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Waterloo Handcar Festival celebrates railway history PamcTants of the second annual Waterloo Railway Handcar Fesuval wrll be nding Into the past again thrs Satur- day as they take over the tracks of the Waterloo bt Jacobs Rad, way Teams of five wtll be mung against the clock as they take on the 450-foot-long track In handcars. Handcars were made famous by the early railway ptoneers of Canada who used the people- powered rigs to do mamte- nance work on out-of-the way tram tracks. Although the hand cars fell out of use 1n the [9405, m favour of engine-powered nul vehicles, the nostalgia for the old carts has been building over the past couple of years, peaking with the annual Cana- dian Handcan Championships held in Palmerston every year. Jon Martin, the chef orga- nizer of the Waterloo festwal, participated In the Palmerston races and wanted to bring a similar event back to Waterloo. "lt's pan of Canadian his- tory," said Martin who 15 run- ning the race in partnership with the Optlmlsl Club of Lakeshore Village, the City of Waterloo and the Waterloo St. Jacobs Railway. "Two, maybe three genera- tions have never seen them and dont know what they're about anymore," he said. "The idea now is to gel a team of five together and have some fun" Thgfgrpigner Sept. 10 - 25 Tuesdays - Saturdays 8pm nightly Water Street Theatre Downtown Kitchener Tlckets $16 - $25 $8 Tues/Wed. for students/seniors 519-571-0928 SPAEN'AUR Four members of the team by Larry Shue Bob Vrbanac Chrone le stall C LARI CA ride on the handcur, pumpmg the handle that drives the car Ihe hlth tedm member guts them a push 0H the start lune fwo cars race Side by alde In each heat With each car bring Indmdudllv umed All teams will race up to live limes. alternatog tracks, with the best 1mm takrng home prizes supplied by race spon- sort, like Canter “It helps 10 have your shoul, ders and arms In pretty good condmon," smd Martin of the physrcally demanding race "The pusher also helps a lot, and IS a real key to havmg a good time " The festival has room for as marv as 50 teams to partto- pate, wuth 20 teams already signed up lot lhc event that kicks off al 1045 Mn. There are four dmsmm including a womeis dwlslon and a men's master divesron for men 35 and ob'er Last-minute entries are still possible until Fnday by calhng 745-2875. Race registration Maris Saturday morning at 9: 30 Proceeds from the event, which charges S100 per team. are going to the local Fire Safety Centre which promotes [ire safety for youth Martin said the Waterloo Railway Handcar Festival IS slowly picking up steam, and promises to be one of the biggest events of us kind In Ontano. "The Idea now rs 10 get peo- ple out there," he sod. "People who come oul have a lot of fun, and they're mung for a good cause" 1 Alexia Hovis (left), live, her father Jeff. and eight-year-old sister Anna, (foreground) took part in the first annual Dionysia Walk for Hean last Saturday in conjunction with the third annual Dionysia Festival held at Moses Springer community centre. The walkers raised approximately $800 for the Kitchener-Waterloo chapter of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Hang ViWafj me Hetiye FALL HOME SHOW '99 WED. SEPT. 15 - SUN. SEPT. 19 $32,995 0 Leather interior"" MUD q Traction control CLEAN . Fully loaded . Sunroof, ABC, CD, climate control 'plus fraught, PDI, taxes, Incence; all Mazda Incentives have been applied illllliilllPMake Your Move Clearance Event 1999 Mazda Millenia S Home is where the heart is... but Conestoga Mall is where the products and ideas are. Need to know helpful tips on renovation & decorating... it can be found here at our Fall Home Show. This week let Conestoga Mall be your home away from home. COHESTOGQ mnu "