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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 14 Feb 1973, p. 1

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There‘s nothing like a good old fashioned wheel barrow race. But in the middle of the winter? These two students didn‘t seem to mind nor did several others who participated in the race which was part of Bluevale High School‘s winter carnival last week. For story and more pictures see page 2. photo by Fred Miller. Group awaits sale Community Services adâ€" ministrator Ken Pflug brought up the question as to who would take care of the house once it was moved He said older houses can become quite costly if open to the public which this one should be. If the house is moved to the park he added, it _ would â€" then _ become the responsibility of council the responsibility of council Tom Moser, purchasing Marg Rowell, member of _ officer for the City of the committee, told council _ Waterloo _ submitted _ his it was always the intention _ resignation _ on Monday of the group to refurbish _ evening to council commitâ€" the house through monies _ tee of the whole obtained _ by _ soliciting. An _ employee witk the She assured the city fath city for the past 16 years, ers they would not be stuck _ Mr_ Moser has accepted The committee which was med three weeks ago ‘cd council committee of whole Monday night to donate a site in Waterloo Park as a possible place to move the house to. The citizen‘s committee to save the Kumpf house cannot do anything more now until the King St. house and property obtains a buyâ€" er. & nj ’â€"a‘i *a!" .. 2 .sn 118TH YEAR NO 7 Mrs. Rowell also said the group had already reâ€" ceived a very rough estiâ€" mate on the cost of moving the house at $8,000. Canada Trust is presently seeking a buyer for the property as benefactors of the Kumpf estate. _ When approached by the group to save the house the comâ€" pany said their first duty was to the estate and they couldn‘t sell the house at a nominal fee nor could they give the house away. During the council meetâ€" ing Mr. Voelker had in his possession a letter from with the bill Moser to work for Region firm in Toronto whose WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14. 1973 the position of purchasing agent â€" for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Council agreed there is still a lot of if‘s involved in the Kumpf house project and no decision as to site would be made until the outâ€" come of the sale of the propâ€" erty was known Mr. Moser‘s resignation was followed by proposed changes in the organization of _ certain _ departments within the city Ald. Voelker said the firm _ was interested _ in renovating the interior of the house with its age periâ€" od of the early 1800‘s for the purpose of opening an inâ€" terior design and decorâ€" ation studio. . He said the company had no intentions of erecting a large electronâ€" ical sign or in anyway deâ€" tract from the historic house. name was not disclosed ~**â€"~ More police put on Mr. Pflug added that there were restrictions placed in the summer at the pools but that was a different situâ€" ation. "In the summer Max Saltsman (left). federal MP for Waterloo is shown here with two of his advisors in the recently opened centre at 54 King Street. Mr. Saltsâ€" man is available at the centre to answer problems residents may have conâ€" cerning the government from 2 to 4 p.m. every Saturday. When Ald. Wagner asked what sort of trouble Ald. Cruise was talking about, he replied that he did not feel safe sending his eight year old son skating. ‘‘There is _ crowding, fighting, beer bottles.‘"‘ Ald. Cruise added. Mayor Meston used the Waterloo and Moses Springâ€" er swimming pools as exâ€" amples of how admitâ€" tance was being restricted to avoid the development of dangerous conditions. Community services adâ€" ministrator Ken Pflug said the problem of overcrowdâ€" ing was more evident this year because the warm weather has not permitted the use of outdoor rinks. He said the only way they could cut down on any trouble would be to shut the doors after a certain numâ€" ber were inside. Keeping people from goâ€" ing in would create more problem Mr. Pflug felt beâ€" cause there is no place out for the young people to go. The decision was made Monday evening by council committee of the whole afâ€" ter Ald. Cruise asked that something be done to cut down on the rowdiness which occurs during the Friâ€" day night skating period. The numbers allowed into Moses Springer Arena on Friday evenings will not be restricted, but additional police will be on duty . for public skating WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA Mrs. A.M. Sehl will chair a teacher liaison commitâ€" tee primarily set up to look after a grievance being put to the board by a separate school teacher. M. A. Zeteel and A. L. Dietrich are comâ€" mittee members. A parish liaison commitâ€" tee, headed by Rev. C. Hauser will study the reâ€" lationship _ between _ the parish, school and board. They will also review cateâ€" chetical procedures and sugâ€" gest any improvements. A.L. Dietrich is chairâ€" man for a transportation committee which will study the mutual use of transâ€" portation _ facilities â€" with the county board of educaâ€" tion. Committee members are R.J. Lorentz and G.S. Goad. At the present time, there is a substantial overâ€" lapping of services, partiâ€" cularly in the rural areas. Three ad hoc committees were set up by the Waterâ€" loo County separate board of education at a regular board meeting Monday night when kids see they can‘t go sion showed Friday pubâ€" swimming, they can alâ€" lic skating between 8:30 ways do something else."‘ to 10:30 p.m. had an atâ€" The â€" committee then â€" tendance of anywhere from agreed four uniformed poâ€" 400â€"700. For supervising lice would be on duty next _ such a crowd two police ofâ€" Friday and every Friday ficers were present, one thereafter. arena attendant and about A report given to counâ€" _ six people on the ice to keep cil prior to the discusâ€" _ order. Board setting up d hoc committee 13,460 copies delivered by carrier to every household in WATERLOO PRICE 10 CENTS P.J. Fiynn, board chairâ€" man, said ‘"there is no reaâ€" son why this board should not be fully cognizant and realize the problems all separate â€" boards â€" share. This situation shows what apathy can do." At the present time qualiâ€" fications have only been that the person be a Canaâ€" dian citizen, be 18â€"yearsâ€"old or more and be a resident within the jurisdiction of the board. There has been a case in the province where a perâ€" son who was not a Roman Catholic, was elected to a separate school board. In other board business, trustees gave full support to a resolution forwarded to them from the Lincoln counâ€" ty separate school board stating that any person seekâ€" ing a position as trustee on a separate school board must be a separate school ratepayer . Rev. Hauser‘s fellow comâ€" mittee members are Rev. L. Cullaton, Mrs. K. Donovan and Mrs. A. M. Sehi.

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