»?W ygl M ipig ze P . "Aidh .‘ ie en e to aoan‘rns ~.. [ We 4 s 9+ s & ° $ C y ne t s _ _ ka_> :o * gs7 ho ’,-‘J{â€"w_'.*‘ p %.* i9.¢ ym "I€ x > e /A 3 % 5. C e 4 ,T’ï¬â€˜{*r,. k A- G i t q i 4. .. *. By Dave Johnston = <~*>, . Guatemala has had some oce u Juck lately. w,< *n the years 1972 through «,.~.â€" 1974 caused a major food ... */~shortage. And if the lack â€"â€" of Iood":m't problem ~.; ~" @hake â€" certainly â€" put the Aware of the desperate situation in his native counâ€" Atry, Jorge returned to Guatâ€" emala in 1974 to see what he could do. He met with Helen de Laugerud Garcia, the wife of the president of Guatemala, and joined her organization which was inâ€" volved in distributing aid to those in need. When he returned to Canâ€" â€"ada, Jorge began collectâ€" ing materials to ship to ‘Guatemala. At first he contacted large Canadian aid agencies but their reâ€" sponse was not encouragâ€" ing.. He finally realized that if he was going to Irelp Guatemala, he would have countryâ€"into a state of disâ€" But all is not lost for Guatemala. Thanks to the concern of people in posiâ€" tions of advantage, Guateâ€" mala‘s future is not as bleak as it might be. Jorge Serrano, 75 Alexâ€" andra Ave., Waterloo, is one person who, knew he could help out. A native of Guatemala, â€"Jorge has lived in Canada since the early 1950‘s. . ~: Shooters interested in the sport of bench rest shooting will have an opportunity to become better acquainted with this fastâ€"growing form of target shooting when the Twin City Rifle Club holds its annual bench rest match June 6 in WaterlOo. Bench rest target shooting is rapidly becoming one of the most popular types of precision marksmanship. It is relatively new to North America. It has been organâ€" The object in bench rest shooting is to place five shots within an allotted time into virtually the same spot on the target. It deâ€" mands the utmost in preciâ€" sion equipment with highâ€" powered scope sights and the fiveâ€"shot groups are fired from a seated position at a bench. ized into associations only since about 1945 although it has its roots in various forms of Scheutzen and muzzleâ€"rest shooting dating back to the 1800‘s. The rifle is rested over a front pedestal and a rear sand bag hence it derives its name "bench rest shootâ€" ing"". A complete match conâ€" sists of 6 fiveâ€"shot groups over the course of a day and the groups are measured in thousandths of an inch from centerâ€"toâ€"center of the bullet Waterloo hosts bench rest shoot â€" ~ He his @id â€" proâ€" m:;;mgamw was conpttng. ‘Iree iretght transportation to New York City was arranged with New maflm would be shipped to Guatemali would be unpacked and distributed by the organizaâ€" tion of Helen de Laugerud Garcia at the Presidential With transportation methâ€" ods secure, Jorge began the materials. He contacted people throughout Kitchenâ€" erâ€"Waterloo, Guelph, Stratâ€" ford, Tavistock, Woodstock, Elmira and Cambridge. Industry, _ school groups and social clubs were askâ€" ed for whatever they could overwhelming. _ To date, he has shipped over 9,600 pounds of supplies. Food donations came from varâ€" ious church groups throughâ€" out the area. Medicines were donated by Kâ€"W Care Medico as well as Camâ€" bridge doctors and drugâ€" gists. After food and medicine had been shipped, Jorge collected goods to meet Guatemala‘s other needs. Shoes for homeless people holes farthest apart. Groups measuring .250 of an inch are not uncommon as fired by these marksmen at a distance of 100 yards. Prevailing weather condiâ€" tions have much to do with the scores shot at any one time, not to mention the deâ€" gree of skill and windâ€"dopâ€" ing ability developed by the shooter. The â€" annual â€" Waterloo match is just one of nearly a dozen registered bench rest â€" matches held across Canada each year. A regisâ€" tered match is one to which the national organization Bench Rest Shooters Canaâ€" da has granted official recâ€" ognition. Possible new recâ€" undertake the task himâ€" . Community Calendar The Twin City Club feaâ€" tures 8 covered benches and the June 6th event will start â€" ords will be set or old ones broken. Cluett and Peabody (Arrow Shirts). . To help with reconstrucâ€" tion, files and sandpaper were donated ‘by Ledco Ltd. of Kitchener. _ Hand saws and claw hammers were given by the Trinity United Church in Elmira. Packaging the large volume of donated goods was the next problem for Jorge. Space for packaging and storage was donated were donated by. Savage Shoes, Kaufman Footwear and the Kâ€"W Discount Shoe More mn:ooo pounds of aid materials have been sent to Guatemala by.Jorge Serrano, 75 Alexandra Ave., Waterloo. Helping Jorge pack clothing to send to Guatemala are Lesiey tLawton (left) and Iva Woife The Community Workers‘ Council will hold its next meeting June 3 at 12 noon. The Big Brother and Big Sister â€" organizations will 174 King Street North, a recovery home for alcoâ€" holics will hold an open house June 5â€"6 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The public is welâ€" come to attend. es t3 soy‘ / $ 5is 30â€" i <pr SY d 6 in E*’?:h ard Podt e io y corse i5 D Aow perey L{ host the program at the ~ Adult Recreation Centre in Waterloo. * by Meyer Industrial Disâ€" tributors, Jorge‘s employer. Meyer also donated packâ€" ing boxes and metal bindâ€" ings to keep the goods withâ€" journey. be sent off, Jorge needed help to package them. He received it from two Waterâ€" loo boys, John Arnold and Gary Melitzer, as well as Meyer Industrial e;'r:loy- ees, Lesley Lawton Iva Wolfe. â€" f *"*There are a lot of people in ~Guatemala. Recent events have made their at 9:00 a.m. Competitors from â€" Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo, Toronto, London, Ottawa, Brantford and the United States will be in attendance. Lakeshore Village Comâ€" munity â€" Association _ will hold its annual meeting Tuesday, June 8 at 8:30 p.m. at 551 Boxgrove Place. For further information call 884â€"0518. . w ty3 4P wanted to help them and knew I had the opportunity,"‘ says Jorge. for two years, Jorge says he needs a break. He plans to discontinue his~ operaâ€" situation even tions for the summerâ€" to resume again in September or Octobéer. He will ship one last load for the sumâ€" ALIâ€"B SCENE I1 â€" BOUTIQUE _ ;ï¬?A" & l‘(“w -‘4’?‘ in early June. After that, he will have shipped al most 13,000 pounds of goods. Jorge would like to thank the community for their support of his aid program., Although he has no shipâ€" ments planned for the sumâ€" his program again in Sepâ€"