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Waiting for a kidney Transplant courageous step for Peter Like any other energetic year old Tretter loves baseball Beavers and junk food hates hospitals But not every Grade 1 Harrison Public School student has to endure the and trauma of a kidney transplant Last Wednesday he left his Terry Court home for Sick Children In Toronto He won be back home far a month I wish I have the kidney problem Peter says When this Is oil over I going to beat up those guys the doctors he says with a devilish grin Peter says he t scared about his operation but it easy to detect the uneasiness in his voice when he hugs his father Norm and asks about his transplant the dialysis he will depend on and his future There are a lot of what that are hard to explain to one so young Peter wants two new kidneys but he 11 only receive one What it something goes wrong with it he says tugging and hugging his father harder Norm and Doris Tretter moved to in 1980 Mr Trcltcr is an engineer for Miss Hydro while Mrs is the president of the fled Cross Society They have one other child Krtstel Whin Peter was seven monthsold they took him to Sick Kids Hospital about a hip Infection At that time he was diagnosed as having a kidney problem lint I last November doctors have just been tor develop ment Now his kidney is only function it ptr cent at per cent they put you on dalss Without the aid of Peter could lapse into a coma The youngster has a very rare form of kidney disease There are only known cases in Canada his father says When we first found out it hit us like a ion of bricks said Mr Both parents have perfectly normal kidneys and It was only because both curried an unusual gene that Peter kidneys were affected Kristcl has no kidney problems Acute greeneyed child Peter is a little shorter than his schoolmates His kidney problem has affected s muscle development but he has all the energy of any other youngster H weakened kidney prevents the full development of his bones By staying on dialysis too long Peter risks chance of becoming a diabetic It hard for Peter to accept that he has a kidney problem says his father He sometimes gets frustrated and gets very angry He takes it out on people One day he stepped on a lady skate she was skating Norm says Peter diet was restricted long before he went Into the hospital tor years he has had to adhere to a low protein low phosphate diet with restrictions on certain foods and dairy products He can teat whole grain but fruits and vegetables are fine along with potatoes and corn chips Peter isn t on a salt restricted diet but he will be after his dialysis treatment The lb youngster had one kidney removed Friday Doctors will remove the other unhealthy kidney when they find a replacement kidney from a donor The wait for a donor kidney could take up to six months In the meantime Peter will bo getting used to a tube inserted in his body used for the peritoneal dialysis treatment A chemical solution is drained his system four times per day ahali hourcachtlme A bag in the abdomen area acts as a catch basin and the chemical solution is drained Most children suffering from the disease arc on peritoneal dialysis rather than on a dialysis machine People can be depressed while on dialysis depressed and self conscious says Peter father His son can still run around and travel with the family while on but he will still need a place for the dialysis treatment such as a washroom car or nurses offee If he s at school While on dialysis the young wont grow As soon as the doctors phone Peter will be rushed to have his kidney replaced with a healthy one Norm Tretter founded the Kidney Foundation of Canada chapter in Georgetown three years ago In 1365 the 10member executive volun to help fight kidney disease through the sale of Halloween peanuts and a March door canvass The Kidney Foundation has a very helpful patient services symposium which helps bring parents together to talk about their problems and fears Town- Country JESpfcl DAY SERVICE MONDAY TO FRIDAY IN BY 10 OUT BY HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE herald SECTION the hide 0 Wednesday Februarys 1SS4 Page Rock and roll quake Where were you when the earth quake struck Not everyone felt it but those who did got quite a scare Friday Across parts of Ontario and the northeastern United States a quake measuring on the scale rumbled for about a minute The quake struck at 11 am causing minor damage but no Injuries Soon after residents of Halton Hills were swapping stories about their experience with our first quake of the same intensity since 1943 John Peaker of Guelph Street was In Milton when the earthquake struck He feel anything but his daughter Kelly 14 was Tightened and she called him from Georgetown Daddy the plants are moving and the chesterfield is moving she said Mr asked if his daughter was feeling all right They both learned the truth soon after Nicole of Park Street felt her furniture shake from her eighth floor apartment unit The chair was rocking I thought I was dizzy It was rocking from one side to the other she said She turned around and saw a wall unit shaking along with other furniture No one here really felt it said Paul Armstrong owner of Paul Armstrong Insurance Brokers Ltd His staff may have heard a sound but they would have attributed It to passing trucks he said Monday his brokers had not received any calls from policy holders Inquiring about damage claims resulting from the quake In more than a few offices around town people felt the quake while others in the same room were oblivious to Its shaking At the Herald office on Guelph Street typesetter Annie jumped away from her keyboard yelling my machine is moving She said it was if the floor was made of rubber and someone had put a fist into It I turned around to coworkers Dave and Mary