N'hood Club's ice arena hopes melting away

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Woods plans for 50th anniversary
By Brad Lindberg Plans call for aparade, pal ty Sept 17, 2000 I
Staff Wnter and look mto the future "Aparade ISthe major thrust HoldiAY
As the world prepares forthe "It Will be a grand celebra- of the celebratIOn,. saId
last New Year's Eve ba!>hofthe tlOn," said Allen Dlckm!>on, a Dlckmson Thp p'l.rqdE' \\Ill
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cpnttlry, plans ::IreUI.JU \Vwdb wunellman and chalr- !>tart at North HIgh School, SHOplfERS
m Gro!>sePomte Woods for Its man of the cIty's anmversary head down Vermer to Mack
5Qth anmversary celebratIOn commIttee
next f,,11 The eVE-ntwlll take place on SHOE~ASE
I"'~IDE 'THIS ISSUE'
N'hood Club's
ice arena hopes
melting away
Friday, Dec. 10
A holIday concert featur-
mg SOlilistsfrom the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra and By Darren Donaldson beInquestIOn
the Michigan Opera StaffWnter ConstructIOn costs were
Company takes place at 730 HARPER WOODS - The looked at from a low-end
pm m Grosse Pomte Grosse Pointe NeIghborhood prospect of $73 mllhon to the
Baptist Church. 21336 Mack Club received the feaslbihty hIgh-end of $9 1 millIon, and
m Grosse Pomte Woods study on the proposed two-sur- based on the assumptIOn that
Tlckets are $5 For more face Icearena to be bUIltonthe the project would be financed
mformatlon, call (313) 881- Site where Salter Park now at 7percent over 20 years
3343 reSIdes It was not the news It For the first five years total
had hoped for receipts, resultmg from Ice
Plante &Moran took the last rental, pro shop sales, conces-
Saturday, Dec. 11 four months to Investigate SlOns, etc, are estimated to
whether a project of thiS type range from $1 1 mIlhon to
Grosse Pomte Umted Hark the herald choirs sing! Photo byBJ Khahfah could succeed $125 mIllIon
Methodist Church, 211 Based onIts study, the aucht- Disbursements, broken down
Moross m Grosse Pomte mg firm belIeves that receipts mto payroll, supplies, Utlhties,
Farms, hosts a Chnstmas The Grosse Pointe South High School choirs will be performing in their annual would out-pace disbursements repair and mamtenance, etc,
bake sale Items for purchase HoBdayConcert Friday. Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. at the Grosse Pointe Performing Arts on an annual baSIS, but the would probably fall between
include cookies, bread and Center. Featured will be the Pointe Singers, above, with selections from the HoB- debt on the constructIOn loan $830,000 and $910,000
candy The sale begins at 10 dayPops Yuletide concert with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall could not be covered by the ThISwould leave the amount
a m and lasts three hours Dec. 16-20. Tickets are $8 foradults. $6 for students and seniors. For more infor- remammg chfference aval1able for debt repayment at
mation, call [phone].
For more mformatlOn, call Many factors were explored between $280,000 to $340,000
[phone]. Incommg to thIs conclUSIOn The annual low-end loan
The demand analYSIS for repayment estImate would
such a faCility resulted m the come m at near $700,000 ThIS
followmg conclUSIOns leaves a negative cash flow of
Monday, Dec. 13
• The constructIon ofa facIl- well over $350,000 per year
Ity hke thiS ISVlewedas Impor- Although John Bruce, execu-
The Grosse Pomte Park
CIty CounCIlmeets at7 pm tant or very Important by a tlve dIrector of the
m the Park Cltyhall, 15115 majonty ofresidents NeIghborhood Club, feels that
E Jefferson The pubhe IS The largest user group the study could be conSIdered
mVlted to attend. W'ouldbeyouth ages 4-12 conservatIve, he JSvpry accept-
hoc•ke [ntcrvalen"."d'H fig'\uIIrVeJthKskeav.~e"r"aKl .1fl.il,nnhKg~oaft'rthee"s4u:""l't"fisn.0dpJr~JJ.KonR ...anInd h1g8hltookor
Tuesday, Dec. 14 est m usmg the facility for ice "'!"heonly way we.could get
time. but not as theIr pnmary thiS done, at thIS pomt, would
The Grosse Pomte faclhty be through governmental and
Commumty Band holds a • From a reVlewofthe com- phIlanthropiC support," he
free Chnstmas concert, petltors m the area, It appears saId .
begmnmg at 8 p m in that the local market may be But he admitted the
Parcells Middle School, saturated Neighborhood Club could only
20600 Mack m Grosse Pomte • PopulatIOn m the servIce ralse between $500,000 and
Woods area ISexpected to decline over $1 5 ml1hon, well short of the
the next 20years, thus mchcat- constructIOn costs whIch would
For more mformatlon, call
mg declmmg demand need to be nearly entirely cov-
[phone]
The finanCIal analySIS estl- ered
mates the cash posltlon the One thIng that was surpns-
Wednesday, Dec. 15 faCIlItywould be m for the next mg to Bruce was the lack of
five years, based on the abIlIty defimte commitment from local
Grosse Pomte South HIgh to rent Ice time, and the esb- hockey and figure skatmg
School's band and orchestra mated construction costs orgarnzatlOns
present their "Yule Be The conclUSIOn,based upon "Without their firm commlt-
Boppmg" Christmas jazz mtervIew results and mdustry ment, the feaslblhty study
concert The show begins at standards, was that Without a could not take mto account. the
730 pm m the South audl- firm commitment of a major funds they could generate, he
tonum It features hohday tenant (a hockey house league saId
claSSICSby the jazz lab class Pholos by VickyColwell or figure skatmg club), the pn- Beaten but not broken,
and the South HIgh School Women Realtors' benefit mary use would be as a sec- Bruce mtends to forge ahead
Jazz band ondary faClhty and for adch- and pursue other optIOns,
Tickets are avallable at On Frida~tsD~ee~3 the Grosse Pointe chapter of the Women's Council ofREAL- tlonallce time mcluchng a poSSIblerecreatIOn
the door only and are $5. TORSheld Christmas TreeAuction and Luncheon at the GrossePointe WhIle these predIctIOns center offenng a WIdervanety
could vary WIdely,espeCIally 1f of actIVIties, such as gymnas-
Semors and students pay $3 WarMemorlal. WCR,a subsidiary of the National Association of REALTORS.is a
community of real estate professionals creating career opportunities, promoting atenant commItted tothe faCll- tics, mIme skatmg and mdoor
Ity m the future, the ablhty to soccer
success strategies and inspiring leadership and ind1vidualachievement. The pro-
wods~fr~om:rt:he Christmas tree auction benefit Genesis House m, a sheltcer:ufor handle the loan payments on
cee d children as well asWCR'sreal estate education scholarship program. constructIOn costs would stlll See ICE ARENA, page 2A
at the ev~nt from left. art!Judy Sieber.president. 2000: Helen p-
Fran
999' Johnson. treasurer. 2000: Anne Marie DeRosier. ce-
Opmion 6A
::~i=:~d~~~~rship, 1999: and VickyColwell.president-elect, 2001 Beloware
Obituarl£s lOA some ofthe Christmas trees donated forsale at the auction.
