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Future looks bright at Sunny Park Centre By MARY DELANEY Of The Examiner With opening of the Sunny Park Childrens Centre under the Barrie and District Association for the Mentally Retarded the future for families of children with developmental han dicaps looks slightly brighter The centre located on the edge of park at Cook and Steele Streets is perfect location for the growing program for children Wth multiple disabilities Virginia Hartley Childhood SerVices Director for the Barrie Association for the Mentally Retarded says she sees it as very exciting program The new centre formerly modemstyle church features large open area in the upstairs ideal for the nursery which operates there in two daily programs There kitchen for the staff or for the children to get into some good messy play like finger painting Downstairs there are smaller rooms for offices and large hallway that will be ideal for the toy library they to set up in the not too distant future Both floors are accessib from out side by people in wheelchairs although they cannot go from one floor to the next TIIFZ NlItSFZRY The association only took possession of the building on Oc tober wrth great deal of financial assistance from the Bar rie ivitans Ilandymen and painters are as much in evidence right now as the children or the teaching staff The morning session finds the nursery with teaching staff and volunteers and children ranging in age from two to five These are children whose disabilities are less severe Hopefully they GUI DRAPERIES mm tiiiirro For shop at home call Donlop St 728199 whom JZWféfldsv CREATIVE STYLING FOR MEN NOW OPEN AND HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT JOSEPH HARRIS WELLKNOWN HAIRSTYLIST IN BARRIE HAS JOINED OUR STAFF JOSEPH WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND TO All HIS FRIENDS AND CLIENTS WARM WELCOME AT HIS NEW SHOP ON NOV 3rd BARBERSHOP QUARTET WILL BE HERE FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT FROM NOON UNTIL PM AT THE SIDE OF JAMES MORAY SALON fyflair 45 MAPLE AVE 7264802 35 IATN TOWEL 25 50 HAIR TOWEL IS WASH TOWEL Cannon Ma BATH REM Bouriour 140 Victoria St Barrie Turkey Supper Unique gifts that say lot Without costing lot ROYAL FAMILY TOWELS BY CANNON 100 camera canon largo assortment of colors Save up to 25 FREE BAR OF SCENTED SOAP roALI CUSTOMERS No purchase accosny 7W 728716 will all be in public schools by the time they reach five either in regular class an opportunity class or one of the special classes for the trainable mentally retarded In the afternoon the age of the children extends to 10 years These are severely handicapped children with multiple disabilities They are residents of the Ark Eden Nursing Home for severely retarded children it is doubtful that they will ever go to school These children need special programs that as yet are not available in public schools Thats where the biggest challenge lies for the Sunny Park Centre TEACHING believe that any child can be taught says Hartley With seveme delayed children this obviously does not mean the traditional concept of threeR education For many of the children in the afternoon class this education Is as baSIC as learning gross motor skills such as sitting up or eating The teacherstudent ratio here is very low four children to each teacher plus any volunteers who offer their time And volunteers are always needed The situation is never hopeless but it is very slow painstaking and at times frustrating pro cess Other programs give much quicker rewards to the instruc tors suc as the inhome infant stimulation program Here the worker from the Association for the Mentally Retarded visits the parents and child in their home Hartley is especially proud of the program the only one of its kind in the county Essentially were teaching mom to teach baby she says When the child is very young it is difficult to tell if the problem is actually problem in the brain or rather physical social or emotional handicap Factors such as dyslexia perceptual difficulty with the eye or even child abuse can cause symptons that may be diagnosed as mental retardation In this program the worker helps the parents to cope with their childs disability and learn in whatever manner the baby can The reward is in catching the problem early enough that it can be arrested slowed down or perhaps even prevented Other program are in the works for the association such as toy library in the basement of the centre Others are still at the drawing board stage One thing is certain though the future is cirtainly brighter than it once was for the children at Sunny ar one Each child has an individual program and receives close personal attention Above teacher Brenda Alcombrock helps child with her finger painting Examiner Photo people places available by calling Joyce Beeton Trinity United Church 7262597 or Bonnie 72845461 will be having Turkey Supper on Friday November from 430 to pm at the church Centre St Adults are $450 children $2 preschoolers free KickOff Dance The Barrie Snowmobile Club is having its annual Kickoff Dance on Saturday November at the Thornton Arena Guests are welcome Tickets are Family Services The DalstonHillsdale charge will have Song and Praise ser vices at each church Sunday November at am in Hillsdale 1015 at Dalston and 1130 am Crown Hill Garage Sale The Simcoe County Jewish Community Association will hold garage sale on Sunday November at 119 Sunnidale Road from 10 am to pm ap proximately Covenant Players The Covenant Players will be at Hillsdale United Church on November at pm All welcome Halloween Dance The Barrie French Nursery School will be having Hallo REGULAR PRICE SALE PRICE 730 509 PLANTS Linda Baldwin acting headteacher at the Sunny Park Centre gives physical support to child with multiple disabilities while she plays with her Linda is graduate of the Humber College program in early childhood education for children with developmentalhandicaps Examiner Photo ween Dance Saturday November from 91am Price of $12 per couple includes door prizes midnight snack and disc jockey Costumes are op tional Tickets available at the door or by calling Ruth Colucci at 7370024 or Bailey at 7373905 CresswellJones Virginia CresswellJones will be guest speaker at the fourth annual conference of Sharing the Young Childs World at Georgian College on Saturday November from 830 430 In formation and registration forms for workshops may be obtained at the Sunny Park Childrens Centre corner of Cook and Steele or by calling 7260701 Fall Supper The