Lou and they didn t feel anything There was no damage at Bell Glass Ltd said owner Barry Bell although there were delicate objects such as mirrors and glass panels throughout his building on 448 Guelph Street Mirrors shook the whole building rumbled and the roof made a lot of noise Mr Bell said he thought there was a minihurricane outside Mr Bell a employees joked that the shaking probably had something to do with his helper Rick Starrett new baby which was born around Ihe lime of the earthquake he said show There will be a bridal show March sponsored by Georgetown s Welcome Wagon The show doors open at m at the John Elliott Theatre Church Street in Georgetown Featured will be special displays gifts for every bride door prize and a fashion show of dresses for the bride brides maids mother dresses and men fashions La meeting La Leche League of Acton holds monthly meetings for women who are interested in learning more about breastfeeding and mothering The next meeting will be held at on Monday Feb to at IS Wilbur St In Acton As port of topic The Family and the Breastfed Baby informal discussion will focus on childbirth and managing those early weeks at home Pregnant women and babies are welcome Acton euchre The Acton Branch of the Red Cross Invite you to play euchre at Scout Hall on School Lane in Acton Feb 7 at There will be a door prize and refreshments Urgent need for housing task force KEEP ON TRTJCKIN to Sid Spear science project were indeed blowing In wind Sid one of about students participating the Stewart- trucks Sid said t mind town Science Fair last week Ills becoming a trucker tome day project was on the aerodynamics of the Herald photo Senior Public School windjammer builder of model Talk to your teens Dont shy away sex teacher There at least one person out there who knows how to talk about sex to their teenager Sue Johanson was a special guest speaker to a gathering of University Club members last Tuesday night The registered nurse teaches sex education to approximately 000 students each year Mrs established two birth control centres in North York and she has her own Sunday night radio show for teens who would like information about sex Parents can shy away from talking to their children about sex and this must be done when their offspring are still young she said You shouldn t worry about over explaining to children how the reproductive process works because kids click off themselves and reach a saturation point The key is to be approachable Mrs said There two languages describing various elements of sex street language and the technical terms Parents need to work In both the slang words and technical names to get their children familiar with proper terms Parents often find it simpler to be asexual In the eyes of their children We don want our kids to do It so wo don t say anything she said Boys grow up with all sorts of misinformation about sex Mrs Johan son said Girls have best friends and are more aggressive In seeking out information they talk about it sex more As a birth control clinic co ordinator Mrs has witness events One in five teenagers get pregnant the first lime they have sex Teens face the problems of a pregnancy and disease she said One young man was at a party and had a iominute encounter with a girl he know Now the man has herpes for life she said An entire soccer team contracted gonorrhea after each of them had sex with a young blonde a van outside a local pub in North York she said It was a screaming riot to sec these big humongous guys come into her clinic for treatment They never did find the girl which Is scary because she Is continuing to spread the disease Mrs said Children need the opportunity to pick up values and attitudes about sex from their parents she said If you let your teen talk about sex they often talk themselves into a comer It much better to sit and listen to them she said Whether you like It or not parents have to deal with premarital sex she said Your attitudes and values have to change Kids are exposed to so much more today because of rock videos and explicit teen magazines pushing sex In their subtle way she said The need for an emergency shelter in Halton Hills Is a of a greater problem the need for lower priced housing A June 1985 report prepared by the Social Planning Council states that of residents seeking emergency shelter in ISM 104 were looking In Halton Hills Outof Masking for help to find short term lodging requcstswerefromKalUnHUla needing help finding long term shelter In In 1964 requests were made In Halton Hills A committee called the Task Force For Emergency Shelter was formed to investigate the need for an emergency shelter in Hills They met for the second time lost Thursday On the task force are members of the Social Planning Council Recovery Acton Social Service and Information Salvation Army North Distress Centre Drug Abuse Committee Georgetown Red Cross and Legal Clinic At their first meeting Dec they talked about the Red Cross limited emergency shelter That shelter is for one to three nights at a local hotel and it is granted at the discretion of the Red Cross supervisor The task force concluded there is an urgent need for an emergency shelter in Hills They also agreed there is a need for affordable short and long term housing At the first meeting task force members were asked to discuss these needs with the Salvation Army and local ministerial associations regional government housing and other community groups The results of those separate meetings were discuss ed last Thursdoy Pat Woode of the Social Planning Council reported on her talk with Stan Regional Hous ing Coordinator A developer Is interested in build ing low income housing in Halton she reported But before building begins the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation policy must be known The policy should