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Clhronicle VIEM2ROINT 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontano, N2J 1P2 Phone; 886â€"2830 Fax; 886â€"9383 Eâ€"mail: wchronicle@sentex.net A dew of us here at The Chromdle just happened to be lotering around the fax machine vesterday as the column penned by my Inend Sandy (thats him aver there to my left. your right) came ralling in "Sez here," someone read, "that many people arent gratetul for anything around Thanksgiving. In fact, they‘re downnight snarly" That got us to talking. And based on our totally unscientific study Things for which we‘re thankful : l \3! T¢ *4 1 Millc and Kerm in composing are thankful that today‘s paper eventually Deborah Crandall rolled off the press, despite complete computer meltdown (no exaggeraâ€" vonâ€"there was actually smoake involved) earher in the week. Carolyn in circulation is thankful that her motherâ€"inâ€"law is comâ€" ing to visit her â€" for only one day!" Bob in the newsroom is thankful that bis lovely girlfiend has stayed with him lor the past six years as they celebrate another anniversary this weekend. iIsn‘t that the sweetest thing you‘ve ever heard?) And he‘s also thankful he won‘ have to answer the whenâ€" areâ€"youâ€"gettingâ€"marned question much longer. (Was that church bells I just heard clamoring?) Bill in the advertising department is thankful he made it through another fishing trip. and that everything he left was still there when he got backâ€"home. car. wife, kids, dog. cats, job. .. Oh. and nothâ€" ing blew up Kim in the classified ad department is thankful for her "httle buddy"â€"her daughter Ashley. wham she describes as a source of joy. And she‘s thankful to all our classified ad chents, past, present and future. {Okay Kim, enough with the sales pitch.} Jim. our recently appointed director of advertising and marketing. is thankful to have jorned The Chronicle stafl. and says the people here are great iremember, hes new!. He‘s also thankful that he finally has voicemunil. iWe‘ll check back with him later on that one.} Chery! in orculation is thankful that she has a carng and supâ€" portive fammly, and that she passed accounting and will be graduatâ€" ing this year. Yay! Norma in advertising is thankful that she and her own are happy and of reasonable health Even though shes far from most of her family, they are a yery amportant part ol her hife. She‘s also apprecic tive of her supportive family and network of friends here m Ontario She, indeed. has much to be thankful lor And Tim in the newsroom is thankful that he is sull gainfulh emploved at the Waterloo Chromicle and that. despite a lew recent news staries, sull has a lew frends left within the City of Waterlas {Tim, Tim, Tim. How many times do 1 have to tell you that if the folks at city hall like you, you‘re not doing your joh? ) Anyway, quips aside, we at the Warerloo Chronicle are thankful for a multitude of things. particularly. caring loved ones, supportive friends, good health, warm beds and full tummies We wish the same for all our readers Chronicle AND ANOTHER International Standard Serial Number ISSN 0832â€"3410 Have a happy and safe Thanksgring Day ‘ THING... > SK‘ % Let‘s start with me. shall we? I‘m thankful that City of Waterloo Mayor Joan McKinnon is a wonderfully kindâ€"bearted person, with a sense of humour as big as all outdoors. and that she didn‘t phone to yell at us about last week‘s cartoon. (Still Iriends, Joan?}. of ourselves, we concluded that most oi us are indeed gratetul for someâ€" thing. We thought we‘d share with our readers the things for which we‘re thanktul Cheryl McMenemy Group Publisher Deborah Crandall Fdrtor Gerry Mantice Saley Supervisor The big beer bust is losing its appeal Don‘t fret. The lottery isn‘t the only way to big wealth. You might get a job at a Ford plant. Fowl Play:Thanksgiving Day is in the offing. and I suppose that a Iimited number of Canadians will reflect and be grateâ€" ful. About the same number will ignore the observance except for the jumbo dinner. Still, a surprising number will be the polar opposite of grateful; they make a speciality of whinesâ€" the house whines, the young whines, the sour whines, the ice whines, and so onâ€"whines of 0N[‘E all sorts o _"“_ There was a time when Canadians suffered in silence: we were acknowledged to be a noble and stoic race. Now a substantial number of Canadians who aren‘t suffering don‘t do it in silence. A good part of our race is snarly and ill temâ€" pered. Take the high school students who periodâ€" ically walk out of schools in pursuit of their rightsâ€"which are strangely nearly always extraâ€"curricular activities. Take the core cult of protesters who never saw a public office they wouldn‘t dearly love to picket "Have signs, will travel" is their slogan Take the hyphenated Canadians who think m nothing of marching in support of a brutal regime and marching against a cause Canadians are fighting lot The list of malcontents could ga on and on, but you get the idea. Canadians increasingly have a snarky component that makes governing difficult, let alone having to live with these folks among us Sull, we‘ve more than enough to be thankful for. It wasn‘t always thus. We older folk can remember grim Thanksgivâ€" ings, when times were so tough you had to stuff the turkey \Vl[h “L‘\\'Qp(lp(‘rg The leftâ€"hand threads who protest for animal rights. As if you ever met an ammal who knows its nght from its lef. But have a happy and reflective holiday eh? Bob Vrbanac Tim Gardner Carokyn Anstey Chery McCill : ht ie Sports Editor Reporter Carenlation Manager Circalation ts â€" ‘ (4 a| ' & | Ay»e~ d '“”fi | Jim Alrander 3 “.. 4% ; § [ Director af Advertising i« . i U j s ud & h .v.. [% i m k P Bidl Karges Norma C yea Lynn Mirchell Kim Beoderick Advertising Sales Advertising Sales Reg. Class. Mngr Clnssified Sales The Chronicle We‘re now headed into the time of year when you wonder whether it !! be the leaves or the Oktoberfesters hitting the ground first !!! ONCE OVER LIGHTLY And remember that if you can‘t pay your bills, be thankful you‘re not one of your creditors. â€" Ein Prosit: An Oktoberfest insider says that all is not well with Oktaberfest: The big beer bust is losing some of its appeal. Biggest reason, he says, is the continuing police crackdown on drinking drivers which has some past patrons of the fest _'_. Chilly Feet: What‘ll you bet that regional councillors will chicken out on the smoking ban and will ease its provisions for almost every business that how\s. H I‘m not mistaken, I predicted as much when they passed the noâ€"smoking bylaw. As expected, councillors have called for a review and that‘s usually the prelude to some sort of wig gling out . The $258,000 grant by Liz Witmer to a group promoting the bylaw as it stands is not surprising in llscl‘[, but the amount surely is If I recall Waterloo Region has a population of 500,000 which makes the grant about fourâ€"bits a person And if they‘re figuring on changing the minds of the minorâ€" ity who still smoke, the grant would represent more than a buck a head. Although, if you can convince any of them to quit, I suppose it‘s money well spent. Gosh, just think of the price smokers pay. For instance, you feel sorry for a smoker when he‘s being chased by a mugger who isn‘t saying to heck with it An additional reason is the economy which is not robust enough to let ordinary folks spring for a large night in one of the larger palaces. Maybe you don‘t think that‘s so, but he says it is He suggests you take the attendance numbers with a grain of salt because the organizers aren‘t used to portraying Oktoberfest as anything other than a raving success By the way, as I think I‘ve mentroned before, cating will never solve as many problems as drinking. Did you ever try and tell your troubles to the busboy at a salad bar? Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group = A division of Southam Inc, The views of our columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the newspaper Mailed subscription rates $65 yearly in Canada, $90 yearly outside Canada + G S T