Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 4, 1976, p. 3

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Handicapped kids join in fun Two of the recreation department playgrounds participated in an experiment i children Into ihclr programs According to playground directors Morly Walker and Rick llocher the experiment THIEVES STEAL CASH GRASS Thieves broke Into a Mill Street store In July and stole from a envelope on the front desk police said Two front doors and one rear door were open window on the west side of the Iding had been smashed Police ore investigating Seven yards of tod site on sometimes attended were slow learners and mongoloids while two children suffered palsy At Park School in Georgetown under the jurisdiction of Marty Walker the other handicapped program was Introduced A youngster confined to a wheelchair was registered there but to dole has not tended A blind girl came for a day only because she found the noisy playground con fusing possible the handicapped children par in the same as the others Sometimes however groups have be depending on the program Extra leaders qualified by a department course and assisted by leaden in training are In charge of the handicapped youngsters at M Z Bennett and Park School playgrounds Both playground directors favor the continuation of in programs July police said CHRISTMAS IN JULY Six yearold Maria was first onto the lop Santa Clous at Aggressive playground program for children Local nursing home seeks volunteers Nursing homes the I ark for picnl did including Kelly their hair drove them to the in Alton art took them for a walk to recruit volunteers anything a would Hither Kelly owner said like to do friends ind relatives of The type of service ri It occasionally drop by to take them out for day tut it not enough Mrs said nursing I residents would greatly of the illy them If your child comes home from the playground today and tells you he found a dragon egg won an Olympic event or saw Santo Ciaus believe him Recreation department summer playground directors Marty Walker and Rick planned ahead to moke every day an adventure for the five to 12 yearolds registered in the program Nature hikes pet shows treasure hunts Client shows sports events and craft classes are a few of the activities keeping hundreds of children busy rather than bored during the long summer Regular six programs at Prospect Park Ac too 1 me house Spcysidc Bennett Joseph Gibbons Park Harrison Centennial Norval Glen Williams and George Kennedy Public Schools are free A charge of to cover ex was paid by each child participating the special day trips to Pioneer and Fort York Increased playground at tendence proves the program is successful agreed directors Marty Walker and Rick Rocher for supervising the 13 playgrounds I don t have to worry about the playgrounds said another on visiting I designing and constructing think if parents were aware of floats for their this many would offer to help the pi lygrounds out his charge ire Twenty year old Kick together grand of Acton director of it n six playgrounds in Aclon out as a leader six years ago and has worked in the program every lie Park During the winter he at ends University where hi majors in mathematics After torn pletion of his degree he plans to attend teachers college renumbers when of the there was only one playground Acton at Prospect Park w celebrations for held Mid hi I Hills plovgroun I lie over for mother Wilkir ind a ill I Unknown driver causes 50 damage unknown trashed tar owned by ley is parked it the reir of his residence July depends on the capability of the volunteer sold Mrs Kelly the widespread need lor help to supplement nursing home ilaff is the incident experienced liy Mrs Kelly She said she walked into a nursing home near in Toronto just out of was asked if would Ik to do votuneer mint that clubs put on and other programs for nurslr residents thank I Cindy lo part husky and Labrador is the mascot at Prospect Park for the children in the recreotion department program and as such has learned to put up w lh tin Pictured above is B irry making out like champion wristlcr poln slid I- iluil to the Shirley Golden Kingham Hi was in collision with a by Hess 1 Kingham lid July polic dam Ther big a Karen King because Marty and Rick arc both ex and they know how to handle things I trust them This is the second con year year old Marty Walker of Georgetown has been a playground director An assistant supervisor at Maple Nursery School last winter she has a degree early childhood education Walker said she tries to visit each of the seven playgrounds under her charge in Georgetown and daily The staff are very involved and they work hard she said but I just like to drop by in case there are problems Walker said there have been a few minor injuries but nothing worth a trip to the hospital and Infrequent cases at vandalism and bullying Generally speaking though the program us run ring very smoothly she concluded When asked haw the playground program could be unproved ttnlkcr Id like to see parents become more Involved I not saying they regard us as a babysitting service I think it would be good for the parents to sec what their kids are doing And sometimes we arc short of drivers to take kids swimming once a week and from one playground to change ill the kids metal the park were divided into groups cording age and sex There is many special more sports and Today there ire two playgrounds one at Prospect park the other at Bennett School said almost 100 children attend the MZ Bennett playground daily necessitating members there instead of hi usual ret Id like to see another playground site in said who plans to suggest his evaluation report to the recreation department that phyground is needed in the There ire tot of children Irving in in the there their mothers don t wont them to walk all the way down lo the park They need playground of their own but I don know where we could have one he This week the playgrounds supervises will be busy said in the budget for next playground will igcs in the mishap which happened on Road arc to Hiss vehicle and to Golden a Advisory board disbands no volunteers apply IT JUST DOWN THE 8776901 Mill St Gorgfown Clinic ItlliGurlph Street Highway GEORGETOWN ONTARIO Members Society Of Ontario J J NOVAK MM SI- HI I- Phone or the HERALD fJ of Hilton Hill- Acton News llJilJHHl tame forwinJlast the recreation eommlttce has volunteers were needed to fill vacancies on the because of retirements and lietmse some members of the com Ike had their own usefulness Hie met once or twice a month to relate recreation inted by the The of the in no way the status of the com m ition K King laid the Herald in in Interview are not closing the door King said I would encourage those with needs lo contact Pickering or myself Anne I said that the absence of an advisory committee docs not mean the end of recreation programs in Wards I and We II be able to fulfill the requirements with people just popping in she said Her office is In the municipal building on Mill Street As to committee Pickering 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