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WLU students plan annuval Shinerama Waterloo Lutheran Uniâ€" versity‘s Shinerama, an anâ€" nual shoeshine event will be held Sept. 23. The group, consisting of the univerâ€" sity‘s freshmen, will scour the twin cities area in search of people willing to donate to the four organiâ€" zations being helped by Shinerama this year. In payment for a donation, the givers will receive a shoeâ€" shine, whether they need Sept. 6. The annual Labour Day Parade was held. An estiâ€" mated 12,000 people watched the parade from Waterloo Square to the Kitchener City Hall. Sept. 2. The Elmira Fall Fair titled ‘"Focus on the Countryâ€" side‘"‘ began. It included a midway, parade, harness racing, agricultural competitions, band pageant and art display. Special attraction was a display by the Transâ€"Canada Hell Drivers. The fair ran until Sept. 6. Sept. 3. Ann Kuehl and her seven helpers, presented $10.11 cents to the Waterloo Fire Fighters‘ Muscular Dystrophy fund. The children raised the money from a backyard carâ€" nival. Ann lives at 58 Noecker St. DETERMINED MARCHERSâ€"Eightyâ€"five degree heat didn‘t dampen the determination of the members of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Flying Dutchâ€" man Band in the annual Labour Day Parade Monday. Here the band‘s colâ€" Week in retrospect "AB% "ow P Organizations that will receive the proceeds from the Shinerama are the Kâ€"W Big Brother Association, the Kâ€"W Diabetic Associaâ€" tion, the Margaret Macâ€" Donald Sunshine Home for Handicapped Children, and the Open Sesame Nursery School. Part of the WLU orientaâ€" tion week, the students hope to raise $6,000, approximateâ€" ly twice as much as was raised in the event last year. k A request, however, by a delegation from the Glenâ€" ridge area of University Avenue, not to increase the speed limit from 30 m.p.h. to 35 m.p.h. was acâ€" Westmount Road has onâ€" ly a sub base coat of paveâ€" ment, which is being torn up by traffic on the street. Council has Ontario Muniâ€" A request by a delegation from the Westmount Street area to prohibit the widenâ€" ing of Westmount Road from 40 to 48 feet was igâ€" nored by Waterloo Council members Tuesday night. The Westmount Road deâ€" legation, headed by Dr. K. D. Fryer, 69 Dietz St., askâ€" ed council to wait until heavier â€" traffic â€" warrants the widening of Westmount Road and that the abutting residents not be charged for the cost of paving the road. Inspite of 85 degree heat Prize for best float in the parade was won by the Waterloo County Shifters Car Club for the second year in a row. Their float, which illustrated needless An estimated 12,000 specâ€" tators lined the parade route from Waterloo Square to Kitchener city hall, Monday for the twin cities annual Labour Day parade. Parade attracts crowds Delegation is refused "%e" 4 Westmount Road resiâ€" dents objected to the widâ€" ening because they said it will make the road into a freeway. They claimed it is hard enough for the childâ€" ren to cross the street now. Dr. Fryer pointed out in his presentation, that a traffic study found the road would not need to be widenâ€" ed until 1987. He suggested, along with other residents, the road be repaved, but not widened. He also argued Kitchener does not plan to widen its area of Westmount road for five or ten years and asked why Waterloo didn‘t do the same. Councillor Robert Cruise said the city wanted to do the job of paving and widenâ€" cipal Board approval to reâ€" pave the road and widen it at the same time. slaughter on the highways, displayed the twisted wreckâ€" age of a car and tombstones. Prize for the best dogâ€" drawn float went to George Cooper, a member of Local 3292, United Steel Workers of America. His St. Bernard pulled two children in a wagon, called the "half pint express." our guard proudly displays provincial and local flags. An estimated 12,000 spectators lined the parade route from Waterloo Square to the Kitchener City Hall. Prizes were given for the best union and nonâ€"union floats Second prize in the horse aens "roag 5"4:&;; , v%% im ing the road all at once and do it right. Mrs. J.C. Pavanel, 46 Westmount Rd., suggested the city semiâ€"pave the road, until it required widening, but Ald. Rudy Kominek, said council should stick to the OMB ruling to widen the road. ~ in the Laure! Vocational, Lincoln Heights and St. Thomas School area, was headed by Mrs. Doreen Dufton, 267 Glenridge Dr. She said an increase in the speed limit near the schools would increase the hazards already present for school children crossing University Avenue. Cars making left turns off or onto â€" University _ Avenue also have problems or dogâ€"drawn float went to Family Furniture Waterloo Ltd. for a horseâ€"drawn enâ€" try. The moreâ€"successful deleâ€" gation, requested the freezâ€" ing of the 30 m.p.h. speed limit on University Avenue Local 677, United Rubber Workers of America re ceived the honor of being the best marching group in the parade. Top honors for union locals with more than 700 memâ€" bers went to Local 1524, E *A »\“u. L *sj In the nonâ€"union float category, the Wâ€"W Regional Folk Arts Council placed first for the second straight year. Their float consisted of a truckload of children dressed in a number of ethâ€" nic costumes. The purpose, the Arts Council said, was to let Canadians know the ethnic groups are proud and thankful to be in Canada. Also to show people the heriâ€" tage of old countries. Second prize in that division went to the Highwaymen, a car club. Canada Ltd., defeated Kitâ€" chener firefighters in two out of three pulls in a tugâ€" ofâ€"war. Events also incluâ€" ded races for the children and prizes for the best decorâ€" ated bicycles. 677 URWA, B.F. Goodrich In the afternoon Labour Day activities, at the Cenâ€" tral Ontario Exhibition at the Kitchener Auditorium, Rubber workers of Local The theme "from barâ€" gaining to recreation‘‘ won Local 73, URWA first place in the union locals with less than 700 members. Second place went to Loâ€" cal 67, URWA United Auto Workers. Their float showed two city halls. Second to Local 1524 was Loâ€" cal 80 URWA, for a demonâ€" stration on how members could pull together. «. hi