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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 10 Dec 1975, p. 2

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Page 2 - Waterloo Chronich, Wednesday, Dumb" 10, 1975 :20 "an smut scum. wAtERLoo- sun-um OFFICE FURNITURE o STATIONERY o ART ms 0 GIFTS tm, celebrate Watch llill Fabrics and Boutique SCHENDEL BE TELEPHONE "atEltetr-Ekrttnnt Park tgt-rt-ttint-bn-atm-sum. 1m tytraringat........-,-.-..eom Listen for "The Crosby You." “and” evenings from 7 till 8 pm. on CKKW BOOT TABLE CENTRES-In a variety ot cttristmasctgoura........r..e...thmt catatutt,Rt+M0uteRtb-ceroedtnat- ottinavartetro-ndceours.-trom PASSPORT “ALLEN-F0! may hyd- se-tutr-den-tttttttat- My ',,t','.TN,'.'g'lll'l'tltAtr,rAl"alllh'l'd'lY. -aiuLart-itetemattii-tt-.t'tot sTa-tr-Attracthmty ttottattHttaitmdety$trr tyckertsoo,Eatort CranelPike. _ . . .lrom .15 PLAYING CAM-Now count dam. , m SALAD BOWLS-m. at: at monkey Open Mon. ttt Fri. " 9 Until Chum» ristmas t Ideas! Buy direct from the manufacturer and save 220 KING STREET N. (mar University) 885-2170 In We: Dry can“ Bldg. Idaho I55iijCR1 HILL MBRICS to Wad. 9:30 to tr, Than. Fri. till 9 p.m., Sat. to 6 STATKDNERY LIMITED £341.95 titled Homebound Readers. has been in existence for a year and aims to assist those who are unable to use the resources of the library. Dorothea Sprung, of Pitts- fond Close, works as a li.. aison between the seven volunteers and those re- questing the service. Each volunteer calls upon the recipient to find out what kind of books they're in. terested in, such as his- torical, travel, fiction or ttoat-fiction. Then they ac- tually select the books and call every two or three weeks to pick-up the books andtringnenrer. “It’s more than just de- livering a book for the person," explains James Brown, chief librarian of Waterloo library. “Most people spend time talking to them and it turns into a social visit." Atthepresent time,hooks are being delivered to homes for senior citizens such as Pinehaven and Parkwood Manor and to a few individuals. "We're trying to actually zero in on people not in places like this, not where they're grouped," says Mr. Brown. "The service for shut-ins is not just for senior citizens. but for everyone, who for a var- Whatever the reason for being Mined at home - disabled.' sick. or broken limbs - the Waterloo puts lic library offers a per- sonalized service for all shut-ins. Library offers service for shut-i service. en- iety of reasons are amfined at home." With no time to waste are Dorothea Sprung, of Pittsford Close. Waterloo and her son Gordon. s, as they are busy delivering reading material to persons unable to reach the library themselves. Mrs. Sprung acts as a liaison between persons requesting the Homebound Readers service and delivery volunteers. Add to that: Race track inspired rack and pinion steering; Power assisted diagonal circuit braking; Wholly independent front suspension with torsion crank rear suspension; A perfor- mance of 0 to 50 in a sizzling 8.5 seconds; Reclining bucket seats withwailtosmtlcarpeting; A paddeddash board;and I nifty 40 m.p.g.° - 'Whn more an we add? mining. deem the I 1 up. nu 111 run. nearest place you an get one. 'bnod on U.S.A., E.P.A. Model tom for bunny driving. conwnod to Imam canon: 884.7470 AUTO-HAUS WATERLOO shut-In recipients. Perl "There are u _ . people around, Brown. "and N . “ library is also available the contact with others." shut-In recipients. Persons interested in “There are a _ . Homebound Readers people around, contact the Waterloo Brown. "and , - _ but] at 7456119. Volun- helps to bring than into teeesaimat-eiemne. THE AUDI FOX. Whoa! (our: and cane-all mu ore 090ml QIV'OI 550 Web!" St. N. Waterloo

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