Jaycees select citizen of year His involvement in community affairs include: pub- licity chairman for the first two Miles for Millions Marches ever held in the Twin Cities; chairman of the PR committee of the Kitchener Chamber of Commer- ce: publicity director for the first two K-W Winter- tests. and in 1969 was one of three founding committee members of the K-W Oktoberfest. TO THE MANY MERCHANTS WHO DONATED PRIZES TO HELP US HAVE A SUCCESSFUL FUN FAIR He returned to the area in 1967 to work as a news supervisor. public relations, for BF. Goodrich Cana- da Ltd., and was appointed manager, public relations in 1973. Lackenbauer has been PR director for Oktoberfest since 1969, except during 1973 when he was interna- tional events chairman. He retired from this volun- teer position at the end of 1978. following 10 years with that organization. Owen H. Lackenbauer was recently selected as the 1979 Citizen of the Year for Kitchener-Waterloo by (He K-W Jaycees. _ Lackenbauer has been actively involved in local community affairs serving in the Canadian Army and working as press secretary for Alberta Premier. Peter Lougheed. Formal presentation of the award will be madeUt the Citizen of the Year Banquet on Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Granite Club in Kitchener. _' Elizabeth Ziegler School Says THANK YOU / Town-lull 1‘01me- Tull-all- Tmtfthti-tt mun-semis." Too-8pm WWI-m " and"... " - WI PM: MMdJm Tut-[hil- Inna-'38."!!!- Tish-hum Tull-km WhFdlm M‘s Ph- onon“ tubs Owen Lackenbauer Jenny's†Clan-In “on.“ lunar-um TheAthFriet 't.tltairNisthtthtt- J-tfat-te-ttht-tedt-l 1-H: um HMS“ Stink“ mama. "and“ 'NeitStts6ostt'sberet-die thetrdeset.rithog0tat WLU course responds to industry demand m and who! 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