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A 14â€"yearâ€"old boy joins a group of seemingly good boys. Before long, he develops a drug problem. He is using marijuana, hashish, and "My son was hit for a third time by one of these gang members," said the boy‘s mother, "to the point where we had to press charges." By CHERYL ELLIOT Special to the Beaver 14â€"yearâ€"old boy is conâ€" A fronted by a group of . youths. He is given a choice â€" "Half Jew, beat you up or shave your head?" Two adults, not sure if they are witnessing an agreed upon ritual or an assault, see a member of the group hold down the boy and shave his head. His mother says the child is too afraid to give information on the incident, so charges cannot be laid acainst the assailants. Another 15â€"yearâ€"old boy is threatened that he will die. A grafâ€" fiti message is scrawled on the sidewalk of a local park in his neighborhood â€" "(Name withheld) die Jew die." Parents complain about attacks on children A Metroland Community Newspaper Voi. 32 No. 119 Montreal artist David Tomas gives an example of performance art during a showing of his Chemical Skins exhibit currently on display at Gairloch Gallery. For more informaâ€" tion on the works of this unique artist turn to page 11 for a story on his exhibit. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) Win a Tl;h %itém Halloween Cake in our Halloween Colouring Contest. Pick up colouring contest entry forms and drop off before Oct. 28th, 1994 at participating Tim Hortons locations. Enter and you could be a winner! LSD. He is hospitalized four times during the past summer. His parâ€" ents later learn his friends supplied him with drugs, when they visited him at the hospital. With great difficulty, the boy breaks away from the group, but still fears that he, or members of his family, will be assaulted by them. By DIANE HART Special to the Beaver akvilleâ€"Trafalgar Memorial Hospital has ‘ reached an agreement with ousted presiâ€" dent and chief executive officer, Dieter Kuntz and has embarked on a $35,000 search for a new one. Tuesday, after a twoâ€"hour closedâ€"door session followed by another executive closedâ€"door sesâ€" (See ‘Search‘ page 3) OTMH settles with former CEO The stress on the family is Sounds like stories from south Los Angeles? No, these are stories told by parents at a recent Iroquois Ridge Community Consultation Committee (C.C.C.) meeting, held at the new Iroquois Ridge High School. The committee, comprised of residents of the neighborhood and immense. The father suffers a heart attack. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1994 Dieter Kuntz "My wife has to drive our chilâ€" dren to school," said one parent, "and it is less than a five minute Parents were also concerned about a group of about 15 high school students who hung out at the corner of Grosvenor Street and Avondale Drive, from 7:45 a.m. during the week. They believed the group was an intimidating presence for students who had to pass by the corner on the way to school. members of the Halton Regional Police, meets periodically "to bring chronic problems to the attention of the police," said newly elected chair Patti Eix. Residents relayed to the comâ€" mittee incidents of assaults and intimidation their children experiâ€" enced at the hands of area youth. Parents spoke about their chilâ€" dren being threatened with vioâ€" lence and being offered protection if they joined a gang. In one case, a child asked to take correspondence high school courses because he feared going to school. (See ‘Police‘ page 7) 32 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) 1(905) 8uUUâ€"20uU It‘s FREE! It‘s FAST! It‘s for you and your kids, CALL NOW Care for Companion Animals Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 N. JOâ€"ANN MCKINNON BSc.D.VM MRCVS. en 02 3387387 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS The Bay, Sears, Overdrive, Builders Page 10 infoline for parents J