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PAGE 10 "**aer shap"""" LOWER MALL THE BIRTH OF CHRIST THE CARPENTER SHOP (NBMAKW Scented Hangers 9.75 Piggy Banks 4.98 Egg Timers 5.50 Juicers 4.98 REG A friendly place to shop APPLE HILL BATH & LINEN SHOPPE SIMPLY TERRIFIC FRUITS & NUTS SPECIAL PORTS PURSES UYPTOWN WATERLOO BETWEEN ERB & WILLIAM STREETS CONSIDER GIFTS BEAVER HOBBY CENTRE Mix & Match To Suit Your Budget That Emphasize The True Meaning of Christmas We Make Gift Packs While You Wait Scenery Materials excluded GOLDFISH __ _ KIT csare 19 AHIB|YH â€"â€"â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE LIFE LIKE ENGINES, CARS, SWITCHES, AND ELECTRIC ACCESSORIES. 50 orr $30° FUDGE‘S VISIT OUR LAST MINUTE GIFTS SUGGESTIONS DISPLAY ON SATURDAY DEC. 18 FROM 9:30â€"4:30 WE‘LL HAVE GREAT GIFT IDEAS FROM OUR j MALL MERCHANTS FROM UNDER $15 UNDER $30 & UNDER $50 NOW OPEN FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK UNTIL 9:00 BOOKSTORE FLOWERING PLANTS MAKE BEAUTIEUL GIFTS WATERLOO SQUARE FLOWER SHOPPE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1982 Ssale REGULARLY Price 29. $45.00 HAIRCUT, SHAMPOO, STYLING INCLUDED First Lady Hair Salon Lower Mail 886â€"2770 LARGE SELECTION OF FRAMES e DA VINCI REDKEN CREATIVE CURL PERMANENT WAVE AND MORE GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE W.E. DAVIES Prescription Opticians â€" LADIES FASHION SWEATS FANTASTIC COâ€"ORDINATING STYLES & COLOURS From 14.95 to 24.95 QUALITY EYEWEAR Sweaters Marks Work Wearhouse STOCKING STUFFERS GALORE SNOOPY e ANNIE GARFIELD HALLMARK CARD SHOP $1 498 PANTS PLUS POINSETTIAS om 5” to 24’5 FROM ANOTHER CAMBRIDGE DEVELOPMENT 886â€"4 190 INCREDIBLE SOUND akGok1s30 _ 59°° THE SMALLEST CAMERA JUNCTION AKG K1 â€"_ 39°° CHRISTMAS MORNING LET HIM OPEN A BOX OF QUALITY AFFORDABLE ELEGANCE FROM RAGGS FOR MEN BELINDA & BROTHER Mr. Gameway‘s Ark Best Selection of Stocking Stuffers Under $5.00 â€" Popovers, Get Along Gadgets, etc. (Smiles Are Free) IN STOCK WE PRINT WHILE YOU WAIT The Tee Shirt Stop CHOICE OF THREE E.T. DESIGNS COoUuPonNn 25% OFF PICTURE FRAMES WITH THIS COUPON ALL HANDBAGS SPECIAL GROUP MEN‘S & LADIES WESTERN audio base 884â€"3180 1 /2 PRICE BOOTS $ 5000 Most, but not all, members are outdoor enthusiasts. ‘"We have appeal to just about anyone. We sell clothing that is functional all year ‘round: to people who have never ridden in a canoe. You don‘t have to be an outdoor gear freak." Socks and mitts are two of Gooâ€" lak‘s bestâ€"selling items. > The Christmas season is a hectic but exciting time for area store owners and managers. And for Pete McGovern of Waterioo, the last couple of weeks have been doubly exciting.â€" « On December 4, McGovern reached an important milestone. He signed up the 10,000th member of the Goolak Backwoods Coâ€" operative Inc. McGovern is regional manager for the Ontarioâ€"based memberâ€" controlled coâ€"operative business which specializes in gear, apparel, accessories, information and serâ€" vices for outdoor pursuits. The company offers items "for any kind of sport which is outdoorâ€" oriented and selfâ€"motivated," he said. These include activities such as canoeing, backpacking, campâ€" ing, kayaking, rock climbing and crossâ€"country skiing. Anyone can join Goolak. For a $5 membership fee, a person receives many benefits, including a diviâ€" dend or "patronage refund" at the end of each fiscal year. The Kitchener outlet was opened on King Street (just east of Market Square) 14 months ago by McGoâ€" vern and partner Shane Baker of Hespeler. At the time, Goolak had a total of 6,000 members. Since then, the Twin Cities store alone has signed up another 2,500. And when Kitchener resident Liz Kuntz visited the local outlet on Deâ€" cember 4 and decided to join Goolak, she became the 10,000th member. Goolak‘s growth has been steady, "‘despite gloomy economic times," McGovern said. Overall annual sales are close to $1 million. For members, this means that about $20,000 is passed along to them in the form of dividends. Members receive a dividend based on how much merchandise they have purchased in a given year. Other advantages to joining, McGovern explained, include: reâ€" ceiving catalogues and newsletâ€" ters, having special equipment rental privileges, having access to storefronts for displaying consignâ€" ment sale items, as well as "lots