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Fuses citf *Ltr_tthtttrttte1t The city development committee overruled its planning department, the planning board and the city industrial commis- sioner Monday night in ap- proving a proposal for a home improvement center on Weber Street North next to Canadian Tire. Major Holdings and De- velopments Ltd., owners of the SIS-acre site requested that the property be re- zoned from industrial to lcommercial and the com- mittee concurred. City planning director Don Scott told committee members that planning board had rejected the ap- plication "in view of the demand for industrial land" in Waterloo. He outlined two altema- tives for the land. The own- ers could subdivide it into half-acre or larger lots for several snall industries or else build an industrial mall, one building with multiple tenancy. . Acommitteeof teachers and principals prepares an excursion handbook listing hundreds of local places and businesses teachers can consider for student field trips. . The separate school board hires a community school liaison officer. Mr. Scott reported that the city industrial commis- sioner felt there were a num- ber of industries which want- ed to locate in Waterloo but couldn't afford land. . Boy scouts. girl guides and' countless other organi- zations bounce basketballs and hold meetings in sep- arate schools throughout the county. . At Our Lady of Lourdes Ald. Robert Henry, who supported the proposal, said that section of Weber Howard Mercer. assistant admtmstrator at , equipment to students during a community October Home improvementcentajr planned Separate board aims for community, school involvement Street has almost all gone retail. Richard Van 1letdhuisen, representing Major Hold- ings, told committee his company didn't feel that subdividing the property or building an industrial mail were proper uses of the land. "We find there's little demand for either and we have land on Phil- lip Street for this. " He said two national chain companies had expressed interest in occupying the proposed 60,000 square- foot building; One, in the furnishing and appliance The K-W Jaycees will be selecting an individual for citizen of the year this month. A panel of judges will make the choice after they have studied nomination forms returned by mem- bers of the public. In a letter calling for nominations Howard Janke, chairman of the COTY pro- gram, said the winner will be rewarded for his or her achievements in the Twin Cities, "where such activi- ties benefit mankind." Mr. Janke said the Jay- School in Waterloo, a par- ent volunteer assists with clerical work; at St. Boni- face in Maryhill another parent works in the library: at Monsignor William Glea- son School in Kitchener. parents will teach options. such as sewing, wood-work- ing and cooking during the winter school term. . University students as- sist children with learning disabilities. For some, their experience in the separate schools will help them de- cide on a teaching career. Will name best citizen at K-W Hospnal. demonstrated emergency mty resources day at St, Michael school In photo by Mike Sago He said the site was fa- vorable for a home Jrn- provement center since it was large and was served by a major traffic artery, Weber Street. Re added that there was support/rom adjacent property owners for the project. “since: for 40,000 square feet and the other in the hardware line for,, 20,000 square feet. cees believe there are many men and women in the area who do outstanding' work in the community and de- serve recognition. He assured committee members that the build- ing will be as good looking as most on Weber Street inthat area. The winner will be hon- cred at a "a-plate dinner at the Granite Club, Mon- day, January 31. "The award illustrates to the citizens of the commun- ity the important role which these people are playing to build a better life for us," said Mr. Janke. Vince Scherer, vice- president of Orr Automo- biles, was the 1971 winner. . At St. Patrick School in Kitchener the lights bum late every night because of the success of an experi- mental community school program planned by resi- dents, educators and parks and recreation department personnel. . At St. David School in Waterloo student teachers give an after-class course in Shakespeare to grades 7 and 8 students. The above are all isolated events but they form a pat- tern in county separate 50ttr wedding anniversary Saturday. The couple has lived in Waterloo for 30 years. They attended a family dinner Saturday at the Berkley Tavern and held open house at their home Sunday afternoon. Mathias and Katharina Hagel, 264 Herbert Street, Waterloo, celebrated their schools. A pattern which is leading to the development of true community schools. Mr. Hugel, 73, is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ma- thias Hugel. His wife is the former Katharina Ries, 71, The philosophy behind it goes a long way past mak- ing available the school building for community use after school hours. Much more than that, it is the idea of involvement-in- volvement of the school in the community and of the community in the school. _ "You can say it's a two- way street," said John Sweeney, separate school board superintendent. ty can contribute to the total development of our children." "We