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~ Poison Prevention Week Mike Kanaby accepts cash Top elementary school award for 44club work reading teams pictured . features visits by Mr. Yuk Y Page 3, section one Page 9, section one Page 1, section two VOLUME 78, NUMBER50 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN -THURSDAY, MARCH 28,1985 Twenty-fivecents SECTION ONE,PAGES 1-14 22 PAGES County- At Provincial House offices reopen New union contract Friday At a Tuscola County Com- mission meeting Tuesday, the board agreed to a re- quest from Commissioner eases controversv William Worth, Millington, J to return courthouse employees to a five-day work week. All courthouse offices will be open this Fri- by John Haire According to Lodge that day. doesn’t appear to be the Commissioner Royce The controversy that has Calvin Wikox, a li- case. Although she said she Russell, Cass City, feels swirled around the opera- didn’t count the number of that unless the county’s fi- tion of Provincial House censing officer from wheelchairssupplies, she feelsor sure other that nancial position “changes since it became a part of drastically,” layoffs could Beverly Enterprises the Department of she would have noticed any be expected in most, if not abated this week on the obvious shortage of equip- all departments. Russell heels of an agreement bet- Public Health: Inspec- ment. “I didn’t see any- pointed out that the four- ween the corporation and thing lacking,” she said. day work week was unfair Service Employees’ Inter- tion at Provincial About 60 to 65 percent of national Union Local 79, I to some employees, be- the cost of running a nurs- cause county judges or- AFL-CIO. House failed to indicate ing home, according to dered their employees to Still, the adverse public- Sward, is for labor. The re- work five days a week, ity and the petition with 500 any major problems. I duction in staff shows in the while most employees only signatures presented to the bottom line. worked four days a week. Thumb Area Commission thought they were do- According to reports on Two employees, one full on Aging evidently was em- Medicaid spending, Be- time and one part time, barrassing to Beverly En- ing an average job. verly and Provincial House were laid off when the four- terprises. showed a profit of $162,636, day work week went into Connie Schwaderer was while spending $250,000 on effect at the start of the CONGRATULATIONS - Cass City Intermediate School hurriedly called in from her administrative costs. In year. These two employees post as regional supervisor 1983, $126,000 was sent to will remain on a permanent Principal Robert Stickle congratulates sixth grade student for Beverly Enterprises to Beverly corporate head- layoff. Kelley Champagne on winning first place at a regional take over as administrator quarters. Russell added that the and she said that Allan While refusing to com- spelling bee held last Wednesday in Lapeer. Champagne Sward, former adminis- commissioners will be -I menton stories and the situ- defeated 16 fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students trator, had resigned. Sward nurses. petition with 500 iigna- working on the budget at Sward said that the com- ation before she came back says he was let go. tures, he said he never future meetings. from schools in the four county area who participated in pany did have a 10 percent to Provincial House, Sch- Schwaderer is no heard any complaints Also at the meeting, a the competition. The spelling bee was sponsored by the staff cut the board waderer said when asked if stranger to the facility. She across about Provincial House. group of county residents recently because the pa- she thought that the squab- Detroit News and Lawrence Institute of Technology. was the administrator at Calvin Wilcox, licens- presented commissioners tient load had decreased. a ble over the new union con- with petitions stating they Champagne will participate in a statewide spelling bee to the facility when it was ing officer from the Depart- tract had anything to do built in 1973. She also is a The 10 percent included ment of Public Health, said Please turn to page 14. administration and since I with the current brouhaha, be held at Lawrence Institute of Technology, Detroit. native of the Cass City area. that the last inspection at was one of the last ones she answered quickly; Meanwhile, Carol Regan, Provincial House failed to “you’ve got the answer aim at ban organizer for the union, has hired.1 was one of the first indicate any major prob- Takes BB to be discharged. there to what it’s all about.” __ - softened her criticism of Although declining to lems. “I thought they were the Cass City unit since a