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~ Residents urged â€" to ‘come fly kites‘ r June 11. Waterioo public schools‘ junior and senior orchestras ‘\ Sntertained about 400 persons at the first of two concerts this week €¥redit, the undisputed kite king ef Canada, will attend the June \~__ B8, kite flying contest at Waterâ€" ‘Too Park. The contest is this year‘s feaâ€" @ured attraction of Waterioo Days @â€"two days of cityâ€"sponsored reâ€" greational activities. . June 7. Hundreds of youngsters attended the opening day of the , i L Wicycle roadeo at the arena, which was sponsored by the local "I haven‘t been.knclffd in the wolice and Kâ€"W Ontimist Club. shins for a long time." _ _ _ dune 9. The annual meeting of the Kâ€"W Little Theatre voted for % change of name, but failed to decide what it should be, dJune 8. Waterioo Tigers defeated Point Edward 14â€"10 in a Senior B lacrosse game at the arena here. _ June 10. A spokesman for Colonial Acres, owner and developer William Oliver, said a pressure tank to increase water storage will mtalled underground adjacent to the subdivision‘s pump house. cil vetoed construction of an addition. No permit is required &p install the tank underground. Bermuda and to a lesser degree Vancouver, where big, kite ying days are held annually. isits to area parks, playgrounds ®r recreation areas suggest the hobby is undergoing a popularity upsurge here to. . i _ Community services board director Ken Pflug disclosed this Mived in Canada since 1957. His personal kite collection exâ€" @eeds 200. One of them is 14 Beet by 11 feet. He has built some models for Fgovernment agencies studying air &nd water pollution. Another member of the Missâ€" fssauga kite club to which he belongs will accompany the 54â€" yearâ€"old kite king to Waterloo. Competitions will be run off in gie new section of Waterioo ark. There will be several cateâ€" gories, including contests for warious age groups, commercialâ€" ty made and home made models. Anyone wanting to compete in the last named category and reâ€" quiring some assistance with imodel building can get help by W@honing the community services board offices, 745â€"8441. Today‘s plastic garbage bags, make excellent covers, according to some of the local expel} Other materials are available ®Reasonable prices at local stores. Two retiring public school teachers were honored by the local branch of the Federation of Women Teachers Associations of Ontario. Waterloo Days, June 28 and 29, @goincide with the Heritage Fesâ€" tival, being sponsored by Kitchâ€" ener and Waterloo Chambers of @ommerce, June 27â€"29. June 6. Alexandra public school‘s fun night was postponed for a week, when rain washed out the track and field events planned. Free roller skating is planned for Moses Springer Arena the game day. This also applies to élementary school pupils. Five cent ice cream cones will be provided in Waterlo6o Park, where an ox will be barbecued en Saturday. A band‘s festival is planned #or Centennial Park, Sunday afâ€" ternoon. Taking part will be the KW Symphony and bands from Waterloo Musical and Kitchener June 5. Nine local separate school teachers were awarded 25 year eertificates by their association. ~ Other events at the former fnclude free swimming for eleâ€" mentary school children at both pools on Saturday. â€" â€" WEEK IN RETROSPECT Waterioo Days. Fastbail is scheâ€" duled to begin at 9 a m. on Saturâ€" day, continuing until 9 p.m. on Sunday. Negotiations are on for merryâ€" goâ€"rounds for the park but are not yet completed. However, inâ€" dications are that these will be provided. « Ross Klopp of Waterloo is coâ€" chairman of Heritage Festival M. W. (Spec) Turner of Waterloo is coâ€"ordinator of the festival‘s arts and crafts show. Ken Pflug is coâ€"ordinating the music and recreation. Wellâ€"known Kitchener numisâ€" matist William English, who formerly worked in Waterloo Squdre, is credited with suggestâ€" ing the souvenir token. He also prepared the preliminary layâ€"out. So far,; 10,000 tokens have been struck. Production can continue A distelfink is the symbol of the festival. This is the good luck bird of the early Pennsylvania Dutch settlers. It was a goldfinch that ate thistle seed and used the thistle down for his nest. The festival token will also be available in a bronze version, at $1.50 each, for benefit of serious coin collectors. called thistlefinch, which became distelfink in Pennsylvania Dutch. A special souvenir token has also been created in honor of the festival. The bright, alumâ€" inum piece is being issued at 25 cents each. banks in the Twin Cities are beâ€" ing approached by festival workâ€" ers who are asking them to make the tokens available to customers. One of the Waterloo events planned in connection with Heriâ€" tage Festival is a polka party at Waterloo Arena, June 27. The Waterloo Siskin Hockey Club is sponsoring this as part of its reâ€" union celebrations. The design shows two distelâ€" finks facing each other with a double heart above their heads. Double Good Luck is inscribed in a circle around them. The reverse side has a circular inscription, â€" Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, with Heritage Festival 1969, in the middle. During the week, the Mennonâ€" ite Historical Society of Ontario will present a play of Mennonite life, . Trail of the Conestoga, at Waterloo collegiate auditorium. A saengerfest is scheduled for Kitchener â€" Waterloo _ collegiate, (Continued on Page 2) the Saive Miss Lambshead has 41 teachâ€" ing years behind her and like Mrs. Ziegler she claims that while methods have ch a n g e d drastically over the years "child ren are still children." ing has been done im kindergarâ€" ten, when she discovered by acâ€" That‘s how Mrs. Alice Ziegler, retiring kindergarten teacher at Harold Wagner school, describes the changing attitudes she has observed during 38% years im the classroom. Mrs. Ziegler and Mary Lamb shead, Grade 6 teacher at Elizaâ€" beth Ziegler public school, are both retiring this month. Mary Lambshead (top photo) and Mrs. Alice Ziegler (bottom) are seen teaching in their classrooms, ° WATERLOO, ONTARIO , d TnuUrsoay, JUNE 12, 1969 ‘ voL 115, No 24 Waterloono =â€" Days of shin kicking are over Methods have changed a lot since then, she said but "kinâ€" dergarten ~has always been a class in itself and children are pretty much children, same as always." & Nowadays, youngsters are betâ€" ter nourished than they used to she switched completely from grade teaching, when she resumâ€" ed her job fullâ€"time. â€" with kindergarten. A native of Wingham, she beâ€" gan teaching in Worthington, near Sudbury, before coming to Bridgeport. After her marriage, she did supply teaching for some time, and it was during this time cident how much she liked it. Mrs. Ziegler has taught at Harâ€" old Wagner school for six years and finds pupils in this area parâ€" ticularly nice to teach. Previousâ€" ly, she taught at â€"Empire school for a year and st Empire and Northdale schools combined. ‘‘Kindergarten teaching is great be, she said. They also have more information when they first come to school. Television, particular« ly, makes them better prepared for their new life. This has heliped get rid of the firstâ€"day terrors, which many, children once experienced and which resulted in tears, screams, shinâ€"kicking and battle royals. (Continued on Page 2) 34