Dalston United Churchs fall supper will be held on Saturday November with sit tings at pm and 630 pm Tickets are $5 for adults $250 for children and are available by calling mosses Dance fundraising dance for the prevocational program of the Barrie and District Association for the Mentally Retarded will be held at the ARC building 175 Bayfield St on Saturday November from 81 am Twelve dollars per couple in cludes buffet cash bar disc jockey and door prizes Call Jury Shaw 7370652 for tickets LIVE TROPICAL HOUSE PLANTS BANKRUPTCY SALE Saturday and Sunday November 3rd and 4th SALAD BOWL GREENHOUSES miles North of Waverley on Highway No27 PLANTS The Trustee will conduct sale to the public at REDUCED PRICES Available for immediate sale are Rubber Plants Gardenias Arborcola Agloenema Sheftera Hoya Compotto Hanging Baskets Christmas Cactus Kentia Palms Norfolk Pine etc FIRST COME FIRST SERVED SUPERB CHRISTMAS GIFTS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 3rd SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4th 1200 NOON TO 600 PM OR UNTIL INVENTORY LASTS CLARKE HENNING HAHN LTD CrawfordMcHardy Mr and Mrs Lloyd Crawford of Oro Station are pleased to announce the engagement of tneir daughter Shelley Gaye Crawford to Timothy An drew McHardy son of Mrs Robert John McHardy of Oro Station The wedding will take place Satur day November IO at St Andrews Presbyterian Church Oro Station PLANTS rustee HARDY GLENWOOD FA TOR CLEARANCE SALE of Discon tinned Patterns Products AT 12 PRICE Great Christmas Gift Selection of MadelnBarrie Trays Serving Ware Mugs Trays Servers and ice Buckets Wide Range of Items in Boxed Sets Ito1 51 Wed Sat 1000 to 500 Thurs Fri 00010 900 athooxnmlnpr mudy NOVA 1071 mizAnn Landers We all pay for Hogmouth Dear Ann Loaders What is happen in our culture with suddenly so much emphasis on emale rear ends person cant turn on the TV without seeing closeup of womans derriere What saw yesterda was the worst on ad for team that nearly popped my eye lls That filly must have had an 18 inch waist and 42 behind Five minutes later came another ad for fanny smoothers fanny shapers and fanny pad ders Something for everybody If youve got too much squash it in If yourelumpy smooth itout If you dont have enough little foam rubber can add to it Crazy Youd bet ter believe it For while was sick to death of the bra commercials but they were lot less offensive Now it seems women dont wear bras anymore they just let it all hang out Some psychiatrists say men who are obsessed with female breasts were bottle babies but what explanation is there for this intense preoccupation with the fanny wont sign my name Ann Please make one up White Plains NY Dear Slt On It dont have the slightest idea what is causing the shift from top to bottom but you are right its definite trend Maybe it means the world is coming to an end Bum joke Dear Ann Lenders You missed the boat in responding to Nibbler in Bridgepor She was surprised to learn that shoppers who help themselves to cookies potato chips fruit etc and discard the remains before they get to the check out counter hurt the stores profits substantiall You said the stores profits are hit lot ha er because of shoplifting than nibbling Of course they are But dont you realize Ann those nibblers ARE shoplifting If they tried to walk out of the store with the stuff in their tote bags instead of their stomachs theyd be arrested How come you didnt say so BMM ln Dearborn Mich Dear BMM Because wasnt as sharp as you Thanks for waking me up And now that Im up Id like to add another comment The cost of all merchandise that disappears whether eaten or stolen is passed on to the consumer We all have to pay for what Mrs Hogmouth filches Dear Ann Landers My problem wont mean anything to anybody else but it sure means lot to me am 17yearold girl Last Christmas gave my boyfriend very expensive gold ring with his initials engraved on it When we broke up few weeks later he gave the ring back to me Now lam going with super guy and Id like to give him very nice present for his birthday Would it be OK if had the jeweler remove the old boyfriends initials and put the new guys initials on it Do you think the ex would recognize it lfdhe finked would it make me look cheap to the new boy frien That ring was awfully expensive and hate to have it gc to waste Not Sure Dear NS Dont be cheapie Take the ring back to the jeweler who sold it to you and ask for credit taward new ring for Heartthrob No Erma Bombeck Crying parking space blues By ERMA BOMBECK People are so crabby lately and Ive been trying to put my finger on it ls it unemployment SALT ll Nuclear contrOVersy Fuel shortages Inflation That may be part of it but think Im on to something that really makes sense Listen to this There are 217 million people in this country There are 138 million people who own total of 143 million cars There are 28 THOUSAND legal parking places Do you have any idea what that can do to nation see it every day Sweet little old ladies driving around in circles in shopping centres spending their final days on earth writing obscene messages in the dust on the trunks of small cars Civilized men turned informers about car in towaway zone When it is removed they pull into the spot had my license only few months when my small son broke his leg on swing set scooped him up him in the car and came to screeching halt in front of emergency door of the hospital Hey lady yelled policeman You cant park there Ive got 53 pound boy with broken leg shouted Visitor parking is in Section just beyond Handicap ped The problem continues to get worse No wonder graduates of universities are older now They spend an extra three years trying to find place to park Consider the frustration of student in an Eastern school who was parked illegally and left the following note on his windshield Have mercy Attention police officer know my car is parked illegally Could you please give me break My starter is dead and wont start on cold day have done nothing this semester but worry about this car park it pay tickets and pick it up after being towed Im doing the best can It will be moved tomorrow somehow have no more funds for tickets or towing My friends are tired of pushing this thing around Please dont tow it If you do at least tow it to Gordies University Texaco Station will commit suicide if you do otherwise cannot handle the situation rest my case YLINE TS Tumblers Rocks Steins Come In Early for Best Selection Many Items Are In Limited Supply 128 Brock St Block West of Anne Barrie Ont Buy Now For Later Occasions Save