feel people in a com- munity should have a right. wherever possible, to the use of the resources of their local school. At the same time, we feel the communi- The school and its com- munity are coming into closer and closer contact through simple things like student trips to make a survey in the neighborhood or visit a local business. In subdivisions or communi- ties. close liaison is growing between community organi- zations and school princi- pals. In other areas more and more volunteers from the community are showing up in schools. Mathias and Katharina Huge! celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday Mr. Sweeney said the school board has always encouraged community use and involvement in schools but there haven't been peo- ple available on staff with the time and know-how to do extensive work in this area. The board's agreement with the department pro- vides for a one-year trial program during which the department will pay the bulk of costs involved in creating the new position, After one year an evalua- tion will be made and the board will decide whether or not to continue the pro- gram at its own expense. P. J. Flynn, separate school board chairman. said the appointment of Bid H ugels married St? years a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. Jacob Ries. Both were born in Yugo- slavia. They moved to Canada in 1919, living 12 years in Regina before com- ing to Waterloo. Mr. Huge! worked here as a furniture craftsman until he retired 10 years ago. He plays the accordion and frequently performs at the Waterloo senior citizens drop-in center. He also gar- dens. Mrs. Hugel, who crochets Mr. Bisch is an important step toward getting more people involved with their schools than ever before. “It will bring people to- gether and it will help bring the school boards together to make the most use of their schools in a commun- ity." The Waterloo county sep- arate school board and the Waterloo county board of education are already work- ing together on the St. Pat- rick project in Centreville where Howard Robertson public school will be used next year for some activi- ties. Earlier this year the boards also issued a joint statement suggesting that municipalities should set a special levy for community use of schools or that boards should be able to increase the school levy to provide funds for such uses. "This isn't an immediate thing. It will come as pro- grams develop. but we want the municipalities to think about it." said Mr. Flynn. The boards will only face large additional expendi- tures for community use of schools when they are asked to start programs which re- quire paid help or extra materials or equipment. The chairman pointed out this does not affect com- munity groups or organiza- tions now using school fa- cilities. For the present, schools are being used extensively: ties are being developed between schools and com- munities. and "this is all great," the chairman said. "Schools and communi- ties are becoming more and more involved with each other and I can see that involvement reaching a stage that has never been dreamed of before. P9 he said. Peter Hicknell. assistant superintendent in charge of research and develop- ment, estimates there are almost 200 volunteers at work in county separate and makes artificial flow- ers, said she enjoys cooking European dishes. The couple has three daughters and three sons: Madeline (Bailey), Kit- chener; Mary (Hubert), Hamilton; Heddti (Bolsby " Toronto; Adam, Kitchener; Joseph, Toronto; Max, Brockville. They have 16 grandchildren. ' Mr. Hugel was released temporarily from the K-W hospital for the celebration. schools. They include: . more than 100 parents who do library or clerical work; help supervise on field trips; teach optional subjects: read to children. or help students with work. . Almost 50 university stu- dents. most of them working as teacher aides. Some with specialized qualifications are helping children who have learning disabilities. Eleven Seminaries from Resurrection College who assist teachers with the religion program. . About 25 Stratford tea- chers' college students who work with classroom tea- chers in Kitchener-Waterloo schools one half-day each week. Thanks to such pioneer projects as Kitchener's St. Patrick community school in the Centreville area, close cooperation is devel- oping between the school board. the universities. parks and recreation depa rt- ments and other social agencies, In Galt and Pres- ton the public and separate school boards, and the re- creation commissions. have hammered out guidelines which could lead to an in- crease in shared use and planning of public facilities, Mr. Hicknell is enthusias- tic about the community school idea. "This is only the beginning, we've just scratched the surface." Community school devel- opment got another boost in November when the sep- arate school board named Lance Bisch of Kitchener to the new position oi com- munity school liaison of- ficer His appointment, the first of its type in Western Ontario, is the result of a joint agreement between the board and the Ontario Department of Education Mr. Bisch holds a bache- lor of science degree from the University of Waterloo and a recreation administra- tion certificate from Cone- stoga College in Kitchener, -photo by Andy Tunas tr