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For Harold Wagner life began at 65 18 Waterioo Chronicie, Wednesday, October 23, 1974 _ Story by Don McCurdy Photo by Vicki Gough For Harold Wagner, life began at 65. At least that‘s what Mr. Wagner will tell Waterloo alderman Harold Wagner has served the City of Waterioo for the past 39 years as both a school board representative and a member of counâ€" cil. Profile ‘‘You know I used to get 2*«0J . tatiena? a"L es 3 tome And _ PACHAUERS <. 0".‘? ty 7 ee s ** _,%* ..... "(3~â€". _ Our NEW FASHION _ .‘. rag. ~â€"AFJ LOCATION jEWELLERY <~<;> For only $2>~°%a month, we‘ll give you the key to our bank. _ Glenridge Plaza CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE * L.+ k ut 2o & 5h & &5 pft'\"..' * *. * s h A R% C% 4& * & * Je We specialize in t * +«% ~':';; _ Special Orders co- LTD- **te6 . ) Custom Work *L " e ) Gold Smith Glenridge Plaza 885-15'{10 w Diamond Setting 315 Lincoin Rd. WateriooG . L=Z . Waterloo quite upset when the press mentioned my age. I‘ve livâ€" ed in Waterloo for 77 years and now I‘ve reached the point where I‘ve turned around considerably. Now I‘m pretty damn proud of * i a ** @ @ **L o# «# t P «s 0’...{ * "& :..1 .‘t..{‘ » a id s e 2A e 0;”4,‘*,4¢):‘.“’.‘t & * i ¢ * * i 4« .‘~Q«.A'fo‘.:0 # C es "..' ‘ “';.‘ll §Ao&%*) ut 3 *_ & **L*e * .0‘..» * **"s,«* FeAaro e CENTR my age. 1 can compelte against any age group. *‘There‘s only two things people can be sure of and that is they will be 65â€"yearsâ€" or they won‘t. I‘m sure glad I made it. The greatest thing I can compete *#«+ esee : 4 *#* + a am 1ne TR nggys ‘"I couldâ€"only attend three of them and I sat from half past nine until five o‘clock. When you serve on both councils you end up with conâ€" flicts â€" that‘s inevitable. For me the municipal meetâ€" ings are most important but you have to make decisions on which meeting will have priority. It‘s impossible for anyone to have 100 per cent attendance when you are on so many committees so you do the best you can," he said with one of his usual Wagner admits while he spends a great deal of time at mleetings (and this does not include the hours of preparation beforehand) it is virtually impossible for him to attend every meetâ€" ing scheduled. Last Wedâ€" nesday for example, Wagâ€" ner‘s calendar _ included four meetings. you happen to be the kind of person who just reads the minutes of meetings." Glenridge Centre "I guess I‘ve always got something to do with my time and if I wasn‘t retired I couldn‘t do justice to my position as an elected repâ€" resentative. It has now reached the point where a person serving both municiâ€" pal and regional councils must. spend~â€"a tremendous amount of time. It has beâ€" come a fullâ€"time job unless BABY BEEF LIVER Homemade Polish SAUS AGE RING that ever happened to me was retirement. Since then I‘ve had the time to do the things I like," Wagner said. And the things occupying Harold Wagner‘s time usualâ€" ly are political in nature. As an alderman for the city of Waterioo and a regional councilior who sits on no less than seven committees. Wagner is constantly on the go from morning till night. Homemade Imported LIVER GERMAN HAVARTI sausace _ 1.09» cnEEsE 1.39 . Fresh Skinless Pizzas in 10 minutes 2lQqyS each PIZZA DELIGHT Glenridge Plaza 884â€"2050 99° io. 99¢ I RQAPDelight BIG SIX SPECIALS Every Mon. & Tues. with any purchase of $3.00 or more receive FREE one Pee Wee PIZZA plus a can of COKE remu®L This Weeks Tues. to Thurs. 2 a.m. Sun. Mon to 12 p.m. is open Daily at 11 a.m. BONELESS RUMP RoOAst 1.79». Sirloin Tip or OKTOBERFEST BRATWURST 1.19». Homemade It all started in 1935 when the young Wagners entered school in Waterloo. At that time Harold wanted to know what was going on at the administrative level. Little did he know at that time where this decision would lead him. L As a trustee for 26 years (without financial renumeraâ€" tion) and as chairman of the Waterloo County Board of Education and the proâ€" vincial _ association _ for board trustees it goes withâ€" out saying that Wagner exhibits great interest in the educational system. _ im very proud of the fact that I now have 39 years of continuous service to this city â€" and all by ballot rathâ€" er than by appointment. I‘m proud of the fact it has been the people who have decidâ€" ed. I‘ve never been one to lead the polls but I always seem to aquire enough votes. My vote totals have never been high or low. Always right down the middle and maybe that‘s the secret," he said with a smile. he pointed out, would reâ€" sult in a 50 per cent attendâ€" ance record for that day. Over the years Wagner has certainly seen his fair share of meetings. Since 1961 he has been an alderâ€" man for the city but before that, long before that, he served as a trustee for the county school board. the percentage figures: If there happen to be two meetâ€" ings simultaneously it is only possible to attend one which, set over the publication of my obligation to serve this regional attendance records. community, That‘s why I According to him the public â€"decided to seek a position would be grossly mislead by as a trustee and that‘s why the percentage figures: If 1 decided to run for counâ€" there hapven to be two meetâ€" Cil." Last week Wagner was upâ€" in Waterioo and I felt it was Just inside Zehrs ‘‘We had to have someâ€" thing to get us all together. The county council was nothing more than 15 muniâ€" cipalities working autonâ€" omously. Things like sewâ€" ers, water, policing, health and social services are imâ€" portant to the whole area. ‘"It‘s only been in busiâ€" ness 22 months and a lot of this time has been spent organizing and setting up committees. We definitel‘ need something to bring this area together," he said, pointing out the old county council system did not proâ€" vide _ the _ municipalities and townships the opportuniâ€" ty to work together. On the subject of election issues, Wagner believes too many â€" political _ hopefuls are making regional govâ€" ernment a hot political isâ€" sue. According to him, it is far too early to damn reâ€" gional government because it is still at an organizational level. "I campaign â€" everyday because I don‘t believe in putting on a pressure camâ€" paign at certain times. Everyday 1 meet someone I‘m campaigning. It‘s not something I do consciously. If I meet someone on the street and talk to them it is a form of campaigning. There‘s no way everyone in the city is going to know me â€" personally especiall‘ the way Waterloo is growâ€" ing. So you have to go on your record. It‘s the reâ€" putation of the politician that should decide whether or not he should be elected. I‘m constantly being acâ€" cused of being political. Of course I‘m political â€" we all are‘ Everyone has a personal political philosoâ€" phy whether they know it or not. Everything we do or say proves this." years later when the board decided that the new school on Ellis Ave. would bear While Wagner does not beâ€" lieve in formal campaignâ€" ing prior to an election, he does believe in track reâ€" cords. For him, everyday is indirectly spent camâ€" paigning. â€" . **Even today 1 get a big kick out of going over to the school on special occasions and being introduced to the students. They find it alâ€" most impossible to believe there really is a Harold W. Wagner alive. I guess they think of their school as being named after someone who doesn‘t exist â€" like Santa Claus. Believe me it is quite an honor to have a schoot named after you." For (Continued on next page) ..