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Mexican student here learns English at school For the second year a row Acton High School has a student visiting from Mexico to learn English while he con tinues his studies Velez arrived in Toronto last Wednesday and began work Monday Last year Alcjando made the trip came to Acton because he wanted go be in a small town near a big city and Acton fit the bill He has been in the United States several times and wanted to see Canada Although he speak a little English already he had Ariel Leal with him to act as inter preter when he talked with the Free Press Eduardo Is interested in studying architecture in University He was placed in classes at the high school this week with the option of changing them if he did not like them Service offers help to troubled families The Family Counselling Division of Hal ton Social and Family Services doesnt guarantee to solve problems but will try to put them in and present options says Mrs Betty Hill family counsellor who has Just taken up her duties here Marriage conflicts top the list of problems handled by the agency and Pat Supervisor of Family Counselling advises Its important people seek help before it becomes a crisis The Family Counselling Division financed by taxes through Region focuses on the types of problems that can happen to almost anyone Such everyday heartbreaks as marriage troubles children problems extra marital affairs depression parent- child relationships runaway youth loneliness and isolation and tries to help the more serious and less frequent problems of suicide attempts psychiatric follow up alcoholism and drug abuse Its a big job functioning quietly and in absolute confidentiality The problems unburdened to Mrs Hill are never revealed The service Is completely advisory in that noone has to take the proffered help and is open to anyone whether rich or poor The trauma separation or divorce can be lessened with the help of the Family Counselling Service who frequently find the children in such a situation are also disturbed Mrs Hill emphasizes the people who come there make the decisions not the agency We simply present options and perhaps give a new perspective on their problems and that very often is enough to help straighten out the situation She says some people need more direction than others She MRS BETTY HILL Family Counsellor with the Halton Social and Family Services has just taken up her new post Shes in Acton every Tuesday A bow and arrow season on deer opens in this weekend C of C Janet Fleming is the new secretary of the Chamber of Commerce replacing Betty Eastwood who has resigned insists they cant help anyone who is not willing to help themselves She explained some people seem to feel they are a failure if they have to seek outside help from a resource person She says this Is entirely wrong and points out it takes more courage to see help is needed than to sit and wallow in misery She said while the aim is always to keep a family together sometimes the solution Is separation Mrs Hill a mother of six says she is well aware families are constantly in transition and sometimes just talking things aver with an outsider helps There nothing wrong with having problems in marriage but when nothing is done about them only further heartbreak results In marriage problems its always better if both partners come for help but if that proves impossible the other should come anyway to help them cope Mrs Hill advises said the Family Coun selling Division can be supportive of the partner who is willing to come To be a family counsellor apart from academic qualifications you have to be a comfortable person who knows theyre not perfect and don have all the answers says Mrs Hill And she is a warm comfortable person with no pretensions and a down tocarth humility She stressed that noone has to be referred to the agency but can simply phone up and ask for an ap pointment Mrs Hill said she and all members of the Family Counselling Division arc delighted at the establish ment of a l community clime in town since she said it fills a need that has existed for a Ions time The agency serves Acton Georgetown and the former township of and Mrs Hill is in Acton at the Acton Community Services Centre every Tuesday Mrs Hill a resident of Delrex Boulevard George town for 1G years is the mother of six grown up child ren and has a Master of Social Work degree was with the and Metro Childrens Aid for 14 years and was with the provincial official guardians office for one year In Georgetown her office is in the Georgetown Medical Centre Keith It was largely through the efforts of Keith Black a teacher at the school who worked through International Fellowship that Eduardo was able to come to Canada Mr Black became involved with projects of this sort in when he began travel ling with young people to other countries He boon became convinced of the value of this travel and has since brought Alex to Acton will be staying with Marguerite Taylor on Willow St Mrs Taylor says he speaks enough English that they can gel along She also says she is enjoying Eduardo at her house very much Meeting pi In his first week up here spent most of his lime meeting people in school Acton is a lot different but a nice town he said through Ariel His home is in Mexico City The food here including the high school cafeteria food is very good according to He is not used to eating hot spicy food in Mexico because his relatives are European so our food is not that milch different from what he eats at home The weather however is different In Mexico Us a lot hotter than here hesnd It is still summer there the summers are hotter than ours plans to try to learn to and ski whin he According to Mrs s home in City is heated b solar power He has one ami two sisters making MX in his His father will he visiting him Concern In the developing countries 60 per cm of children are dead they arc five years old from dis cases such as dysentery cholera and infantile gastritis caused by drinking and ash ing in polluted water The autumn leaves are We Stock and Order McCALL STYLE SIMPLICITY PATTERNS HINTONS to STORE FRONTIER EDUARDO VELEZ centre enjoys soccer tennis auto racing and music He was brought to Acton from Mexico to learn English largely through the efforts of Keith Black right Ariel Leal left is actingas his interpreter until he becomes more familiar with the language Budget Milton Council silting as committee of the whole chopped over from the 1 a capita budget during the budget session last Tuesday The cuts from the budget of SI illi5u bring the level of spending o within what trcasunr Don I recommended as a safe level of spending ihe tuts were made in the irea of and recreation five thousand dollars for the engineering of on indoor swimming pool was deleted FLORIST GARDEN CENTRE LTD tftuU R 2 Guelph WmttotRoekwood FLORAL DESIGNS FOR ALL OCCASIONS WE CARRY A LARGE SELECTION OF TROPICAL PLANTS DRIED ARRANGEMENTS FLOWERING PLANTS EVERGREENS TREES ETC OPEN7DAVSAWEEK MorTThurs Sunday The Acton Free Press Wednesday Oct 261977 Cheshire Home opens Saturday Halton Regions first Cheshire Home for physically handicapped adults will be opened in Burlington on Saturday October with about Invited guests present at the ceremonies The home one of in Canada established by a worldwide Cheshire Foundation will be officially named Carey House in commemoration of Burling tons posthumous Citizen of the Year the late Carey His widow Mrs Shirley Carey will declare the house a 100 years old structure on Ontario Street in downtown Burlington open A reception will follow St Lukes Anglican Church across the street The house which will provide accommodation for about eight adults being specially adapted to the needs of handicapped Carey House was bought by Halton Cheshire Homes Inc a charitable foundation with funds originally provided by theMay Court Club of Oakvillc Additional funds have come from many regional service groups A campaign is being launched immediately to 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