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a Keswick Wed April Blue Hills launches fund drive to raise 209000 One of two computed units of Hills Academy When finished the academy complex will include three such buildings plus administra tion centre Then there were three Editors note Last Thursday at am Era reporter John and his wife Kathy became parents for the first time Here are some of the new fathers reflections on the arrival of his son OAK Blue Hills Academy is launching a public campaign to raise the 209000 needed for completion of its residential treatment centre for York Countys emotionally disturbed children Located onehalf mile west of St on the CFRB Sideroad Blue Hills has completed construction of the two cottage units in its first develop ment phase One unit will accommodate youngsters and the other will serve as an administration building until the sec ond phase of development is completed The Blue Hills staff moved into the administration building last Wednes day and is currently undergoing an inten sive orientation program in preparation for opening of the centre in the near As an nonprofit organization Blue Hills qualifies for provincial grants on twothirds of its estimated capital expense of 536200 Now the academy Is trying raise the remaining 209000 from its con stituency of York County A Blue Hills official said the campaign became necessary after County Council refused a request to provide a 209000 grant February light of County Councils decision not to support Blue Hills Acad emy the Board of Directors after recov ering from their initial dlsappoinlment and disillusionment took a hard look at what they were trying to do and decided they must carry their appeal to the peo ple of the county said Russell McDonald chairman of the academys board of direc- McDonald is also superin tendent of Area 3 of the York County Board of Education Blue Hills already had received some financial help from such commu nity organisations as the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Lions Clubs of District A7 And students from King City Secondary School donated as part of the proceeds from their lost fall Academy officials are confident they can raise the needed to build a third cottage unit and a permanent administration building Upon comple tion of the second phase the temporary administrative facilities now in use will be converted to accommodations for 12 more children We are confident that private and corporate residents of York County will re pond said Bob Sillcox general chairman of the campaign The people of York County can not afford to deny this service to Ihe child ren of our county Mr said No such service exists at this time yet wo see so much evidence every day of what teenagers We must all four buildings is 1972 When finished Blue Hills will have accommodations for the residential treatment of 36 emotionally disturbed children Initially the academy will gear its program to serve both boys and girls of the primary school system The pro gram will expand to serve adolescents Is completed The provincial government has mill an annual grant to cover all academys operating expenses Want something more than a few Wedding Snapshots Wo eon Beautiful Portraits Sloping low ovooloo oopiorool HUTCHINSON 7278112 High Quality Al A Reasonable Price By JOHN Era Stnff Reporter A lyricist called it the sweet my stery of life Cliche But the phrase kept running through my mind despite the fact that in this business one strives to ovoid cliches The gnarled feeling begat ingle after winding tighter and tighter dur ing the past six hours I sat there on the little green chesterfield in the little room at the end of the hall and I grinned It wasnt a smile for the occasion warranted more than a smite No it was a grin For nine months plus a week I had called it the kid I didnt dare say he or she because then fri ends would accuse me of prejudice That distended lump in Kalhys stom ach was cither the kid or it But now moments after the doctor in the green mask and gown had walked In carrying a slimy squinting mini- person realized ihat it didnt make it anymore Congratulations Mr Lott You have a beautiful boy Every things fine the doctor had said I put down the book 1 had used to sup press my anxiety and looked All babies look the same I had said half- sarcastic before it arrived Theyre all kind of ugly I had said Now I at the exception to my followed the doctor down the hall to the nursery where he handed my kid to a nurse who weighed him and wrapped a towel around him and brought him over to Ihe window He will look better after his bath she said He looks okay now I replied I was still grinning Mystery of life I had vowed not to get uptight when Kathy went into the hospital 1 mean what could I do But the business of bringing a child into the world isnt conducive to keeping ones composure In the I had done all the things Then shortly before am they took her off to the delivery room How long I wondered The gnawing feel ing in my alimentary canal wound tighter and I opened my hook Sur prisingly I found I could concentrate on the words But after 100 pages and an hours wail the paragraphs began to blur Taking too long thought What if No dont think about that Babies are born daily the doe- tor knows what hes doing shes in good hands theres no danger Yeah but what it Padding footsteps in the hall But they stopped short of the dim little room where sat Muffled voices of nurses talking down the hall Strain ing to hear No use Calm down man It takes time I returned to the book Its a book about Robert Kennedy Page Kennedy fearful his Vietnam policy dissent would be tainted by Democratic Party politics phoned the White House My thoughts mean dered again Kennedy had ELEVEN kids I thought Wow Did he go thro ugh this He had to All fathers have to at least the first time Thats why the stereotypes about fathers-to- right Suddenly there he was a mask ed man in hornrimmed glasses and a green toga extending one hand and cradling a pink wrinkled mass in the Congratulations Mr Kathy and tried I I rmuu3 III Plans residential treatment FOOD OAK RIDGES Blue Hills Academy is not an institution its operators say They intend to imple ment a concept of treatment f r emotionally disturbed children which will feature residential care and close parental involvement In fact a prere for a childs to the academy will be parental agreement to at tend weekly interviews with professional staff and the child Wherever possible the child must be helped to con tinue using existing comm unity facilities such as the school he has been attend ing according to the aca demys policy and develop ment brief However in ex treme Cases where the child will need an alternate method of education there will bo opportunity for him to continue his studies at the Academy the brief slates residential units i accommodations children These i Arthur Johnson secretarytreasurer of the academy board admitted brief states What the Ac ademy believes WORLD FAMOUS that are much more stringent than for conventional housing a fac- Landseaping and playgrounds will be added by the time construction is finished officials said It should be un derstood hat Blue Hills Academy does not pretend to offer a cureall for Ihe a tremendous need to bring about an under standing between parent and child child and Icach- child and child and that this understanding will in turn bring about a new start at a healthier relation ship between the child and his world NEWMARKET 8958615 OPEN to Thurs AM Fri Sat AM To AM FREE ON ORDERS OF DELIVERY 00 IUo BUSINESSMENS LUNCHEONS ALSO SERVING THE BEST IN CANADIAN FOODS CARLTON RESTAURANT MAIN STREET NEWMARKET wailed to absorb i thought of all For a moment I future and how HE cope with it How kids today arc trying to cope and failing and giving up hope How people hate and trample and kill each other How futile it sometimes seems But I couldnt consider that now Because in this moment there was exciting vibrant new lite There was hope with no 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