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page 6 the tribune thursday july 9 1970 shadow lake camp mmeaven an earth by bob hastings musselmans lake they have the same emotional needs for love for selfrespect and for achievement as anyone else we dont pamper them we dont talk down to them we treat them normally bruce hut chison director of the shadow lake camp for the mentally retarded was emphasising the approach used by his staff in working with the campers shadow lake the largest camp for the mentally retarded in canada and possibly north america is situated just north of musselmans lake the 302 acres of hills forests and lakes were given to the metropolitan toronto association for the men tally retarded by the eaton family of depart ment store fame the area was formerly used by eatons employees for vacation periods now 100 kids arrive every three weeks throughout the summer to broaden their interests it is a coed camp which segregates according to age to facilitate more effective programming and to meet their needs and interests most effectively mr hutchison refers to the campers as trainable retarded which means that they are capable of mastering many of the day to day skills of simple communication health safety habits and simple manual skills a counselling staff of 36 has been handpicked this was made possible when over 160 applications were received for these positions the staff which is made up mainly of senior high school and university students are a caring talented and dynamic team they in co operation with the cam- gq where the action join the h swingers at v mickeys place aa or let it all y hang out in the round table u room richmond inn hotel 69 yonge st s richmond hill 8841101 pers have developed ex citing and meaningful programs the waterfront program is headed by a girl with an appropriate name karen waterfield karen a student at the university of toronto and a recent graduate of the college of art points out that even the slightest achievement is rewarded with en couragement affection and a red star an almost one on one ratio for in struction in the water ensures maximum safety and attention to the campers progress the boys and girls are equally at home on land with an experimental tenting program under the direction of dan genge eight tents provide ac commodation for about twenty campers who share their sleeping bags and campfire meals with the mosquitoes as a part of the living and learning ex perience archery hor seback riding arts and crafts dancing physical education and outtripping are among the other ac tivities designed to help the kid discover new interests and develop their present ones as fully as possible one of the large at tractions is the small menagerie consisting of rabbits a burrow and a few small animals brought in by considerate farmers in the area m40it00m i shadow lake camp a heaven on earth for hundreds of mentally retarded children all summer here they when asked why he preferred to work with mentally retarded children one counsellor replied they are so grateful for any help attention or affection shown them whats more they dont hesitate to show their feelings of gratitude in a purely emotional way many of the campers are mongoloids several are epeleptic and others suffer various forms of brain damage yes they are handicapped but only to the extent that society frolic in the water supervised by a staff of 36 counsellors and director bruce hutchinson peter harris chooses to ignore or isolate them blood donors are asked to attend a red cross clinic in the stouffville legion hall july 9 today from 230 to 430 and 630 to 9 pm most urgently needed is the type orh positive required for an operation july 10 at st michaels hospital toronto late septimus foote passes at age 91 lens sstaaassft come in wwasft ess cut rate gas bar operated by len wallace hwy 47 between uxbridge goodwood also for your convenience milk bread ice cream etc service between 6 am 12 midnight whitchurch twp on tuesday june 23 1970 septimus herbert foote 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makes southlane trailer sales heated showroom hwy 48 rr 2 stouffville ont tel 6401670 septimus herbert foote mr foote was born on the second concession of uxbridge near siloam dec 30 1878 the son of walter james foote and grace shillinglaw he received his education at siloam and bloomington public schools markham high school and newmarket model school he taught school at glasgow new hamburg lloydminster and ss8 whitchurch where on marrying cora young he purchased the farm that was to be his home for fifty years as a farmer his ex perience began with oxen in his boyhood and ex tended to the modern type tractor although of a retiring nature he was always ready to carry his share of community work which included being trustee of ss8 warden of christ church anglican stouffville and par ticipation in elections he was an ardent con servative for many years he was a faithful member of the orange lodge he is survived by five children grace mrs pg powell at home walter rr4 stouffville mildred mrs lome wideman birchcliffe 2000 damage whitchurch twp damage is estimated at 2000 following a twr oar collision on don mills oad at the intersection of the aurora sideroad june 28 a 1967 triumph driven by david hugh chalmers 22 of willowdale was struck broadside by a 1966 model oldsmobile driven by napoleon palos 25 of toronto as chalmers at tempted a left turn a passenter in the chalmers auto donna coups 20 of toronto was taken to newmarket hospital by newmarket ambulance with a frac tured pelvis chalmers has been charged by whitchurch township police with making an improper left turn the investigation was conducted by pc douglas murray sam rr2 aurora and joe at agincourt there are also thirteen grand children and three great grandchildren the funeral service held in st pauls church uxbridge was conducted by the rev wm a myles interment was made in uxbridge cemetery the pallbearers were the three sons walter sam and joe and three grandsons rodney jamie and keith flavours old fashioned ice cream homnns department store 43 brock st west 8523632 w uxbridge the wearing apparel you want most at the most reasonable prices an excellent variety f welcome to uxbridge vacationers were happy to see you visiting our fair village 2nd hope your stay in this vicinity is a most enjoyable one drop in at our shop youll find our modern store stocked with items you need most on holiday trips or any other time the latest fashions a courteous and helpful staff these are standard features we offer u drop in soon clothing entire family from babies to grandmothers and grandfathers footwear for dads lads plus young miss to mrs the photo at right gives you a brief glimpse of just some of the fashions now in stock drop in and the complete line linens too are waiting for you homans deportment store 43 brock west uxbridge phone 8523632