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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 12 Nov 1970, p. 1

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_ Waterloo Chronicle . _ Moore seeks seat on school board ~_Week in retrospect o open house Kâ€"W optometrist speaks in Ohio Elmer Moore of 300 Braemore Ave., will contest one of Watâ€" erloo‘s seats in the Waterloo County board of education elecâ€" trons, Dec. 5. A native of Osprey Township in Grey County, he has lived in Watâ€" erloo since he was appointed city solicitor for Kitchener in 1967. & Prior to that, he lived in Burâ€" lington for three years where he was the town‘s lawyer, as well as lawyer for Burlington board of education and public utilities commission. He was educated at Dundalk high school, the University of Torâ€" onto and Osgoode Hall. In 1959 he was called to the bar. During an earlier term as town solicitor in Oakville, he worked from time to time for the local education board. He is a member of Waterloo County Lawyers Association, Law Society of Upper Canada, Canadâ€" ian Bar Association and the Masâ€" onic Order of which he is a past The candidate is married with four children, one a student at Waterloo collegiate and three atâ€" tending Elizabeth Ziegler school. Theodore Grosvenor of the University of Waterloo‘s school of optometry, was among panelâ€" ists at the optometry centennial symposium in Columbus, O., this week. The symposium is part of Visâ€" ion Week at Ohio State Univerâ€" sity. Topics on which the Waterâ€" loo man spoke were bifocal conâ€" tact lenses Nov. 5. Twentyâ€"five women participated in the first social evening sponsored by the 1%»â€"monthâ€"old Kâ€"W women‘s caucus at 136 Allen St. E. Plans were made to hear liberationist Pam Furlong at the next meetâ€" ing. Nov. 6. The price of draught beer may be up to 25 cents for a nineâ€" ounce glass. aok & Nov. 7. St. Agnes parish centre marked its first anniversary with an Mayor Meston returned to Waterloo, â€" Sunday, a â€" staunch supporter of NORAD (North American Air Defense Command}), following a fourâ€"day trip to its headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo. Nov. 8. Dr. Robert J. Marshall, president of the Lutheran Church in America, and Lester Sinclair, Canadian actor and playwright, were given honorary degrees at Waterloo Lutheran University convocation at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. Nov. 9. Separate school trustees learned that the board‘s salary agreement with its teachers will cost Waterloo County taxpayers $350,â€" 000 more for the current year. The Waterloo mayor was one of 51 persons across Canada named by local wing associations to take part in the trip sponsored by the Royal Canadian Air Force Association _ and the NORAD command ‘"Whether there are poor in the world or not, one of the priâ€" orities._ comes what may. must be that we‘re always going to be ready. willing and able "There is no need tor apathy just because we haven‘t had a war for 25 years. These things NORAD tour convinces Meston of need for preparedness Magnus (Mac) Zettel of 233 Murdock Cres., and one of Waterâ€" loo‘s two representatives on the Waterloo County separate school board, said this week that he intends to seek reâ€"election. Earâ€" lier this year he was undecided because of new duties he had undertaken at Mutual Life Assurâ€" ance Co. of Canada head offices here, where he is employed. mason. He is also a member of the session of St. Andrew‘s Presbyterâ€" ian Church in Kitchener. A native of Walkerton, he has lived in the Twin Cities for 22 years, 16 of them in Waterloo. At the time of his election to the county board, he had served two years on the Waterloo separate school board of which he was vice chairman. He has been chairman of the teacherâ€"education committee for the county separate board and is also chairman of the quality of education committee. He and his wife, Veronica, have four daughters. Beginning Nov. 17 free skating time for parents and preâ€"schoolâ€" ers at Moses Springer Arena will be changed from afternoons to mornings. MacZettel seeks reâ€"election The sessions will now run from 10 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m. Schedule changed He was referring to the twoâ€"naâ€" tion, fourâ€"service military organiâ€" zation charged with defending Canada and the United States against air attack, which is what NORAD is. are necessary. Members of _ the Canadian Armed Forces and the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force serve NORAD at locations across North America and widelyâ€"separated points throughout the world The Canadian visitors flew to Colorado Springs last Thursday. where they visited the nearby United States Air Force Academy Halifaxâ€"born Lt Gen. Edwin Reyn. a friend of the Waterloo mayor,. is its deputy commanderâ€" inâ€"chief It‘s going to be Your Week in Waterloo County board of educaâ€" tion elementary schools Nov. 23 to 27. That‘s when pupils and staff in the board‘s 97 elementary schools are inviting adults to drop in for a