doing an average job.” Wil- tentative agreement was give any details of the ten- tative contract settlement, cox added that if infrac- reached. tions are found a surprise She said th& statistics Regan pointed out that the follow up inspection is held Village seeks weed control most important thing about Planning quoted that revealed that three to six months later. “there have been cuts in the settlement to her was The last inspection was con- firearm, then return it to that it provides a Tuesday night, trustees charges. House said the discharged in the village staffing hours for nurse ducted March 11 by Mary of the Village of Cass City cost of prosecution to c01- limits. NO provision was the owner. He suggested mechanism for employees starts for the confiscation period be aides by 15%...Spending on Lodge, RN, a nurse consul- adopted a resolution that lect for charges and fines made for returning the laundry and linen per pa- to discuss patient care from three to six months. problems and offer soh- tant with the Department gives the village the legal would probably be more firearm to the owner. tient day has been cut ...a of Public Health. right to control noxious than the village would c01- Council €’resident Ray The proposed ordinance tions to management. would restrict the shooting shortage of basic supplies “I gave them a clean bill Festival weeds growing inside vil- leut. Armstead said that he felt and equipment needed to AGENCY SUPPORT of health as far as nursing lage limits. The council also discus- a provision should be made of BB guns, pellet guns and A July 3 ox roast and bows and arrows to an au- care for residents,” were A check with the Depart- is concerned,” Lodge The resolution requires sed an ordinance that would that defines how the taken from a union dance party at the Colony thorized target range, ment of Public Health and explained. “There was no House is scheduled to kick that noxious weeds such as prohibit the discharge of firearm would be returned brochure that included all a talk with Robert Brown, obvious problem when 1 goldenrod, ragweed, poison BB guns, pellet guns and to the owner. which would require village off events for the seventh approval. 12 Beverly Enterprise nurs- director of the Thumb Com- underwas there, control.” everything was ivy and sumac and other bows and arrows within the “1 don’t like a situation annual Cass City 4th of July Trustee Joanne Hopper ing homes in Michigan, not mission on Aging, indicates weeds that are determined village limits. Under the where you have blanket au- the Cass City plant alone. Festival this year. asked House if the village that Provincial ‘House is Another problem out- At a planning meeting to be a danger to public wel- present ordinance, a person thority to confiscate,” Although no longer with operating as required by lined at Provincial House fare, or a common nui- can discharge a BB or pel- Armstead said. “If we don’t would be liable if someone held last Thursday, mem- were injured at a target the company, Sward abso- law. by Regan, according to the sance, must be cut down by let gun, or a bow and arrow, define it, then I would lutely refuted the charges bers of the committee have range the council ap- Brown said that when the news story, was a lack of decided to offer more ac- June 1, and again before 11 he is at least 18 years old. rather see section six elimi- that nurses aides were proved. union requested a meeting Hoyer lifts used to get pa- tivities for youths, while Aug. 15. na t ed .” Section six of the prop- House said that the vil- doing work in the laundry about patient care at Pro- tients out of beds; a lack of Village Superin tenden t osed ordinance would give Armstead suggested the staying away from a carni- lage, if they approved the or other jobs outside of their vincial HouSe he explained blood pressure cuffs, and Lou LaPonsie was ap- the police department the ordinance have a time work area. val type atmosphere. range, could be named in a that he has no jurisdiction an insufficient number of Chairmen of this year’s pointed to a two-year term authority to confiscate any period specified wherein Regan said that when &e in the area. wheelchairs. as Commissioner of Noxi- firearm that a person had the police could keep the Please turn to paie 14.’ festival are Dave Lovejoy, ous Weeds. He will not be Roland Pakonen and Curt paid any additional salary Strickland. for the position. List Cass City’s Strickland said the music LaPonsic said that last 0-G names top group Night Life, scheduled year the village had two to perform at the July 3 areas where village crews dance party, has told him cut down weeds on private top scholars they will put posters up, property.