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LSI Aurora Miv iL ants units KING TOWNSHIP The citizens of And- svorveldt in the Holland Marsh are an group of people A year ago they decided to build a senior citizen recreation centre and now following a report from Ontario Housing Corporation regarding senior citizen bousing they hope to make that too a com munity project Following a report from which stated there is no need at the present time for senior citizen housing in the hamlet the members of the community have written to the Community Housing Division of the Ministry of Housing to inform that body a meeting will be held May at the Parish Hall in veldt to consider tiie of com munity sponsored housing in the area Mayor Margaret explained citizens want to build for themselves with some help from the ministry in the way of grants asked that members of council try to attend the meeting in case questions regarding zoning come up I think it the community project would be a good idea Mayor Britnell remarked Councillor Bill Long said it might be that council would have some questions regarding the use of flood plain land He reminded council members there is a freeze on building there at this lime Mr Long said someone should be there to inform the ministry of present building restrictions in the area Council approved the motion that Councillor John Rupke and Coun cillor Clarence Jessup attend the meeting to represent council School debts raise eyebrows on King council KING TOWNSHIP here last February asked he York County school board to supply the township with Information on out standing school board levies as of Dec 1975 The boards reply C a few raised eye sets ew rates r 2 parks NEWMARKET Parking fees have been dropped at the Creek Conservation Area ijfiis summer but visitors with cars to Willow Beach area will be digging for an extra 50 cents it was decided at a meeting of the South Lake Simcoc Conservation Authority Thursday Gate fees for vehicles during the months of July and August had been set at According to resources manager Bob policy is re established each year He pointed out lie must pay per cent of land taxes on an area where it charges If no admission is charged the province will pick up GO per cent of the tax costs through grants Last year the authority spent to operate the two areas The fee was removed from because it has been determined per cent f the users arc from within the authoritys watershed It is estimated only per cent of the people using Willow Beach are rem within the water shed The fee at Willow Beach was raised to come In line with costs for use of other area facilities such as Georgina Township operated beaches and Park I brows Council was in formed by GA Ford Superintendent of Business that the board is unable to supply the information Mr Ford however did enclose reports Sept 1976 and Dec 15 1976 which he hoped might do instead These two reports made King councillors think they have been much less tardy in their levy payments than a lot of other municipalities Here we are being castigated because we havent paid when see some other muni politics owe much more the mayor noted The Town of Aurora has an outstanding in terest last December of a whopping in interest alone their levy at that date unpaid was Markham owed In interest charges at that time We have been castigated but there are other municipalities showing much higher Interest payments the mayor noted of the report Dr David Harper Kings finance chairman commented The board of education should not be worrying about our minor amount when this report shows Georgian a half a million dollars behind Nobletanfirm hired for sewage system Contracting and has sub mitted the lowest tender for the installation of the septic system for the new recreation centre here at a cost of 8800 and the reconstruction and relocation of the ball diamond for The company was awarded the contract last week following councils approval for the figures Crest Club holds annual nun Mi iios n rest Club volunteer Pal Brewster assists threeyearold handicapped swimmer Andrea Skinner at the Quaker Hill municipal pool Volunteer work has led Pat to a career on the kids face NEWMARKET Its the look on the kids face is the way Crest Club volunteer Pat Brewster summed up her feeling of reward last Wed nesday at the clubs annual awards night at Newmarket Community Centre And that reward In Itself can be ample when one learns volunteers like Pat arc In the business of teaching handicapped children to swim The Crest Club was started in October as a recreation department program at Quaker Pool and has since branched out to include classes at York County Hospitals therapeutic pool And for Pal who takes a registered nursing assistants course as part of her studies at Huron Heights Secondary school and Dol who became interested while working at York County as a candy stripper the Club has helped them select careers InthefallMarylyn will begin her first year of early childhood studies specializing in working with han dicapped children at College It helped me a lot said of the Crest Club when it came time to choose a career I wasnt sure she said but now plans to use her education toward working in some form of oc cupational therapy For Pat it was her UNA course that first introduced her to the Crest Club having already worked with disabled children and in area nursing homes She Is also looking toward a post secondary