be completed by November or December Mrs reported Three different sites in Halton Hills arc being considered for develop ment would picked TbeatM of the project will depend on funding guidelines Mrs Woode reported Sheila Ward of the Georgetown Red Cross reported on her meetings with local ministers She asked to ask their congregations If they would participate In an emergency shelter plan asking If they would provide shelter In their homes After speaking with the George town Ministerial Association she dis covered most ministers wanted more Information about the project before they would their Ministers wanted to know about training screening for placement and other guidelines Ms Ward said By last Thursdays meeting toe had not yet spoken to the Acton Ministerial Association Claudette Smith of the spoke about the possibility of using the Acton building as a group borne The building already has tenant and Ha Smith was In no way making ft commitment other than to say could be evaluated to see fit met the needs of an emergency shelter Sandy Symmes chairman of the task force said that Captain of the Acton Salvation Army was interest in having a shelter In a private home Ms suggested the and the Salvation Army should meat and possibly work together The next meeting of the Task Force For Emergency Shelter Is Feb 27 BACK FOR 5 lady teachers and The Duke By TOM Georgetown High School was opened on January in the Georgetown Public School later called the Chapel Street Public School Two classrooms were used with Mr Malcolm Clark A as principal and Mr E Longman as his assistant There were students The new high school at a cost of til was opened in 1889 Mr Lennox was the architect and he was responsible for two other famous buildings Old City Hall of Toronto and Lama Mr Laird of Nerval assisted in construction of the Georgetown High School Today a precentennlal feature Is with Mrs Ruth formerly Mrs Ruth Wrigglesworth Hero she reminisces about her preentry into high school and high school days as Ruth Glffcn I remember that first day at Georgetown High School September 19231 booklearnln had been received at SS No Stcwarttown Public School now Upholstery This was a oneroom school with all eight grades taught by one teacher Miss Christine bicycled or walked from Georgetown and prepared her class for the Intimidating experience of writing the Entranco Examination for three days the Georgetown High School Lucy llicken Mrs Emslle Lula Graham Mrs Maurice Dixon and myself were the group from Stewart town that June The suspense was not over until the Entrance Results were published in The Georgetown Herald in order of merit some two The High School Staff consisted of the Principal Mr Ralph Ross the Duke and five lady teachers My memory of the Principal Is one of great respect In retrospect It seems incredible what the principal was expected to do back to the He introduced us to Latin his pet subject He tried to instil Into his students his great love of English literature He also had great musical ability he was quite a fine flautist and sang tenor in Knox Presbyterian Church choir It was he who trained the High School choir for the annual Commence ment Exercises held in the Town Hall comer Guelph and Cross Streets now demolished His wife the Duchess arrived as our for the final chair rehearsals Mr Ross was a firm but fair dlsciplinarl an one who stood for no nonsense I have happy memories of my high school teachers Miss Kathleen Davidson later Mrs Pore Cleave Norah Williams mother gave us our first experience with French We memorized vocabularies learned the rules of grammar and how to write French very little stress was put on conversational French Miss Davidson was also our Art teacher In Form IA Miss Penson a patient gentle soul was the Science teacher Our classes in the new lab opened up a thirst for knowledge through all the experiments with those mysterious elements Our notebooks were collect so that the teacher might check up on neatness and content Upon return Ing the books to us I remember my embarrassment when Miss said for the whole class to hear Miss Giffen you have mercury spelled four different ways all wrong Algebra and other Interesting maths were taught by a Miss Peck and later by Miss Bishop Miss Schell was dearly loved teacher in the history and geography department Miss James Is another name that comes to mind I believe she replaced Miss Davidson when she retired from teaching Mr Evans the custodian was known to occasionally support the students in some of their Illegal shenanigans The piano In the central hall was not to be played without the principal permission We had several promising musicians among the students Mullen from the Glen Margaret Tubby from Terra and Jack of town to name just a few and Tubby could belt out the popular tunes of the day YHes Sir that my Baby Roll em Girlies roll em Among my Souvenirs etc There were six academic grades in the school no home economics no shop no drafting no special music room no gymnasium etc First Form A was for those pursuing the regular curriculum First Form was for the Commercial Students under the guidance of Miss The other grades were second third fourth and fifth forms Giffen AN OLDIEFor folks who can remember when football was played with funny helmets and heavy padding and lots of tape here a picture of the Georgetown District High School football team of IMS Mrs McClure or King Street submitted this old photo to help the reunion commit tee put together a display for the 100th anniversary of the school In 1187 Seen here are first row left to right Jim Loath John McClnre Ben Boyle Bob Early second row Jack Foulls Ray Elmer McComber Norm Barber third row VenCarnUI Wlnilow Beamish Reginald Broom- head Keith Dolsan Paul forth row Prater McDonald Sylvester Bob McMenemy and teacher J Lambert Photo submitted