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It wasn‘t quite the ridiculous and the sublime, but near enough. A good, contrasting picture of Canada on a Sunday in summer. . â€" â€" _ We‘d ‘ébinve back to the village to join Grandad in the celeâ€" bration of the 100th anniversary of the little white church by the bay. â€" vS(n;aay morning, breakfast over, off for a drive with the cityâ€"lawyer brotherâ€"inâ€"law, while the wives were doing the dishes. Commiserated with each other over the fact that we‘d both be millionaires if we‘d bought some of this shore property 20 years ago, when it was dirt cheap. Convenâ€" iently forgot that neither of us had enough money to buy one lot 20 years ago. let alone a mile of shoreline. Poked around the neighborhood, shaking our heads over the property developments, where entrepreneurs were getâ€" ting as much for a single lot as their grandfathers had for a 150â€"acre farm with house and barn. wli)lr'iving' along the shore road. spotted a lot of activity. Naturally, stopped for a look, as one always does in the country. o ~ â€" It was a scuba diving expedition, complete with vans, tanks, goggles, snorkels, and maq-from-Mars suits. Hung around to watch, and asked some casual questions from one of the "‘divers". He was so reticent you‘d have thought he was just about to climb into a Moonâ€"bound capâ€" sule. instead of into about 12 inches of water. He finally admitted grimly that the group had just finished its training, and that this ~dive"" they were about to make was the "real thing." o There were about 20 in the group. We stood around and watched as they struggled and wiggled and squirmed into their skinâ€"tight suits and heavy tanks, and sprayed their goggles and checked their airâ€"lines and adjusted their flipâ€" pers. Then their leader appeared. He had been out there, fearâ€" lessly probing the possible dangers of the sunken wreck. He stood there. barking orders. making them recheck their gear. dividing them into teams, ensuring that their bootâ€"knives were available for a swift slash of a tangled lifeâ€"line. This was the real thing. no question about it, and the tenâ€" sion mounted steadily as they spent half an hour getting fitâ€" ted out for the dangers of the depths: octopi, sunken wrecks. sharks. There was only one female in the group. an extremely chubby one, and she had so much trouble squeezing into her suit and getting it zipped over the buiges that I was mighty glad I wasn‘t out there. trapped in a wreck. waitâ€" ing for her to rescue me. Finally, purple in the face. she was ready. _ _ Finally. the big dive was on. They waded for 10 feet, since it was to shallow to lie down. Then they flopped and snorkeled out. in about two feet of water. to the wreck. every nerve keyed. every sense alerted to the perils ahead _ The assistant instructor. who wasn‘ t making the dive. sighed with relief with us. "What do they do out there?" he was asked ~Not a belluva lot." he replied "When you‘ve swum over the thing about three times, that‘s about it. _ We silently concurred. We knew the ~sunken wreck / was an old barge. towed there years before to serve as a dock for a boatâ€"owner. Three years ago. when the water was lowâ€" er. it sat three feet out of the water The only sunken "Now you see it, now you don‘t‘", says Ronald McDonald of McDonald Restaurants during a magic show on Saturday at Waterloo Square. As well as performing the show., Ronald gave away balloons to some of the youngsters and everyone who attended enjoyed the short performangce. . pulled a beer out of his van. and chatted Bill Smile treasure would have to be the old car motor which anchored it. â€" ‘I know that diving must be fun, and is dangerous, but this operation made me giggle It was like watching a lot of sixâ€"yearâ€"old boys get fitted out in their space uniâ€" forms, do a ritual countdown, and then run around the backyara yelling: *Zoom! Zoom!