Senwrs 12A
Autos . 14A-
Schools 17A
Busmess .. . 22A Home: Grosse Pomte Woods
Entertainment 6B
Spor~ IC Age: 33
Classlfl£d ads. .. 5C
Family: Smgle
Occupation: Officer,
Umted States Manne
Corps
Quote: "Ifyou take care of
your people, they WIlltake
care ofyou •
See story, page 4A
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News
December 9,1999
2A Grosse Pointe News
~esterda~'s headlines
50 years ago this week
50years ago this week •
Two Grosse Pomte tenms The acquIsitIOn has been
players won the Umted Stateh cited by city officials as a key
• Shirley Johnson, a mem- Lawn Tenms A"~O(.latlOn part of the Jefferson Avenue
ber ofthe Grosse POinte Board natIOnal Indoor doubl('~ cham- busmehs dlstnct revltahzatlOn
ofEducation, Introduced archl- plOnshlp In the 12 dnd under because It ehmmated a heavy
tectural plans of a proposed class In Port Wa"hmgton, NY demand for hmlted parking
combined audltonum and gym- Anna VanWallegham of the "pace
naslUm to members of the Woods and SUhan Mahcarm of
Dad's Club dunng the club's the Shore" defl'ated a team 5years ago this week
annual Football Bust from Oklahoma In the fina!!>,6-
"We the Board ofEducatIOn, 4,6-1 • While the number of
are putting the problem nght • Students are makmg the school-age chIldren m the five
In your laps If you want thlh most of a laht-mmute hohday Grosse Pomtes and one-thud of
new buddmg foryour children, as a hcaY) c;nJ\\ ha<; c::Ju,,['d Harper Woods- the area com-
then get busy and work for It," school to be canceled pnslng the local school dlstnct
said Johnson - has Increased by about 500
The facility has been pro- students, the overdll popula-
10years ago this week
posed as part of the school tIOn hhows a decrease of
Cub Scouts of Den 4 put on show
expansIOn program to be voted • An arrest of a career f~lon approximately 2,000 reSidents
on when the Board of m Harper Woods ha" clo"ed the The figures are the result of
Den 4, the largest in Grosse Pointe's CubSCoutPack 156, put over a real show EducatIOn asks authonzatlOn book on 24 home burglanes In the school system's mall-In cen-
stopper last Monday night, Dec. 5, at Christ Church where the pack holds its ofa bond Issue InFebruary Grosse Pomte Park dunng the sus InSeptember of 1993
monthly meetings. The Den 4 Cubs. under the dir~ctlon of den mother Mrs. Vir- • The Grosse POinte High last three years • A random pubhc oplmon
ginia Swartz and Mrs. Betty Runnells. performed as hula dancers surrounded by School marchmg band WIllper- • US mar~hab have posted poll of 300 ofthe dlstnct's reg-
stage settings designed and built bythe boys. The occasion wasthe first skit night form dunng the fourth annual an internatIOnal lookout for a Ihtered voters shows' the
of the pack's winter program. Three dens each month will stage a skit as part of Men's Night In the VJllage 60-year-old woman from Grosse Pomte pubhc school
the interesting club program. From left. the Cubbers are Dennis Ingram, Bobby shoppmg dlstnct on Monday, Grosse Pomte Park system has been rated Aand B
Swartz, Tommy Ketzler, MikeMcCarron. Fred "Clipper" Runnells, Charles McCar- Dec 12,from 7to 10 pm Helen Mary Formanczyk overall
ron. Bruce Thompson. MikeCollins. Peter Wadeand ToddHill. Photo byFred Run- The band, which has per- Jumped ball In BOhton Nov 28 The sCientific samphng
nells. (Fromthe Dec. 8, 1949 Grosse Pointe News.) formed at the Umverslty of when she was scheduled to be hhows 70 percent of respon-
Michigan football stadIUm and sentenced for herom traffick- dents think the dlstnct's teach-
Woods has been mVlted to play forthe mg She had been found guilty ers are good or excellent
DetrOIt LIOns at Bnggs m U S Dlstnct Court m • The Grosse Pomte North
Stadium, "has agreed to let the Boston Sept 12 of possessIOn 1l1gh School girl's basketball
From page 1 mclude school marchmg band~, and local talent .. local male population see Its With mtent to dlstnbute at team lost m overtime to DetrOIt
antique cars and fire trucks maneuvers and hear Its stir- least 1,000 grams of .herom, Kmg 52-49 Inthe state Class A
dnd end up m a receptIOn at City offiCials have capped nng musIc" which carnes a maximum 10- quarterfinals game The defeat
Ghe"qUlere Park where big Councdwoman Patnc13 the cost of the celebr\ltlon at • A bill IS being conSidered year sentence ended the best season 10
band musIc will share the Chyhnskl said the elt) ]Strymg $20,000 m Congress to proVIde for a • The city of Grosse Pomte North's history
stage With modern musIc to recrUit the Bnefcase new post officebwldlng m each Park has paid the former own- The K10g Crusaders had
Bngade, a mainstay of the ChylInskl Said reSIdents and congressIOnal dlstnct through- ers of the EsqUIre Theater been ranked No 1m the state
"We hope to have exhibits DetrOIt ThankSgiVIng Parade Woods orgamzatlons wantmg out the nation $435,000 to complete the pur- m Class Afor nearly the entire
hlghllghtmg the technology of She said the celebratIOn wdl to be In the parade should con- The bill, Ifpassed, gives hope chase of the EsqUire Theater season
the future," said Dlckmson be "memorable for years to tact the city offices at (313) to proponents ofImproved post on Jefferson -Brad Lmdberg
Parade participants will come There WIllbemUSIC,food 343-2440 office facilIties for the Grosse
POIntes South choir to perform
Ice arena
25years ago this week
for Senior Men's Club
• Final plans for $18 mil-
From page 1 Bruce was very pleased With the NeIghborhood Club WIll lIon In Improvements to Lake The Semor Men's Club of entertamment, alternatmg
the cooperatIOn that took place contmue to explore more feaSI- Front Park have been Grosse POinte Willmeet at the annually WIth the talented
In Plante & Moran's conclu-
between the commumtles ble recreatIOnal development approved by the Grosse Pointe Grosse POinte War Memonal Grosse POinte North High
SIOn,It suggested that due to
alternatives Woods city councll on Tuesday, Dec 14, lunch School's chorus
the socioeconomic level of the
"Icouldn't speak more hIghly The proJect ranges from begms at 11 15a m
Grosse Pomte/Harper Woods
of how the Harper Woods Bruce concluded by saymg sWlmmmg, diVIng and wading For more mformatlon, call
area, It may be beneficial to
admlmstratlOn and council that anyone mterested m offer- pools to a 11,000-square-foot The talented Grosse Pomte Ken Maleltzke at (313) 343-
explore the opportumtles of a
allowed and encouraged our mg suggestions or who ISWIll- bath house, a sun deck and South High School chorus Will 6476 or Peter Conslgha at
multipurpose commumty
recreational center efforts m thiS endeavor," he Ing to work With the parlung for 250 cars present thiS year's hohday (81O) 773-0519
said Neighborhood Club on tills lID-
Although disappoInted by tlatlve should contact h1m at
the outcome to thiS po1Ot, Over the next few months, [phone]
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News
December 9,1999
Grosse Pointe News
3A
Farms council receives
report on future of Hill
By Jim StIcIdord
Staff WrIter meters This frees up parking that there IS room for an addI-
for potentIal customers. tional 25,000 square feet of
lyA$f3t0er,00e0ightmmfoenesth,sthaendGrnoesasre- oTnhetrhe'es starleweaty.s a phwe to park expansIOn before the parlung IS
W gone. He urged the council to
POlDte Farms City CounCLI
GIbbs said that his polls develop some sort of plan to
heard retail consultant Bob
showed that people want more handle the SituatIOn. He also
Gibbs' draft. report ofthe Hill's stores with a qualIty selectiOn. I.lwd that t.he Jo'arms needs
future
He added that everyone he hOUSing dIverSIty. The CIty'S
Gibbs told the counCLI he
talked with wanted an lee populatIon ISagIng and unless
exanuned the Hill's current sit;. cream parlor. He said that there 18some sort of move to
uatIon, predil.'ted what the sit;. there 18 room on the Hill for get multJ-famIly dwellings and
uatIon would be five years lD
more restaurants and ifsome- sernor housmg, the councIl
the future, as weD as what the one gets the right menu with could find Itself WIth aCItythat
Farms can do to encourage the right pnces, he should be has an older populatJon that
retail businesses and the area's very successful
can't move out and younger
upgrade potentIal.
Gibbs also talked about the families can't move in
His conclusion was that future. He presented several He also suggested coordInat;.
gIVen the amount ofdisposable
scenarios based on dIfferent mg achons with the Village He
income available ofFarms and
actions taken by the CItycoun- noted both distncts draw from
Pomtes residents, there is cil.
the same pool of shoppers and
room for an additional 35,000 IT the Farms mamtams the they could benefit from work-
square feet of retaIl space, or status quo, he predicted by the ing together He said that with
about 50 percent of the year 2005, retaIl would be vir- some Improved recruitmg
already 70,000 square feet of tually gone from the Hill. It efforts the Farms should be
Hreitlalil space currently on the would basicaUy be a business able to get retaIl stores m the
distnct. He said that m an Hill.
ove"rThaendquoevsetrIoangainpeowplaes tahsaktedif edvuelunmlonwgeoruldtermswiVngIewb,atchke paennd- Gib"TbshisSaIISda"v1etraylkwedell-WruInthbCUltSyI,w- Student pianists play at Ford HoPuh.",sbeyBoOIllO Caprara
retail ISVIable on the Hill, why in 15 years, there would be ness owners and when ISaId 'I
18n't It here, WGibbs 8ald "I
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fsepeoltss thaavtailgaIbVlee,n thteherneumbreeraDyof 1st0o9ryevberuyilodnieng, toevhearyvoenea htwavo-- areGaibIbSsmSagIrdeatthasthaptheere" would FanodntIsBoculosseedatC(3h1ri3s)tm88a4s-4D2a2y2a.nd NewYear's nay. For more lnformatioD,can the
isn't a parking shortage, that's mg a three-story building, be a meetmg sometIme in
Just the perception. allowing additional stories to January to answer questJons.
GIbbs looked at the number bwldings on the condition of He and CIty officials would SIt Save yOUrself time
of parkIng spots within 300 having a mIX of retail and a down with the public and talk when Itcomesto
feet ofstores and busmesses on scenano where expanSIOn is about the report and what it filling orfinding jobs. -------------..
the Hill He then compared the allowed on a firstrcome, first- means to the CIty'S fut1Ire At seeUs Rrstl
number ofemployees who work serve basis untll such tlme as tlus tlme, the meetIng has yet Grosse Pointe News
m the area and the hours they there is no longer a surplus to be scheduled, but It was &
worked and concluded that parking situation. TheConnection
agreed to take place sometime
there was a surplus of about Right now GIbbs calCll1ates inJanuary Classlfleds woul& Like to announce that ...
108 parkmg spots. He meluded 313-882-6900
parking spots aVaIlable from
the Cottage HospItal parking ~au'la
deck.
cYtas re<:entlycompleted six
The hospital makes spots
avaIlable on the deck's third months of advanced trammg in
and top levels for monthly fees. sculptured acrylic nails and at
GIbbs also 8ald that the Farms
can do more to promote the thiStime, would like to offer a
best use of parking currently s5 savings off of acrylic fills.
avlUlable
ThIs includes makIng SIgnS
regulatmg parkmg easIer to
see and understand He also " Gift Certificates Available ,
suggests that the CIty enforce
ir I
parkmg regulatIons more zeal- For:
ously. This mcludes raIsing
penaltIes for those who are •Adult Tennis Lessons
caught using expIred meters
"All too often employees • Children's Tennis Lessons
think that It'S easier to risk a • Court Time
tIcket than to use the mumci- • Memberships 313-882-4246
pallot,W SaIdGibbs. "By r318ing
the cost of tIckets and enfore- 18546 Mack Ave. Grosse Pointe Farms
mg the rules on a more regular
baSIS, this should free up spots
in front ofstores"
He also suggested that the
CItylook mto bwldmg an addI-
tIonal park10g deck, but
warned it would be an expen-
sIve solution.
