Egg Hunt Judge Says

SUBSCRIBE NOW (313)343-5578 S14.50 OFF THE NEWSSTAND PRICE Orosse romteM t 5 JOK - NewsA T VOL. 75, NO. 15, 26 PAGES APRIL 10,2014 o n e d o l l a r (d e l iv e r y 71<2) One of America’s great community newspapers since 1940 grossepointe , Mic h ig a n Complete news coverage of all the Pointes Neighbors review Judge says: Liggett ‘I’m having field plans By Kathy Ryan trouble finding StaffWriter GROSSE POINTE counsel for WOODS — In anticipa tion of the first shovel go ing into the ground, University Liggett School B ashara’ officials met with the neighbors to discuss the By Kathy Ryan The judge said she is upcoming renovation of StaffWriter “limited to assignment the athletic fields. list” attorneys, meaning Only a handful of DETROIT — Wayne those attorneys who will neighbors attended the FILE PHOTO County Circuit Court take cases for indigent April 3 meeting, but Judge Vonda Evans an clients with their fee paid those who did had lots of nounced at a hearing in by Wayne County. questions for architects, her courtroom Friday, The announcement landscapers and school April 4, she is having brought a flash of temper officials. Egg hunt trouble finding an attor from Bashara when With construction of ney willing to take on Evans asked him if he The Rivers project nearly Owen Rennick and his father, Marshall, get chummy with Peter Cottontail at Neff Bob Bashara as a client was all right. complete, it came as no Park. They met last year at the annual City of Grosse Pointe Spring Egg Hunt. as he goes to trial for the “No, I’m not all right, surprise some are suffer murder of his wife. your honor,” Bashara ing construction fatigue, More photo opportunities with the giant rabbit are available at this year’s hunt be Bashara requires a snapped. “This is ridicu and wanted reassurance ginning at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 17, at the residents-only municipal park. The court-appointed attor lous.” that this project would ney, as he has told the Bashara was silenced not completely disrupt event is for children ages 8 and under. Participation costs $3 per child. Egg hunt court he is destitute and by his current court- their summer. bags are provided. “Sorry, no baskets or other outside bags will be permitted,” cannot afford to hire an appointed attorney, “We expect to be a attorney. Lillian Diallo. said Christopher Hardenbrook, director of parks and recreation. Attractions ac good neighbor,” said “Eve been working on Diallo was appointed Head of School Joseph companying the hunt include a petting farm, candy bags, golden egg prizes and this and quite frankly, by Evans last month as attorneys don’t want to part of what was to have Healey. Village gift certificate raffle. For more information, call the recreation department take the case,” Evans See LIGGETT, page 7A at (313) 343-5252 or visit grossepointecity.org. said. See JUDGE, page 7A Little Miracles... Big Dreams becomes a reality Neonatal patients L-iftk Miracks...^ VrtAtos St. John president and families get learns alongwith staff their own space By Joe Warner Editor By Joe Warner Editor It’s been a year, but there’s still much more to learn for St. John Little Miracles... Big Dreams is much more Hospital and Medical Center than a fundraising campaign for the Mary Ann President Dave Brooks. Van Elslander neonatal intensive care unit at Brooks took the top job at the St. John Hospital and Medical Center. Detroit hospital, which borders It’s reality for the families who experience Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse first-hand the work of the doctors, nurses and Pointe Woods, after 10 years in staff at the 35-bed NICU, one of Michigan’s Seattle. first such units. St. John’s is the only Level III “My wife is from here and I NICU on Detroit’s east side, qualified to care grew up on the east side,” Brooks for the sickest babies. said. “This is a great community In June 2012, St. John was accepted for asso and a great hospital.” ciate membership by the Children’s Hospital Patient Room footwall Respective The 772-bed hospital, Brooks Dave Brooks, president of St. Association and now its pediatric services, said, employs 1,400 physicians John Hospital and Medical including the NICU, is referred to as St. John square footage and feature 33 private rooms and has 5,000 staff members on Center Providence Health System Children’s Hospital. and additional space for multiple births. It will campus. He also is senior vice “It’s an amazing floor with the greatest pro also provide: president of the St. John do.” fessional team,” said St. John President Dave ♦ Private nurseries with room for state-of- Providence Health System’s East Brooks and his wife have two Brooks. “Their new space will help them even the-art medical technology. Region. children, a daughter at Grosse more.” ♦ Overnight accommodations and furniture “For me, there was a lot to Pointe South and a son at Their “new space” is a complete remodel of to allow families to bond with their babies. learn,” said Brooks, who has a Brownell Middle School. the entire floor that houses the neonatal care, ♦ Reduced light and sound disturbances. bachelor’s degree from Wayne “We were happy to come back special care nursery and birthing center. Abet ♦ Ample time for parents to bond with their State University and a master’s here because of the community, ter use of the space will allow for more privacy, infants, on their own schedule. in health services administration the hospital and the partnerships less cramped conditions and better care with ♦ An enhanced environment conducive to from the University of Michigan. and commitments we have.” additional updates in equipment. healing, growing and reducing the length of “It’s all about the story and the Another draw is that St. John The campaign for the project combines stay. relationships. I’ve listened a lot Hospital and Medical Center is a donations and a capital investment by St. John ♦ Reduced risk of infection from exposure to and learned a lot. But I have a faith-based, teaching hospital. Providence that totals $12 million. long way to go because of the The expansion will double the existing See ST. 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We can’t wait for government officials to coordinated effort in the next outage to begin listen to them, Woods dealing with DTE will be pressuring DTE.” residents who live in an more effective than resi Curis, who owns the Memorial area plagued by power dents going it alone. Big Boy restaurant at Grosse Pointe Woods 32nd annual memorial tree dedication ceremony recog outages are coming It’s not as if DTE is not Mack and Vernier and together in a group called familiar with the prob who has sustained signif nized the families who donated trees in honor of their loved ones. Trees were Fix Circuit 1481 with the lems residents in the icant financial damages planted in the parks and at city hall in remembrance of Mary Anderson, Phyllis intent of keeping their area faced. Grosse Pointe due to continued out plight in the forefront Woods city officials have ages, said he was pleased and Joseph Bedra, Amy L. Bergin, Timothy Diem, Myrtle and Frank Dougherty, until it is, simply put, held several town hall with the turnout at the Anna R. Fionda, Roger Garzel, Grayson Girard, Alice Kennedy, Annie fixed. meetings, bringing resi meeting. Circuit 1481, an electri dents together with DTE “I think this shows that Klimczuk, Henry Marchand, Ruth McKinnon, Clara S. Pettit, Adelina Rubino cal power grid, has been officials, and city admin people are fed up and DeSantis, Nancy Schubeck, Mary Jane Starnes and Gary Wright.

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