§2 - Sunday, June $4, 1987 ~ North Shore News Shear delight O: fA: err ean DEKA SERVICES is a non-profit society made up of parents, educators and interested in- dividuals whose goal is to provide programs for learning-disabled children and adolescents. For the past seven years, the group’s main focus has been a summer camping program. During August, Deka Services will run camps on the Sunshine Coast using the Camp Byng prop- erty owned by the Vancouver Coast Region of the Boy Scouts of Canada. Deka programs are designed tu teach organizational and socializa- tion skills, while building self- esteem through progressively more adventuresome successful experi- ences. The staff-to-child ratio is one to three. This summer there will be three-week junior and adolescent camps running at ine same time on different camp sites. If enrolment is sufficient in the cight to nine- year-old age bracket, the group is also considering running a 10-day camping experience for first-time campers. Openings are still available for the junior camp (ages eight to 12) and the adolescent camp (ages 13 to 16). “Rick Hansen has made us all well aware that we should strive to achieve our goals and reach our full potential. In order for a learn- ing-disabled child or adolescent to be able to do this, they must first have a high self-esteem and our program's major objective is to make this possible,’’ says Susan Snalam, publicity chairperson for the group. For further information on Deka Programs, contact the socie- ty at 985-2540 or write c/o North Vancouver YMCA, 440 Hendry Ave., North Vancouver, V7L 4C5. NEWS photos Tom Burley MAPLEWOOD FARMS flock of 12 sheep were anxiously lining up recently For their annual wool shearing and the public was invited to watch. Left. a stubborn sheep refuses to be herded into a pen by Border Collie Tuffy. The dog — with the help of a bit of a nip — finally persuaded the sheep to follow orders. Above, sheep shearer Matt Robley gives a demonstration of bis craft. The North Vancouver District farm is open year-round to the public. Hearing-impaired save on calis AS OF June 1, B.C. Tel’s hearing and speech-impaired customers began saving 50 per cent on direct-dialed long-distance calls across Canada. The discount, approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), will apply to direct-dial- ed calls made by residence custom- ers using electronic or acoustically coupled Telephone Devices for the Deaf (TDDs) to areas served by member companies of Telecom Canada. TDDs are combination keyboards and display printers that enable hearing or speech-impaired people to communicate over the telephone. People using these devices have received 50-per cent discounts on direct-dialed long-distance calls within B.C.