"You mIght want to thInk
about raising the hourly cost of ""
using the meters to $1 an "
"
hOUT,"Gibbs SaId. "TIns proves
unpopular for about SIX
months and you have to be pre-
~
pared to get a lot of hate maIl
But It also eliminates employ- ROLEX
ees from parkmg nght 10front
of stores and feedmg the
.
Boulevard ...., 't>l
,t
't~
unpaved ."t~ Life
,'\t' InSLI'ance and annUIties are
, ,, r, f unIQue assets Because of thetr tax-favored benefItS,
till spring they can be used to solve some of .rc's most perplexing
finanCial problems
To
learn more about lilting lIfc IflSLI'ancc and annuitieS
Grosse PolOtl' Farms con-
Into your finanCial plan. please call or WrItetoday
tractors recently milled off the
top layer of asphalt along RAYMONDJAMFS
Grosse PolOte Blvd, between
Handy and LeWIston, 10antICI- IbLANQlAI SE"ff'iDO'.CESPC INO
Iol..... ' ..
patIon of sewer constructIOn to
take place 10 the next few
weeks Unfortunately, once the
sewer hnes are m, the street's
repavernent won't be complete
until next May
•Asphalt plants don't start
productlon until about May I,"
sald Farms dIrector of pubhc
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now but we ran lOto trouble
Gros.. Pointe Woods
The'old footlOgs ofthe old man- E-mail Ibruno@rjfs com E-ma!l jbrayton@r}fs.com
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December 9, 1999
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Grosse Pointe News
Grosse Pointe Marine honors Corps values
By Brad Lindberg
Staff Wnter POINTER OF INTEREST
Ill' "PI VP... 111 the ranks of a
fe\1 good mpn dnd belong!>to a
LlIped lJl whIch uncommon Ifa runway needs to be bUIlt, Pomte North, Rose worked
\.1101 h <lcommon vIrtue the 472nd can do It Ifa bndge constructIOn and was a hfe-
He honor ...tho!>e who have
needb to be bUllt, It'Sdone The guard at Lake Front Park
cOllie bpfOJe hIm and serves
umt has generators, water Upon graduatIOn, he was a bt-
pioudh a~an ('xample to those
punfiers and mobl1e cranes tIe beWIldered by Me's optIons
\1ho IIill follow that can pIck up 50,000 pound But two tmngs were certain
But the wa) he tell, It, he'" loads he wanted to go to college and
Ju...t anothN Manne
Rose and the 20 men In hIS he had to pay for It on hiS own
Rp(('ntlv promotl'o to thE'
umt h;l\ c "en cd all uh.l the II" enrolled llt Ell~tern
rank of major, Thomas Rose of world The expenence has MIchIgan Umverslty so he
GIo....e..Pomte Woods ISthe am. gwen the men 10Slght mto how could be close to home - not to
ler 111 charge of Manne Wmg lucky they are to beAmencans have someone do hIS laundry
Support Squadron 472 at Sgt Jenkms, the 472nd's on weekends, but to retaIn hIS
Sl'1fndge AIr NatIOnal Guard trammg chief, said, part.tlmejob at a local gasohne
Base 111Mount Clemens "Amencans take thmgs for statIon
HI' cledlt!> hiS succes" to the granted that people In some "I worked at the Amoco sta-
famIly that raised him and the other countnes don't have .. tIOn at Mack and Moross," he
'>Oldll'l...WIth whom he carnes Rose agreed With another saId He and hIS former
out the Corps mlS!>lon of one of hIS men, Sgt WiggIns, employer, RIck Gram, are
enforcmg the pohtlcal pohcy of who saId, "Look at baSIC fnends to tlus day
the Umted States
democracy Wehave our nghts "RIck was a major mfluence
A \{'teran of Desert Stonn Not every country has the In my hfe," saId Rose "He has
and ~ervlce m Somaha, he hkes nghts we have It's mce to be great character and values He
the Amencan mlhtary's new on thIS SIde of the fence It's puts hIS employees first"
role a" peace keepers But If mce to see the other SIde, but Rose has put Gram's exam-
nece,!>ary, he Said the Manne's your heart goes out to them ple to work 10the Corps Members opfhotoUb.ySB.radMLamrdibnereg
hard \Ion reputatIOn as the
You WIsh there was somethmg "Ifyou take care ofyour peo- Corps Wing Support
nat)(lIl'~ fa,t movmg fightmg you could do for them" ple, they WIlltake care ofyou," Squadron 472 gather with ~
fOlCl'"tIll stand" The mIhtary IS changmg said Rose their officer in charge. Maj.
Ro..e. ISpart of an engIneer. from bemg stnctly a fightmg Dunng Rose's freshman year Thomas Rose, at Selfridge ,~~
109WUeOltbUIld thmgs and we forJceenkinS saId, "It's more of a 1fi0ghctoelrlegpeI,lotheImwparnetsesded tobybethea AMirouNnattiColneamleGnsu.ard Base in S~
blo\\ them up." he saId
peace-keep1Og force now We're "character and chansma" of a In the first row,from left,
"They are our toys," he saId out to help the people But Manne recruiting officer, Rose Sgt. Rolan, Sgt. Dove,Staff
tpwlOohuninledequwoIafplmkhieenangvty thdruotuyghconastrcuocm.- rwwehea'derreme,essstlallnytIaWmeemocbaITnlehatg'fsoorceawnhyoy-f AtSoilgtbhneoemudgghuaptbaathdnedeystleIoscotkgkhetodfadfnoI,srFqw-u1aa8rld- JPSeegntttk.eirnsFsoo.nr,gMe,idGGduluennnrneoerwryy, fsrSoggmtt.. DeSceamlebeErnd2s4th DOCK0 SRIIGDIENRASL
'Our function IS to support people look for the Mannes" Ified lum for the cockpIt, he left, Gunnery sgt. Vega,
the wing 10 war WIth engIneer- Wlggms added, "It's nIce to stayed WIththe Corps Sgt. Hackman, Staff Sgt. 100/0 OFF
109absets»
know that we're not thought of BaSIC trammg at QuantICO, WIggins, Sgt. Everts, Corp.
A combat engIneer "by Just as a force that WIllhann Va, was dIflicult, "but It Hawes.In the back row,sit-
t'reavdeer,y"thmRgosefosarIdthethWe Iunmgtexdceopets pIte'sopglrea,tIfbyumtgwetcoanbehaebllpe ptoeolpoloek csahiadngeRdoseme"It1's0aalplOaSImtivaettewrayo,"f tTinhgomoanstheRHosuemmofer,GisroMsasje. Men's, Women's, & Children's
fly the planeb "
back and say, 'Yeah, you've attItude" Pointe Woods.
Toys for done a good deed.''' BaSIC was phYSIcally SEBACO
Standmg among hIS crew, demandmg, sGmethmg Rose Dhahran R
Rose saId, "1have the best job enjoyed HIS nme-mile "MyJob was to SItat a radar
Tots '99 They make hfe easy for me " lunchtIme jog around Selfridge scope and watch a screen for 12
Rose was born m Grosse remmds hIm that "I'm not get- hours a day," he said Rose and
Pomte He lost rus father at a tmg any younger," he said rus men guarded an air base ;t,.VERF~~t~O~~~ce~yms
MaJ Thomas Rose and young age and was rIDsed by When Rollerblading, he that was horne to more than SHOES
US Marines throughout the ms uncle, John Rose, a resI- makes sure to wear lus wrist 200 aircraft
country are campalgmng dent of the Woods and pnncl- braces. Bemg "government It's a maxIm of warfare that ~. USts NINE MACKDR., S.C.S.
dfournntghe thTeoyshofhodrayTotsseasporon- pSaclhooml StyhsetemCmppewa Valley fparlolpearntdy,"breahke daoneysnb'tonewsant to Iyfoyuouarehav1e0rtahnegeeneomftyhe10enraenmgye, atl 810-775-5537 .~
"1 wouldn't be here WIthout During the Gulf War, Rose
gram
"Last year 10 the DetrOIt ms support," sood MaJ Rose commanded a HAWK anti-air- SeePOINTER page 21A Mon Thurs, 9-6,Fn 9" ~at 9-5
"He was a role model" craft missile battery on the
3rea, the Mannes dlstnb-
WhIle 10 school at Grosse east coast ofSaudI ArabIa near
uted 200,000 toys to chll- r
dl('n In the DetrOIt area,"
"',11T<1hef{,,c!>nempJIgn la..t., untzl ~WOBODY'S As PICKY ABOUT 7hemore
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Started m 1947 by a CARPET CLEANING."
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reserve major 10the Manne the _
Corps, Toys for Tots
Program IS one of the Carpet rnerrier!" ...
