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ESPSS in high gear The dust has finally settl- ed at ESPSS. Since September, the county's largest bilingual secondary school has seen an un- precedented growth in numbers in almost all departments. The school's enrollment is now over 700 students. Earlier this fall, the Board of Education authorized the hiring of two additional teachers in the math and _ social sciences area. In Oc- tober,the board authorized the hiring of two additional teachers to increase the staff complement to 44. The two additional teachers will be split bet- ween the Extended French Program, which has been growing since it's incep- tion, English and Basic Departments. The dust has also settled over the Ministry of Educa- tion's controversial pro- posal to bus ESPSS students to MSS. The deci- sion to preserve the unique bilingual nature of our school was applauded by parents, students and staff Five only in new NSWMA The five members of the reconstituted North Sim- coe Waste Management Association have commit- ted themselves to working together for the next 20 years. Tiny Township, Mid- land, Penetanguishene, Tay Township, Port MeNicoll and Victoria Harbour first ~tame together as the NSWMA in 1984. The NSWMA is an umbrella organization through which the members dispose of their garbage. One original member - Tiny Township - has drop- ped out because of a dispute over the location of the area's next dump. When the location of the new dump is finally settled (approximatley three years ea we % : E oe - Retirement facility opens 750 King Street both is the name, and the ad- dress, of what its manager describes as a retirement living facility. The first tenants 750 King is for active, older folks The first residents of 750 King Street, Midland, began to move in last Sun- day. Manager Donna Gon- neau described 750 King Street as a retirement liv- ing facility. Gonneau defined a retirement living facility by saying what a retirement living facility is not: it is not a nursing home, senior citizens apartment building, hotel, con- dominiums nor a home for the aged. People who live in 750 King Street must be 55 or older, mobile, mentally alert and able to pay $1,200 a month for one person or $2,200 a month for a couple. She said $1,200 a month for one person might seem expensive, but not when the cost to a single older person of living in an apartment and paying for food, utilities, housekeep- ing and laundry is added. * Prospective residents have to pass a medical test and sign an open-ended residency agreement com- mitting them to leave when they no longer meet certain criteria. "We're just going to have to play it as we go,' Gon- neau said. Typical 750 King Street residents are very active people who own a car. "In short they are roadrun- ners." The target group's idea of fun is to go to Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto to watch horse races, to frequent all the new shopping malls in Toronto, to attend cultural events and exercise classes and to be actively involved in the community, she said. Residents eat all their meals in the 100-seat din- ing room. Nursing is pro- vided around the clock and a doctor is on call, but the "heavy duty nursing" pro- vided in nursing homes and homes for the aged is not provided. The majority of 750 Queen Street's residents will be single women. Part of the service is a beauty shop and service in rooms, Page 14, Wednesday, November 4, 1987 from now) scales will be in- stalled and the garbage from each of the NSWMA member municipalities will be weighed. Each municipality will be charg- ed in proportion to its share. That is a change from the current formula used to determine each munici- pality's share of the budget. Midland, by present in the new 80 unit building on south King Street began to move into their new homes a tuck shop, a program director to help provide ac- tivities wanted by the residents and delivery from a local pharmacy. Residents have a choice of moving into a furnished apartment, bringing some of their possessions or fill- ing the apartment com- pletely with personal possessions. Relatives of residents can stay overnight for free if a suite is vacant and eat in the dining room at measurement - unit pickup - has been sending 40 per cent of the garbage generated by the five municipalities. The share by unit pickup measurement of all NSWMA communities: Midland, 41.3 per cent; Tay, 25.8; Penetang- uishene, 19.8; Port McNicoll, 7.2; Victoria Harbour, 5.9 per cent. reasonable prices. Residents use cards in | their doors to indicate to | employees that they are | well. A card goes on their door when they retire and is removed when they rise. » The building doors are | locked and full security is | provided after 8 p.m. Each resident has a key. The single level building sits on five acres. Gonneau hopes that some of the residents will want to garden. "That's an awful lot of grass,' she said. Monday to Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Announcing the Opening of the Law Office of Wayne Berthin, Barrister & Solicitor Notary Public at the Mountainview Mall 526-0525 B.A.Sc., LL.B., M.B.A. 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Closed alike. All extracurricular pro- grams are also underway. The school is sponsoring three boys volleyball teams, - three girls basketball teams (watch out for the Senior Lady Redskins as they go for their~third GBSSA Championship), a football team as well as golf, cross country running, curling and tennis. This year also marks the return of the ESPSS Spring Musical. Over 80 students have already signed up for the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes. Auditions will begin in a few weeks. And let's not forget the bands. The ESPSS Concert Band has swelled to over 70 members and is bursting the seams of the music portable. last Sunday. The building is designed for ac- tive people age 55 and older. Lean Good help hard to find Volunteer parent helpers are a vital part of Victoria Harbour Public School. Gay Richards has been help- ing in various Capacities ever since her son John, now in grade 8, first began school. Currently she and Cathy Hancock are now assisting in the school's centre. resource Mugs for charity McDonald's Restaurant is teaming up. with Telecare Midland to help the distress phone line raise much-needed cash. For the month of November, the fast-food restaurant is selling coffee mugs bearing the logo of local AM radio station CKMP. DJ plays by Craig Stewart Disc-jockey Chris Gilbert provided the music for the Midland Secondary School Halloween dance last Friday. Gilbert other dances at the school, including the Halloween last year and the Heatwave dance last year. He has also done family weddings, using nearly all has also done Priced at 99 cents each, each cup sold will put 50 cents toward the Telecare cause. At different times during the month, Telecare volunteers will be in the restaurant on Highway 93 to interpret the listening service for customers. dances his own equipment. "Tl would like to go into sound engineering,' he "But this is more or less the same thing." said. Currently, Gilbert works at CKMP making commer- cials. '""They have a whole library of sound effects," he said. 'I dub them when one of the DJs is reading the script." * China ¢ Stoneware © Crystal ¢ Flatware © Nurseryware THE PLACE SETTING 711 Yonge St., We've got what you're looking for... And so much more... 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