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t 30A9 â€"â€" T881 ,0€£ I3MUL .YA0ORIUT (3IMORHD O0 193TAW MAIL ITEMS TO box 898, Waterioo, Ont. Roundup ... Naval career person Colin McKeown (Old Beechwood) is returning from exercises in the Caribbean Sea as he has been selected for naval college in preparation to take over the new computerized RCN frigates that come on stream in the 90‘s . . . Sportscaster Bill Inkel will host the Kâ€"W Manufacturer‘s Live Celebrity golf tournament Sept. 3 at Foxwood . . . The Kâ€"W Granite Club has approved a new ‘‘introductory offer of $100"" for Senior curlers during the dayâ€"time hours â€" details phone 742â€"1868 ... Freeport Hospital director Pat Henderson was delighted with the $5,000 cheque donated by the Waterloo Lions . Superannuation Fund is one of the largest pools of Canadian capital, ranking only below the Canada Pension Plan, the Caisse du Depot and the Alberta Heritage Fund. In January 1985, the fund had $8.8 billion of assets which benefit 29,000 retirees. The report shows that 125,000 teachers, school boards, Ministry and other personnel contribute to the nel who are retiring in June are: Gerhard Bachmann, Edward Boldt, John Boulden of KCI; Astrid Burkholder â€" Margaret Ave. PS; Jean Chappel â€" Bluevale CI; and from Educational Services we have Mary Dick, Margaret Dickson, Barbara Mavin, Mildred Reed, and Peter Stead. This "early retirement‘" policy by the Province was made The Kâ€"W Oktoberfest Women‘s Committee is moving into high gear again. Elaine Rees, chairperson for the ‘"Women of the Year", indicates that Anna Kaljas will be the recipient of a Special Award. Margaret Janecki says the *‘Blooming Affair‘ event has already nine florists conâ€" firmed which probably will be held again in the Ruedeâ€" sheimer Garten. Jan Pender‘s "Pageant Luncheon" committee is discussing the Oktoberfest Cookbook. Nadine Parsons indicates the "Pageant Ball" has finalized the ticket price at $75 per couple. nationallyâ€"syndicated children‘s program "The Treehouse TV Show‘" will begin taping again on Aug. 1 and 2. ‘‘Treehouse" will be taping its 15th series which makes it one of the longestâ€"running Canadian produced shows in the country. Only ‘"Front Page Challenge" and "Mr. Dress Up" that are currently in production have been running longer. Thanks to general manager Bill McGregor‘s support at CKCOâ€"TV, ‘"Treehouse‘"‘ has served as a stepping stone for young talent in the Kâ€"W area. For instance, puppeteer Peter McCowatt is now a rising comedy writer on CBC network; Mary Jane Rahn (Dawson Ave.) has branched out as a top cameraâ€"person; over 3,000 Kâ€"W children have acted on‘‘Treehouse"‘ and many registered later in Conestoga‘s *"*Communication radioâ€"TV‘" courses. ‘"‘Treehouse" is auditioning for new children (ages 6 to 12) and welcomes any to register by phoning production assistant Pamela Sahli at CKCOâ€"TV 578â€"1313. A number of other Waterlooâ€"related educational personâ€" with Ted Rooney 10 W Reynolds said in real life this story has a happy ending, ‘"After a period of time the doctors discovered she has an unidentifiable disease and she wasn‘t going to die â€" she had prepared to die and now she has to prepare to live again." Another brade 9 student, Anne Reynolds is the Junior prose winner for "A Change of Heart®". She said she writes best about things she knows well rather than abstract topics. Her story was inspired by a real person who is a friend of the family. ‘‘The woman was diagnosed as having AMA or Lou Gehrig‘s Disease. I was impressed with her courage as she coped with the disease and prepared for death. She changed my whole way of thinking about growing old and dying. I hope I can act this way if I ever have to cope with a similar problem." *‘*My story is about a young man who breaks into a house with the intention of robbery. When he discovers its occupant is a crippled person, he has second thoughts. I chose the title ‘Tree‘ because a tree seemed to be hovering over the house protectively speaking to him. He felt it frown and then smile," Cherry said. She gets ideas for stories everywhere, but they are also formed in her imagination, "I‘m working on a scienceâ€"fiction story now but I get ideas when I‘m out walking or meeting people. I‘ve written several short plays and hope to study acting in the future." As the winrer for the best Junior short story, Grade 9 Suzy Cherry‘s story "Tree" delves into human relations with psychological overtones. *‘The poem is about a child‘s game, yet it stems from a real event. I think every girl has played this game, It‘s a childlike thing to do yet it expresses an adult bitterness â€" the poem ends with no conclusion â€" that‘s left up to the reader. I write about real life events, relationships and feelings. I begin by writing about things I know and from there go to the unknown," said Golem. When four Waterioo collegiate students learned they‘d received local literary awards for their prose and poetry, they were overjoyed â€" what great motivation to continue writing. Amber Golem, Suzy Cherry and Anne Reynolds were the recipients of Waterioo County English awards while Greg Placonourfs won for poetry in the Dorothy Shoemaker Literary contest. Junior poetry winner, Grade 10 student Amber Golem said she has written poetry since age 8 and could always express her feelings in poetry easier than in prose. Her poem, ‘"He loves me (not)" written in free form is about a girl who chants the old ditty "he loves me, he loves me not‘" while pulling petals off a daisy, won her the coveted prize in poetry. WCI students honored in various literary awards competitions BEESGAPE 10 three very different woruts through this series of one man shows. Spend an evening gelting to know Einstein the scientist and the man; take part in one man‘s escape from the city to life on the farm or look at the darker side with Christopher Marlowe the creator of Dr. Faustus. ESCAPE is a little like magic with the black light puppeteers of Famous People Players or a laugh filled evening of improvisational comedy with Second City. A UW Arts Centre entertainment series â€" the Great Escape! Although Anne‘s been writing since the age of 6 she plans to study medicine. In the Dorothy Shoemaker Contest the award for best Intermediate poem, ‘"The Weirdest" was won by grade 11 student Greg Placonouris. His poems deal with the offbeat and bizarre. He often writes in a different dimension and time frame well above his age level. ‘"One night last winter my friend and I went exploring at 3 a.m. There‘s a whole new world to discover at this time â€" people act different at 3 a.m. We visited the all night variety and doughnut shops. All sounds were more intense. We heard gunshots, sirens and even the snow falling." _ _ He is now working on poems about the nature of the artist/writer in society. ‘"Generally Placonouris writes poetry on a daily basis but also holds a partâ€"time job. Although he enjoys his work he says society has stressed the work ethic too much. ‘"The work ethic has been stressed to such a degree that we leap at work â€" any work, which becomes mindâ€"numbing in the end. People use work as an excuse to escape from reality so they don‘t have to confront their own individual being." Waterioo County Board of Education English Award winners (Iâ€"r) Amber Golem, Anne Reynolds and Suzy Cherry. speaking, society ignores the artist and doesn‘t support them. Writing is regarded as a hobby â€" not a real job." «{Continued on page 17)