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Getting acquainted with mom doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem for Robin Edward Ward. He made his first public appearance March 8 at 8:53 p.m. and mom is excited about taking him home to meet brother David and dad, Sandy. (Liberal photo by Bruce Hogg.) Ten boys made their appearance and five girls arrived to compete for their attentions. Monday, March 5 Linda and Bruno Rufa, Richmond Hill, a son at 8.33 am. The delivery rooms at York Central Hospital were busy last week, and baby boys outnumbered baby girls two to one. The rent for this location has been in- creased by the new owner from $325 monthly to At present the town of Richmond Hill rents premises for the .Wheelhouse Senior Citizens Clubroom at 12925 Yonge Street in Oak Ridges. Senior Citizens in Oak Ridges will have a new home April 1. Wednesday, March 7 Linda and George Annett, Richmond Hill, a son at 7:34 a.m. Angelina and Doug Jackson, Richmond Hill, a daughter at 10:40 pm. Joy and David Forbes, Aurora, a son at 9:34 Senior Citizens get home in Oak Ridges Friday, March 9 Patricia and Robert McElroy,Richmond Hill, a daughter at 3:32 am. Eileen and Gordon Sutherland, Thornhill, a daughter at 4:27 pm. Darlene and Bill Lunney, Newmarket, a daughter at 3:32 pm. Thursday, March 8 Mary and Robin Ward, Thornhill, a son at 8:53 Sunday, March 11 Joan and Ron Lund, Richmond Hill, a daughter at 3:09 a.m. ‘ Wendy and Tudor Randell, Richmond Hill, a ‘ Saturday, March 10 Judith and James Maw, Thornhill, a son at 7 son at 7:10 pm Lynn and Rick Martindale, Scarborough, a son at 12:19 p.m. Jeanne and Eric Fabricius, Richmond Hill, a son at 10:50 am. Mary and Astoro Persico, Thornhill, a son at 3:55 p.m. Vivian and Enzo Risi, Richmond Hill, a son at 6:23 p.m. FLibéraI. Meet Robert Strang who is a member of a family who have been involved as carriers fer the Liberal for as long as ten years which includes brothers Dale and Jeff. 13 year old Robert continues the Strang family involvement by delivering the Liberal to Browndale Cres. Libéral 8848177 MM Look who’s arrived THE BUY HERE PEOPLE SELL HERE CARRIER OF THE WEEK THEY DEL/ VER! LIBERAL. Wednesday. March 14, 1979 f Libéral ROBERT STRANG approximately $727, a figure which includes taxes, healing, hydro. insurance and outside maintenance. The new clubroom will be a storefront section at 12 King Side Road at a monthly rental charge of $325 plus hydro costs. This location would provide the senior citizen members with more than adequate parking facilities. 881-3373 Operation Catch-Up (OCU). begun by Rich- mond Hill resident David Porter, is an education service for young students who have dif- Operation Catch-Up has asked the Separate School Board to petition the government to allow regional boards to buy special education ser- vices from such groups. OCU tries to sell services to board Di Rocco defeats motion to petition legislature H A motion to petition the Ontario Legislature to allow each area municipality in York at least one school trustee was defeated by the Separate School Board recently because it didn‘t get 100 per cent concurrence. Director of Education John Zupancic suggested a private member‘s bill might be a means of amending 'the Education Act. 1974, so each town could have a minimum of one trustee. I As it stands now. John McDermott represents the towns of Whitchurch- BICYCLE BULB HORN BICYCLE BELL BICYCLE REFLECTOR BICYCLE REFLECTOR Not illustrated 3 ea‘ - 24“ fiberglass MOTOKOV 3 SPEED MEN’S & LADIES.’ BIKE n; 26” Frame ficulty learning in a normal classroom en- vironment and are generally several years behind their potential learning ability. Current Ministry of Education policy allows the province‘s school boards to purchase these types of services only from other boards. Last Wednesday. Chris Chairman Larry Pelliccionne told trustees the recommendation would be sent to Queen‘s Park if it Were supported by all of them. Markham's Dan Di Rocco was the lone dissenter. Before the vote. the board was told either Markham, Vaughan or Richmond Hill would likely lose a‘trustee to accommodate the redistribution. “There are five trustees in my municipality? said Mr. Di Rocco. "it is likelv the Stouffville and Gwillimbury. PEDAL INTO SPRING Skate Board 4.1 9 ea. 1 .59 ea. 1 .79Pkg/2 89¢ea. 799? East The intent was to change the Region's representation by the next election in December. 1980. change would occur there. As a new trustee, I don‘t think I‘d be willing to sacrifice the hard work of campaigning and winning an election if there is a chance we could face losing a trustee. I also feel a ward system could not adequately represent the whole town." The Director's recommendation was tabled at least for this year. McMonagle, David Burns and Mr. Porter requested the education comâ€" mittee‘s support and said they would also take a delegation to the York County Board. In an interview after Superintendent of Education for student services Jack Cronin felt there were too many unanswered questions about OCU‘s request for PASCA Bicycle Generator DL-547 evâ€"3w 8.99 Set 10 Speed Gear Lever Replacement Kit 7.99 Kit SERVING CANADIANS SINCE 1903, WI THARTSi 299E While the program has had help from the Catholic Children's Aid Society, it is now getting $11,000 from the Ministry of Community and Social Once their current Canada Works grant runs out this year, it will not be renewed. In the past, OCU has received Federal Government support from three sources: Opportunity for Youth grants, Local Initiative Project (LIP) grants and more recently, the Canada Works Program. “According to an evaluation we did last year,“ said Mr. Burns, “it costs about $1,000 to in- crease a student’s grade level in reading and math over a period of four months." 0n the average, he said. kids in the program have been in schools for seven years. have a Grade 4 level English and Grade 5 in math. the board to give its support at this time. At present. there are about 100 students enrolled in the program. 15 to 20 of whom are York Separate students (Mr. Cronin said his figure is closer to 10). Woods Sleeping Bags WITH A $40 SAVING MON. to FRI. 9.30 AM. - 9.30 P.M SATURDAY 9.30 AM. - 6 P.M. 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WOODSIDE SQUA She warned the com- mittee there is a possibility local school boards could get stuck with teacher contracts for those already involved in the program if the province cuts off funding altogether. By being able to buy such services as OCU. the board could allow its PTR (pupilteacher ratio) to remain constant and still provide the necessary services. she contended. “What we‘re really looking for is more YOUR CHOICE BICYCLE MIRROR 1 .ssea; BICYCLE SEATS 5.99 ea.&6.99 ea: BIKE WRENCHES .99 ea.& 1 .29 e; RepIacement Pedals 3.99 pr. & 5.99 pr. CORNER OF FINCH AVE' E' if McCOW CORSA 1O SPEED Asst’d Colors 21” or 23” Frame MEN’S & LADIE Bicycle Large Assortment of Styles and sizes 1299mm “DUNLOP” Mr‘ Cronin's initial hesitancy was over responsibility for materials, program reviews. who would set teaching guidelines and who might determine teacher qualifications. “The whoie idea needs more research," he said. support from school boards because there seems to be the feeling at the ministry the local boards don‘t want the responsibility for the special needs of these kids.“ she said. 1 nggea‘