education which will allow her to continue the work The Crest Club makes no distinction between the disabled mentally emotionally or physically Its there to provide a therapeutic environment for the kids which at the same time allows them to accomplish a personal goal Thats what awards night is all about doing your best There is no definite age for volunteers to the club Caroline War- burton a 14yearold Newmarket High School student has been working with the Crest Club past She got interested in the program after reading an article in a weekly newspaper She liked it so much shes been coming back ever since On the other side of the spectrum are the people who come by their involvement in the club through a need Ken Carson has been a volunteer right from the beginning because his two sons are disabled I think we all enjoy it because were volunteers he said We all usually really try to get there For people like Ken the reward is watching their children make strides arid accomplish goals while having fun My two get quite upset if the thing is cancelled he said The hours worked by volunteers vary on heir personal schedule or how often their child attends sessions but they keep coming back The reward which Pat Brewster pointed out is worth it The Newmarket Crest Club held Its third annual awards night at the Newmarket community Centre last Wednesday Flanked by Watson and New Heaver Charlie Crone are Kim Middlebrook rear and Sean all of Newmarket each of whom earned swimming badges through the recreation department program for disabled youngsters Sean and another Newmarket boy Carson also received Achievement Trophies id behindthescenes ANN QUI L NEWMARKET Television tells us that hospitals couldnt function without the continual presence of doctors to care for the sick and deal with everpresent emergencies And while the doctor and registered nurse are the central figures In the purpose of a hospital there exist many people on staff who are not always in the spotlight but play an role in keeping the hospital running at an efficient level The heme of Hospital Day for which falls on May Is to focus on staff behind the scenes whose efforts play an important role In the recovery of patients Ann Is a staff nurse who has been in Canada since July of During one recent 28day period she spent Just four days on days in the obstetrics ward Ann works the graveyard shift beginning at pm a time most outsiders would consider not so tough reasoning that patients would be asleep However babies dont wait for daylight hours to Tomorrow May Is Hospital Day In Hospital to take a look at the jobs of two people who Ontario To mark the occiilon The Kra has gone make this vitally important Institution lick behind the at Newmarkets York County come into the world and Ann and the others on the shift But she terms her work rewarding saying there is may have the toughest assignment of all because they a great deal of satisfaction In knowing an expectant use their judgments mother con rely on the staff for help The Judgment comes when the time arrives to call When It comes to keeping the hospital going at the S ta Ann says it takes a lot of diplomacy and tact to call physician in the the night because some people have trouble waking up Its an emergency service she said pointing out that coming on the shift a nurse can expect anything from taking over monitoring the course of labor ad mitting or assessing the moment when a doctor should be summoned In many ways Ann finds her work a bit frustrating because of her experience as a midwife In her native England Mi plant are kept busy Charlie a resident of Keswick is acting chief engineer of the five man start which runs the plant hours a day seven days a week The men arc responsible for the steamheating the gallons of soft water used In the hospital every day and pounds of refrigeration equipment used to provide chilled water for the air conditioning system- The plant Is a complex one containing a computer from which the men can control nearly- every i By ALICE MATRAVERS HOLLAND LANDING Holland Landing parents voted almost unanimously last week for their proposed newschool to combine the benefits of open concept and closed in about a 5050 ratio Though totally opposed to a very open concept not one of the hundred parents present voted in favor of it there was only seven who adhered absolutely to the old traditional totally closed system Undoubtedly many of the parents were swung over during the evening to a modified open concept school for comments early Monday were in total opposition to the open concept And it was obvious also that parents the area needed to be convinced the board had not already made its decision and that they did in fact have a part to play in arriving at that decision Trustee Dr John reassured them repeatedly that the purpose of the meeting was to determine the feeling of the community and to give residents what they want He also urged them to keep an open mind The board doesnt want to press ahead at variance with your wishes he said The trustee said our York board has never built a open concept school but have built modified forms J Kippen superintendent of school operations also stressed that open program is structured and meaningful and does not mean do your own thing He reminded parents that we are not building for the next five or sue but rather for the next 30 to 60 years Four principals served on Mondays panel Will