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NDP yvorperr's, meeting In region Called the Ontario Ger- man Folk Life Society, it's open not just to people of German descent. but to an- yone “wanting to learn about another ethnic group", according to Mr. Gingerieh, president of the By Duo Dbl-con Are you New In Ger- man culture. In and folk- lore? If so, I newly-tom“! - headed by Orland Gin- .erich of RBI. Eula! might be of interest. T The second annual Ontario NDP Women'sctmferenee will be held April 12 and 18 at the Kitchener Holiday Inn. Keyno- te speaker will be Pauline Jewett, MP, and special guest will be Waterloo Mayor Marjorie Carroll. Tickets cost S for Saturday, 89 for Sunday or a combined rate outs for the weekend. For more information call 836-2196 in the evening. The ad in the paper said "Don't be chicken, come on out" so that's ex- actly what Fred Buttinger of Glenridge Dr. in Waterloo did last Friday morning as he was one of the first to show for the Waterloo Family " two-day Fitness Clinic. In this cardiovascular bicycle test, Waterloo Y Fitness Centre Director Sue Watt took Buttirtttarr's pulse every minute for six minutes plus e three-minute wind-down. "The recovery rate (dur- ing the wind-down period) is often just as much an indicator as the ac- tual testing," said Mrs. Watt, who added that the testing is done to e submeximum exertion level but is still an eccurete predictor of car- diovascular fitness. Buttinger. 54. scored just slightly under average in this portion of the testing. Staff from the Weterloo Y end the University of Weterloo Kinesiology department did the testing during the Friday and Saturday clinic. Group forming to study Germarteulture, life With its first meeting last (all, the fledgling group planned to explore the and iqueneu of the Germans of the area and'their contribu- tions to the larger society surrounding them. Since then there have For I couple of years there In: been a m h the K-Vl are: with; to form a group interested in the Ger- man ways. customs and tra- ditions as they relate to tood, architecture and art. He's no chicken! be. two more We! memnuxmhgmw and the first meeting to 'etsieAtttepettieisimritedis lidnretS6igtSt.JaeottB. nemmwm day will tteatThe Meeting Place at the bottom of the hill on St. Jacohs‘ main street. adjacent to the Stone Crock. Mr. aners. Milo mm: will give a talk about and tour of The Meeting Place. Mr. Gingerich envisions the folklore society will de- velop to have regular speakers at its meetings and may sponsor field trips to specific German settle- merits in places like St. Agatha, Tavistock. Maryhill and perhaps farther afield like Neusdadt and other Io- cations in Grey and Huron counties. where German people made their homes, built churches and pre- -dagM"imBettttteiretti- At this point. the min li- mitation the [new In: is in not having an" manner: to come up with the ideas and the mum-er to put to- geiher. Once then are more society Milken interested in German lolklore and cul- ture, "the field is really quite open", for the group's growth, scope of interest and how active it becomes. The group hopes {to elt- plore the different religions the German people of the area have embraced and if the interest shown in this area is great enough. people in other areas intereqted in German culture and folklore may wish to form chapters of the Ontario German Folk Life society, Mr. Gingerich Two major Mennonite or- ganizations representing Ontario Mennonites met last week in Kitchener. with their theme A Viable. Rele- Vant Faith.' , Mennonite conferences pool ideas at meeting The second annual joint sessions of the Western On- tario Mennonite Conference and the Mennonite Con- ference of Ontario were held March 28-30 at Bingeman Park. Though they have dif- ferent histories - the members of the Mennonite Conference of Ontario began arriving in the province in 1786 from Pennsylvania and settled in the counties of Waterloo. York. Lincoln. and Haldimand and the members of the Western Ontario Mennonite Con- ference arrived from Europe in 1822 and settled in the Wilmot area - the two conferences both belong to the largest Mennonite group m the world. the Mennonite Church of North America. The Mennonite Conferen- ce of Ontario consists of 37 congregations with 4.800 members. while the Wes- tern Ontario Mennonite Con- ference is smaller with 15 congregations and 2.900 members. Joint sessions were first discussed in 1977. It was felt there was a common mis- sion and many of the same resource people were. used, The agenda for both