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PAGE 14 â€" WATERLOO CHARONICLE, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER ap, 1987 Tickets available at the Humanities Theatre Box Office (885 lfyoumweppingounonNequr’nEn.lomeofihoh% ticket items are: Westmount Golf Club $125 per couple; Kâ€" Granite Club $80; Waterloo Inn mmoom $70 and downstairs $54; K of C Hall $50; St. Mi Church Hall $50; and the Berkley Room at Bingeman $39.90. With the danger of drinking and driving, one practical solution is for two couples to drive to the party together, take one taxi home, and return the next day in the friend‘s car to fetch the automobile. Another suggestion is to enjoy the cocktail hour, eat a good meal, and then dance away the rest of the evening till midnight. * *# # We note with amusement that the Commons finance committee plans to fly to New Zealand in cold February to study their tax structure which includes a tax on groceries. Well, when I was in Christchurch last February in my golf shorts I became quickly aware of the "G.T.S." tax. A government mandarin told me it was introduced by the new Labor Government some eighteen months earliee when Prime Minister Lang came to power. He said it may have Prime Minister Lang came to power. fie said it may have been coincidental but shortly afterwards the local bank rate shot up to over 20 per cent and at last report it is still there. The GTS tax rate is 10 per cent on every retail transaction â€" and I mean everything. In return, Lang promised to reduce the "Income Tax" but I understand that this still remains to be seen. The Labor Government was reâ€"elected again recently in New Zealand but many believe the government‘s policy of "nuclear free zone" was the platform that won the day. The Americans are unhappy with the KIWI policy and have cut back trade with them. This certainly doesn‘t help their bank With the winter sports upon us, Cross Country Skier Magazine has an excellent tip about keeping warm. When you ski, you generate body heat. If you can retain that heat, you‘ll stay warm. Hence, you should dress in layers. Layers will trap warm air between them. A single layer, on the other hand, has little space for holding insulating air. Best of all, by wearing layers, you can adjust the amount of clothing you need to stay warm. I know I found a dramatic difference when I started to wear "warm ups" over my regular ski pants. Sitting on a "chair lift" without them can be a chilling experience. arts faculty after 30 years. Dyck originally was teaching at Oberlin College in Ohio and came to attend a wedding in Waterloo. By chance he was given an application form by the WLU dean and soon became a gxture on the two campuses . .. UW also loses Dr. Shully Solomon from the civil engineering department as he retires this week. However, Solomon will carry on his research in Kenya for the World Meteorological Organization ... Happy Birthday Rotarians Scott Moss Jan. 1; Ken Pflug Jan. 5; Wayne VanWagner Jan. 8 ... and then you can be greeted by Mayor Marjorie Carroll at Waterloo Inn â€" poolside â€" from 2 to 4 p.m. . . . In 1986 Canada‘s ten top exports were: autos, car parts, newsprint, trucks, lumber, pulp, oil, wheat, Roundups ... Prof. Bill Dyck is retiring from the UW AROUND 10 W with Ted Rooney â€"4280) and all other BASS outlets. Hours: Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. B A MSA play saluting some of Canada‘s star winterâ€" sport athletes has a oneâ€"night stopover in Waterloo this week. The Games of Winter opens for one show at the Waterloo Collegiate Institute Jan. 4 beginning 7.30 Sponsored by the city of Waterloo and WCI student council the twoâ€"hour play is performed by a caste of seven from Toronto‘s MythMakers. The professional theatre group is preceding the Calgary Olympics torch bearers on their way to that western city, stopping in more than three dozen communities in its 10â€"week crossâ€"Canada extravaâ€" a 10â€"minute ceremony beginning at 9 a.m., Jan. 5. A free pancake breakfast is scheduled from 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. at the Kitchener farmers‘ market. The relay arrives into Kitchener from Highway 6 onto Queen Street. The entourage turns at King Street to reach city hall on Frederick Street. It will then move out of the city along King Street East to Highway 8, in day 50 of its travels to Calgary. The torch bearers arrive at Kitchener city hall for Games Winter arrives at WCI for one show The production depficts the motivations, accomâ€" plishments, tragedies and the fleeting moments of greatness of some of Canada‘s outstanding athletes. Among the stories told are those of Jim Hunter, the first of the Crazy Canucks; Nancy Greene, Barbara Ann Scott, Todd Brooker, Vic Emery, and ski jumper Steve Collins. Special effects include an onâ€" stage skating rink. The play comes to life as fictious television executive Leon Dexter, finds himself responsible for the broadcasting of the Calgary Olympics but knows nothing about the sporting events or athâ€" letes. To his rescue comes the guardian of the Olympic spirits and the first Olympian, Phidipâ€" pides. Through Phidippides assistance, Dexter gets to interview the athletes as well as coach and compete against them. The Games of Winter is produced by Paul Thompson, founder and longâ€"time artistic director of Theatre Passe Muraille in Montreal. Tickets are $5 each and are available at city hall during regular office hours or at the adult recreâ€" ation centre, 85 King Street, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. 3 88 5â€"4280