of Drive Public School William Baythorn Public School Gordon Maunder German Mills Public School and Keith Profit of Rogers Public School All stressed that a modified open concept gives students the best of both worlds providing the closed classroom for such subjects as require it oral French music etc and the flexibility the large open space affords And they repeatedly invited parents to come and take a look for themselves ThornhiHs Stornaway public school was con stantly held up as a fine example of such a school operating efficiently Drive principal Bill Hazell stressed that several things were more important than the building namely the staff of the school and the program He and Dr advised parents the best thing they can do is get Involved and stay involved German Mills principal Gord Maunder acknowledged the special needs of certain students the one who needs someone hanging over him giving close supervision the child who is too easily distracted and the shy withdrawn student who needs the security of one teacher in a closed structured classroom Clifford Grant superintendent of schools pointed out that although the open concept allows certain freedom of choice for students there is nevertheless a program specifying a set of skills which must be learned It is the administration and staff which makes the school he told the parent gathering The proposed Holland Landing school will serve about students the majority from Holland Lan ding the new subdivisions and the surrounding area He also said that the staff at the present Holland Landing School will not necessarily move lock stock and barrel but added they will be given the op portunity A Mr Jenkins who Identified himself as a fire department inspector from North York suggested parents should have the opportunity to help pick teachers Another parent charged that the only reason this the meeting is taking place Is to our fears about a system which has already been decided upon Trustee Bill Laird assured him Were here to get your views The usual charge that were turning out illiterates was answered by superintendent Grant who said per cent of York students are in the provinces top 25 per cent I have applicants coming into me from grade in Huron Heights who cant write properly countered the resident Dr Den son pointed out that per cent of the teenage population compared with a former figure of half that now stays In high school The population has stayed the same he pointed out are still bright and some not so bright Dr Dension also stressed the new school will be built In such a way that it can be changed to meeting changing needs Teacher Sue Lloyd the kindergarten class at Holland Landing said she has taught in open con cept and assured parents we have a curriculum and we have discipline Board Chairman Craig Cribar said he was not surprised by the meetings results Weve been through this exercise so many times he said The teacher knows your child better as a student than you do he added noting youve chosen the best possible environment for your childs education May name school for settler or teacher HOLLAND LAN DING Two names have been suggested as pos sibilities for the new school being planned for this community Peter Robinson and Peter Robinson was a wealthy century settler and developer who Is credited with founding this community when he built a large mill and an Inn here A man with close family ties with the Family Compact colonial government he also founded Peterborough which was named after him is a former principal of the old Holland Landing school and was a teacher In the area for 38 years prior to her retirement a year ago Man 71 dies in cruiser A 71 yearold Brampton man died of a heart attack on the front seat of a York Regional Police cruiser near here on Highway Saturday Nelson had been observed driving In an erratic manner He was stopped by police got out of his car and walked shakily on the shoulder of the road before he was seated in the by an officer Mr Merrell was pronounced dead on arrival at York County Hospital in Newmarket Crofters hold spring sole NEWMARKET Newmarket Crafters will hold the first spring sale of the groups sevenyear history this Saturday at the Studio 114 Main St The sale will run from 10 am to pm and will include demon strations by members of the craft group Board backs centre AURORA Despite some trustees calls for restraint York Region school beard night approved participation in the Scanlon Creek Outdoor Education Centre The board will only pay for the time students spend at the centre and is committed to no capital costs trustees were assured engineering function In the main building Its all done by numbers and the engineer on duty can summon up a diagram of a particular system within the building on a screen to monitor its function or pinpoint a problem The engineers tasks can become even more critical during a power failure The hospital employs two generators to provide emergency power to its systems In case of a failure from outside sources or malfunction the evening and night shifts when just man handles all the equipment In the plant its a busy time checking the systems through the computer and making sure that all the machinery four flights below operating York County Hospital will be showing the com how It can care for the ill with a display at the Upper Canada Mall May ll and featuring ap paratus and posters from the varying departments r CHARLES WILLIAMS