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‘2‘ Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, September 4, 1974 Bocome Fighting Fit Waterloo Square 576â€"2680 HATASHITA KARATE MARTIAL ARTS Conditioning Confidence Relieves Tension Self Defense Mental Discipline Mr. Voelker used to build most of the houses he deâ€" signed but now he builds very few. He chooses the ones he wants to work on by judging several factors: his interest in the design, of house designs, exterior and interior, are placed neatly on a low table next to a window facing the street. A drafting table faces a side window and the small room gives a feeling of comfort rather than clutter. Work and hobby the same for Waterloo ald. Voelker Waterloo alderman and architect Charles Voelker is in the enviable position of doing the work he likes for a living out of his home on Spring Street. . His work space in the home he and his wife deâ€" signed and built in 1947 is small but efficient. Stacks "I feel as if 1 retired at an early age, because this is my hobby as well." By Ariene Rosen Photo by Vicki G the distance of the site from home, and the convenience of travelling to and from the location. This 55â€"yearâ€"old architect has designed houses for large subâ€"divisions. producâ€" ing up to five or six house designs for a large developâ€" ment, but he prefers to design customâ€"made homes. "1 can use more imaâ€" gination with them. put in more builtâ€"ins and add more details,"" he explains. Voelker has been on city council for five years and has always been active in the community. He was on the Waterloo Public School Board for 17 years but deâ€" cided not to run again when the school boards amaigaâ€" mated five years ago. He decidedâ€" to run for city counâ€" cil at that time because he feels a person should do something for the communâ€" ity he lives in. To this end he hopes salaries for alderâ€" man never get too high, When Voelker became an alderman he decided to reâ€" sign the position of revision because people may start running for office for the money rather than for the community . eourt judge. which he had held for 20 years. In reviâ€" sion court people have an opportunity to contest proâ€" perty assessments. Since city council decides mill rates for that assessment. Mr. Voelker felt he couldn‘t stay on as judge without a possible conflict of interest Inspecting properties in re sponse to propertyâ€"holder‘s complaints as judge led to what Voelker likes toq do in his spare time. He and his C P lg . 0K t MODEL PBOâ€"E2 EASY TERMS ON GAS BILL Ald. Charles Voelker seums, art galleries / and antique shops, with a little extra time thrown in for fishing. They own a small trailer and take most weekâ€" ends and holidays off for travel. He has two paintings by local artists of one of his favorite spots in the ‘area. West Montrose. Many of the beautiful paintings and antiques in the Voelker home are not. as one might think, products of successful motoring trips. Instead they have been in the family for generations. wife travel all over the Voelker‘s family has been living in ‘ the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo area for at least w W Waterloo PHONE 743â€"2691 WATERLOO SQUARE MALL an â€" ‘evangelical â€" minister in St. Jacobs, at the age of 93 baptized Voelker‘s oider brother, who is now 61. That alone traces the family back 154 years. A grandfather, Emil Volgelsang,> started the first button factory in Kitchener in the midâ€"1800‘s. ‘"My mother came from a family of 11 and dad was from a family of five. They all married in the area, and if you take the time to figure it out I‘m probably related to most of the people here."‘ a century and a half. His Voelker likes the feelâ€" ing of the small town, of knowing most shopowners {continued on page 5)