of little things which start to add up.O‘ The basic philosophy, according to the manager, is that "we are all in this together. If you scratch my back, P‘ll scratch yours; if you will coâ€"operate, we will coâ€"operate." Being a coâ€"operative business means that ‘"we are offering qualiâ€" ty gear at lowerâ€"thanâ€"retail prices." Until recently, only Goolak members were permitted to purâ€" chase items. Now anyone can buy at a Goolak outlet. ‘ Personalized service and a reciâ€" pe exchange are two major feaâ€" tures of Gerry‘s Delicatessen & Meats, a new store scheduled to open in Uptown Waterloo next The outdoor gear coâ€"operative began five years ago on a mailâ€" order basis headquartered in Eganville, Ont. Goolak has since expanded to include a retail outlet in Eganville, Kingston, and Kitchâ€" ener. For everyone associated with Goolak Backwoods Coâ€"operative, reaching that milestone was imâ€" portant. It proved that Goolak is a thriving venture. And for McGoâ€" vern, it was particularly exciting. ‘"‘The 10,000th member for the whole coâ€"op. And it happened here!" e e e e e o en oo e e t «seseceesessscscsescen0e~seeceess s s While most conversion customâ€" ers are fleet owners or business people, Scheffier said there are also ‘"plenty‘" of individual car owners in the area who have conâ€" verted. Scheffier is enthusiastic about his propane conversion business. **Who knows, this might be the fuel of the near future." Gasoline is currently selling for 45 cents a litre, while propane is 23 cents. Propaneâ€"powered vehicles "‘save a lot of money"‘ in fuel bills, Scheffier said. There is a definite advantage ‘"if you drive a lot of miles.‘"‘ Anyone driving 20,000 miles or more in a year will easily absorb the initial installation fee and then begin to realize substanâ€" tial fuel savings. In addition to saving money in fuel bills, propaneâ€"run vehicles run ‘‘*very smoothly, they don‘t smell, and don‘t pollute," the businessâ€" man said. He has been pleased with his own propaneâ€"converted van. The Waterloo resident, who has operated a gas bar and service centre in town for 15 years, recently became a propane conâ€" version dealer. Guse has 30 years of experience in the meat business. He trained as a butcher in Germany, and has worked in the delicatessen indusâ€" try in his homeland, as well as in New Zealand and Canada. Workâ€" ing in different countries has enabled him to gain a wealth of experience, he said. But now his days of moving are over. Fritz Scheffier of Fritz‘s Sunoco Service Centre has diversified his business in order to offer customâ€" ers a way to save fuel costs and help save the environment. The expanded portion of his business is called Astral Alternate Fuel Systems, and it is located on the same premises as his service centre at 151 Columbia St. W. (corner of Phillip St.). â€" As an extension of individualized service, Guse will be offering a recipe exchange, particularly for meat items. ‘*You bring us one, we will give you one," he explained. For example, he has a "fantastic‘ recipe for pork tenderloin stew. ‘"‘It‘s ideal for people going out skiing. They‘ll want something when they get back, so they can just heat it up. It‘s really deliâ€" cious." _ > *"I‘m hanging out the shingle." When Guse decided to start his own business, he chose Waterloo Region. ‘‘We lived here before and liked it. We‘re in this area to stay." Guse saw how effective a recipe exchange could be while working for a specialty store in Winnipeg. **People were really interested. It worked very well." His wife Karen will help him to run the new outlet. week. The store is located at 84 King St. S., the site formerly occupied by Denomme‘s Trains. Personalized service will be his hallmark. ‘"We will make up party trays for people," cook and slice special roasts, and even offer advice about menu items for dinner parties. His store will contain a couple of tables for those who want to "sit down and have a rest. I‘m thinking of older people. We will cater to those people." Another recipe he will be disâ€" tributing is for New Zealand pumpkin soup. ‘"Once you serve it, you will have people coming back all the time," he enthused. According to owner Gerry Guse of Cambridge, the new retail outlet will be a "Europeanâ€"style delicaâ€" tessen‘‘ offering fresh meats and cheeses as well as specialty foods.