RIck Vespa
natIOn's flagsrup Chnstmas $19 ,. ofEnghsb
chantable efforts Over the , "G~
pa<;t50 years, Mannes have 2rQ:m
dl"tnbuted more than 231
nlllhon toys to 116 mllhon
2room minimum
needy chlldren throughout
the country 5rooms only $95,
GIfts have to be 12'X18' average room sIZe
unwrapped so the toys can Furniture
be separated by age and
gender
$~~~Q*
To partiCIpate, drop off
new, unwrapped toys 10col-
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lectIOn boxes posItIoned at
local bUSInesses The toys or2chain
WIll be sorted by age and Secttona ~ SpecIally pnced
gender At Chnstmas, coor- Offerexpires 1/15'00
dinators dlstnbute toys to 'Somerestncbons apply
the neediest chlldren of the V"1Sllusat hl!pllwww haQoIloancarpetcleanlng com
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Parking not Offices then leave when the "ambience"
ISgone, Gibbs said, only to be replaced m
Opinion
turn by retail
a problem He said the retall-office-retall cycle was
occurrmg In Naples, Fla, untIl he was
called Into to fix It Now Naples has a
on the Hill dynamiC, boomIng retail dlstnct, Gibbs
said
He said many have said, "If retaIl on
It'sa great time to be 10 busmess on the HIll was In such demand, It would be
the Hill, accordmg to retaIl consul- here already" But that's not true, GIbbs
tant Bob Gibbs counCil placed a moratOrIum on busmess retail offermgs, mcIudmg two more sald, falhng to state why
Concludmg an eight-month, nearly expansion on the HIll, cltmg a need to restaurants, two more women's apparel Whlle paIntIng a rosy picture, GIbbs
$30,000 study. Gibbs told the Grosse study "the parkmg problem" shops, a deSigner sportmg goods/wear left the future of the Hlli m the Farms
Pomte Farms CIty CounCil at Its Monday In fact, GIbbs saId there ISno parking store and an Ice cream parlor councIl's lap He w111present a more
mght meetmg that there IS a shortage of problem on the Hill, only a perceptIOn He pomted out that Grosse Pomters detaIled report at a publIc heanng m
commercIal square footage and a surplus that there ISa parkmg shortage He said are extremely loyal, accordmg a 100- January
of parkmg m the HIll busmess dlstnct better slgnage to the mUlllclpal lots and sample phone poll he conducted. and that We and others questIOn some of Gibbs'
He said the HIll can support the con- parkmg deck are needed, as well as vig- they would shop locally rather than any- conclUSIOns, but we wIll address them at
structIOn of an additIOnal 25,000 square orous efforts to keep street parkmg turn- where else He figured nearly $1 5 mll- a later date.
feeLofcomlllellidl ~pdce wllhoULIunlllllg mg mer hon m rd,lll spendmg \\as lcakmg out In the meantime, smce GIbbs has stat-
mto a parkmg shortage He suggested raising meter parkmg to Side the HIll due to lack of stores ed emphatlcally that there ISno parkIng
ThIS should be good news for NeVille $1 an hour and further mcreasmg fines GIVen current trends, he said, retaIl shortage on the HIll and that there IS a
Pack, owner ofthe Optical Library bUlld- and tlcketmg He admitted that these and dmmg would completely disappear shortage of commercIal square-footage,
mg, and developer Richard Russell, measures really anger shoppers, but said from the HIll wlthm five years, to be we call on the counCIl to Immediately hft
whose plans to raze the HIll property and It would make street parkmg always replaced by "high qualIty office." He said the moratorIUm on busmess expansIOn
bUIld a new, two-story structure were put available the retail and dmmg "ambience" attracts on the HIll and allow the sale and devel-
on hold earlIer thiS year when the Farms Gibbs belIeves the Hlli could double ItS oflices, which then squeeze out retail opment of the Optical Library site
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N'hood Club short on rink plan
WHAT DO YoU ME~"" I CAN
PAlh'" MY 6UTTER~ CHARrlUt)~
We received dlsappomtmg news at $700,000. In order for thiS project to be
thIS week concernIng the multI- finanCially feasible, approXImately $5 mll-
purpose Ice actIVIty center the hon ofgovernmental and/or phIlanthropiC
Neighborhood Club is conslder- support would need to be generated to
mg at Salter Park m Harper Woods. First, reduce the annual debt service"
the demand for IcetIme ISnot what It was "Governmental support"? We don't lIke
thought to be and, second, the club needs the sound ofthat
$5 mIllIon up front to make It an econom- We ongmally lIked the NeIghborhood
ICreahty Club's plan because we thought It would
Those conclUSIOnswere made m a feaSI- be self-supportlIlg, not requinng taxpayer
bIlIty study conducted by Plante & Moran subSidies. Now we find the proposed facil-
for the NeIghborhood Club under a grant Ity is lookmg at a $425,000 a year short-
from the Earl-Beth FoundatIOn fall That's a pretty big defiCit To prevent
In July, the Harper Woods City CouncIl thiS, the Neighborhood Club needs $5 mIl-
voted to allow Salter Park, located on hon to reduce the amount of prInCipal
Harper, east of Morass, to be leased for a financed
mImmal fee to the Nelghbor;.u.:Jd Club to Further, It seems that the perception
develop the proposed multIpurpose Ice that Ice time IS m short supply in the
actIVIty center Pomtes and Harper Woods IS false In
The focus of the Plante & Moran study fact, accordmg to the Plante & Moran
was to determme the feaslblhty of devel- study, the Grosse Pomte Hockey P,~~IL-~
opmg a $75 millIon to $9 mIllIon, 75,516- AsSOCIatIOn[SsatIsfied With the eXlstmg
"qudre foot f"C1IIty that would offer recre- faCIlitIes aVailable
atIOn actiVItieS for all ages WIth the pri- The surprlsmg lack of demand With (;1!{$; ft;m
mary focus on hockey, figure skating and less-than-expected user revenue and the A.I£/N9>1"
open skatmg Other proposed uses mclude higher-than-expected cost ofmoney to the
gymnasIUm space; SOCial,teen and semor- Neighborhood Club have Jeopardized, if Letters
adult actlVltIes; meetmg space, conces- not doomed, the Ice actlVltIes center plan
sIOns and the Harper Woods recreatIOn However, Bruce said hIS board has com-
department offices mitted the next SIXmonths to findmg the
In the past, we've favored the necessary support to make the IceactlVlty
Neighborhood Club lce-nnk plan because center a realIty If It doesn't come to Questions left ply move somewhere else? club, m the press and else-
There are plenty ofbuyers for where, wtll stopto conSIderthe
It was billed to be self-supportmg, not fruitIOn m that tIme, the Neighborhood unanswered property along the lake potentIal negatIve Impact of
reqUlrIng tax dollars But now we find Wlllthrow m the towel
Cynthia Tech their actIOns on all of their
there's a rather hefty price tag attached, We commend Bruce, the Neighborhood
Tothe Editor: Grosse Pointe Shores other neighbors
accordIng to John Bruce, executIve dIrec- Club board and Plante & Moran for pre-
Recent stones the news- GeorgeM.Mudie
tor of the non-profit center located m the sentmg real costs, not just WIshful thmk- papers and on teleInVISIOnabout Grosse Pointe Shores
CIty of Grosse Pomte. mg They discovered actIVltIes centers are the pOSSibletaxatIon of our Hails yacht club Past President
"The Plante & Moran study concluded not the self-supportmg money-makers park and all other parks m the Tothe Editor: Sociable Scoundrels
that the NeIghborhood Club could not own they're purported to be But, rather, they state that restnct usage to For many months now we
and operate the multipurpose Ice actIVlty reqUlre pubhc bondmg for construction "reSIdents and their guests have been heanng and readIng
center as currently proposed," Bruce saId and, often, ongomg taxpayers' subSidies. only,n were mformatlve, but about the ongOIng attacks Happy holidays
m a prepared statement" although the We Wlsh the NeIghborhood Club luck, left several Important ques- against the Grosse POInte
study prOjected annual revenues of and we stIll support the Ice actIVlty center tIOnsunanswered YachtClub bya small group of from a 911
$to27o5f,f0se0t0,thethIaSnnaumaloundtebtwsaesrvnicoet spurfOfijCecietendt cdoonllcaerpst 10Harper Woods, but not with tax The articles indIcate that the PFoarimntse reaSniddenStshofrreosmwthheoCciatyll, dispatcher
InwVIdual who filed the com- themselves Neighbors con- To the Editor:
Gore a 'new Nixon'? No! plamt against us has denIed cerned about Yacht Club With the upcommg hohdays
hISmtentlOn was to cause our ExpanSIOn(NYCE) many may be travehng more
park to be taxed There was no Unfortunately, veryhttle has than usual Please don't dIal
There are some extraordmarIly Furthermore, Gore comes from an old mdlcatIon whether he now been said m defense of thiS 911 for Road reports, wrec-
brIght Washmgton correspon- politlcal family m hiS home state; in fact, plans to WIthdraw hIS com- umque mstItutIon that has tlOns to your destmatlOn,
dents who wnte about natlonal hIS late father was a veteran US. senator plamt played such an Important role weather reports ortofind out If
pohtIcs But, unfortunately, there from Tennessee m the hIstory, SPlnt and fabnc your flight IS on time These
acraenFdosirdoamtmeesstsamncaer,t aJleoces wKhleomoftoefn tmheISjuNdegwe opfleTcGhee,orreaen'sdwacIstamwapogauoIngodnd duepIanlmotahfkemotghNeerawccnoYtmlCoprlskamre-r (IrNnectTeeeihrngeIthsSltybosralsImsteecgdorinonbcudyepIrVntheideduasNlpaYbewCoCuaIEatsl obtifemMroseuyrorfwbetSethfaieeduetaiGnfntuPdslYIcoCofa,mrbtehmuentuoamPtsotmylmoentmegs-- yatiroeeuPulaeplualssateeonobeyecmoouaemrdrgVmecIonesncellyduolftIahmcraatellpswhthohenanet
