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WHS Homecoming Hartford school officials say low rating Parade is on is due to out-dated information... Page 8 Church Street Water work completion is a priority at 5 p.m., Friday Coloma City Commissioners hear... Page 11 AQBs pick their favorites to See pages 8 & 9 Watervliet H.S. Cross Country Teams for photos and win this weekend Page 13 more information are tearing up the competition... Page 13 The Hometown Newspaper for Coloma - Hartford - Watervliet Call... 463-NEWS E-mail... [email protected] TRI-CITY RECORD Our 129th Year Issue #39 September 29, 2011 Seventy-five Cents Groundbreaking begins $11.5 million expansion project at Lakeland Community Hospital By Lois Jordan Strategic Planning Committee for the As a steady rain fell, local dignitaries, Watervliet hospital, said today was the hospital board members and adminis - first public evidence of a work that trators, along with representatives has been going on for the past 10 from BSA LifeStructures, gathered months. She said the committee has Tuesday, September 27, at Lakeland been intricately involved in both the Community Hospital, Watervliet, to design and redesign of the hospital. break ground for expansion and reno - “The committee has taken a serious vation projects. Also on hand were approach to this, with an eye to both employees, volunteers and retired national and local trends, as well as hospital physician Dr. Adelbert Stagg. forecasts in emerging needs,” she Hospital CEO Ray Cruse, welcomed said. everyone to what he described as a Additions to the Emergency “beautiful day.” “You’re laughing, Department, Surgery Department and but it is a beautiful day anytime you all inpatient units will add 10,000 are doing a groundbreaking on an more square feet to the facility. Areas $11.5 million project,” he said. to be remodeled include the lobby, The ceremony began with a prayer admitting department, elevators, the RESCUE RESPONSE… Area emergency responders rush to transport Jeffery Kramer to Lakeland Medical offered by Hospital Chaplain Roy Park Bench Gift Shoppe, and many of Center on Tuesday, September 27. The Coloma man was involved in a single car accident, which police official’s Jefferies, asking God’s protection on the public areas on the first floor. say was due to Kramer having a heart attack. He died later in the day as a result of the heart attack and injuries those working at the projects, and that sustained in the auto accident. (Megan Quinn photo) patients would sense peace and confi - dence in the staff for their care, while waiting family members would be helped and encouraged. Mayor asks Hartford resident Police Dr. Loren Hamel, President and CEO of Lakeland HealthCare, told support - ers it was a year ago that the two hos - to sit down or leave the meeting & Fire pitals began to work together collabo - ratively, rather than competitively. He By Angela Stair Charter, the Governor would not opinion, it was all a ploy to stop the Reports noted community leadership took that As the Hartford City Regular Meeting approve them and whether the voters petitions from getting on the ballot. vision and turned it into a spectacular got under way on Monday, September vote yes or no, they will not take The Mayor stated, “Well they are on By Annette Christie plan. 26, Mayor Ted Johnson got to item 6, effect. the ballot, nothing has been stopped”. “We believe this is going to be a great Public Comment and asked the audi - The Commission listened patiently City gets clean opinion on audit facility where great associates will ence if anyone had a comment to while he revisited each of the meet - The Hartford City Commission heard Coloma man suffers take great care of your friends and make. Resident Mike Meachum ings, repeating what he said and what the audit of the City was given a clean neighbors,” said Hamel. “We are brought an issue to the Commissions they did for nearly ten minutes. Mayor opinion. Robert Gerbel of Gerbel & heart attack while delighted that you have come to share attention about students not using the Johnson interrupted Fuller and said, Company, P.C. told them a clean opin - driving pick-up that dream today in a little Michigan sidewalks (in detail, late in this story). “Jeffery we have given you more then ion is like the “Cadillac of Opinions” Jeffery Kramer, a 48 year-old Coloma drizzle.” Then resident Jeffery Fuller took the your five minutes, lets wrap this up, and they should be very proud. He man, who apparently had a heart The projects are the first major floor. we need to move on. It’s in concrete noted that this was not the first time attack while driving a vehicle, died changes to the hospital since 1978. Fuller told the Commission that he and your petitions are on the ballot” they have received it, but had received Tuesday afternoon despite extensive The largest expansion will be the had gotten letters and information Fuller said okay, but continued with the clean opinion for the past few life saving measures taken by police Emergency Department, increasing under the Freedom of Information Act his oration. The Mayor again asked years and was another reason to feel and fire personnel. 