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Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff It‘s been 11 years, but it seems like only yesterday, since Art Blaesing took up his duties as a driving instructor at Bluevale collegiate. "I‘ve enjoyed every minute," he said of his time working with young people. The Bluevale teacher plans to retire at the end of July. _ _ Blaesing, a master mechanic specializing in auto electric, began his career as a driving instructor in his native East Germany when he taught soldiers how to operate tanks during the Second World War. After escaping from East Germany in 1952, Blaesing came to Canada. Within three years he had his own service station, later operated a driving school and was finally hired by the Waterloo County Board of Education to teach driving and auto mechanics at Bluevale in 1973. The strategy has paid off many times. Once, when a group of Blaesing‘s former students were in Ottawa, they found themselves driving down a steep hill with no brakes. ‘"They said they heard my voice ‘Don‘t panic shift down, sound the horn,‘ " he said. Using Blaesing‘s advice, the students manâ€" aged to eventually bring the car safely under control. Preferring to work with young people because of their ability to react quickly, Blaesing would like to see driver‘s instruction become a compulsory part of every student‘s high school education. ‘"When students learn by their parents, they take their bad habits. I would like to see compulsory driver‘s education for anybody regardless of age so that the basic knowledge could be given to anyone,"‘ he explained. Blaesing also suggests that anyone, who finds him/herself the recipient of several driving tickets, should return for a oneâ€"hour refresher course in driving. s o _ "Traffic volume and the rules have changed," he said. â€" â€" s _ And while the Waterloo County driver‘s education program has been the focus of study by the board in recent months because of declining enrolment and escalating costs, Blaesâ€" ing is convinced that no private school can provide a comparable service to_.studems. Working with young people for the past 11 years has been particularly rewarding, Blaesing said. While at Bluevale, he has always stressed defensive driving, preparing his students to deal with emergency situations, in particular. ‘"The school is better equipped than some of the private schools, we have the time on hand to teach the students and to know them personally. ‘There is a lot of personal contact,"" he explained, adding that before they pass the driving course, students at Bluevale must pass a road test that is "twice as long and twice as hard as the government test." Although he has gained immense satisfaction from his work at Bluevale, Blaesing said that he feels it is time to slow down a bit. He and his wife Annaliese are planning a sixâ€"week tour of Europe follofll:gehh July 31 retirement. He also hopes to spend winter months writing a book abwthhupeflencesduflngthewaramlua driving instructor. direction Art has steered them in the right Art Blaesing Mark Bryson Chronicle Staff Keeping in stride with the times, the Kâ€"W Jaycees have opened their doors to women. 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Ciecwierz, an honors business stuâ€" dent at Wilfrid Laurier, said being a member of the Jaycees is helping develop her personality. "I am gaining experience in getting involved. It is the kind of experience I couldn‘t get anywhere else," said Ciecâ€" wierz. 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