Yorker magazme's poht[cal staff ISrecog- ison of Gore with Gary DaVIS,the gover- Yacht Club ExpanSIOn) as a our famlhes, hke many others, you wtll morethan hkely reach
lllzed as a good wnter who seldom errs in nor of CalIforma "director" 10 their August have certainly enjoyedthe ben- the Michigan State Pohce or a
hWISashmpgrotofnilespolItaIncdal choathraecrters.pieces on The piece claimed that DaVIS was vnledwusallestterlIstSedeverbayl oNthYeCrEmdals- etofittshIoSfhoVutIsntganIdnIncgloseclpurboxAImpinty- wcotullntnyotshreeancfhTdyeopuarrtlmoceanltpoYhcoeu
Yet m a recent piece he co-authored almost an afterthought In the 1998 cam- "supporters," m the pleawngs vate faClhtythat hasopened Its department because 911 cellu-
With Jane Meyer, Klem told mtImate paign agamst two millIonaIres, a busi- oftheir laWSUitagainst our VIl- doors, wtthout heSitatIOn, to lar doesn't have the enhance
detaIls of VIce PreSident AI Gore's cam- nessman and a popular congressman lage, have complamed vehe- countless CIVICs,chool, family feature, which means, wedon't
spaayIgmng faonr tuhnenapmreedSIdefnocrymerandGorweouanddVisuepr conYseutltDanatVsISwsaoInd,,10bepcaarut,seoneheofwhaiSs mmedoIrae mabeonuttlyp1la0nslettfeorrsatocothmemeudnIIttoyr manadnylocdaelcacdluebsfunctIOnsoverso fkrnoomw where you're calhng
had called him "the new Nixon" expenenced than hlS competitors In fact, actiVItIesbuIldmg Inour park How many weddIngs, high IfyoufindItnecessary touse
Whether Klem or hIS co-author Meyer the pIece claIms DaVIS won despite hiS One of theIr bIg complamts sfacshtoso,l arenUdnisoenrsv,Icperaycleurbbrfeuankc-- 9h1er1e, ptoleahseelpstayyoucaTlmh,rewndee'rre
SImply pIcked up thiS Jamng note to rather "fusty Image" about the actIVItIes bUIlding tIOnshave we all been able to assistance maymean that we'll
express some surpnse to the readers or But It turned out that DaVISfound the has been the Issue of "out- attend conveniently because of have totransfer your call tothe
whether they (he or she) really thought most Important thmg he had gomg for SIders" commg mto the park the Yacht Club's landmark proper Junsdlctlon, or to ask
that the current VIcepreSident ISthe "new hIm was his "expenence "AmedIa consul- Then wehave acomplaInt filed location nght here m our own questions When you call 911
Nuwn," nobody but the wnters know tant to the DaVIS campaign saId that agamst us Withthe State Tax community? How many other we ask that you know where
GoAret aInSynoratNe,IxoItnwaansd adopeosonr'tcopmrepteanndson.to "aessxepte"rience was hiS most Important CIptasormkumsebIeSbmSyigo"tnhecgroeensnctenercrantlemdpgubashocut"or ocpornmvaaintneygwctholeurobeus.tseIildnseeGr.sr?aorseSseosmPoeOwIbne[ttle-- eyxopuresasrwea,y Ipfleyasoeu'rkenowonwhtihceh
be And the authors of the piece sImply one and what dlrectlon you're
c"tlhoesednewWINthixtohna"t WIdIetnhtoIfuitcaotItOTennnogfaGnoyrefuars- aftWerells,eGveonreyheaasrstheInexthpeenevniccee phreeSeidaernnecdy Wtohbiec?hway wouldthey prefer It tleert danetyroancteorsmcnomWpelamapp"lathuedy traAvelshon.gplease remember that
ther reason for offenng that companson and as a Tennessee congressman before Most people belIeve Grosse gtheenmerO'f>o[rtythelT cIVIc-minded MIchIgan can become cold In
that the wtnter, besure topack your
In our book, Gore ISabout as far from "a We thmk he can stack up that aPnodmtbeeIpSroaudgreoaft Ipflaoctheerto~ laIrvee mThthIeSunnaiqtIuOenc,luebn,hraantecdesNothe1 wmter SUTVlvokrItInyour cars
- a warm blanket, flashhght,
new NIxon" as any pohtlCal campaigner respectable expenence agamst both hiS unhappy hving here, Instead of value ofall the Gro'lsePomtes gloves, hats, etc
for the preSidency or any other high office Democratic and GOP opponents, whatev- stlrnng up problems for the Hopefully, those mdlvlduals
In the land er their credentIals. rest ofus, why don't they sim. who are pubhcly attackmg the SeeLETTERS, page 8A
Visit from
of variegated frUit confectIOns
much a., a common loop knot, aforementIOned prevlOusly dor-
movmg rhythmically through Sa.y
I and their ambient hirsute .>allytranl>ported cloth recepta-
their cerebrums
St. Nick faCial adornment appeared hke cle
My mantal partner and I,
small, tubular and columnar
attired In our nocturnal head crystab of frozen water Upon completIOn of the task,
covermgb, were about to take
This version of the popular slumberous advantage of the Clenched firmly between hIS he executed an abrupt about-
Christmas story, "A VISit from hlbernal darkness when upon InCISOrb wa'> a '>moklng pIece face, placed a .,mgle manual
St Nlcholas,n was handed out the avenaceous extenor por- whobe gray fumel>, formmg a digit m Idteral Juxtapo"ltlOn to
by one of my grade school tion of the grounds there tenuous elhpse about hI'> hi" olfactory organ, mclmed hi'>
teachers who thought the class ascended buch a cacophony of OCCIPUt,were suggel>tlve of a crdmum forward m a ge;,ture
needed to work on their vocab- dissonance that I felt com- decoratlve beabonal Llnlet of of leave-tdkmg, and forthWith
ulary holly effeLted hi" egres;, by renegotl-
pelled to anse with alacnty
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tIOn from an eccentric philan- diminutive bpeClmens of the was performmg a lBO-degree nance were engorged With Side, he mdlcated that trepida- ately prior to hiS vehlculatlOn
thropist among whose folklOriC genus "rangIfer," pIloted by a PiVOt, our distinguished VISI- blood whICh suffused the sub- tIOn on my part wa;, ground- beyond the hmltb ofVIl>lblhty
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comfortably ensconced In their me that he was Indeed our passage latter that of the "Prunus dispatch, he commenced filhng that belf-same assemblage, my
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The Op-Ed Page
~Gr~ Point~ N~ws
December 9, 1999, Page 7A
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Man wants everyone to light up
ST CLAIR SHORES - HIS March holidays too commerclal,"
Jacket reads "Let There Be He sees several benefits from Stewart said
Lights" hghts bemg dIsplayed dunng LeaVIng the hghts on would
Bill Stewart would hke to see winter months, mcludmg the become infectIOUS, he said
hghts, lots ofhttle white hghts warmth and secunty the hghts Llghtmg up a home will lead to
twmkhng on homes along can prOVIde It would be good one home after another turn-
Jefferson from 14 Mlle to the for busmess because people mg on hghts, until streets from
south Grosse Pomte City hmlts would feel lIke gettmg out of the north end to the south end
from now through March the house, Stewart said and from the lake west would
"My dream IS to see all Contmumg to let the httle shme WIth white lights from
neighborhoods hght up the white hghts shme would not December through March
dark," Stewart sUld "As each only hght up dark corners m LeaVIng a porch light on IS
Chnstmas and New Year's hol- neIghborhoods, but would hlb alternative to tho'>e who
Iday approaches more homes make the wmter months go would rather not turn on low-
are gettmg mvolved and others fast "Before you know It, WIn- wattage stnngs of lights It
are addmg hghts to what they ter would be over,n he Said would "erve the same purpose
already use Sadly, all of thiS "Since white lights are used - to "let there be hghts "
dlsplay IS ended, two weeks everywhere, mdoors and out,
Anoth er sch00I shE0-maIl0Doggtu&'·M"ark a9t Imesltrs@aol com aftSertewthaert nebwegaynearmbsegcmamspanIgn caullltuyreaalr aronudndc,annthoetybaereacccurosesds- lS FYonI cvoalucmatnIOistn KHene Ecaathnerlybe
a year ago. askmg h,s nelgh- of extenchng and making the reached at ken/Yl@home com
, .. .. -lIgbhOTtSs ltoiurkineegp thuepdta.hrekrrmown-thbJ$te
In Apnl, two students kIlled values emanatmg from medIa of January, February and
13 others before turnmg the sources, such as mOVIes,tele-
weapons on themselves Itwas VIsIOnand Video games The Park man
10Columbme HIgh School m content ofmuch medIa produc-
Littleton, Colo There were tIOns carry the message,
some school shootmgs before "Anythmg goes n wins big
and some after The latest IS The whole trend ofmodern
from a small town 10 parentmg ISthat the chIld
Oklahoma, a shooting perpe- should have "freedom" to do It was the best mommg he
trated by a 13-year-old what he or she hkes And occa- had m a long tIme Thiscollection featuresgourmet crackers,
No wonder When Anthony
The unfolding lustory of SIOnally a cmld "likes" to use
school shootmgs seems to people for target practICe, Abraham saw the WInmng lot. cheesespreads, Lanzettl BeefSalami,
pomt unmIstakably to a copy- faCIlIties for chIldren and ado- hkes to take hiS "15 mmutes tery numbers m the mornmg sweet mustard and a
csiantcetretnhdereNwotassuarprnasfmt go,f SUI- lesTcehnetsState ofMichigan used opfofwamere,n hkes to feel hiS nweownsp$a5p,e0r0,0 he thought he'd variety of dessertson
Cides after Manlyn Monroe's to fund such state agencies We don't hke to thmk that He was so eXCited that he a hardwood cutting
Many people are nght on the hberally, and many chlldren children are capable ofmur- didn't change out of hiS paJa- board. Justadd frUit
epdugbelI,Ciatnydcaanceprutasmh thtiemmelyover wloenrge-tesrumccesfsafCulIllyItiestre(areteSdidenmtial dareer,"pmrenfoecrennntg "tMoatnhymkkidthseyget gmraasbbmbegforetherushtImckget toanhdiSrucanr-, for a feastfit for a kmg.
