario NZI ”iii“ ‘ ' ' towns and bring iii the cows on my b.‘ mum“ \ children that I atn fighIIng schools 1 an fix alone friends parents farm. a} I," We need to work harder to etid . I asked Noa if (.uba has any new I. . r W» ~~‘Aâ€"â€""~â€"â€"--â€"‘-â€"â€"râ€"*â€"~â€"â€"-â€"~â€"~â€"-â€"â€"Â¥ year's traditions, given that 2013 is ‘ 3R . I . . just around the corner. . H d t 20 l 3 “Before midnight, we go outside } I ‘ ope gul es me In 0 and throw buckets of water onto the ; , . I streets to clear away the evil spirits, so I I it it's the last few days of the year arid I'm not We "TWIN VISIINI OUT YOllngI‘SI dallghfl'f in I‘M?»- the bad things from the past year are ' MARSHALL S going to go throtigh the whole Year in Review and II 54‘0"“ Sh? isadifierent PCNHI- Cleaned away and everyone can start I WARD ‘ thing. Sometimes. I guess. you have to go away to find fresh." Noa told me, on the eve of his . . . . . I Mostly because we tend to remember 01" how Close you really want to be. She 27th birthday. I the bad things. and Whilt' there's value In atid her mother have formed a new "We also make a big doll that looks like an old man, chew- I that. I would much prefer to look forward. I II I ( I I )I bond (SIN! and I have BIWBY§ but" ing on a cigar. arid then we burn the doll at midnight, dance I lost wlial 2m l will bring is a tttystery, B( ) U “K I (I959). and I "I thWfUI her relationship and celebrate. g especially at toss the totintry and on a . With her sisters Will continue to grow iii “Again. it's symbolic of all the old things frotn the past year 5 world stage. the same direction. going away. It's a big celebration with fireworks, as Cubans are hit tio Nosttadanitts. but I can I)l’t'til(‘l We are also heading in a new direc- always up fora good time." i II“. dispute llthlIYlllg warm“ and II“. . tiori with ottr oldest girl. ()n lan. l. she 50 too are hobbits. we agreed. as festivals and other merry . I provincial government will roll on , 7 . will become a business owner with 3 events are often on the calendar in the Shire. “Oh yes. I guess ; We “1“ t‘tililiilut‘ to lose faith in our w“ , little help from her Mom and Dad you could say my little village is like the Shire.” Noa said with a I pohotal leaders. unless someone steps up 6v 3‘ (partners... bttt not completely silent). laugh. I and “In...“ Imuugh ”I, It“. team-c In“; ‘ it‘s been a dream of hers for a long “As a kid. I was always outside playing sports like base- I really matter ”1‘ time. She's excited, and a little fright- ball. We made our own baseball diamond in a field in front of t “is“ it” "lN" dim.” [uxpg We will fuss ened, httt fully confident in her future. my house. We would cut the grass, put down the bases. and I about the weather \\e will worry about And I'm ftilly confident in her ability to make otir own balls and hats â€" we didn't buy them in stores.” I light rail transit ‘ make a go of it. Of course she's my lie added, “We‘d find a cork from an old baseball and spin (“My mm" ,. 1m 1., look 10mm] “I “In BRIAN child, but i wouldn't invest if I didn't nylon around it. ‘til it got tattered and we'd bandage it up. For f it" But then we should he used to all those BOURKE believe In her. the baseball bat. we'd use a machete to cut a branch ol’fa tree. ‘ h\ ”(M yum.“ III-mt mm- hm." mnmg For Diana and l. as we head into out then find a piece of broken glass to smooth the bat down. over from year to year for a loitg time 35th year IIIRI'II‘W- "'5 more OI "“3 That's what my friends and I did-" I I'd rather riot lhanks very much satire. although thankfully. never really the same. I For Noa, the friendship between Frodo and Sam in The l Personally, there‘s been good and had these past ““0“ "In“ why WI'VVI' had III‘IM' 35 Years- IDI’d 0f the Rings IS What resonates most. he told us. I “WI“. months ”In“ “MI,“ menu.» So as i look forward to the next l2 months there's "Even in the hardest of moments, they were so loyal to wp mm. a, PHIWNI II“. “W Wm, ”I” granddattgh excitement, anticipation, a bit of uncertainty and art each other on their journey.~ he said with a smile. let, who started off 2t)|2 as a relatively immobile one «IWfUI If" “I Impeâ€" “lt made me feel so good to see that. and I think it would your ”M and 1-,“th II as m.- iwu and ,-. half in”. “In that‘s how every new year should be. We can't be be so great to have that in real life â€" a friend you can always tornado ,\ year ago. we didn't know what we wottld “If" WWII" ROIIIK ‘0 happen. In" that's WW“ makes II CON“ 0'1" be called lodat. we are llubba and Papa, so great - the uncertainty. It opens the door to so And someone to escape with. In the next touple of weeks we will bet time "IIN'IIIWlN‘r ~ rand tart-tits lot a second time l‘vervone asks what “’ . . are wa‘nt and I tell thetn it really makes no difference “”11" BOW”- ll "1""wa ”fl," 105-3 K001. I‘M Marshall “fwd 15a ubwm‘and mum: mm . . _ . . _ , for Rock (eIIar Mayan; Email nucleomeal No matter whit h gender we get. I know those little "I"’"I’IK‘"’I“- ”I" h? "’0‘ hedhye-matlal marshal! unrdfihotmat’l mm babies are lit very good hands. I’INNU'WI‘DUII'VHU’" ’ '