~ Couldn‘t help pondering on why 20â€"0dd people would drive a round trip of 300 miles from the city and get dressed in Hallowe‘en costumes to paddle around in three feet of water ‘"exploring‘‘ an old barge. Three hours later, we were sitting in the church, for the anniversary service, just 100 yards down the road from the big dive. e o_ . But there was a sense of drawing together, of closeness, of continuity. e There was a simple dignity here which underlined the silliness of the other operation. |______ _ o C s I guess we were as inappropriately dressed for a ho t summer day as the diversâ€"shirts and ties and suits and summer dresses. Most of the people were middleâ€"aged to old, with a sprinkling of children. Reading the brief history of this little, frame, 100â€"yearâ€" old building, one was aware, however dimly, of the fierce determination of the first families, when they erected it, on a donated lot, at a cost of $500, that their children would be Godâ€"fearing. Godâ€"loving Christians. And there was some pride when Grandad, sitting next to me. was singled out as having been associated with that church for 75 years. s And there was a little sadness in the knowledge that the Sunday School had been forced to close, and that the church is now open only in summer, and that many of the children, and the children‘s children and so on, are neither Godâ€" fearing nor Godâ€"loving. But the children and the children‘s children had rallied around for the occasion. And after the service, there was the getâ€"together in the community hall for the coffee and sandwiches, and the hundreds of handshakes, and the someâ€" times desperate trying to put together of names and faces not seen for years, and the presentation of grandchildren, and the hard realization that everyone is growing older. A Sunday of contrast Coiffure Cottage BEAUTY SALON 61 Ellis Cres. South at Erb St WATERLOO SPECIAL PERMS MA _1/2 PRICE Body. medium or regular Shampoo Set and Style Cut SPECIAL $5.00 743â€"7784 Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, August 13, 1975 â€" Page 2: ROLLER SKATING LOCATION: MOSES SPRINGER ARENA TIMES: FRIDAYS7â€"9:30 P.M. SUNDAYS7â€"9:30 P.M. ADMISSION 25¢ â€" 15 & under. 50¢ â€" over 15. Rental Skates â€" 25¢ Public swimming times : July and Aug. â€" daily 1 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. Family and adult swimming daily â€" 5 to 6: 30 p.m. July and Aug. â€" Adult only noon hour swim â€" 12 noon to 1 p.m. No Admission Charge Moses Springer Pool â€" 885â€"4530 _ _ Waterloo Lions Pool â€" 885â€"6350 SWIMMING INSTRUCTIONS July 21 to Aug. 8 Aug. 11 to Aug. 29 Registrations will be received by phone or in person at either pool j A series of four family films will be shown at two locations this summer. There is no admission charge for these films and we ask that you bring your own lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. These films are adâ€" vertised within the individual arenas. The following is the showing and location for August. ALBERT McCORMICK ARENA â€" Tues. August 19th 7: 30 p.m. Featuring the Waterloo Concert Band. Sun. Aug. 17th 7:30 p.m. Waterloo Centennial Bandshell â€" Centennial Park â€" enter off Westmount Rd. beside fire station. NO CHARGE. Health screening and counselling by a Public Health Nurse. All Adults Welcome. Coâ€"sponsored by the Waâ€" terloo Regional Health Unit. For appointments call the Adult Rec Centre. NO CHARGE. 3 Day Fall Colour Tour Leaves Thurs. October 2nd Cost : Single $100.00 each Part time staff is needed for concessions. ice skating cruisers and skate sharpeners. Apply at Waterioo Community Services office, beâ€" tween 8: 30 and 430 â€" Mon. to Fri. Tickets and information available at the Adult Recreaâ€" tion Centre or phone 579â€"1020 (Corner of King & Allen St.) Activities Daily Mon. â€" Fri. Include: Games Room. Floor & Table Shuffleboard. Billiards Rooms, 5¢ tea & coffee. Note: No memberâ€" ship needed. INFORMATION : 579â€"1020. Everyone in the community is welcome to attend this free parade in Waterioo Park. Wednesday. August 13th 7 pm. (Park Road) o ~Fairyland Extravagansa Parade featuring 13 jumior playgrounds from Waterloo plus Kiwanis Kavaliers Drum and Bugle Band. fire truck . etc." WATERLOO ARENA â€" MOSES SPRINGER ARENA â€" ALBERT McCORMICK ARENA wWATERLOO PLAYGROUNDS PRESENTS NIAGARA MARINELAND TOUR ACTIVITIES FOR SENIOR ADUVLTS ADULT RECREATION CENTRE MUSKOKA MANITOULIN WALT DISNEY FAMILY FILMS Double $89.00 each FALL JOB OPPORTUNITIES This includes admission to Marineland Leaves the Adult Recreation Centre at 9:00 a.m. WELL ADULT CLINIC SUMMER SWIMMING NO SPECTATORS Friday Sept. 12 Cost: $6.00 LIONS POOL ONLY BAND CONCERT ACTIVITIES Marsiand Centre : 576â€"2420 COMMUNITY SERVICES