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By Susan Turansky With the German influâ€" ence already here and with people from around the globe moving to the area, Waterloo is becoming a cosâ€" mopolitan mosaic of culâ€" tures. Fall Progress Reports will be sent home on approXxt: mately October 27th. and Parents Nights will be held ® â€" â€"on November 2nd and 7th o On Friday. the 28th of October. Bluevale Collegriate is hoiding a Hallowe‘ en Dance Commencing at 8 30 p m at a cost of $1.00 for Fee Card Holders and $2 00 for those without cards. dancing will be provided by a Dise Jockey until 11 30 p m If you would like to disâ€" cover unusual and delicious new dishes and shop in friendly, personal stores â€" worlds away from the slick aisles at the supermarkets â€" these small markets are Several small businesses are open in downtown Waâ€" terloo to serve the needs of various nationalities of people moving to the area. Tropicana Fruit Sales at Bluevale begin next week and orders will be taken from October 24th through 3ist. Staff and students will be taking orders for this top quality fruit from Texas and Hawan for pick up December 5. 6. 7th. 20 lbs. of Oranges or Grapefruit will sell for $6.00 and 40 lbs. will sell for $10.00 Pineapples will also be sold â€" prices to follow. If you are interested in purchasing fruit. please contact the Bluevale Collegiate Student Acâ€" tivities Office anytime between 9:00 a m. and 12 noon at 885â€"4620 Many thanks to the organizers and participants in last weeks Polkathon â€" when all the receipts and expenditures are tallied we hope to have approximately $1000.00 dolâ€" lars again to donate to the Canadian Cancer Society Reâ€" search Fund. Congratulations to Jane Pellar and Angie Anton and their committee for a funâ€"filled. well run event This Friday night. Bluevale graduates will return to the school for Commencement This event takes place at 730 p m. at the school. with this yvears Valedictorian being Tom Boettger Bluevale starts fruit sale Bluevale collegiate chose their charming and talented Ms Oktoberfest last Wednesday betore a light â€"hearted live audience in the school auditorium The radiant winner was Dino Scrementi alias Nusco Donna. a 17 vear old grade 13 student at the sehool Small businesses show much of area‘s culture Scott Wittmer 17. also known as Miss Satusfaction. was By Becky Ansley well worth a visit. Kyoneâ€"Kyain and Steven Wong bought King Grocers at 170 King St. N. last year. The store offers a variety of Chinese, Japanese, West Indian, African, Brazilian. and Middle Eastern foods. One is greeted by a spicy, warm smell as soon as the door is opened. Bean sprouts, Chinese greens, West Inâ€" dian root vegetables, melâ€" dian root vegetables, melâ€" Heading downtown and ons, fresh and dried fish, left to 25 Bridgeport Rd., salted and pickled eggs. one comes to the Italianâ€" bean curd and a huge variety â€" Canadian grocery owned of other foods line the by Vince Caccioppoli (proâ€" shelves, floors and walls nounced catchâ€"upâ€"oly). barely leaving. space for Just ask Mr. Caccioppoli one to inch around the store. _ about anything in his store Kyoneâ€"Kyain had a clothâ€", ing store in Burma before he came to Canada two years ago. His partner, Steven Wong, was a techniâ€" cianâ€"teacher in Singapore before coming to Canada 2 years ago. _ Kyoneâ€"Kyain â€" said the business will expand and change according to customâ€" er demand. tirst runner up with Dave Cash. 18 coming in third. â€" t Uk d Adde! ~ Aidddtkddvletinis Belinda Metz. this yeags Miss Oktoberfest. danced with each of the five contestants and with MC Mike Milâ€" ler before she had to leave for apog!!er event. This was the fourlh annual Ms. Oktoberfest pageant at Bluevale. Mike Miller was last year‘s winner Fatness will become fitness it city of Waterloo employees take advantage of a special fitness proâ€" gram to be offered by the crty Thehcily‘s administrative committee has been investigating the possibility of introducing a fitâ€" ness program for Waterloo firefighters However. a Wintario grant is available to subsidâ€" ize the program if