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B12 The Acton Free Press Wednesday 1977 Retardation week from May 8 to 14 May to is National Week on Mental Retardation The North Halton Association for the Mentally Retarded will be conducting its annual Flowers of Hope campaign during National Week on Mental Retardation and are asking for support AH funds are used in North Halton to help support facilities for the Mentally Retarded in our community Tinker Bell sery School Halton Developmental Centre ARC Industries and the adult Residence Countryside All services are available to residents of North Halton Acton Georgetown Milton Campbell ville and all surrounding rural areas Transportation is provided facilities Tinker Bell Nursery helps youngsters on onetoone basis FINGER PAINTING serves as an exercise in sensory stimulation for month old Mark Cramer at Tinker Bell Nursery What happens at Tinker Bell At the nursery the full development of the child is encouraged all areas language motor cognition socialization and self help Staff assisted by capable volunteers are able to provide an individual program on a onetoone basis Home Base Program To complement the morning program at Tinker Bell a home base program is in operation A teacher is available at the child home one afternoon a week She demonstrates a skill for the child to accomplish at home during the week puzzles etc Where to from Tinker Bell Children after age five or before if ready transfer to a variety of services in North Halton regular Nursery School 2 Kindergarten Centre for Developmentally Handicapped Children 4 Mentally Handicapped classes at Sunshine and Park schools Transportation is provided to Tinker Bell Nursery School from all areas in North Acton Georgetown Norval Milton Camp- bellvilleand all surrounding rural areas How Does Your Child Grow Every child grows and develops at his or her individual pace However if you feel your child seems to lag in some area of development perhaps the stimulating educational and en program of Tinker Bell Nursery is for your child Who Comes to Tinker Bell Tinker Bell while primarily in operation for mentally handicapped children also considers others with a vareity of disabilities These may be 1 speech communication difficulties motor problems result of accidents spinal bifida cerebral palsy etc 3 vision or hearing handicaps 4 epilepsy meningitis etc Hyperactivity social emotional behavioural difficulties Downs syndrome and other genetic abnormalities 7 environmental deprivation Who recommends a child Tinker Bell Many services and people are aware of Tinker Bell and the advantages the program can offer some children Family physician or pediatrician Sick Children s Hospital Crippled Children Centre Public Health Nurses 5 PreKindergarten check up results therapists other nursery schools concerned parents and friends SOCIALIZATION is the name of the game when threeyear old Jana Ferguson and four yearold Diana Hillman play Row Row Row Your Boat at Tinker Bell Nursery HOLDING A PAINT BRUSH requires con and coordination and twoyear old Stephen proves he possesses both skills as he sets to work on a canvas at Tinker Bell Nursery DOROl Gardin and Pat Jackson form an assembly line to envelope marigold seeds for the Flowers of Hope campaign The ladies met at the home of Mrs Jackson last Tuesday evening Halton Developmental Centre and Tinker Bell Nursery for the Develop mentally Handicapped you to attend pen WEDNESDAY MAY 11 1977 30 a Children in Attendance and 7 to 9 00 ECDRURY SCHOOL Ontario St South Milton Limehouse Memorial Day plans JENNY KUIKEN left and Julie Conroy stuff envelopes with mangold seeds for the Flowers of Hope campaign The two women met with others at the home of Mrs Pat Jackson last Tuesday evening Board of Health backs nursing home Board of behind Or building of bed nursing next to Georgetown hospital I Ins on motion by Roy jnl the board the nun The motion he sent fur endorsement on to llu Ontario According lo Board of Health dorse Gray there is cabinet on new nursing bed licences soon attempt til be made to have the freeze lifted for this one since there Is no nursing home in this He said the local United Senior Citizens roup headed by Norm Smith is a petition for nursing home beds here Mr Gray said the freeze on nursing home licences an attempt by the province to hold down health costs three times more than sing home care Mrs lltnton The Limehouse A met it the church on Tuesda April at with members present Vice president Jean Kirk wood opened the meeting the singing of hymn on the piano by Linda Cairns Mrs Kirk wood read scripture from Matt 13 1 followed by and the reading of the poem Climb till your dream true by Helen Rice he business of the meeting was prim inly the planning of the lunch lo be served follow the Memorial Day service at the Church on May The committee for Milton council votes pay hike Council at Milton voted it self a per cent pay hike last week that covers two years Twenty five per cent of the pay boost is for this year and the balance for next year In a bylaw the pay hike will go from 000 to retro active to January 1 and allows another increase of next year He said home care is the The bylaw was kept private le costly but people until council passed It living alone have no relatives Some council members to look in on them so wanted a per cent pay present end up in hospital increase lunch is Marion finds Ruth inham Margaret and Anne president Ituth I read of I iving the meeting closed with thi next meeting will be work meeting in the church it p m Ma in to the church for the special service on May In extend sympathy to Mrs fjinilv in the of close friend her rother in In Mr Imjewiod list wek tin loss I iwrs Mi I Mrs ft wh hiw their home hen in I on I I Mr M is three inks in College I irk ml ml she nth r sister Mrs iip illi Mr Mrs i Need help linker Hell Nurscrj is looking for more volunteers to to help out in its vinous Interested persons should I hone the nursery ind for or phone preschool jW7 GOOD USED CAR BUYS ruinous H0Y217 1ST TORINO JFC307 CHIMIN OH FLOOR The FAMILY GROUP The Acton Y Mondays at MAY 8 to 14 ii National Flowers of Hope Week Please be generous when the canvasser calls on you ALL FUNDS STAY IN NORTH HALTON SPONSORED BY THE NORTH HALTON ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED r fie Iil xUeUp Liquor charge Police charged an Acton area woman with a liquor related latt week for the Developmentally Handicapped IS accepting REGISTRATION OF CHILDREN LIVING IN THE NORTH HALTON AREA Georgetown Acton Milton May 930 am at the EC DRURY SCHOOL Ontario St South Milton 7666 NIAGARA ESCARPMENT COMMISSION Public Meeting May 11 at 730 In the ERNEST C DRURY SCHOOL Regional Centre for Hearing Handicapped 266 Ontario St S Milton Tho Niagara daft no plan dosignodlopcsorvolhMtemlu Nana mom from Niagara Foil moryasu I lo Ing only dovo it at a com wants you teas and It also wants to to I you 1 as do and to how you a m Im on called doscr bin tl problems must bo solved In land plan for tho2 aqua you to mako formal p on contact Commas on to boss a Nngwa Escarpment Commtssnn Guelph Street Georgetown Ontario Telephone Collect 38 VOTERS GUIDE NEXT WEEK Two official Enumerator will visit your home They will ask you name everyone 1B and over at your address who a an citizen or Br I subject and has res ded In Ontario or toast months Day Those who quel will be placed on NEW Ontario Voters and rece a focal pi FORM 103 Keep th s Form 1 Elect on Day PROXY VOTING you are physically Incapaci or it you w II be absent from your nary res dence on he advance and regular poll days because you are employed in long distance Iransportat on a member me an Forces on I vo duty or In lime alien danco at an educational tut on you may vote by proxy n your Electoral strict For dota Is contact your Return RURAL RESIDENT II you I ve no rural area and are I to vole It will be much or you vole on Election Day II your name Is However quail rural voters not on the list before Elect on Day may still gel on the list and vote by having a or neighbour on the same poll Ing list vouch lor them on Oath at poll place To in the Ontario Provincial Election YOU MUST BE ON THE LIST SELECTIONS PONIARD Thla Votara by OHIceroi Ontario