Students, churches brown-bag it for the homeless By John MInnis me," Cheri' said, "it's good to tel' on bread shces and his stu- theran Social Services through are brought back to the center all they have m the world." Assistant Editor gIVe the world something dents gobbed on copious the Hospitality Interfaith Min- near Mack and Moross, given a At 6 a.m., the homeless North sophomore Chad Cheri' back" amounts jelly in an assembly- istries - the group that set up warm meal, a cold snack in the guests are given a breakfast could have been having fun Tom Teetaert said the Cal- lme process. "It's good to give the rotatIOn program where evenmg and a warm, dry mat- and a brown-bag lunch to take with friends. So could hIS class. vary Center needed help, and back, rather than just take." churches housed homeless pe0- tress and sheets on which to WIth them. They are then mates Pat Cunningham and North activItIes director Karen Since Nov. 24, Calvary Cen- ple for a week. sleep transported back downtown, Scott Holcomb and jUnIor Todd Clem sent a list around for vol- ter has been housing and feed. Nancy Manser of Lutheran The women have theIr own where they will be picked up Teet8:ert and his dad, assistant unteers to Sign up. North stu. mg 60 of Detroit's homeless prmclpal Tom Teetaert Social Services in Michigan room which they share and again in the evening. dents came to the rescue and every day, seven days a week. said the Calvary program is where they can leave their The homeless must register Instead, the North students committed themselves to bag. Volunteers, such as the North designed to accommodate the bags of posseSSIOnsand cloth. and be screened at the Inter- and admmistrator were bag- gmg lunches for the homeless students and their peers at homeless that the rotation pro- mg. The men bunk on mat- faith Drop-In Center on Cass to gmg lunches for the homeless for two weeks. Harper Woods High School and gram is unable to handle. tresses spread out on the floor be ehglble for the Calvary pro- last week at the Calvary Cen- "It's nIce for them to give area churches, have been lend- Every afternoon, Calvary of the large semor center at gram ter at Gateshead and Mack in back to those less fortunate," ing a hand. nearby DetrOit sends a bus and van down to Calvary. said the assistant principal as The homeless program at the Cass CorrIdor and picks up "For all the world's glVen "It's really sad," saId one vol- he deftly smeared peanut but- Calvary is sponsored by Lu- 50 men and 10 women. They unteer. "They bnng With them See HOMELESS, page llA A Community Newspaper Grosse Pointe News Vol. 53, No.6 50 pages Grosse Pointe, Michigan Since 1940 50~ February 13,1992 .~ ",-,~; . , ~:.... -' . :'.-_~I.::''~:.-g~(?.~~~.~ h'.a:.' .. ' '~. School/library millage vote North, South students call for smoking ban in schools By John Minnis den In the schools, the main school grounds. He said a bill Assistant Editor obstacle to a complete ban ap- banning smoking in buildings Butt out. pears to be school employee la- would have a better chance of That's the message from stu- bor contracts that prevent gettmg through the Legisla. dent leaders at Grosse Pointe schools from becoming smoke- ture. North and South high schools free as long as a single smoker He said chances of getting a who are petitioning for a state- works in the building. no-smoking bill passed by the wide ban on smoking in all Tom Whall, president of the House and Senate are "pretty public and private schools. teachers' union, said the con- good." "We don't want to infringe tract does not call for desig- State Sen. John Kelly, D- on anyone's rights," said Scott nated smoking areas per se. Grosse Pointe Woods, is op- Wilcox, a member of the North Rather, the contract's smoking posed to a bill that targets a Grosse Pointe Schools Student Association and news policy (paragraph 399) reads: specific minority group - editor of the school paper, the "At such time that all employ- teachers who smoke. North Pointe. "But we feel this ees in a building are non- "We in government should Millage Renew 27.55 Renew 1.30 is necessary to protect the smokers, the building shall be keep a check tOn the excesseS of mills for mills for nghts of everyone." declared a smoke-free building. the majority," he saId. "When Currently, faculty, adminis- renewal schools? libraries? New hires or teachers transfer. we go mto individual offices, election trators and other adult employ- ring into a smoke-free building homes and lives, that's going Yes No Yes No ees at some Grosse Pointe must honor the smoke-free en- too far." schools are allowed to smoke in vironment." He said there has been dis- City 488 443 546 designated areas, while stu- "It's a negotIable Item," he crimination already against dents, even those who are 18- Farms said, adding that he's con- smokers In many areas. 