The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

LAURIE‘S BEST | 5 _« â€" f I am a Waterloo patriot at heart Reunions being what they are, the conversation turned quickly to current lifestyles. First question was: ‘"Why on earth did you go back to Waterioo?"‘ I felt the hair on the back of my neck bristle. Jet lag has me under its spell. My husband and J just returned to Waterioo from a trip to Californiaâ€"the San Francisco Bay area to be precise. Since we lived in Berkeley as students for a few years, it was a chance to visit old friends. as one of total incredulity accompanied this one. ‘‘"Do you really actually like living there?" A look that can only be described Now this didn‘t come as an earth shattering revelaâ€" tion to us, since the accuâ€" mulated knowledge of most Californians on â€" subjects Canadian is that the cold winds come from here. They only know that because their Our â€" California â€" friends should have known better than to ask this. They disâ€" covered long ago that we are dedicated Waterloo‘ns. When we first moved to Waterloo five years ago, their inevitable question was: *‘‘"Waterloo? Where‘s that? Never heard of it!"‘ |&=| Ee |~&2| |&2| |&2| Fred has been in the car sales business from 1962 to 1969. Most recently Fred was a master franchiser for a Southern Ontario car rental company. Fred is makâ€" ing it his business to see to your complete satisfaction in any autoâ€" mobile transaction _ conducted through his used car lot. By Laurie Best . . . We certainly will. If you are contemplatâ€" ing the purchase of a used _ car, we invite you to look over our selection of fine autoâ€" mobiles soon. OVR BRAND NEW OFFICE Our office presents a slightly different image from what you might expect. We‘ve created a more relaxed and comfortable atmasphere. We‘re sure you‘ll find it a real pleasure doâ€" ing business here. MOTOR HOME RENTALS We have complete motor home rentals. We provide the service for these units. See and reserve one of the large mobile units on our lot. PLEASED TO SERVE YOU SOON OUR USED CAR SELECTION Our selection of late model used cars is presâ€" ently very good and we invite you to stop in and look over the fine selection soon. ABOUT GUARANTEES Every used car is guaranteed at Beecrofi. We especially take pride in this fact since every car at Beecroft is personally hand pickâ€" It‘s close to scenic downâ€" town Toronto. A mere hour‘s drive will put you right in the heart of all that pollution, traffic and noise. But Toronto does have some cultural features that appeal every night on the tube. My response in those days was to sigh, induige in a long icy stare and deliver "my American geography. The lesson was punctuated freâ€" quently with references to things Canadian which should have been familiar: William _ Shatner, Lorne Greene, Seagram‘s, bacon, maple syrup, the telephone . . . cops, scratch that ... ... they thought a native disâ€" covered that one. ~ It‘s a city surrounded (and this for the ecology freaks) by rich farm land and gently rolling hills . . . it‘s also surrounded by Kitchener but we‘ll let that pass . . . Waterioo is a small city with a big heart (better to be a small city than a large town, I always say. Sounds much more cosmopolitan, don‘t you think? ) How would you describe Waterloo to the great unâ€" washed? My attempt went something like this: JAN BEECROFT NORM WAGNER Secretaryâ€"Treasurer General Manager Jan is one of Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" Norm is certainly no stranger in loo‘s first used car saleswomen. Kitchenerâ€"Wateriloo. Norm is well Her financial experience with the known in this area. He has been government of Canada over the a life long resident of Kitchenerâ€" past eight years will be invaluable _ Waterloo and associated with new to the managing ofour office. Jan _ and used car sales and associated will be pleased if you see her for fields for the past 25 years. your next car. Waterloo has two univerâ€" sities and a community colâ€" legeâ€"remarkable for a city sometimes has the distinct fold, so would the city. After all, the students and faculty mean a great deal to the local merchants. You can tell because about this time each year all manner of â€" ‘‘Welcome _ Students® signs spring up in store winâ€" dows. As a student, I always felt it was nice to be wantâ€" edâ€"if only for your money. It beats Berkeley! There, it was a tossâ€"up as to whethâ€" er you‘d be tearâ€"gassed, wounded in a riot or simply mugged on the campus. these worthy institutions In keeping with the "hoâ€" mey*‘ feeling of the city, we have our own farmers® marâ€" ket. (Thank you, Kitchener city fathers and Oxleaâ€" without you, we never could have done it‘ ) Actually, I‘d say that the students have assimilated themselves very nicely into this â€" community. _ Where would our economy be without those Thursday night pub crawls? to Waterloo‘ns. For instance, it has several movie theaâ€" tres. We only have one and so these things are importâ€" This isn‘t to infer that Waâ€" BEECROFT MOTORS IS can flag. 1 say "tried"" beâ€" cause it didn‘t work out all that well You see, the flag was nonâ€"flammable and they didn‘t discover this unâ€" til the great moment of igâ€" nition. The demonstration was, to put it midly, a fizzle. Waterloo also has its arts, crafts and hobby spots. We have a Potters® Workshop, we have parks, civic groups, a striperama . . . well, until the fire ... The German influence is strong and so are the sauâ€" sages. We have an Oktoberfest celebration _ each _ year. Seems to me I‘ve heard that another city does that too . . . We do have the odd traffic jam and a slight bit of polluâ€" tion. But after all, how upset can you get because a horse and buggy is blocking trafâ€" fic? And pollution? Well, the brewery does smell bad, but perhaps it beats a ceâ€" ment factory??? demonstration, they even Our local paper, which could appropriately be namâ€" view", features such hot items as the bake sale down the street and the junior hockey scores. But it‘s a nice terioo has never had student We have had our moments. NOW OPEN 183 WEBER STREET NORTH WATERLOO 579â€"3480 (At Lodge Street Opposite Clearview Auto Wash) \as B’E a"A 4 â€" Thursday 9 to 9. Friday 9 to 6. Saturday (Fall & Winter Schedule} 9 to 5 Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, September 26, 1073 7 change when you‘re used to the Berkeley Gazette with its front page summary, each week, of the rapes, robâ€" beries and murders commitâ€" ted in town. This informaâ€" tion was tastefully presentâ€" ed in a little black box, but that didn‘t make the news any cheerier. accessorie @oninge Jrade PDootiy "â€" @ooitge Jn Pootey Ladies fashion footwear â€" / CR and Waterloo Square Open Mon., Tues.. Wed., & Sat. 9:30 to 6 p.m. Thurs. & Fri. 9:30 a.m. till 9:00 p.m. and hungry Dobermans and a can of mace . . . l think 1 just convinced myself that Waterloo is a good place to Waterioo is a safe place where you feel you can go for a walk at night (the men anyway) without being acâ€"