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Opportunities â€" for â€" seniors week December 12 to 18. was an unqualified success according to Bernard Isâ€" sackz, senior citizens coâ€"orâ€" dinator for the Waterloo community services board. The purpose of the week was to encourage comâ€" munity groups to involve seniors more in their actiâ€" vities by showing areas where seniors can be of service to the community and where they can be helpâ€" ed by these groups. _ *‘The family Y has all the necessary resources, includâ€" ing physical facilities and trained personnel, needed for a good program with seniors,"" said Mr. lsaackz. Mr. Isaackz said he exâ€" pected response to begin in January. "We‘re in the holiâ€" are quiet. He has already â€" had iscussions with the family !)and the separate school ard, two groups which are most interested in workâ€" ing with seniors. ‘‘They can take part in swimming and other fitness activities and in cultural and educational programs. We‘re also considering a preâ€"retirement program."‘ Mr. Isaackz has also disâ€" cussed with separate school board â€" officials, _ possible activities for students such as _ informally _ adopting grandparents. The students of St. Michâ€" ael‘s separate school alâ€" ready make regular visits to the Pinehaven nursing home on Lexington Road. During the opportunitiesâ€" forâ€"seniors week, there were daily craft demonstrations. Mr. Isaackz said the craft volunteers intend to use the senior citizens dropâ€"in cenâ€" ter at Albert and Dupont for their regular activities in order to encourage seniors to join them. Low â€" pressure sodium lighting may be the next major â€" breakthrough _ in North American highway lighting systems. Mr. Isaackz also said he was pleased at the public‘s response during the week as demonstrated by the interest shown in the photographic Results from two experiâ€" mental installations in Caâ€" nada show that the nightâ€" time accident rate was reâ€" duced by 35 percent. The system was tested on Toronto‘s Spadina expressâ€" way and near de Salaberry on the Laurentian autoroute display â€" in Square mall Sodium lighting better for highways Mealsâ€"onâ€"wheels was part of opportunitiesâ€"forâ€"seniors week 171 King S FAMILIES APPRECIATE OUR FINE CHAPEL FACILITIES season now so things Funeral Home Ltd. Waterloo CEbward 4. ‘ oob the Waterloo 745â€"5383 Five volunteers served at a luncheon at the senior citizens dropâ€"in center. Left to right. Loretta Bernhardt, Marg Meyer, Jean Scheifele. Helen Drago and Ceil Whalâ€" ey. Only 60 returned , Only 60 Waterloo resiâ€" dents have bothered to fill in and return the recent community services board survey. CSB administrator Ken Pflug said he was disapâ€" pointed with the response but had no idea why it was so poor. Students attend council meeting About 60 students from St. David‘s junior highschool had a tour of city hall and attended a council meeting Monday night. At the meeting‘s beginâ€" ning mayor Don Meston notâ€" ed their presence and invitâ€" ed questions from them. In response to one quesâ€" tion, clerk Durward Preston explained what procedure would be used in case of a tie for the eighth and final council seat. Mayor Meston identified the various city employees present After the meeting. few of 0 the students would comment Kitchener on their experience but one sand, "It was interesting Waterlioo specially the discussion on the day care center." gencoocenovecsnoine e en en CC Â¥ es sn tt Th SA PMAEIZ YercAL T: BxFV *As. cb + viae e A;:fi‘i :Q 0 6. #f ‘;'_. Wake: _ P ’Qi;!i' '-":â€" s ‘.:::Si\gfi t%& {‘ k lavery . NNEEP \, *\ y SV R $PiP T A ‘Q‘ I ‘v L “u‘r-q * ba : ( * r .zfn?-:“l l 5 & \ 8 Is mt _8 be ma =r vÂ¥ Cl3« & _ â€"~R afgsagr rl 2 ym‘ e -v:/\. e i ie 7e 4 x Response poor to CSB survey ‘"‘"It could be that people aren‘t interested or that they‘re satisfied with the present facilities," he said. The â€" statistical _ results from the surveys will be tabulated next week. Mr. Pflug said he expects a few more to trickle into his ofâ€" fice by then. Mr. Pflug made a brief report on the survey reâ€" sults to the regular CSB meeting December 15 at which time the board had 55 returns. Fortyâ€"five perâ€" sons favored requiring land developers to provide and develop more parkland. Nine were opposed to this. Fortyâ€"six replied yes to the question of the need for a newspaper publicity colâ€" JESSOPS KITCHENER/WATERLOO iropâ€"in center. Left to TV personality Elaine Cole was guest for the Fnday Drago and Ceil Whalâ€" mealsâ€"onâ€"wheels luncheon at the dropâ€"in center. Waterloo Chronicle, Thursday, December 23, 1971