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At the crack of dawn, Saturday January 22 over 500 snowmobilers are scheduled to start out from Bingeman Park in an effort to raise something in the neighbourhood of $100,000 for Civitan‘s comâ€" munity projects. No fences were broken. No collisions with othâ€" er vehicles. Just a good safe, well supervised day of fun in support of a worthwhile cause. In 1971 over $18,000 was raised to help reduce the large mortgage on the Civitan Club‘s Senior Citizens‘ Home. The credit for making this such a safe race must of course go to Ed Davies and his 25 fellow Civitan members in the Twin Cities. However, it must be noted the men and women driving the snowmobiles set out with a serious appreciation of what they were doing. In last year‘s endurance race some 340 snowâ€" mobilers completed over 3,400 miles of accident free snowmobiling. This year the Civitan Club will also be hosting a two evening dance at Bingeman Park in conâ€" junction with Winterfest, which they have also seen fit to operate for the city this year. Hats off to these fine Civitan gentlemen for their initiative in helping their fellow man, in givâ€" ing a large group of snowmobilers the good name so often tarnished by a boorish few. Here are a few suggestions for your New Year‘s resolutionsâ€" Now that it‘s the time of year again for making resolutions, let us at the Waterloo Chronicle give you a hand. We are asking our readers to resolve to call us if: someone fell down a well; got marâ€" ried; died; was born; won something; went somewhere; bit a dog (or had a dog bite him); found something; lost something; made a speech; fell downstairs; won a pieâ€"eating conâ€" test (or a footrace); had a fire in their house or store; had a visit from Uncle Homer from Lilac, Saskatchewan; or almost anything you feel would make interesting news for your friends and neighbours in the community. Published every Thursday by Fairway Press, a division of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Record Ltd. 30 Queen St., N., Kitchener Ontario Address correspondence to Waterloo Square Watâ€" erloo Ont. Telephone 744â€"6364. If you happen to be the secretary (or on the executive) of a school club; a citizen‘s group; a service club; a flying club (or a riding club) or any other kind of club for that matter; let us know what you are doing. We don‘t expect you to write the news for us but it would help improve our service to you if we could have the basic information or other material to start with. It‘s our job to inform our community and we can do it better in 1972 with a little coâ€"operation from you and you and YOU. 4 Waterloo Chronicle, Thursday, December 30, 1971 Formation of a Parkview Cemetary â€" advisory comâ€" mittee has been approved by Waterloo Park Board. The committee will be disbanded when the Cemeâ€" tary is officially opened. Hugh Roger‘s resignation was accepted from the Park Board. He served on the board for 22 years. 20 Years Ago 10 Years Ago Waterloo â€" Public School Board granted teacher salâ€" ary increases of $200, and $100. per year. The Miniâ€" mum salary for grade teachâ€" ers was $1,800. per year. The overall salary increase will add $6,950. to the school boards 1952 budget. 30 Years Ago Suggestions for‘ 72 Snowmobilers help On December 26, 1941 the Files of Yesteryear Waterlcoo Chronicle ESTABLISHED 1854 SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Canada: one year $8 ; in United States and Foreign countries: one year $10 cil board of works stated that the estimate of his comâ€" mittee of $6,000.00 was the lowest amount ever given for the board of works. The 4 mill rate of that comâ€" mittee Mr. Frickey believes will be reduced to 3 mills next year. Reeve W.W. Frickey, Chairman of the town counâ€" Waterloo Chronicle ran an advertisement double page size asking the public to purchase _ War _ Savings Stamps and help defeat Hitâ€" ler. If your name was put in one of over 130 ads and you found it you were to clip the ad, take it to the store that sponsored the ad and you would receive 20 War Savings Stamps. 40 Years Ago Constable Patrick O‘ Kane was kicked and pummelled by eight men wearing jackâ€" ets of a Kâ€"W motorcycle Bike week started off with a bicycle parade from Watâ€" erloo Square to Kitchener City Hall. Approximately 400 _ cyclists . took _ part. Prizes were given to the oldest and youngest rider and the Most colorful group. Mrs. Kenneth Pirie of Waterloo was presented with the Kâ€"W Quota Club‘s Woman of the Year award for her work in organizing local families to make forâ€" eign students welcome in their homes. Twentyâ€"five supporters of the _ women‘s _ liberation movement ended a weekend teachâ€"in with a parade from Waterloo Square to a speakâ€" out at Kitchener‘s Speakâ€" er‘s Corner. May 20 the Marsland Centre _ opened. _ Stanley Marsland who built and finâ€" anced _ the _ $3.5 _ million building â€" officiated at its opening A University of Waterloo biologist told Kâ€"W Polluâ€" tion Probe the population of the Twin Cities is growing more than twice as fast as the world average. The Grand River Conserâ€" vation _ Authority stocked Laurel Creek with 200 trout. The trout fishing season opâ€" ened the following Saturâ€" day. May 1971 Premier William Davis reassured insurers that efâ€" ficient free enterprise actâ€" ing in an enlightened way had nothing to fear from a Progressive _ Conservative government in Ontario. The eighth annual Onâ€" tario Collegiate Drama Fesâ€" tival opened at the Univerâ€" sity of Waterloo. Among donors at the blood clinic sponsored by the local Red Cross branch was Mrs. Lloyd Moeser of Dupont street, who made her 75th donation. Council accepted Polluâ€" tion