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Cindy Povey Chronicle Staff The purchase of a $30 oak chest drawer at an auction sale started Mary Beingessner and Graham Heit thinking seriously about starting an antique business. Although Beingessner and Heit, both Wilfrid Laurier University students, spent much of last summer making the business work, their hard work paid off. Not only did they come out on top financially, their efforts earned them Ontario Youth Medals which will be presented to them March 29 in London. The awards commemorate the province‘s celebration of International Youth Year. Auction sale ‘Venture‘ hooked pair on business ‘"Mary bought an oak chest drawer at an auction around Christmas and we thought we‘d try our hand at refinishing it. We began talking a lot about antiques and the whole idea evolved from that," said Heit. a fiifigééknei. 20, said she knew about the Student Venture Capital program and looked into it. She said the idea was basically to start up a business and make a living off it. She said loans, which were interest free until October 1, were available up to $2,000. According to Beingessner, it was to give students an entreâ€" preneurial experience. ' We then began to do a lot of research in the city. We looked at antique shops â€" which are all in Waterloo. But there were none in Kitchener," she said. _ Heit, 24, said they saw the need for an antique shop in Kitchener. They then began pricing and researching everything before presenting their Chronicle Staff Pat Arbuckle Local Planned Parenthood officials are breathing a sigh of relief that provincial funding has been approved for another year. â€" â€" s _ _Still, they'wonder how long it will take before the public finally understands the organization and its obâ€" jectives. â€" â€" & o _ "*Funding has been an issue every year (since the local organization was established in 1972.) A small group of vocal people draw attention to the fact that we do abortion referrals. They don‘t understand that the orientation of Planned Parenthood has always been prevention,‘"‘ said Wendy Newbery, education coâ€"ordinâ€" ator for the local organization, adding that Planned Parenthood officials are frustrated having to repeat this message every year. f C Planned Parenthood tired of having to defend orientation _ We work as part of a larger network of doctors, the health unit and hospitals but we are the ones who are targetted," she said. _ _ c S Newbery stressed that Planned Parenthood works withâ€"in the law which states that abortion is legal in Canada. Approximately two per cent of the local organization‘s contacts are abortion seferrals. Frustration of misconception Started own business idea to the Chamber of Commerce. In the meantime théy were accepted by the program and they received a $2,000 loan from the Royal Bank. They vowed not to touch it until they found a shop. â€" _ ‘""We were get'ting pretty desperate until we found an empty shop on Frederick Street," said Beingessner. They took over the store May 1, right after their final exams, and they spent two to three weeks fixing it up and collecting inventory. Around May 20 they opened as the Tinder Box. Beingessner and Heit owned the business until the middle of August, when they had an ownership changed. = _ o. The Tinder Box was successful. After paying their loan back, and not counting periodic withdrawals Beingessner and Heit each had a $1,000 profit. "We sold it to my aunt," said Beingessner. "All through the summer she was asking us about it. We sold it to her lock stock and barrel. She closed it down for two weeks to reorganize and we spent some time to show her the ropes. Right now her sons are in it too and they‘re exâ€" panding." "We would certainly start a Summer Venture program again," said Heit. ‘"We wouldn‘t do it the same way though. We wouldn‘t get a store again for two reasons. There is a lot of time and pressure, and the antique business is so time consuming. But we‘d certainly do a Venture program again." The current controversy over Planned Parenthood, Newbery feels, is the result of confusion between the Canadian and U.S. branches of the organization and stems from bitter confrontations between the Ameriâ€" can Planned Parenthood and antiâ€"choice groups. "Planned Parenthood of Canada works with educaâ€" tion and prevention in mind. It doesn‘t have (abortion) clinics like Planned Parenthood in the States," she said, adding that The Silent Scream, a film on abortion which is currently being shown by antiâ€"choice groups, is based on the American situation and does not entirely apply to Canada. The $20,950 provincial government grant, which was allotted to Planned Parenthood by Waterioo Regional Council, represents 45 per cent of the organization‘s operating budget. L tm d m e moie on en mer t es According to Newbery, the grant money will make it possible for Planned Parenthood to