It Perhaps school shootmgs treatment) by a team ofmen- nmg "to the store to find how
have become fashIOnable One tal care speCialists psychla- wthoerldaldydedpreftrtyeedofamst, oafnodurwith much the tIcket was worth,n With frUit $62.99
can only wonder what the next tnsts, psycholOgIsts, SOCIal tImes, they feel free to test said Abraham, a reSident of Without frUit $47.99
trend WIllbe workers, occupational thera- hmlts to the max, to see what Grosse Pomte Park ~When the
a rSacrehooalnosmhoaolytmgTsheyconhsatIptpueten ppisSytcSh,lartenccreatniounrasels tahnedrapaItStetsn,- they can get away With c$l1e5rk0,00t0old ImewasIt wcoamsplewteolryth The FTD~ Christmas
less often than tram or plane dants The average stay was GIVen mllhons ofcmldren m stunned My WIfeand I were 10
crashes or gettmg hit by lIght- over SIXmonths the country, and mIllIons of awe n Festival Bouquet
mng But they do happen I Where has the money gone firearms, the chance for acces- Abraham, owner of the
that was "savedn by emptymg SIbilIty and consequent FImsh Craft Construction com- ThiS arrangement of
don't belIeve It ISpOSSibleto
prevent them by educatIOn or the state hospitals? Now that tragedy mcreases exponentlal- pany, said he plans to use part white pompons, red
secunty guards cwoenShiadveerataionstateISgsuIvrpelnus,to what ltyhatWhevenerywehummcalnudebemthge fIaSctm a oImfphrioSvewmmennmtsgs Htoe'lml akseavehomthee carnatIons and fresh
WhIle the populace IScon-
enlarging our faCIlities for the delicate balance between rest Chrrstmasgreens In
sldenng the fact that the gov-
ernment WIllbe spendmg treatment ofmentally diS- pnmltlve mstmcts and CIVI- Abraham, who plays the Big a charmmg holiday
turbed chIldren, at the very lIzed controls, It should not be Game regularly, bought hiS
more money to ensure that least? surpnsmg that unexpected wmmng ticket at the Wme country basket IS a
everyone IScovered by medical
Forty years ago, chJldren tragic consequences ensue - Basket Party Shoppe on festivalall by Itself.
msurance, psychIatry IS rele- were not kllhng children at It ISa matter ofgreat proba- Warren m DetrOIt
gated to Its own category,
the rate they are today At blhty "I usually buy $5 worth of
where benefits are hmlted
that tIme, mOVIes and VIdeo GIVen thiS obVIOUSfact, tIckets for a draWlng," he said
The reasons for thiS are as Poinsettias
games were not so VIolent, and more than ever we need to But on the day he won, "some-
longstandIng as they are vacu-
ous Psychlatnsts through parents were more parental outreach to disturbed children, thmg told me to buy $10 nThe
Chlldren were taught, m preferably before they start WInmng ticket was from the No other plant says
theIr natIOnal organizatIOns
and lobbYIsts have been push- effect, not to do anythmg uSing people for target prac- second set of wagers Christmas qUite lIke
major WIthout gettmg the par- tice Astrong state mental
mg for panty With all other ents' permiSSIOn health system WIllnot be the 'Swing' into It. Wehavea color
medical specIaltIe'l The fact
that more and more research But now kIds are makmg up whole answer, but It seems a the holidays and sizeto fit your
their own mmds and domg necessary begmmng to get out
has found that many psychl- what they please Many par- of our paralyzed mactlon and tasteand budget.
atnc condItIons are neuro- ents do not realIze that chIl- be more effectIve agam'lt the Gro<;se Pomte's popular 1B-
chemical, pU'lhe'>our under-
standmg ofmental conditIOns dren need lots of protectIOn pressmg problem ofuntreated piece orchestra the Gentlemen startmg at $15.00
agamst bad mfluences and mental Illness ofSWIng, under the directIon of
m(thbeiothc"hefeumndciircteIaocln)tI,aOl"nmo(bcfoatdnhterahsaptbhIYtstS)oical guTidhaenyceusteoddtoowbheattauIgShtnght ateDprroBfel~oosomr loSfcplsmyclchaialtrya,s~oc/- M11etlh Satannnduearl, Wfreiell pCrehsnesntmt asIts tJ!..
TctihohonetsheeforarcpooynpdtiimtaIolaonlnsgrersWeuqllUttshIremBepdusitcy,a-- rfqeeU'lllIpotewectasttfuIomdreenthtsenIorwaTtdeeaaacychsh,eerrssconahn-adve otWhfeaMyAneemdieCSriitncaaeten HUAencIaIV~deearmSimytyemoSbfcehrooolf CfAroo~mnsucemrtp3tloontno SC4uunldtuaprya,ml DaCetcentet1hr,2e, 2T1w1o42locMataIcokn,sGforossesrevePyooinute
presently, medical msurance trolhng classe~ and bemg able PsychoonalY~I~ and on the edr 21800 Marter Road m St ClaIr 881-5550 • Fox881.7769
plans shortchange pqychlatrlc to teach m a receptive enVl- tOrlal board of the Wayne Shores
seTVIces ronment, what WIth many par- County MedIcal Society He Master ofceremome'> WIllb(' CONNER ~ 9830 Conner, Detroit
Further comphcatm~ the ent,>bemg advocates for theIr welcomes comment~ at h/~ e Dan Beck Leadmg thl' audl- 527.7550 • Fax[phone]
problem Iqthe lack ofa 'ltate off'lpnngs' mlsbehaVlor m mml address, ubloom@Com encl' m C'hnstma'l 'long'l will b(' PARK 1.800.272.5270
hospital system for the men- school pllserue com, and PI.~/t~to hiS vocah~t'l Demse Steven~, Don ftonst, Inc
tally Ill, and eqpeclally the Parents nowadays have web~/te, www factotem com Littlefield and Father All MGror Credrt cords accepted
lack ofadequate mpatIent qUIte aJob shleldmg kids from /vbloom Demetnos Kavadas
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Letters
December 9, 1999
Grosse Pointe News
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From pagE;6A rebponblbJllty to teach respect extenblve research project on that the chIldren gooutsIde for
Angels in our midst forall hvmg thmgs the subject, loITered to gIve the lesson and take advantage
Where doe"onefind ansv.ers WIth regardb to currIculum, them a "hands on~ lesbon of the beautIful bunshIne that
tothe aboVl.'?Idon't mean tobe vertebrate ammab IS one of regardIng ammal responsIbIlI- we were bll.'bsedwIth that day
lllppant, but the follOWIngare the current SCIenceumts Inthe ty The lesson was much more Also,IfthIs had been a plugfor
Such agreat tIme otyear WIthSPJrltshigh. IloveIt So the an"werb bchool curntulum dnd thiS IS effectIve as opposed to haVIng the Grosse POinte Animal
many wonderful people lJl our hves m thIScommumty, peo- • For road wndltJonb - hb- blmplyan ennchmg experIence the chIldren Sitat theIr debks AdoptIOnSocIety,I would have
pleIwant toknow more about m the future These are the ten tothe radIOfOl tramc/road foryoung chIldren and complete a worksheet Included the phone number for
thoughtful souls who make our days bnghter WIththeIr lepOll., I full) bupport dnd commend Mrb Sullivan ISan extreme- our proglam
kmd words orgestureb They all have names. the sad part • DIIpetlOnto de"tln,ltlOn - thl" oubtandIng Ferry ly dedIcated, competent and In my OpinIOn,thIS lesbon
isthat webeldomtake the time to learn them Ldll)our de..t.matlOn and abk Elementary Schoolteacher' creatIVe teacher In fact she was not only JnbtructlOn at Its
lor dIrectIOn., J. Costa had the chJldren follow a map bebt, but alboalesson InwhIch
Someofthese angels In our midst are the sweet lady In • Weather leportb - IJbten Mason Elementary to get to my house, where the the chJldren v.ere actIvely
the parkmg lotbehmd Kroger,who always thanks us for to thp radIO,wdtch TV or read School Teacher lesson was to be taught, to Involved In the learning
shoppmg there, takes back wayward carts and Wishesus a thp weathpr H'port In the Grosse Pointe Park teach acorrespondmg lesson In proceSb,thereby retaInIng' the
goodday paper Weather will also pro- map readIng and follOWIng informatIOn
OneWIthaname ISDIckKrausmann, who halobeen help- (\OIdnl-dlJtllOhlnbshlWIullllb"11<)\\thl- Iuad A lesson in UdeJSIeI>g.tnlUeldl"the- madp"Luuent had evaIluhaUtjeJcs thtehellelttelthIn\\knIntegr roen
mgMfill'eschoolchudren cross the street at Kercheval and • FlIght tIme - call the alr- responsi bility IamJust grateful that she IS how and where "real~learning
Cadieux m front ofhISselVlcestation for decades hne a part of my chIld's educatIOn takes place IfMrs Sulhvan IS
Margaret Potter To the Editor: process In allOWIng me to Involved, you can be sure
Onany gIvenday,wecan bump mto Gall Marentette or Grosse Pointe Woods In readmg the letter to the teach the chIldren about beIng learnmg IStakIng placel
Arlene Hendrie as they stroll our streets, pickmg up trash edItor pubhbhed m the Dec 2 responsIble pet owners, she Debi Ruggeri
qouniethtleyIrfororudnedcsadeTsheInyahlalvkembdesenofpwerefaotrhmering tms selVlce Viable learning NIbebwueb, o"fGotmheg tGorotshsee doPgobm,"teI IrneatolIzoetshetrhaatretahsISoWf tlhlletIrranshfveers VoluntePerointfeorAGnriomssael
Angels comeInall gUIses,from the SalvatiOn Army corps Tothe Editor: felt I would hke to respond to where responsIbIlIty ISa factor Adoption Society
ringing their bells m the Village, to the Goodfellowsm the In re~ponsetothe letter pub- beveral of the comments that InCIdentally,It was my Idea Grosse Pointe Woods
h~hedm the Dec 2I<;sueofthe were made In my OpInIOn,
streets onceagam makmg Wlshescometrue forthe less for-
Grosse POInteNewb,"Gomg to teachmg chIldren responslblh-
tunate among us Many organizatIOns offer us the opportu-
the dogs," It unfortunate ty ofpets ISnot "wasted tIme ~
mty tohelp others Just bypurchasmg theIr greetIng cards J',
that learmng to care for and Ab a former teacher WIth a DON'T PAINT YOUR
Letus not forget the sturdy souls whostand watch in take care of ammals 1<; not ma~ter's degree, It ISmstllled
thelJ'huts inthe parkmg lots on the Hul and Inthe Village respected as "reallearnmg" 10 us ab educators to prOVIde RADIATORS
Likethe US mail, they are there WItha kind wordInall Each day newscasts report of chIldren WIth InstructIOn that PalnldrasllCallyreduces IheeffiCIency of!learn&holwale<
kinds ofweather Speakmg ofmail earners, they deserve the horrendous abuse toward ISboth meanmgful and applIc- radlalorsandwood "en"cl"osourers are poor healcoOOuctors.