visit. Whether _ you‘re a â€" parent, grandparent, graduate, former teacher, or just someone interestâ€" ed in what‘s going on in today‘s schools. you‘re invited to visit any of the public elementary schools during regular school hours in Your Week. You can talk to the principal or the teachers; sit in on a classâ€" room session, or just take a tour of the school. It‘s up to you. FOOTBALL CHAMPSâ€"Coaches Gord Gimby (left) and Ed Mitchell (right) look on as Alan Rigby presents the Waterloo minor football league championship trophy to Roughâ€" riders‘ captains Mitchell Diem (second from left) and Paul Finlay. It marked a sevenâ€" win, noâ€"loss season for the champs. (See story Page 16) There will be no special acâ€" tivities during school hours beâ€" cause one of the intentions behind Your Week is to let people see how regular classes and programs are conducted, said Ross Cruickâ€" shank, education director. _ â€" Each school will also be open one night during the week for people who are unable to make their visits during regular school hours. There will be no classes in session, but each school will be open for inspection; staff members will be available for discussion, and some schools may stage special programs for that evening. Your Week is a first for this county and "I don‘t believe it‘s been tried anywhere else," said Schools plan adults‘ week Mayor Don Meston Runner wins walk award *‘*We saw a need for something beyond the usual open houses and special programs. We feel there will be a better relationâ€" ship between the people of the county and their schools if they have a chance to see schools in action in their regular dayâ€"toâ€"day programs." Cruickshank. Mrs.â€" Joan Lobban, chairman of the Miles for Millions Walk, reports $70,902 returned to date from participants in this year‘s 25â€"mile walk for charity. Another $20,000 is expected from about oneâ€"third of the walkâ€" ers who have failed to file reâ€" turns. Art Taylor of the University of Waterloo received a book award this week for completing the course in the shortest time. He checked back two hours and 42 minutes from his starting time after running the circuit. Twin City schools have been asked to remind students who took part to forward their money to the march headquarters. A teleâ€" phone committee will also be contacting the tardy. The team which raised most money for the walk also came from the University of Waterloo. A group from the university‘s and toured the Norad fortress â€" each, shield the NORAD complex built into Cheyenne Mountain in from intrusion. The community the Colorado Rockies. behind the doors could stay shut Here sophisticated electronic off for more than a month withâ€" onnuinment is encased in a steel â€" out ill effects. Here sophisticated electronic equipment is encased in a steel vault inside the mountain. The heart of the complex is NORAD‘s combat operations centre, to which would come the first warnâ€" ing of air attack on Canada or the U.S., and from which an air battle would be directed. Two sets of steelâ€"blast doors, with a swingâ€"weight of 25 tons Sky sweeping sensors across North America at the Distant Early Warning System, _ the Space Detection and Tracking System and a network of radars across southern Canada and the US.. feed information to this central point Not only will the week proâ€" WATERLOO, ONTARIO THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1970 â€" 10c vide the opportunity for informal visits and discussion, but it will also promote a better understandâ€" ing of the goals of the schools. "‘"In the past two years a conâ€" siderable amount of progress has been made in attempting to proâ€" vide equal education opportunity for all children. We think people would like to see these adâ€" vances,"‘ the director said. plant and planning department raised $2,525. Chuck Recchia of Kitchener was sponsored to the sum of $850. He received an award this week for the individual raising the largest amount. Other awards went to John Potoczmy, 6, of Kitchener, who was the youngest to complete the walk and Leonard Reinhardt, 74, also of Kitchener, who was the oldest. All high schools in the Twin Cities have been asked to send representatives to a meeting in St. _ Andrew‘s Presbyterian Church in Kitchener, Nov. 18, at which time organizers hope to wrapâ€"up this year‘s walk. Since students are the backâ€" bone of the walk the organizing committee is anxious to get their suggestions for next year‘s event and their comments on this years. Creature comforts include such things as a physical conditioning centre, a base exchange, snack bar and a barber shop. There is even a twoâ€"bed hospital, with operating room, dental office and pharmacy. Mayor Meston returned enthuâ€" siastic about the defence this orâ€" ganization constitutes for Canadiâ€" ans He was impressed, too, with his visit to the air force academy, each of whose 4,000 students must participate in at least 22 sports and where ingenuity. even if of a prankish nature, wins marks.

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