continue a number of new projects, related to education and prevention, which had been jeopardized because of the funding controversy. Planned Parenthood is an international organization dedicated to providing information about family planning. The local branch of the organization not only h s Some may think the first sign of spring is the return of the Whisâ€" tling Swans. For others, robins make the difference. Waterioo city council watchers, however, know that the true indicator is the reâ€"emergence of the Bearinger Road realignment debate, which surfaces each year at budget time. 1985 will be no exception. Realignment of the roadway is scheduled to begin in 1986, howevâ€" er Alderman Brian Turnbull Monâ€" day asked his council colleagues to begin the work this year. "I do feel very strongly that we should make a stand on Bearinger Road now. We have a tremendous number of people in Lakeshore Village now and access to it (the subdivision) is very poor along Bearinger," said Turnbull. In past years, aldermen, led by former Alderman Glen Wright, have pushed for the reconstrucâ€" tion of Bearinger, from Albert Street to Parkside Drive. Turnbull suggested Monday that the Bearinger work be "tradâ€" ed off" for other less critical projects which are planned to proceed this year. He maintained that two projects which could be delayed are the repaving of Davâ€" enport Road and improvements to Conestogo Road. Chronicle staff Proposed changes in school bus service to Grade 7 and 8 pupils in Waterloo County will be discussed at a public meeting, scheduled for April 2. ho . The changes could affect some 450 students at the senior public level, with 256 expected to lose bus transportation. An additional 197 students currently walking to school will receive bus service if the changes are approved. _ _ Among those who may lose transâ€" portation are 106 students at Macâ€" Gregor school in Wa_t_erloq. _Present board policy states that students living 3.5 km or more from Accordlngtomrywwmcrmndt.an antique business means .pg_nding a !ot gl ti!lp_w store hours, attending auctions and refinishing furniture. They opened an antique store in the summer as part of the Student Venture Capital program. Cindy Povey photo Bearinger Road talks resurface Equitable policy sought in proposed school bus changes WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNE: Y 1 acts as a resource to teachers, providing information, films and speakers, but also advises parents how to handle their children‘s sex education and offers birth control or pregnancy counselling. With a relatively small operating budget, Planned Parenthood lacks the resources for a highâ€"profile advertising campaign to increase public awareness of its aims and the services available, Newbery said. mll;si;‘t‘éâ€"ad'.wt'hose who work within the organization try to provide this information whenever they speak before community groups. _ _ In talking to parent groups, for example, the emphasis is usually on prevention, she explained, with Planned Parenthood representatives offering suggesâ€" tions on how to raise children in a healthy environment where sexuality is openly discussed. With high school students or Sunday school classes, on the other hand, they stress the importance of responsibility in human relationships, not only in the decision to use contraceptives, but also in becoming sexually active in the first place. _ Newbery said that the annual funding dispute has prompted the local branch to explore other sources of revenue but she is not optimistic any will be found in the near future. their school will be provided bus transportation, while those living within 3.5 km must find their own way to school. o0 Transportation officer Robert Schlosser explained that the changes are being considered as a means of creating a more equitable countyâ€"wide policy. - In the past, he expliained, the board has granted bus transportaâ€" tion to some students living within the 3.5 km limit, while others are currently forced to walk more than 3.5 km to school. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Education Centre on Ardelt Avenue in Kitchener. Council decided to defer conâ€" sideration of Turnbull‘s suggesâ€" tion for one week to give city engineers time to prepare a reâ€" port analysing alternatives. WLU English department head dies Hugh MacLachlan, 42, chairâ€" man of the English department at Wilfrid Laurier University, died Sunday night of a heart attack at his home in Waterâ€" loo. He was chairman for the successful Arthurian festival at Laurier, which ended Saturâ€" day. Dr. MacLachlan had a lifelong love of the Arthurian legends and the festival reâ€" flected that interest. A member of the faculty since 1970, Dr. MacLachlan was in his third year as chairâ€" man of English. The funeral service will be held at the chapel of Waterloo Lutheran Seminary on the Laurier campus Thursday morning. PAGE 3