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3 | W aterloo C hronicle | T hursday,N ovem ber 28,2019 w aterloochronicle.ca Waterloo ChronicleVoluntary Pay Contribution Program We ask you to consider contributing $30 per year towards delivery of your Community Newspaper. Many of our Readers have made the decision to show their support for the Waterloo Chronicle. It is our pleasure to provide the Waterloo area with a Community Newspaper. 475 ThoMpsoN dRIve, uNITs 1-4, CaMbRIdge, oN N1T 2K7 foR MoRe INfoRMaTIoN Call 519-623-7395 ext. 795080 Yes! I would like to contribute to the Waterloo ChroniclePlease find a cheque for $30 enclosed for a 1 year contribution. signature: _________________________________________________________ Name: _____________________________________________________________ address: ___________________________________ City:___________________ postal Code: ____________________________ phone #: _______________________________ We Appreciate Your Support! Waterloo crossing guard Mi- chel Manuge is urging the driver of a pickup truck that struck her and then took off to turn himself in. The friendly crossing guard, known to students and staff as Shelly, had walked out into the crosswalk on Sunnydale Place at Cedarbrae Avenue on Thursday afternoon to help a student cross. Before giving the boy permission to walk, she was hit by a truck and flew into the road, she told The Record. The young boy she was help- ing to cross yelled out, "Shelly, Shelly, are you OK?" as people rushed to her side. "I couldn't believe it," said Manuge, fighting back tears while in the emergency room at St. Mary's General Hospital on Friday morning. "You've got to think about the kids," she said. "This guy could have killed a kid." The driver of the pickup truck fled the area without stopping. Waterloo Regional Police de- scribe the truck as a dark Ford F150, with a sticker for Browning, a U.S. firearms and fishing gear company, on the front wind- shield. Police said a man was driving the truck. Manuge, 55, suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. "I'm in a lot of pain," she said. "I have air trapped in my left lung. My left lung is collapsed." She also has broken ribs, her knees are cut up and she has bruising across her upper left thigh. "My whole left side took the impact," she said. "The guy that was driving has no right to have a licence," she said. Manuge has been a crossing guard at the intersection near Ce- darbrae Public School for about 20 years. She started when her own children were attending the school. "Everybody loves Shelly, she's family," said Samantha LeBlanc, who has two children who go to Cedarbrae school. "During her many years at Ce- darbrae, she has come to know not only every student in the school but also their families," said Lynsey Slupeiks, spokes- person with the Waterloo Region District School Board. "We are grateful to the parents for their quick response and for calling emergency services, and to the first-responders who pro- vided necessary medical atten- tion. "We wish for a speedy recov- ery and look forward to welcom- ing her back." On Friday, Manuge's husband, Rob Manuge, and their daughter Jennifer Duncan, were at the hos- pital by her side. "Just seeing her distraught in a bed, it's hard," said Duncan, tearing up. Both are urging the driver of the pickup truck to come for- ward. "Turn yourself in," said Rob. "Stop running." Any one who witnessed the collision, or has related informa- tion, is asked to contact police at 519-570-9777 ext. 8856 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800- 222-8477. WATERLOO CROSSING GUARD STRUCK IN HIT AND RUN, URGES DRIVER TO COME FORWARD Michel Manuge works as a crossing guard near Cedarbrae Public School in Waterloo in this photo from 2005. Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record file photo LAURA BOOTH lbooth@therecord.com LOCAL YOUR CITY Visit waterloochronicle.ca for more coverage Arts Awards Waterloo Region hosted its awards night on Fri- day, Nov. 22. The arts communi- ty - artists, supporters, and fans - gathered at The Tannery for the 2019 Arts Awards Waterloo Re- gion Awards event. The evening saw 11 awards presented: seven awards pre- sented in the broad category of "the arts," and in addition, there were two emerging artist awards, an arts philanthropist award, and a lifetime achieve- ment award. The 2019 winners are as fol- lows: • Tara Cooper, arts award • Cathy Farwell, arts award • Ahmad Meree, emerging artist • Michelle Purchase, arts award • Matt White, arts award • Jim Good, Good Foundation Inc, arts philanthropist • Ernest Daetwyler, arts award • Majdi Bou Matar, arts award • Meg Harder, emerging artist • Juneyt Yetkiner, arts award • Martin de Groot, lifetime achievement. ARTS AWARDS WINNERS CELEBRATED