special thanks fortheIr constancy and goodhumor despIte ammals and the Ignorance of able In that Mrs Sulhvan and AJf~ Ac. EncIosIIre ....
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News
December 9, 1999
Grosse Pointe News
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amazon.com finds its Toy Quest with Woods girl
By Bonnie Caprara Quest contest She was one of desIgned to wrap around fin- human bowhng and carmval
StaffWriter thow,ands ofchildren who sub- gers, pencils, doorknobb or any game.,
The From a 6- mItted draw lOgs and descrip- other attachable object If the ScrollJ(,.,aul u'><.atcheb
year-old'b tIOns oftoy Ideab who hoped to on. K07ak already has plans
pomt of vIew. have manufactured and sold by Kozak and her mother. for an Octo.,<.rolhe, a
the only the Internet retaIler Kozak Kathy, traveled to New York UnJ.,<.rollte and a
thmg better was one of20 finalists 10the 8- CIty on Saturday, Dec 4 for a Squ1rn.lly.,uolhe
than play109 and-under category finahst celebratlOn and to pre-
With tOyb IS sent a model and a three- In addItIOn to the all-expense
deblgnlng Kozak's entry, the mmute presentatIOn of her pa1d tnp to New York CIty,
them Scrolhesaurus, was a take-off Scrolhesaurus to be con~ld?rpd K07flk won '1 <l:')f)f) 1m'lZOn (om
of an art assIgnment at school for manufacturmg Toy Quest 151ftcertlficatp which bhe plans
At least Judges mcluded Jeff Bezos, on spendmg on gift-. for Toy"
sPpeacitgiveeKforozmakathaGt'rsossethePompeter- 10"9InscoroulrlsclaasnsdweI wwearneteddrawt-o fRoIucnhdaerdr Levoyf, mvaemntaozronofcotmhe, sfcOhlooTlotb, anhder 'bhIegr hi"btreort"her,at
Woods girl and Our Lady Star make a dmosaur WIth scrolls," Furby, Lonme Johnbon, mven- Graham
of the Sea School first-grader saId Kozak "The real Scrolhe tor of the Super Soaker and
Paige Kozak's Scrolliesaurus. above, was selected as PaIge Kozak toy would be made out ofa rub- OlympIC figure skatmg gold "I thmk ['II keep the rebt for
one of40 fInallsts in the amazon.com ToyQuest contest. bery plastIc" medalist Katarma WItt The me," "aid Kozak, who hadn't
Twowinners wiD have their toy idea produced and sold Kozak was one of40 finahsts celebratIOn party was complete thought of how .,he wanted to
bythe Internet retailer. chosen m amazon com's Toy The scrolled legs and tall are WIth velcro wall Jumpmg, bpend her mad money
Farms councilwoman to statewide committee
By Jim Stickford federal legIslatIOn to allow has a fimte amount of landfill search commIttee by someone
Staff Writer MIchIgan control ofsohd waste avaIlable for sohd waste dIS- else and they talked to me
Grosse Pomte Farms coun, ImportatIOn posal, thIS control IS VItal to about my credentIals"
cllwoman Fran Schonenberg In a statement announclllg protect state natural resources Schonenberg was secretary
Wlll be usmg her expertIse 10 the task force appomtments, Schonenberg has a long hIS- of the StatewIde Recycling
waste management to adVIse Engler stated that currently tory of envIronmental actIOn CoalItIOn, m addItIOn to her
Gov John Engler on sohd about 12 percent of the ~ohd She helped lead the fight for efforts m the Pomtes and her
waste ImportatIOn Issues waste disposed of In MichIgan regular recyclmg IIIthe Pomtes work on behalf ofthe county
Earlier thIS year Engler comes from out.of-btate and serves on the Wayne "The governor gets to
SIgned executive order 1999-3,
County Sohd Waste appomt SIX members to the
establlshmg Dec 1, 1999, as "MIchIgan needs to have the ImplementatIOn CommIttee, task force," saId Schonenberg
the deadhne for the task force's ablhty to regulate the Importa- whIch has been gIven the Job of "The Speaker of the house and
report But that deadlme was tion of solid wasteb to ensure updatmg the county's solId the leader of the state senate
not met and Engler, when he adequate landfill capacIty IS waste plan get to appomt two members
appomted Schonenberg and avaIlable to LtS citIzens," each, for a total of 10membE'rs
five otll.Crs to the commIttee, Engler saId "ThIS task force "In October I was called to The appomtment ISnew, so we
created a new deadlIne of Dec Wlll work WIth the MIchIgan Lansmg by the governor's rep- haven't had tIme to get togeth-
1, 2000, for the task force's congressIOnal delegatIOn and resentatIves m charge of find- er yet"
report other members of Congress to mg people to serve on the com- Schonenberg SaId she looks
The task force has been effect the needed change m fed- mIttee," Schonenberg saId forward to meetmg Wlth her
aSSIgned the Job of studymg eral legIslation" "There was a faIr list ofpeople colleagues and helpmg study
solid waste dIsposal It WIll Engler also pomted out that bemg conSIdered for the pOSI- the problem of solid waste and
also encourage the passage of gIven the fact that MIchIgan tIOn I was recommended to the commg up Wlth some solutIOns
Farms public safety no longer in the dark
By Jim Stlckford mto a bUIldmg and can smell "There IS a Wlreless antenna filled room
Staff Writer smoke, but can't see a fire, It'S that broadcasts aSIgnal sothat Patterson saId that Rotary
CItyThCeounGcriolssheas PJuosmtteappFroarvmeds mvearly Ifmruasgterarstmgare TsohesseenSItthIevre- tthoer speeerssonthewsaatcmhelllgpICthtueremtohrant- Chellupbed ofWlGthrosfsuendmPgointefor hthase Paloma PlcaS">'Snew suite ofre\Lr"hle )l\H \r)
"Paloma's MagIc" Etghteen kMat golJ on onL "Jl mJ ,tulmg
spendmg $18,000 for the pur- that they can see the heat the person holdmg the ImagIng ImagIng by donatmg $5,000
chase of a thermal ImagIng to reSIdue m the shape of a hand sees That can be very Impor- toward the purchase of the SIlveron the re\er,e E.lrnng, '49~ RraLe\ct 'j9~O
be used by the public safety print left after you've placpd tant when you enter a room deVIce The Farms counCil Necklace, $3.990 DeSign, lLlr)nghrcJ h) PII"m IPILa""
~partment's fire fighters you hand on a wall" filled Wlth smoke You mIght approved paYIng $13,000 to
_ Lt. Jack Patterson of the WIth the thermal ImagIng, not be able to see the Imager's cover the remammg expenses
~Q. "br saW.P~rson..fuetighters can picture, but the person at the 10 purchasmg an Imager The
l1~t!l1lY"'!tl!e.'tfte' fire through momtor can " . organIzation ]smakIng sJrndar TIFFANY&Ca
heat signatures and can be sohd walls The umt ISslightly The ImagIng Will also be donations of $5,000 to the
\.Wadto detect where fires are larger than a hand held VIdeo used for trammg, Patterson other Pomtes so that they too
m SItuatIOns where there IS camera and IS made by saId Instructors can momtor may purchase thermal TROY. SOMERo:;;ETtOll ELTJ\..l....14'16\ i,'"\O
smoke but no VISIbleflame Bullard to see how officers do m sce- Imagers P'LEA~E CAll.. FOR UOrWAY ...n.'Rr fKH R....