it‘s made available to all city emplovees. council committees learned Mondar night An eightâ€"week program. involving 32 sessions at Seagram Stadium during offâ€"work hours will be undertaken by the city. which expects about 45 emâ€" plovees to enrol initrally It will cost the city about $1.000 to get the program off the ground. including purchase of equipment and admimstration Fatness to fitness possible for willing city employees and he will enthusiastically tell you everything you might want to know about the item. He said the difference between German sausage and Italian sausage is that German sausage is smoked and Italian sausage is dried. He carries a full line of Italian cheeses including fresh Parmesan, Romano, and Riccotta. There is a gaod variety of fresh vegeâ€" tables, every kind of pasta imaginable, Italian â€" pastâ€" ries, and olives. The Italian atmosphere of the store is emphasized by the Greek. Yugoslavian, as Frieda Faucet Watertoo Chronicle, Wednesday, October 19, 1977 â€" Page 31 and his wife opened the store eleven years ago. At that time, Caccioppoli said, nonâ€"Italian people had not seen many of the foods he carried. Now, he says, his goods ware popular with all kinds of people in the area. Around the corner at 55 Erb St. E.. (across from the liquor store) Nas Mukâ€" har opened his store, Gourâ€" met International in June of this year. .Here. one can find rare spices, homeâ€"made hulvah, and mouthwatering middle eastern pastries. Mr. Mukâ€" har said he opened his store because he feels the minorâ€" Private counselling services urged by > Region health dept. Private counselling serâ€" vices should be â€"purchased to the tune of $25.000 next vear by the Region. the health and social services department has _ recomâ€" mended. The recommendation was subject to the province proâ€" viding 50 per cent of the costs. The Region should allo cate $15.000 in the 1978 budget to purchase counâ€" selling services for an estiâ€" mated 100 general welfare assistance clients. Another _ $10.000. . which would be éligible for an 80 per cent provincial subâ€" sidv. _ should be _ made available next year to purâ€" chase counselling services for people on family beneâ€" fits assistance. Both _ recommendations will be discussed today by Total cost would amount to $5.730. but a Wintari0 grant. along with $30â€"perâ€"person registration fee. half of which would be refunded upon completion of the program. will cover the rest. The ‘("ny received two proposals from companâ€" ies willing to set up the program. and accepted a proposal from the Canadian Fitness Institute The idea of the program. which would also be open to members of city council. was received favorably by aldermen. â€" "I view the whole program not as a luxury but as a necessity." Mavor Marjorie Carroll said. Phyâ€" sical fitness increases productivity and decreases ilIness among emplovees. and the benefits ~could go on and on Mayor Carroll said * _ The committee OK d the proposal. on condition of receiving the Wintario grant of $2 865 "If we don‘t have it, I‘ll be glad to stock it for you."" said Mr. Mukhar. , At the back of the store a sandwich bar serves subâ€" marine and falafel (vegeâ€" table burger) sandwiches on a bun or on peeta bread. Peeta bread is a fatâ€"free. unleaven â€" white or whole wheat bread. Mr. Mukhar also carries knickâ€"knacks from Europe and the Middle East. He came to Canada from Jeruâ€" salem 15 years ago. the Region‘s health and soâ€" cial services committee. Two weeks ago. the comâ€" mittee deferred a recomâ€" mendation | that a social worker be hired for nexi vear to help reconcile esâ€" tranged spouses of familâ€" ies The social worker would replace a field workâ€" er and not be an additional worker. However. due to higher _ qualifications. _ it would cost the Region an extra $2.500 per vear â€" No action was taken unâ€" til the report on the purâ€" chasing of counselling serâ€" vices was â€" available for consideration. According to Dr. Gerard Evans. commissioner â€" of health and social services. ‘the two approaches to the counselling need can and â€" should be compleâ€" mentary