Methodist Home Given Approval of $8.6 Million
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h, >■ ‘ .<»* I v t !•.+.’, • '-**£-***»' ! W. ■ jf-4 ...l*Y »*--r t e§ r " |v > v .; y .■•,*>* ;V - QUOTE :. “Accidents will occur in Hi* best regulated E m i l i e s . ” 25 c k —Charles Dickens fn>r r o f t y ONE HUNDRED-THIRTEENTH YEAR- No. 50 CHELSEA, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1983 |M„, 20 Pages This W eek ?s. nplcmpnu Methodist Home Given Approval of $8.6 Million Espuim Program The $8.6 million expansion and building; conversion of two floors quire hospital-type care provided modernization program at the in the main building from nursing in a nursing home. Chelsea United Methodist Retire care to retirement, home use; Residents of the home often ment Home will be carried out, renovation of some existing pass from one category to the following a Michigan Depart retirement home spaces to pro other as they get older, and there ment of Health change of mind. vide a broader variety of living has been a chronic shortage of The department’s division of quarters; construction of a small nursing-care beds. No new nurs health facility planning and con- new building to house boiler and ing home patients have been ad CUM LAUDE SENIORS who were recognized at the 10th annual dy Sundling, Kim Forner, Rod Worthing, Kristin Thomas, Kathy struction late last week issued a laundr^ facilities, and remodel mitted since 1976, and some have honors banquet May 19 at the Chelsea High school cafeteria were Degener, Patrick Killelea, Jeff Koepele, David Kies, Sharon certificate of need for the project, ing of some existing space for Of had to be discharged to other Miriam Sarnies, left, Sharon Glassford, M att Villemure, Melanie Buckenberger, Eric Kruger, Jana Knickerbocker and Dan Klemer. after having denied it two months fices, craft and therapy rooms, facilities, for lack of space. > Gee, M arie Sullivan, Bill Merkel, Carolyn Chandler, Lisa Hurd, San ago. and staff support. The home serves members of The certificate was issued after Money to finance the $8.6 more than 800 United Methodist representatives of the Methodist million program will come from churches in much of eastern Home appealed for reconsidera- two sources — a fund-rasing Michigan, including part of the tioh and made personal ap drive, and bonds to be paid off Upper Peninsula. pearances at a specially called with operating revenues. The state health department is hearing. “The immediate next step will empowered to approve or deny “We are very grateful that the be for the architects to complete proposals to increase hospital department has listened to us and detailed construction plans,” facilities anywhere In Michigan, has approved our program after Benson said. “At this point all we including nursing homes. Its hearing out our case of need,” have are schematic drawings. March denial of the Chelsea said Elmer J. Benson, executive We couldn’t advance to final Methodist Home application was director of the corporation which planning until we obtained state based on a theoretical excess of operates the Chelsea Methodist approval, which we now have. I nursing care beds in Washtenaw Home arid also one in Detroit. “I hope we can break ground late county. was confident that we had a this summer.” The home’s appeal was based strong case and could prove it on The United Methodist Home on the fact that it serves a much appeal if given the opportunity.” provides facilities for two general broader population area than Dr. Kenneth R. Callis, presi categories of persons: (1) Washtenaw county and that, as a dent of the board of trustees of retirees who are in good health church-related institution, it has United Methodist Retirement and able to take care of all or an obligation to serve people who Homes, Inc., stated, “With full most of their personal care come to Chelsea because of their certainty that we can now carry needs, and (2) persons who re religious beliefs. our plans forward, we will con tinue our advance gifts solicita tion and hope to be able to begin the first phase of our construction perhaps yet this year. Actual con struction could take as long as Grade Schools two years.” In issuing the certificate of need the state health department HONORED TEACHERS: Each of the seniors who were Roderick Janich; Bill Wescott, Pat Clarke, Wayne Welton, Steve made some minor changes in the Will Present recognized for having cum laude averages at the Chelsea High Bergmann, Bruce Boughner, Stephen Leith, Bill Coelius, Ken Larson plan as originally submitted. The school honor? banquet MayAtMqvited ateacher who had been impor- and JolWthan . Andrews/ Not pictured are^RauJ T e r p s tr a , JoAnn bet dum ber pjf nursing home beds tout to him or her to the annual banquet* Teachers are Adele Thornton and Jeff Hargett of Rome, Ga. to be provided was reduced from Sobania, front row left, of Livonia, Marian Williams, June