Probe‘s proposal to collect and ship out the city‘s waste paper. Over 300 vessels competâ€" ed in the annual Conestoga College spring thraw canoe race on the Grand River. April 11, Waterloo resiâ€" dents basked in 60 degree sunshine and city churches reported large attendances at Easter Day services. (continued from page 3) Looking back through the 1971 issues ! ~~â€" 9\ uc _ = L. \ 3t / J @em) / T © ) | | T2 _ egay ) |28 3 LET‘S JUST 4AY IT WASN‘T TNE BEST ONE 1 EVER OwneD! Waterloo‘s Family Y was opened June 10 with about 400 guests in attendance. Waterloo city council deâ€" cided to ask the provincial government‘s approval of a plan to incorporate the comâ€" munity services board as an official city department. Elmira â€" weavers were guests of the Kâ€"W Weavers at a picnic in Waterloo Park. Pinehaven Nursing Home held a garden party to celeâ€" brate Nursing Home Week. All nursing home patients and senior citizens in Watâ€" erloo were invited. The Rotary Club held its annual picnic on Walter Ruge‘s property at Sunfish Lake. July Council approved a $2,182 grant to the Kâ€"W Social Planning Council to estabâ€" lish a Twin City reforral agency. Waterloo collegiate‘s girl athletes held their annual dinner at the Tien Hoa Inn. About 1,000 veterans and seven bands marched from Waterloo square to the Glenbriar Curling Club Sunâ€" day to mark the opening of the 27th biennial convenâ€" tion of the Ontario Comâ€" mand of the Royal Canadian Legion. Tawco Stables‘ riders had three victories in the anâ€" nual Hamilton Hunt Club horse show. * City _ council agreed to call tenders for the conâ€" struction of a $150,000 comâ€" munity services board garâ€" age, workâ€"shop and greenâ€" house. Waterloo Council agreed to lease the second and third floors of the Marsland Cenâ€" tre in Jan. 1972 as city hall‘s new headquarters. Delegates from around the world pour into Conrad Grebel College at Waterâ€" loo Lutheran University for the monthâ€"long Children‘s International Summer Villâ€" age. gang in a wild brawl at the City Hotel in the early imnorning hours. Three perâ€" sons were arrested after the fracas. June 1971 Senior citizens week was celebrated by a banquet at Waterloo Lutheran Univerâ€" sity. Nineteen Waterloo high school students won $150 scholarships. Susan Bailey of 365 Whitmore Drive topâ€" ped the county with a 94.4 per cent average. The Dutch Boy Cadett Drum and Bugle corps bring home the national bantam marching and manoevering championship after a comâ€" petition in Ottawa. ~ The â€" Waterloo _ County Board of Education and the teachers‘ salary negotiating committee agree to raise teachers‘ salaries by 6.95 per cent. Alderman Charles Voelker suggests that Waterloo reâ€" open its farmers‘ market which closed in 1965. The suggestion came on the heels of a furor over downâ€" town _ reâ€"development _ in Kitchener which would call for the demolition of their market and city hall. August Retiring children‘s libraâ€" rian, Mrs. Maureen Wilâ€" liams, was honoured at a party held at chief librarian James Brown‘s house. It is decided that city hall will move to the Marsland Center on November 6. September Mrs. J.S. Kieswetter of 56 Norman St. captures a bronze medal at the Canaâ€" dian Rose Society‘s flower show. The flower show atâ€" tracted 376 entries. The official opening of the Senior â€" Citizen‘s _ Civitan Apartments took place on the evening of Sept. 30. An estimated 12,000 spectators line King Street for the annfdal Labour Day Parade. Steven Lewis, provincial leader of the NDP, and his father, David, national leadâ€" er of the same party, visit Waterloo this week. The annual Battle of Briâ€" tain parade and banquet took place September 16. The first reunion of the Beaupre family since 1948 ‘*The tumult and the shouting dies." Election day brought no surprise, So now I‘ll waste about a dime To grouch about taxâ€"paying time. Now, Christmas comes but once a year But Febry‘s tax bites damp the cheer, While Winter‘s heating bills cut deep And Jan‘s. PUC bills load the heap. Thus, old folks are broke ‘til early Mar.: Could TAX BILLS not be held that far? T would give us pensioners quite a break Nor bust the town â€" for heaven‘s sake‘ Somehow I fear ‘tis all for naught. This smallish favor I have sought. So. lest city fathers tweak my nose Tll canny sign it l ak c o anl A CHRISTMAS CAROL " TSONATO SuN SDicatTe The Dec. 6 municipal elâ€" ection saw seven of the eight incumbent aldermen returnâ€" ed to office. The only newâ€" comer, _ Brian _ Turnbull, came in second, topped only by Herbert Epp. Noted Canadian poet Irâ€" ving Layton gave a reading of some of his work at the Waterloo library. her 90th birthday on Nov. 16. She is the oldest living resident of the city. John D. Goddard of Guelph was appointed adâ€" ministrator of the Waterloo Center of Conestoga College. He replaced Charles Rushâ€" ton. December A four or fiveâ€"storey meâ€" dicalâ€"dental building will be built at the corner of King and Allen Streets. j Premier William Davis comes to Waterloo Square for a press conference, then joins the Oktoberfest parade. Waterloo Council was told on October 20 that the city‘s actual cost for welfare this year could spiral to more than $50,000, which was three times that of the previous year. St. Monica‘s House, 231 Herbert Street held an open house. November Waterloo city â€" council agreed to help finance a $94,000 study of public transâ€" portation in the Twin Cities to be conducted by Dr. Peter Barnard of Toronto. Christina _ Hueglin, â€" 85 Roger Street, celebrated attracts 250 members of the Waterloo family. October The Miles for Millions walk attracts 5,100 marchâ€" ers, who raised over $100,000 for charity organizations. Old Man Mose!