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PAGE 16 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1981 | L <Ai: ® » ‘é 4 A‘JP '\“‘ h ”{ LA » 4 . *3 MLM, /“_ 7 C | * ":LQ\(’J‘,». Cl Ldg) } DICK CLINE * es Can You Afford To Neglect Your Car? Cenice .. worthy of your confidence. 178 Weber St. N. Unit C AND OUR STAFF WATERLOO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Qfln Y sfl;las MURRAY‘ Murray Brubacher FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS The beauty of the Christmas coumryside'fills hearts with warmth and good cheer. We take this timeé TO WISH YOU A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS AND BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR. funeral home and chapel 621 KING WEST â€" 745â€"9495 Convenient Parking, entering Wellington or King Street a tradition since 1925. Patz~Bechtel We Don‘t Think So For Quality Workmanship on Alignâ€" ments, Brakes, Carbs, Tune Ups, and all your other automotive repairs, call: 885â€"2065 or drop in for a free consultation. s AUTO SERVICE Waterioo #" Lmus, 1334 Weber $t. E., . 111 Water St. E.. 1315 Sishop St., 14 Stapley St., 579â€"1860 Kitchener . 7434363 Kitchener 7456061 Cambridge 6532031 Ayr _ 632â€"7901 spent in Canada, while others prefer baimy beach breezes and oodies of sunshine. According to local travel agent Linda Voll, those who prefer the sun are most often heading for Florida this week, because "it‘s still definitely the cheapest" warm climate vacation spot. Voll said that those who can afford to spend a bit more are likely heading for the Caribbean, to islands such as Jamaica. Voll, assistant manager at Appleby Travel located in the University Square Plaza at 65 University Ave. E., said that although "everyone these days complains about the prices going up, no one misses their holiday. "As far as pleasure is concerned," she continued, "business has not dropped. We‘re still booking regularly." Appleby Travel, located on University Ave. for two years, has just changed hands, according to Voll, who said as of Jan. 1 the agency will officially be known as Gold Key Travel Ltd. The new owners are mother and daughter Natalie and Dorie Platz of Waterioo, Voll added. While the Chrismas season is the busiest for just about every area retailer, Waterloo has one specialty shop which is particularly hopping during the holidays and through until about March. Denomme‘s Trains, which sells model! railroad related equipment, parts, books and accessories, finds this is the most hectic time of year because "the hobby is strictly for wintertime,"‘ said store manager Ted Nancarâ€" Nancarrow, who said the hobby is ‘"‘an indoor, basement activity," explained that model railroad enthusiasts ‘"usually revert to some other activity, such as golf," once warmer weather months arrive. And with recent talk about uptown Waterloo needing more specialty shops, Nancarrow pointed out, it‘s stores such as Denomme‘s which "attract consumers from other areas‘" and help boost all uptown businesses. ‘"Over half our customers come from out of town,"" he explained, adding that Denomme‘s has "regular customers‘‘ from as far afield as Toronto and Montreal. The store, which is located at 84 King St. S. in Waterloo‘s core, was opened four years ago by owner Greg Denomme because "there wasn‘t an exclusive model railroad hobby shopâ€" in the area," said Nancarrow. In fact, Denomme‘s Trains is one of only a handful of such specialty shops in Canada, according to Nancarrow, who said the closest comparable store is in London, Ont. â€" Some folks dream of a snowy Christmas What do enthusiasts find attractive in a model railroad hobby? *Trains have a magical appeal," Nancarâ€" row said. "A lot of people have always been interested in watching trains, especially steam engines, sinte they seem to be alive, and have a certain romance about them .‘ And for Canadians it‘s probably also because developing the country, he added. Model! railroading, which attracts "mostly adults," in Nancarrow‘s words, is really "a lot of hobbies rolled into one.‘" For instance, he said, an enthusiast is quite often an avid railroad book reader, a bit of a historian, electrician and carpenter, and a person "with an artistic leaning," who enjoys designing attractive layouts. Most Waterioo companies and retail outlets will be open as usual during the holidays, except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year‘s Day, according to a closing survey conducted by the Waterloo Chamber of Comâ€" merce. Exceptions to this include the Waterloo Motor Inn, which will be open every day, and outlets such as MacDonald‘s and Waterloo Bowl!, which will close Christmas Day only. As well, various stores and businesses have established holiday hours which include, in some cases, closing on Christmas Eve Day and reâ€"opening on Monday, Dec. 28. However, in its study of approximately 100 Waterloo firms, the chamber learned there will be a number of organizations which will shut down during the entire holiday period. These include Van Dresser Ltd and Suetta Dance Academy closed from Dec. 23 to Jan 3.; NCR, Frame Neckwear Co. Ltd., Leigh Instruments Ltd., Waterloo Bedding and Thomas Hot Stamping, which will all close from Dec. 24 through to Jan. 3; and Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo, which will be closed from Christmas Day until Jan. 3. Owned by Cross Town Real Estate of Toronto, this twoâ€"storey structure is now almost fully leased. â€" â€" The Heritage Place, located at 33 Erb St. W., in uptown Waterloo, is filling up fast, accordâ€" ing to spokesmen at the property management company. ~ . The Gallery of Furniture & Gifts recently opened on the Waterloo square level, across the hall from The Duke of Wellington restauâ€" rant. And upstairs, on the Erb St. level, are Boutique Uni, Nino Rossi for Men, Cut & Dried, Details and PS Fashions. The building has been open three years now, spokesmen report.