Winans, / ',,y ' * • 12{J |o 110, qn increase of 48 over ■: •l-.: -V " ■ 'vC.1' '■ 4 .. - .. ' , the number now available. “The modifications are accep table,” Benson said. “The cer Young musicians from both Performances are open to the tificate as issued will enable us to Chelsea elementary schools will public. Donations to offset costs meet the needs of present present three performances of a for stage settings and costumes ’Schools Plan Drastic residents requiring nursing home contemporary version of the an will be accepted at the door. care, and to accept some ap cient tale of “The Pied Piper” in The three principal soloists in plicants directly into our nursing the high school auditorium. each of the three casts are: facility! North school — Gloria Gallas, Sete\ “Remodelling of the home for A group from North school will piper; Kelly Cross, Heidi; Cuts If Millage Fails the’aged portion of our facility perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May Scharme Petty, mayor. / Memblrs of the Veterans of will upgrade the entire complex 20. Two groups from South school Foreign Wars (VFW) will be out South school, group one — Last week Chelsea school which would also be dropped for newspapers, the middle school and greatly increase the attrac will go on stage at 7 p.m. and 8 on the streets Friday, offering Tammy Browning, piper; Jane board answered the crucial ques-. junior varsity sports. yearbook, the high school tiveness of the Chelsea United p.m., respectively, on Monday, . tion, “what if the millage doesn’t The elementary school swim musical and new athletic Equip Buddy Poppies for salq to benefit Irwin, Heidi, Kerry McArthur, Methodist Home to new retirees, May 23. mayor. ^pass,” with a.list of programs to ming program for third through ment, uniforms and supplies. disabled ’and needy American who will be able to make a selec be cut or reduced if the three- fifth graders would be dropped, Transportation to extra war veterans and their widows tion from a choice of accom The programs are under the South school, group two — Hol direction of Ronald Harris, year 2.9 mill increase is turned which would reduce both staffing curricular activities would also and orphans. Hours are 9 a.m. to modations.” ly Jorgensen, piper; Christine dowp at the June 13 election. and transportation costs. The be reduced. 8 p.m. The master plan for the elementary school music Dunlap, Heidi; Tiffany Brown The proposed cuts will touch school district pool at Beach; the Staff and program cuts would The American Legion will not building program, prepared by teacher. Pupils from the third, ing, mayor. ■ just about every special interest only public pool in the village, come at all three school levels, participate in the poppy sale this Harley Ellington Pierce Yee fourth and fifth grades in each- Orchestra members will be or need a child might have—such would also be closed in summer. with the biggest chunk in terms of year, according to spokesman Associates of Southfield, calls for school will participate. The cast Laura Koepele, Jodi Rowe, Nor as sports, art, music, agriculture, About half the third-graders> dollars, more than $100,000, from Pat Merkel. “Our auxiliary, constructing a new 110-bed nurs for each show, including man Weber, David Mayer and special education and the each year are “beginners,” said the high school. Several of these which formerly carried on the ing care building on vacant land members of the chorus, numbers LaVonne Harris. elementary school gifted/' Larry Reed, pool director. That staff cuts would come by not fill Legion's part of the sale, has west of the present main about 190. talented program. means they do not swim well ing positions vacated by recent disbanded,” Merkel explained, _ The school faces a more than enough to save themselves if they resignations. “and we didn’t get reorganized in ^$600,000 deficit for the 1983-84 fell in the water from a diving Those cuts at the high school time. We expect to be back next school year, because property board, boat or pier. would be a media center aide, a year.” - tax income has declined and in Three district staff positions in secretary, half-time agriculture The paper poppies are flation has increased costs. art, music and physical educa teacher and counselor, one addi assembled by disabled veterans. -: If the millage increase is tion would be eliminated, as tional staff member, the graphic Buyers may pay whatever ^denied, say goodby to Bulldog would the summer instructional arts teacher, and the building amount they choose “to honor the athletics as you now know it. programs in band and orchestra, trades program, which the board dead while helping the living.” Crucial development programs again important to the long-range has already voted to drop Village President Jack Merkel for young athletes would be drop development of a young musi because of low enrollment; two has proclaimed May 20 as “Pop ped.