Tom Brockelbank Chronicle SM A historic, but rundown, log house in northeast Waterloo, at risk of destruction Irrmsatttandlruibio-rorrears,ltats Waterloo Council's Physical Develop- ment Committee voted Monday to allow the Macedon Corporation of Mambo to buy the historic &trdtsr41ingrieh 1031mm on Country Squire Road for $1. The house was built by Mennonite fanttarJtmthtrtrderinu)8tr.itithe hoettethuamttive-ationtrdhrda" tutduter,tnemFoftuthigridttaittilr. The City of Waterloo purehaaed the boom in1987, but otter much study. no pmetauluaewasfourtdtirrit.t?intystut firvla.eob's firm rescues historic log house gtmmtttmtt and community uni-vices, mulling, and training was. 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PREMISES '"%"i"rll' 1333'" Mercedes president Ross Shane said Mercedes has acquired antique farm eqmp ment such as thrashing machines and tractors, with the intention of Incorporate ing them into an attraction with a farm history theme. He said the attraction would make use of the Snyder-Gingrich house, and might also include a farm animalexhibit. - . __ FREE PARKING - I". w - m, they in buy putting the fun] touches on their campugn plans and getting their volunteers in place," D'Andrea says. "When those results start to come m. we will have a better Idea of how this year’s campaign is shapmg up 't tiruuti-reeuosiitgGrun digiththWq‘Wmaq- The adieu] earnpsigrt kick-d! and silent auction held Septem ber 15 raised $10,747, the annual Uniud Way golf tournament held Squash: 17 raised 820.000. and the University of Waterloo! Raytheon Canada Sports Card lbw raised $7,168, Upcoming United Way fund. raising "can include a “Wu-k. lbw and Demoetatmtimt" by " tar M Snyder, September 29 than , to 9 pan, " Conestoga College's Donn Campus. Tickets ane $5 and are available at the ReginaStreet gallery Because two thirds of United Way‘s donations come from work- place amp-ins. m 1 whieh an M ttethtt d the wound. y'AM-ais'-rr-i My)!» amp-in: is doing. There's will a long road ahead, but one week into its fund-raising campaign, the United Way d Kitchener-Waterloo and Area is $326,109 closer to this year's goal of $3.5 million. tbeeial events held to kick df the umpeign have helped in getting the fund-inning drive edt to a good Mart, aye volumes start for United Way trwtACtt9eitrisTS (CummpageSl