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seminars on uxbridge sal garofalo chairman of uxbridge family life series 1980 has an nounced plans to hold a series of four seminars in the cafeteria of uxbridge secondary school during the month of february the discussions open to the public are being sponsored by the ux bridge credit union and durham region family counselling meeting times are 8 pm the first is thurs feb 7 the topic is how are we raising our children the speaker is iris owen noted researcher and lecturer in both britain and canada the teen years is the subject for thurs feb 14 aimed at promoting understanding between teens and parents the speaker on this occasion is dr martin wolfish chief of paediatrics north york general hospital on thurs feb 21 the topic ups and downs will allow par ticipants an opportunity to look at everyday difficulties in life and what we can do to deal with them the speaker will be dr wm hughe chief of psychiatry york county hospital newmarket the final seminar is thurs feb 28 the subject is todays woman a discussion related to the im plications of being a woman in the 1980s the speaker is dr virginia edwards persons wishing additional information on this program should call 8527690 hold telethon markham last year the weekend with the stars telethon for cerebral palsy received 40000 in pledges from the region of york this year the ontario federation of the cerebral palsied hopes to equal or better this mark the telethon will be broadcast over global tv from 9 pm sat jan 12 to 7 pm sunday jan 13 the event will be held in conjunction with a similar program coming from hollywood las vegas and new york here in york par- seventeen year old sandra ward glad park avenue stouffrille is a grade 12 student at sdss interests include working with wood ceramics snowmobiling bowling crosscountry and water skiing jim thomas girl next door works with wood v by jim thomas stouffville sandra ward enjoys working with wood and shes pretty good at it too proof of her skill is in several finished products one is a useful spice rack and another a beautiful bowl she made them both at school sandras our girl next door a native of stouffville the pretty 17 year old sees nothing j lacking for teenagers in town in fact shed prefer to have things stay just as they are she likes bowling and crosscountry skiing at the familys win terized cottage northeast of peterborough theres plenty of space for snowmobiling when theres plenty of snow with waterskiing a favorite sport in the summer if she and boyfriend jim mckean want to do something special torontos only a halfhour drive away sandra is one of four girls in the family of doug and june ward glad park avenue sisters include lorraine 22 lynn 19 and married and sheila fifteen theyve always been quite close sandra says even more so in their teen years than when younger sandra hopes to graduate from grade 12 at sdss this year and go on to some form of child care work if not shell turn to a secretarial position having taken this course since grade 9 at present shes enrolled in onceaweek im struction at ceramicsloo in the 1 success plaza main and stouffer streets any spare time she spends helping her mother around the house sandras travelled con siderably including once to england and twice to florida shes planning a trip to the sunny south again this march along with girlfriends linda lewis sandra blizzard and marty spaaragen shed also like to revisit england some day the old buildings par ticularly the churches fascinated her she said bus inspection york region beginning jan 1 school bus operators are required to keep a daily inspection log of their vehicles the new regulation announced by transport minister james snow is to ensure there is a daily check of school purpose buses in addition to comprehensive semi annual inspections all drivers must carry out a daily in spection of each item listed in the log book record any defects and who those defects are reported to the person responsible for main tenance is required to sign the log when the defect has been repaired the regulation ap plies to any vehicle used for the transportation of six or more children to and from school ticipation house at markham will benefit from all monies pledged during this years telethon the funds will assist with the ongoing operation of this facility that includes a residence workshop and recreation centre for severely physically disabled young people last year across ontario more than one million dollars was raised to provide facilities such as participation house in other areas of the province educator aids gifted york region on january 3 ber- nadette murrayrobb commenced her duties as special fdnciition finniiitn for the york county board of education with responsibility for the gifted she succeeds lome cook who accepted a position last may with upper canada college previous to this mrs murrayrobb was core teacher and team leader for grade eight gifted classes with the board of education for the city of north york this effective date was determined because of her personal com mitment to a new service as a familyofschools resource person for gifted pups that she began last fall in north york mrs murrayrobb obtained her teacher training in the united kingdom specializing in art and completing qualifications in the sub sidiary subjects of english literature and science she holds an ontario teachers cer tificate ontario specialists qualifications in special education and is currently working ward a m j2d degree in special education at tne ontario institute for studies in education she has taught eleven years in the united kingdom and one year in germany including teaching experience across a wide range of pupils educational exceptionalities in addition she has one and a half years experience at the thistletown regional centre for severely disturbed children and adolescents she has taught five years in north york and gained valuable experience in classes for pupils with specific learning disabilities as well as in the testing identifying selecting and programming for gifted pupils in the intermediate division she has taught ministry of education summer courses and conducted various in- service workshops for teachers in may she will present a workshop at the international con ference on the gifted in oakville during her first few weeks mrs murray- robb will begin visiting york schools and teachers assessing needs and determining how those needs can be met she comes to the board highly recommended for her work with pupils and for her leadership qualities it is indeed a pleasure to welcome bernadette murrayrobb to the professional staff of the york county board of education the tribune thursday january it 198 3 az we are where you belong hours mon thur95 fri 97 sat 930 1230 touffbthe fetrict crcbit union htmtteo 96 main street w 6402811 stouffville ontario 6404822 presents from m fiiiiiiriin m im for as little as jamaica is a land of exciting rhythms the reggae beat the 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