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Report says were in social desert Georgetown Acton Wednesday Match 9 B3 North is a desert where social vices and especially childrens services are concerned reports from Planning Department reveal Highlights of the reports compiled by the Planning Department and by Halton Children s Services Steering Croup presented at a public meeting last week attended by social service professionals and volunteers from Hills and Milton Reports show that the two northern municipalities are under represented with regard to the location of children services agencies and programs for mentally and physically handicapped disturbed or learning disabled children living in Acton Georgetown Cam pbel Mile or Milton urban and rural areas The shortage of children services in the immediate area is further complicated by the lack of public transportation needed to enable these children to take part in special programs offered in and Burlington supposedly to serve the needs of all children in Halton the reports indicate The one exception is the variety of pro grams offered for mentally retarded children by the North Association for the Mentally Retarded reports point out Ron director of Children s Aid and spokes man for the Children Services Steering Group pointed out inequities in service to the north In our CAS statistics it is evident that children who come into our care from northern tend to stay in our care said A far greater percentage from the north remain in our care than do children from he part of he added pointing out that a lack of avail able lor special needs children can be blamed for this Dan psychologist with Board or Education said that a lack of public transportation complicates issues A child in Acton is sent to the southern tip of Burlington in a taxi so be can take part ui a special program offered there Its an expensive ride So unique are the problems facing special needs children in North Halton that the steering group favors a separate subcommittee of volunteers from the north to look into service delivery here Doll Moulden spokesman for North Social Planning Council said that people from he south of where most of the services are centred do not have the awareness or concern needed to look at ser vices in the north A committee of people who live and work in Hills and who know the problems will be betterable to look shortfalls in childrens services from the northern perspective Ballinafad Grandmothers styles by Winifred Smith The March meeting of the Women s Institute was held at the home or Mrs Ernest on Wednesday afternoon March As it was curators meeting some mem bere came dressed up in from grandmother day The roll call was naming an article that has changed in texture from grandmother day to the PI lis were finalized for the euchre and quill draw coming up in April and Betty who took the quilt announced Obituar Stan Matthews Stanley Matthews Acton died February following a lengthy illness Mr Matthews was born August 17 1902 the on f and Matthews He schools in before naming in Knox Presbyterian Acton tars ago Hi liudhism lire married lift in Alton and was a retired salesman A life of the Alton Agricultural Society and Jersey Mr Mat thews was deeply interested in horses and ponies and showed for many jears at the and local airs Funeral sirvici was held in Acton on Rev Robert of filiating Pallbearers wire neighbors Walter I inham Man Morrison Paul Thompson Bill Jesse and Nino bearers wire Wm Don Lindsay Itoy Phillips Calvin and Joe rooks Interment was at Lift to mourn his loss are his wife son Donald daughter Joan Mrs Knight Acton and a Wilfred Matthews ttwt hose taking the course should meet Monday March in the church basement for first lesson Eleanor McLean as curator convener then took over the meeting She called on Winnie Smith for current events Ada Kirk wood gave an interesting motto History is in the Making Now is the time to Record It Lille Given gave some first hand comments about the province of Saskatchewan As an ending for the program each member was asked to contribute something regarding our heritage This proved entertaining and amusing Officers ere officially installed and Mrs Eileen Brown was inducted as an he Service at the United Church on Sun day Those present enjoyed he anthem giv en by the men choir Eileen accompanied on he piano Being the third Sunday in Lent Bandy had an in spiring message for all It was announced that there would be a confirmation class of Church membership forming in April Any teenager interested should leave their name with Dr Bandy A group for the adults wish to join the church will be meeting as well Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Norm Sinclair who became grandparents again to another little grandson Their son Brian and his wife had their first child a little son born March Sorry that Morgan had to return to hospital Last reports he was somewhat unproved The February fund raising night held recently for the local Scouts Cubs and Heavers involved a lot of 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