6,500 square feet and costing $4 mil - from the City Clerk’s office and had him to wrap it up, but to no avail. The proud. At approximately 11:40 a.m. on lion. Ten private exam rooms will be uncovered some very disturbing facts. Mayor finally said, “Jeffery, sit down Gerbel went on to say that the City September 27, witnesses called 911 to replacing the non-private rooms that He began with the filing of his two and stop talking or we will have to ask operates very conservatively and has a report that a pick-up had driven into currently can only accommodate a petitions on May 20. you to leave.” very healthy fund balance. With the the ravine near Coloma Road and maximum of 8 patients. Visits to the The petitions that he was referring to Fuller again said okay, but continued poor economy and hard times the Riverside Road. Emergency Department in 2010 were are the one that wants the public to on. The Mayor told Fuller if he did not Townships and Cities are going Upon arrival, Michigan State Police approximately 14,000, up 2,000 visits vote on every ordinance or amend - sit down and stop talking he would be through, Hartford should be very Trooper Matt Waters found a light col - from the previous year. ment to an ordinance the Commission asked to leave the meeting immediate - proud that their fund balance is large ored Ford Ranger at the bottom of the Chairman of the Hospital Board of makes and the other petition is to ly. Fuller did finally sit down. enough that they could conceivably ravine. The driver of the vehicle was Directors, Joe Barrett, said the require the public to vote on the The Mayor asked if there were any run the City for over eleven months unconscious, was not breathing, and improvements will bring increased employment or renewal of employ - other comments from the public and without receiving any income in an did not have a pulse. quality of care and a more comfort - ment for the City Manager. Jeffery’s father, Harry, stood up. He emergency. Waters, North Berrien Fire Chief Jim able patient experience. Christine The petitions will be on the ballot told the Commission that there was no Commissioner Frank Dockter asked Spiegel, and Berrien County Sheriff Vanlangdingham, Chairman of the November 8, but because they both need for the petitions to go to the how the City compares to others and Deputy Guy Puffer got the driver out would require changes to the City attorney, his son was right. And in his what is the recommended amount they of the vehicle and began CPR. should have on hand to run the City in Officers also used the automatic elec - an emergency. tronic defibrillator three times on the The amount that Gerbel’s company individual. Motor Carrier Officer recommends is enough for three Kurt Teshka also assisted. months. Because of the hard times, PrideCare Ambulance Service trans - many of the school districts, town - ported Kramer to Lakeland Medical ships, and cities have trouble main - Center where he died at 4:07 p.m. taining that, and he again pointed out from the heart attack and injuries sus - that the City of Hartford has enough tained in the auto accident. for eleven months, which is excellent. Following the investigation, Waters Gerbel told the Commissioners that said that it appeared that the Kramer they received the best cooperation had a heart attack prior to driving into from the staff they could hope for dur - the ravine. He went through the stop ing the audit. Everything they needed sign near that intersection, without for the audit they got and it is always any signs of braking, he said. a pleasure to come to Hartford and do the audit. Threats on Facebook Resolutions passed result in jail time and other business The author of Facebook threats which The Commission passed three resolu - caused a lockdown at Watervliet High tions at their meeting. Resolution School last spring, received 270 days 2011-016 was fully replacing, not just in jail and two years’ probation in erasing, personal property tax. This Judge Dennis Wiley’s courtroom, on was in response to the Governor want - SHELTERED FROM THE RAIN BY A CANOPY... groundbreaking ceremonies were held at Lakeland Monday. ing to erase personal property tax for Community Hospital, Watervliet.

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