con- ferences was similar in part. as both worked to- gether in the following areas - board of education. MCC 1 Ontario l. Mennonite Credit Union. Mennonite Benefit Association. Mennonite Foundation of Canada. and the Mennonite Publishing Services. There had been previous co-operatiOn between the two conferences in several areas - the Women's Mis- sionary and Service Com- mission had worked to- gether since 1952 and both conferences share a con- ference minister and a stu- dent services worker, There is a great deal of movement of church leaders between the two conferences and se- veral ministers have served congregations in both con- ferences. In 1979 the first joint ses- sions were held at three dif- ferent locations - Stein- man's Mennonite Ch.urch. Rockway Mennonite Church. and Waterloo-Ox- ford District High School This year it was felt hav- ing all the sessions at one location would create less confusion and mbre unity between the two groups. The theme at this year's joint sessions featured George R. Brunk m, Dean of Eastern Mennonite Se- minary. Harrisonburg., Vir- ginia. serving as resource person. He used the booklet. ‘Affirming Our Faith in Word and Deed.' which was prepared in 1977 by people appointed by the general board. among them George R. Brunk III and Wilmer Martin. who is presently serving as pastor at Erb Street Mennonite Church. Waterloo. This booklet clarifies the central themes of Christian beliefs which Mennonites affirm and it gives direction in sharing the whole gospel in words and deeds. Contact: have been made with gavel-um to ace it In“ is available. Since people from a fairly large area might be Interested in the ioeiety's activities and findings and might not be able to make all the mee- LLBO should be disbanded alderman says Since last year‘s conferen- ce sessions. many peopTe Ghroniclo mil writer Mderman Mary Jane Me- whinney thinks the Liquor License Board of Ontario (LLB) “infringes on peo- pie's rights" and she told Council Monday night that the LLB should be disband- She later softened her stand and said the LLB‘s li- censing procedures should be investigated and altered because it "creates a series of bureaucratic hassles" everytime they are ap- proached for a liquor licen- “I think personalities come into play when the LLB investigates someone who is applying for a (liquor) license. and I don't think that's fair," Mewhin- ney said. “It's another case of people having their civil rights infringed upon." She doubted that very many people actually at- tended LLB hearings and most really don't know how they operate or their cri- teria for granting or refus- ing Iiceme applications. _ Waterloo's postal service will be emailed over the 1iraster,neekend, according to Ray O'Brien. postmas- ter. L T Wickets at all postal statiorttthill also be closed on those dates. All sub post offices will operate " usual on Easter Monday and there will be one complete let- ter box collection on Saturday, April 5 and Monday. There will be no letter carrier, parcel post or rural“ route delivery on April l (Good Friday) and April 7 (Easter Monday). _ - - _ _ April 7 Easter postal service WnOI'loo Chronic“. “druid”, April 2, I” - M 3 6.3.0Iemmism tomllyputodanevs- 1etterdetaitittgitsaetivtties arsdthtdi-andirtthehtag teem,perup-attotA. Anyone interested in the society can 'tt-ttregrmap'trseeretary, Mar; Rowen. at 70-033. have become involved in ex- pressing their faith and love in concrete actions. Thirty- eight congregations have worked together through MCC (Ontariot in sponsor- ing 44 families from south- east Asia, bringing 257 of the boat people into this area. Work is in progress at the present time to sponsor an- other ll families. . The film Sent - Stories of People in Mission.' was screened between the ses- sions Saturday and Sunday and at the youth rally pre- senting the various areas of work of the Mennonite Board of Missions. Two joint actions were finalized at the conference sessions - the hiring of Mar- tin Sawatsky. London. to work in student services. and. the hiring of a conferen- ce minister. Ralph behold has retired after six years as conference minister to serve as presi,dent of Conrad Grebel College. Waterloo. Mewhinney's concern sur- faced when Council received notification of a dining 1oun- ge license application from the LLB for the Duke of Wellington Restaurant on Erb Street. alderman She wondered if it was really necessary for res- taurants to go through the LLB's procedure every time they applied for a license to serve liquor. MARY JANE ME- WHINNEV ... WOW