882 880 965 year-old adults, are not pennit- cerned when the majority (non- Kelly was cntical of the way •Park 1,039 615 1,093 552 ted to amoke on school 8mo~ers) try to impose their in whIch the student leaders property. will on the mmority (smokers). are going about seektng legisla- Shores 159 292 197. 254, The leaders announced their tIe said the number of smokers tion He said they should have petition drive aimed at seeking is rapidly declining. first brought the matter to the Woods 1,360 1,366 1,434 1,2'16 state legislation at a press con. School office workers, custodi- school board, and the school Harper Woods ference Tuesday at North at- ans and cafeteria workers and board should have heen the one 281 151 276 154 tended by the major Detroit support personnel are also rep- requesting a law. Absentee 215 368 239 345 print and broadcast media. resented by unions. The students should also They also informed the The student leaders pre- have gone to the teachers' 4~42 4,1l5 4,7503,766 school board of their intentions sented the board with legal pre- union, Kelly said. at Monday night's board meet- cedents where other distncts The students' pleas fell on ing. have successfully voided con- receptive ears with the board Other student leaders in- tract provisions and umlater- and the audience at Monday volved in the petition drive ally imposed no-smolong bans night's meeting. launched last week are Eric in all their schools. Board treasurer Carl Ander- 1':1:1111 ,1.1.111.1. Rentenbach, South Student .APr "I don't think you will find a son said he is all In favor of a ,1111'1',' ,11111111 II sociation president; Andrew board member who does not smoke-free environment. Vice .1.1.1.1.1. Walter, South Student Associa- support you," school board pres- president Gloria Konsler asked ,',1111111 ',11111,1 tion vice president; and Laurie ',',1.',1, ident Carol Marr told the stu- the students what the board ',','.1.1, Kolinski, North Student Ass0- dents. can do. ciation president. She said some Pointe schools Wilcox suggested a letter to While nearly everyone agrees have voluntarily imposed a Lansing in support of their that smoking should be forbid- complete smoking ban. Once a cause. Rentenbach was more school becomes a smoke-free blunt: He asked that the board environment, it stays that way, renegotiate the labor contracts she said. to eliminate the pro-smoking Pointer of Interest Woman dies in fire The students rod their home- provisions. A house fire believed to have the first-floor flat of the home. work, citing legal precedents One resident called on the eth been started by a smoldering A second alarm was issued and and surgeon general reports on school board to unilaterally ban G e AId en Sfit cigarette took the life of a 31- Grosse Pointe City firefighters the dangers of passive smoke smoking in all schools, regard- year-old Park woman Feb. 6. responded. inhalation. They also pointed less of the labor contracts, and Jayne Rizzo was pronounced While firefighters extin- out that employee smoking is then take the heat and defend By Pat Paholsky sculptures that enhance the dead at Bon Secours Hospital guished the blaze, others costly to employers in lost work' the smoking.ban in court, if Editor landscapes of college campuses at 4:17 a.m. The Wayne searched the house and found time and increased health m- necessary. G Alden Smith can look out and private buildings and a County medical examiner de- the girl in the basement. Her surance costs. Superintendent Edward hIS livmg room wmdow to Ius shoppIng mall to the untold termined the cause of death as mother was found in a bed- "Smoking costs thIS board Shine said he will have the dis- front yard m Grosse Pomte number of students he has in- smoke inhalation. room. Efforts to revive her were and taxpayers a great amount tict's attorneys look into the City and see his sculpture of fluenced during his decades- Her 12-year-old daughter, unsuccessful. of money," Wilcox said. contract language and the pre- The students hope to collect cedents cited by the students. wood, stone and cast bronze, long tenure as art professor at who became confused in the Park and Michigan State Po- enough signatures to convince The board wIll also consider a whIch he has titled "Nuclear Wayne State Umversity heavy smoke, had locked her- lice arson investigators deter.