nanos where smoke charges ~~~~~~%
"FIre IS a mghtmare," "It mcludes a remote teleVl- are set off and they must res-
Patterson saId ~When you go SlOn morutor," SaId Patterson cue the "VIctIms" IIIthe smoke-
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Obituaries
December 9, 1999
10A Grosse Pointe News
hmdled by A,J De..m. oml 8. (OTll1l1UIlIt\ llo"'plt.1l III HOl I band, A Gerard, ;,IXdaughters, Handhng System m DetrOIt
""Ih Funel,1I HOI1Il IH Hll' Ii I{111111 1"1,1 Mary C.lntwell, Cynthia He was a member of the
() Ik \11... J<:lkp 7q \\.h h011l III PIckford, Denl;,e Cleary, MaSOniC Lodge, the SenIOr
\!Pmoll<ll !;1th 111<1\ bl ..(.III Ihl1<llt ~IH'\I.h .1 111'TIllH'I of Melinda Campbell. Joan Bayer Men's Club of Gros~e Pomtp
t" \V.I\np C"unt \ (\It hull( till (;10 ......' I'Ol11lt "'OIllPI1'" dnd Aliua Peters, a !>on, and enjoyed <;ports, horses, hI<,
"oll,ll Sel\Ill.... 4h-,j duh I':,htl'[Il "Llr. II."pll Thoma<" a ..l.;,tel, Constance family and church
Il.U111ltoll [), (IOIt 1\111--202 \\ood... Lodg( AU'lhnl v (,luh Gllffith, .lnd 18grandchildren
(,ll""" POIllh' "'ood- Interment will be at Mount Mr Young wa,> predecca;,ed
Walter Burns l1'11l(1.0..I\1(d\t(I'IIII,1IIL1UIlI"Chulth ,\JId EFullnioetrtal Ceamlertaenrgyem,'nmts DetwrOeIrte Ebydnhai.SaWndIfet,wEoledbnrootrh,ersh,ISA;,Il;f,rteedl,
(;10 .....'. {JOl11tl \\ood... 1,"'1 :\1,...Elkp I'" ...lU\I\pd 11\t\\O handled by VPIhpydt'n Funeral and Edward
dt Il( \\',lltel Burn ...till d Flld 1\ d!Ughtl I..,. LlIId,l Bl,llk .lI1d Home A funeral ;,erVlCe for MI
llpl 1 ]qqq ,Il Bon ~PUlllI'" \111\ H('no fi\(. gl llIddlllull'll Memondl gift...may be !>ent Young was held Tuesday, Dec 7
lIo"pl t.ll lit 1\,h lih ,lI1dth[Pl'I{l('nt-gr,lI1ddllldn'll to the usa, the Sarah FI!>her at First Bethany Umted
~1J Bur n" \\.1'" bOI n III \ 1'>lt,ltlOn WIll bl Iwld Home or St Paul Catholic Church of Chnst m St Clall
J) h If 1ni\~h 1g' Hill \' I IL~l,"J..~.~D( \.. () f.ldill 1 () tJ In Church "horp~
I IIl\lI"'I(, of DdlOlt HI' \\" ... II A 11 [>(tLh FUI1l'J.l] 1l011H Interment I'>at Fore!>t Lawn
(;,I\Il<lll hfuOHll'11PlI'1OdU0l\\t[W...I uf KId,'''' Mary Acres Kerr Charles J. Young Careramnegteemryentsm DweetrreOIthandFluenderably
[\1r BUIn...1\" ,I 11IpmbpJof FOIn1l'r ('It, 01GIo....e..POlllt( Charles J Young dled 111hIS AH Peters }<'uneral Home 111
the ~PnJOI l\1l'n... Club of Joan Nester Leone Grosse Pomte Woods home on Grosse Pomte
n"ldent M,lI\ ACll'''' K"II of
Catherine H. Andries Cm('olIu'"mn.tb.r.e.)c.l.PoCmluotpbf H.tlhlp1pdl"'nJoG)Oe3d6\\-\.(1'g1,11u11l,'f ED,e,,lt 6La1mg9m9g,Shl'dwwda" q~RIOlld.l\ Prh,lUul1..d.a\,CaDtheol.hc2 at 1C0huarchm mFraiMndaargye,YrDouenl'g,Ja,t851,99w9Ma;e,cahamtracfaflic tCohMurecFmhIorsntoaflChBgneisfttthsanmyay bUemsteendt
Afunelal Ma<;"\\a...leldll,lt- md bowling Mr... Ken wa... bOln 11\ i\lr... Ll'one, a Glo,>..e. I'omte
eFdabIaSnatur(d,hdu)l chDInelF,lr4mlla1tg'to5nt l\lr BUIn...b ..u.rvlved b, hi'" Wnlll'w1Il1'Illml'gr, oWf VGaIO, ..d..nl..'d P\\O,h\JIte,I F~Oallm" 29le."'ld1e9n9t9, dawt dStMonJdoahyn,
Hills for Bloomfield Hill...rp..., Illfe. Elarne, two "'on'>, Jamc ... Ullltl'd Ml'thollJ<,t ChUllh, Ho",pltal and MedIcal Center
dent Cathenne 'Kate H ,PlIh1ld;,ecRkKlbaradn.d faour"1..g.tlr'al.ndcLhmllv KlIlg'" Daughtcil-, Ea..t."1n She wa<;75 ~ BON SECOURS NURSING CARE CENTER
Andne<; Mr" Andne ....h9 d,('d dll'n ~t,1l and wa<; active In h'l Mr... Leone wa<; horn In
of conge"t1ve heart fmlurc at Afunl'ral M,h" fOIMr BUln... \\omen .......O.L1Ptv DetrOit and .lttended the GIFT SHOP
Beaumont Ho"pltal In RO'dl \1r... Kelr I....;,UIvlved b, h'l Academy of the Sacred Heart
Oak on \Vedne ...da\ Dec ] \\ .I'" celebrated Mondav, Del G d,lUghtel, Mary Patlici tl and the Lone Mountam School
1999 ,It St Joan of All' Catholic Cl,utl' a ...on Wilham, "'IX m San FranCISCo She wa;, also Fine Jewelry. Fashionable Home Accessorres
Mrs Andne" Wd...d g'lddudte Churlh 1I1 5t Clair ShOlc", glandchildl en and "IX gll'at- a graduate of Kathenne Gibbs Ladles Apparel. Toys. Books • Greeting Cards
Interment 1'>at Mount Oll\ct
oaf Mfoarmryegrrove..O. CCloal]legweork,l'I>ld1 \\fOa"I Cpmetl'r) 111 DptlO1t FUll!'!al gllJ'aan..d.eld.hildlbyen hSl'hle whau.....p.ble..dn,d'-, aSnedcretthanealUlllvSecrh<o;lotvl oIIfIDBeOtrO'ltIotn
Catholic Soual Servile ...and a arrangeml'nh WpiChandll'd 11\ Wtlham She served m tht' U S Navy 2600 I E Jeffef>orl Ave 10%
medical social WOIkel at AIf Petpr ...FUIlt'1al Homt' m Afunp! ,II"'elVICCWIllbe held dunng World War II a;, a store- lat Ihe80n Brae Entrance) off
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Providence HO"'plt,1I J1l for 1\11<;)(PII Thur;,day, Del. 9 keeper (81Ol 779-70 I8 purchases of
SoMuthrsfieldAndllCs IS ...un 1\ed b) Martha C. Erke (a't11U1I1dla InIII atPerPryl'ny FBun.rlp'ltht"I Mrs Leone was a member of MSaotunrddaayy -anFdridSauynda1y0 aNmoontoto54ppmm $10 or more.
three daughter<;, Peggy A memonal .,e/\ 1((' will bl' .111angement<; are bemg h,lI1- the Milk Fund and the Bon
Godfrey, Mary Ka) Daba;,o h('ld "atm day, Del. 11 at 11 dll'd by Ne!l-on-Hou<;e Funprol! SeLOur;, A;,sl~tance League,
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and Hank, 17 grandchildren Home In Gro1:><,cPOinte Wood" I'Olllte Symphony
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She was predeceased bv hpr Woods re<;ldpnt M.lrthd (' Joan Nester Leone cros;,word puzzles and playmg fam"ily '_
husband, Ed\\ ard Erke Mr<; Erke died Sunda), Afunerdl Mas;, was celel))at- plano
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We must restore skilled nursing care '1
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Wlthmemorablewintertime
By Sen. Spence Abraham However. the Health Care formly adopted POhCICS thdt Thl;, problem has been espe-
• ' experrences Slopesbeckon
Unless Congres'l act..., an Fmancmg Adml11lstratlOn. hmlt MedIcare benefiCiary Cially prevalent m the area of
mcreasmg number ofMedicare which oversees the adm1111stla. chOIce,ob..t.ruct cntlcally need- 'lkJlled nursmg facIhty care Thetroliisentice The kid5flock
reCipIents may soon find them- tlOn of Medicare. ha~ far ed market-ha;,ed reforms, and The recently Implemented
toTotem Park andother nationallyrecognized children's
selves unable to cont1l1ue exceeded the scope of the relentlessly pursued a strategy Prospective Payment System
recelvmg care m' <;kllled nurs- Balanced Budget Act of 1997, of reducmg payments to (PI'S) falls to account for the programs Horse-drawn sleighrrdes,snowshoeIng.
mg faclhtle;, I am cosponsor- and gone beyond the mtent of prOVIders as the pnme method full range of services reqUIred
mg the Medicare BenefiCiary Congre% 111 "cahng hack to reduce outlay,> by mo<;tMedicare beneficlanes skating,fitness center andayear.round pool
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Home Care Act With Sen Orrm bur<;ements be~t" strateglCs don't work tICS
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