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Leis stressed that what makes bonsai particularly rewarding as a hobby is that the tree is in reality a "living sculpture" which is always "growing and changing," Basic techniques in bonsai are pruning. both the roots and the top new growth. and wire training of the branches to achieve the desired shape, Experience bonsaiists take their craft one step further, and often hand carve knots or lightening scars in the tree trunk to increase the aged appearance of the plant. An artist by profession, Lets explained be became involved in bonsai' more than 15 years ago by accident. when searching for a solution to the problem of an out-oi-control houseplant Leis added that it was this “rugged appearance" of the small trees which first drew him to the art “I used to spend so much time hiking through the woods searching for things just like that for my painting." Len is a practitioner of the ancient Japanese an of bonsai. which literally translated means "tree in a tray Fr His collection, made up Largely of lamina of North American tree and shrub species such as maples. pines, cedars and jumpers. has been carefully dwarfed through a combination of confining the plant to small pots and severe pruning. The aim in bonsai is to in to “recreate the appearance of an old tree living in the wild. but in miniature with everything in per- fect balance," he explained. Eldon Leis can Only when this Waterloo man says small. be "all: means small because each of his more than no tree: on miniatures, the largest no more than three feet lunch Not many People hung tn the heart of Waterloo can claim to have a yyitll [great All their backyard Chlomcle Start 'Tin/forest makes 'living sculpture' "There's a lot moie to it than the Eldon“: Mis advice to amour whiting to try their hand an Mum: nu umply In grab an "mun-mm book um! head out into your barium In " up a tree to eM't'rttuot" with Hun- you‘w done that In momma mm "There's always another type of tree that I don't have. mum- mm technique I want to In Eventually. I'd like to have a cotloction of wary species that ttrows in our arc-u," he said, nursery plumb f m. " will be "" Mummy , and Leia is the first to, admit that he knew nothing about plum care. let along pruning and shaping. when he first became involved in bonsai But he was not alone - "most people had never heard of it and those that had, thought it was some deep, dirk Japanese secret that couldn't be done try ordinary people," he said. Now Leis is just one of many individuals in the area pursuing the art of bonsai. and this year the K-W Bonsai Society. which Leis co founded and was president of Jor six years. is celebrating its 10th anni. versar). The club, which meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Adult Recreation Centre in Waterloo otters lectures and work shops for the “enjoyment and edu cation of bonsai." Leis said "it's how I learned most of what I now know tt initial shaping he and "These are living things They are growing and changing all the time Unlike painl- mg or sculpting where a work is eventually finished, this in some thing that is never completed " And. white it can take many years to shape the tree. once the} have beam done the Masai requires little care, mainly daily watering and regular pruning "which only “in five minutes a day," Leis said. And. although he already has more trees than he has even both, ered to count, Leis says he is still a long way from having the collection of his dreams “WW Lop, K-W Chambers link arms in Teleguide computer promotion The cities of Kitchener and Waterloo have entered the computer age in tourism prumu tions. At a press conference last week represents: lives of the Kitchener and Waterloo Chambers of Commerce unveiled a new joint venture intend ed to increase tourism in the area. Chronicle Staff At a total cost of $4.200 the two chambers have bought into a Toronto-based. ultra-modern, computerized consumer information system, called Teleguide, which offers a listing of things to do in the province, Through a network of terminals established at major tourist points such as airports. hotels and government offices. visitors to Toronto are now The core shop owners have net asidr is“ to pay for installation of bicycle rack: on King Street where students can park their bikea when in the area shunning. they're spend- irtgm-ytoputupas'tgstin Waterloo Park pointing the way uptown. the businessmen have put together a slide show highlighting Uptown stores and many store owners are even altering special price ream-r lions tor students through a wide variety of program», According to Mageau, Up lawn businessmen are "very much ttware that there is a urea! market out there to be Luck out WiifAd Lame! Univenily and University of Huerta: students - the mer chants of Uptown Waterloo m um to win over your Maine“. According to Germaine Ma geau, co-ordinator for the Up town Business Improvement Area board of management, much of this interest was sparked last year when a study from the WLLT school of busi nests revealed that the majority or university students were unaware of the stores and services available in the core. F'igures prepared by the study researchers showed that discretionary spending by each student avurages $2.000 or a total of $36 million for the entire student population each school year. The report added that university students were spending less than 21 per cent of that total, $7.6 million. in uptown each year. Chronacle sun And, oh what strategies they've plotted to accomplish that“. To put it mildly, they want the city's more than 20,000 university students spending more of their dollars in Uptown than they have been doing in the past, UBIA determined to get student business A tour of Seagram’s Museum will be part of the itinerary Thursday, Aug. 25 when Premier William Davis visits the Twin Cities. Davis will visit the yet unfinished muse um at T. 30 pm, and will also attend a coffee reception with local party members and representatives of the Waterloo Uptown Business Improvement Area, to be held in Davis to visit area Uptown Waterloo MA coordinate: Germain. In... ttttttttlust-ofthe-oi-ttatt."-) mutton MOI tre Winning to univoruty students rm. tatt. ' WWII-ob As well. Matteau said, up- town businessmen are enthusi asticly backing a Kitchener Transit program offering pur Chasers of student bus passea special discounts at participat ing businesses. The scheme Currently Mageau is in the throes of organizing the assort otion's major fall student pro motion, 4,000 “goody bags" made up of some eo coupons redeemable at uptown stores. The packages will be distribut ed to students returning to school in September from booths set up on both university campuses. She noted that merchant interest in the fall coupon promotion has quadrupled from last year when it was first initiated and is expected to continue to grow in the future, tapped," and the BIA has started to make substantial inroads. able to call up a comprehensive information package dealing with the KW area, - “It tells the K-W story, both graphically and in word form -- including everything from restau rants and tourist sites to how to get here," "aid Peter McFadden, general manager of the Waterloo Chamber. 'Ut's something we are all excited about. It 's a tremendous marketing tool for the cost," he said. The two chambers have purchased 19 "pages", or video screens. of information on the system. Kitchener and Waterloo became part of the Teleguidv system in early July and chamber officials will be assessing its value' after one year. From 3:30 to 5:30 pm. the Premier will be the guest of . honor at an informal reception hosted by the local riding presi- dents of the Valhalla inn. Pool Lounge, Kitchener. Members of all area municipal and regional councils have been invited, along with the executives of the Local PC Riding Associations. Premier's tour the library of the museum after the “Communication is the key to this thing," said Mageau, “It we can keep them aware of what we are doing, and they tell us what they plan to do and what the students want. we can accomplish our goals.“ Further proof of the determi» nation of the BIA, is the fact that the group is also looking for students from both univer sities to sit on its promotion committee and offer sugges- tions on how core merchants can best attract student shop- pers _ was proposed by the Kitchener transit advisory committee earlier this year to encourage sales of their student transit passes. The Downtown Kitchr ener Business Improvement Area has decided against join, ing the Waterloo Association and Kitchener Transit in this project ' -t+brttrtaghgrot6rto (Commued on page 5)