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@ Waterlioo council briefs the origin and meaning of the Bavarian festival last week and enjoyed some of its pleasures as well. on omorofest mnaien â€" e Kitchener â€" Waterioo area which began in Munich in know there is more to the 1810, when a horse race was area‘s famous Oktoberfest held to celebrate the wedâ€" celebration than food, music ding of crown prince Ludâ€" and beer. wig. Due to its fall timing The of the Erps. the event became an annual ville pablic school stemed . thanksgiving festival. the origin and meaning of _ Besides learning the hisâ€" the Bavarian festival last torical facts of the event, all week and enjoyed some of ::ml:?:fibm its pleasures as well: some dressed in Oktoberfest Principal Bruce Miller costumes and the halls of the and the other teachers in the school were decorated with school helped the students Oktoberfest banners. research the history of the Don Landry, music consulâ€" October 12 meeting The traffic and transporâ€" tation committee recomâ€" mended that parking rates in the city be changed to the following fees as of Januâ€" ary 1, 1971. *Waterloo square lot, $75 for 12 months, $40 six *All other municipally owned lots, $50 for 12 months and $30 for six months. The committee also reâ€" commended that six parking meters be installed adjacent to the cement retaining wall bet ween the Waterloo square, Erb street exit and the former Edward‘s Furniâ€" ture store. The area should be designated for this purâ€" pose in the parking bylaw. The committee also reâ€" commended some further discussion with the Kitchenâ€" er city engineer on the Kitâ€" chener â€" Waterloo western road agreement in relation to work in the Hallman road Fischer drive area. The fire and light commitâ€" tee referred several issues of street lighting on Euclid avenue and Hemlock street near University avenue, and Regina street north between Noecker and Marshall streets, to the city engineer for the 1972 budget meetâ€" ing. At least 74 people in the itchener â€" Waterioo area Waterloo fire inspector Chuck Devison explained the . noon kindergarten class firefty and its use to children in Mary Gleiser‘s afterâ€" school on Friday. The committee also sugâ€" gested that the department of transportation and comâ€" munications be advised that the city is willing to pay fifâ€" ty per cent of the installation costs and one hundred per cent of the maintenance costs of the proposed illuâ€" mination on King street north to the northern city limits. The chief planner recomâ€" mended that the planning board approve and submit to the city council for conâ€" sideration, the zoning byâ€" law and development agreeâ€" ment with Major Holdings and Developments Ltd. for a parking lot at Westmount Place shopping center. The clerk‘s department recommended that the counâ€" cil advise the Ontario muniâ€" ciple board that the city has considered the objection to bylaw 3600 concerning the car wash at the corner of Phillip and Columbia streets and desires to continue with the application. The planning board reâ€" commended that the counâ€" cil not endorse a resoluâ€" tion by the board that a car wash and retail store be alâ€" lowed at Erb street and Bridgeport road. The deciâ€" sion may have been influencâ€" ed by the delegation from atd tant for the Waterloo county board of education came and taught the children two Penâ€" Would You Like To Get Marâ€" ried. School custodian Fred Westhausier also entertainâ€" ed the pupils with German a saurkraut and sausage dinner for the students put the area which appeared before the board with a petiâ€" tion signed by 161 residents of the area who opposed the construction. commended that council ammend the convenience commercial zone bylaw to include stores to a maxiâ€" mum of 5,500 square feet of foor space. The city property commitâ€" tee and the office commitâ€" tee recommended that the parachute jump, to be held on October 23, by the Uniâ€" versity â€" of Waterloo engineering society as a part of the homecoming celebraâ€" tions, be authorized subject that â€" adequate insurance coverage is obtained. & The office committee reâ€" commended that: Sport Onâ€" tario: Kâ€"W Kinsmen Club Incorporated and the Kâ€"W Art Gallery be allowed to sell lottery tickets in the city of Waterloo in accorâ€" dance with their individual provincial licences. The office committee furâ€" ther recommended that a request for a financial asâ€" sistance from Ashley Lubin for the Youth for Youth project have no action taken on it. They also requested the purchase of another {(Continued on page 5) The finale of the week was * P *\ Wt Ti c 289. hig® ck P . matie Se at tLincoln Heights public School sex program explained to Waterlioo catholic women Family life coâ€"ordinator of the Waterloo county school board, Florence Fleming, was the guest speaker at the Lady of Lourdes catholic women‘s league meeting last Wednesday. ' She outlined the Christian Erbsville school principal Bruce Miller serves Lydianne Martin a piece of Oktoberâ€" fest sausage while her sister Lucinda gets a helping of saurkraut. The meal was part of the school‘s study of Oktoberfest. family life and sexuality proâ€" gramâ€"which will be taught in six of the Waterloo county elementary â€" schools. The classes will start in grades from Kindergarten to grade three in November. This pilot study program involves: religion, attitude formation; psysiology; anaâ€" tomy and psycology. The emphasis is on the total deâ€" velopment of the individual and the course looks closely at all areas of human relaâ€" tionships, including: man and woman; husband and wife; parents and children and man and God. CWL _ president, Mrs. Philip Waechter reported that 60 pounds of cookies were donated by parisheners in the September cookie blitz. The cookies were givâ€" en to the Margaret McDonâ€" ald Sunshine home in Wellâ€" esley. Father Joseph Walsh adâ€" dressed the ladies and urgâ€" Firefly stickers to help protect children Firemen throughout Waâ€" terloo county are hoping parents will take the time to give their children and any elderly people who live with them a better chance of escape should fire breakâ€" out in their homes. The firemen have, courâ€" tesy of Kâ€"W radio station CHYM, red firefly stickers which may be obtained free of charge by adults for the windows of the rooms where young children and elderly ecy y mese +. " 0‘ % Firemen wfl»‘ ecancentrate Waterloo Chronicle; Thurstay, October 21, 1071 = â€"â€" 3 ed them to write to the prime minister of Canada expressing their opposition to the liberalization of aborâ€" tion laws. The CWL of Canâ€" ada hopes to be able to deâ€" liver 100,000 of the letters to Parliament hill. The fireflys may be pickâ€" ed up at the Waterloo staâ€" tion by adults only. Broâ€" chures are also available to help families plan their escape from a home in case of fire. It was reported that 34 visits were made to sick and shutâ€"in people during the month, 24 hours of sewâ€" ing was done for the Red Cross and ten pounds of used stamps were sent to a misâ€" sionary in Kenora. Members were invited to attend the silver jubilee ceâ€" lebration at St. Mary‘s hall in Kitchener on October 28 for the sisters of social serâ€" vice of Mount Cenacle reâ€" treat house in Hamilton. The local CWL voted to give $25 to the group to mark the ocâ€" casion. rescue efforts on the rooms bearing the stickers in case of a fire, thus giving the ocâ€" cupants a good chance of survival. The Autumn Leaves card party will be held on Octoâ€" ber 27 and is being convened by Mrs. William Gawman. Firefighters in Bridgeâ€" port will be delivering the fireflys to the homes of the