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w at er lo oc hr on ic le .c a W at er lo o C hr on ic le | T hu rs da y, Ju ly 30 ,2 02 0 | 8 Check out the answers on page 7 Like puzzles? Then you'll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! Here's How ItWorks: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle! Cr oss wo rd & Su do ku CLUES ACROSS 1. Chop with an ax 4. Where a bachelor lives 7. Indicates near 10. Doctors' group 11. It's just a number 12. Type of bread 13. Lively ballroom dance 15. Charles S. Dutton TV series 16. A way to use up 19. Singular event 21. 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French wine grape 40. Intrinsic nature of something 41. Neural structures 42. Brews 43. Where ships take on cargo 44. Holiday season singer 47. Shock treatment 48. Popular average 49. Products 51. A type of bear 52. Utilize 53. Old world, new 58. Swiss river From urine-filled bottles thrown on the roof to a rock thrown through a portable window, Vista Hills Public School has seen its share of "unsafe, unwelcome beha- viour" and its principal is looking for answers. Vista Hills Public School in Waterloo is asking mem- bers of the school and broad- er community to stand up, be present and visible fol- lowing a number of inci- dents on school property during the past couple months. In an email message dis- seminated by the school's council last week, principal Don Oberle said schools across the Waterloo Region District School Board have been experiencing an in- crease in acts of vandalism and "unsafe, unwelcome be- haviour" on school grounds, including Vista Hills. "There has been an ongo- ing concern over chronic lit- tering," he noted. "Unfortu- nately, things have escalated to include damage to school property from the Kinder- garten play area (to) the bas- ketball nets. The sandboxes have been dumped and dam- aged." A rock was thrown through a portable window about a month ago. During the past couple weeks, the Kindergarten play space materials were scattered across the yard. Wooden stools from the play space were taken to climb on top of a storage shed, pre- sumably to steal the nets from the baskets. Oberle also received re- ports that individuals had urinated in water bottles and tossed them on the roof of the school. A few parents contacted him with concerns to say they felt unsafe and that it was becoming a significant issue impacting their (and their kids') sense of safety and security around the school. "We want community members to be feeling the exact opposite of that," Ober- le said. Anyone witnessing any unsafe or unwelcome beha- viour is encouraged to "stand up and speak up" by addressing the unwanted ac- tions. "You can also attempt to safely identify the individu- als and report them to school administration by emailing don_ober- le@wrdsb.ca," the message reads. "If you are uncomfortable doing this, or it is unsafe to do so, any acts of vandalism or damage to school proper- ty should be reported." Oberle said he doesn't in- tend to paint students or the neighbourhood in a negative light and that without regu- lar, required structure, sup- ports and outlets for stu- dents, the increased "expres- sions of emotion" should come without surprise. "Our youth, in particular those vulnerable, have been under supported and under resourced in terms of gov- ernment support and 'stimu- lus packages' as they are a challenging sector to reach in these complex times." Most importantly, Oberle said he wants to encourage those using the school prop- erty to be present and use the space in a safe manner and in a way that's intended - to provide for healthy, ac- tive, community building connections. "Anyone not using the space in this manner should be addressed in order for those who are to be safe and comfortable on school prop- erty." PRINCIPAL URGES COMMUNITY TO 'STAND UP, SPEAK UP' BILL JACKSON bjackson@torstar.ca An increasing number of incidents at Vista Hills Public School in Waterloo has prompted the principal to issue an appeal to the neighbourhood: If you see something, say something. Bill Jackson/Torstar NEWS VANDALISM, LITTERING AND SAFETY CONCERNS REQUIRE VIGILANCE SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT WATERLOOCHRONICLE.CA