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"'" ...."''tq, ........ felled ash trees _ 1r 313-343-55711 l.-- __ -_1B~~=--_ll_------ Flu shot clinics Thursday, Oct. 14 Planned Parenthood kicks off Its closed; see your 2004 Holiday Mart with a preview party at the Grosse POinte War Memonal from 5 30 to 9 30 P m The Holiday Mart IS open to the pub- fam.ily doctor hc Fnday Oct 15, through Sunday, Oct QuInn 17 By Beth Special Wnler lickets for the preview party are $60 MIchigan's health offiCIals In advance or $70 at the door For more are askmg healthy adults to information, call (313) 884-7624 forgo gettmg flu shots and to take measures to prevent Rabbi Sherwm Wme speaks on the the spread of thIS year's Middle East and Israel In the second of mfluenza VIruS a three-part lecture at the Grosse On Oct 5, the Centers for POinte Unltanan Church at7 30 pm DIsease Control and AdmiSSion IS $10 Reservations are PreventIOn (CDC) not necessary Photo by Ray Mardl ... announced that the Bnttsh government has suspended Saturday, Oct. 16 Norsemen superheroes the Chlron Corp's hcense t{J The Grosse Pomte Park Parks and Grosse Pointe North High School celebrated Homecoming last manufacture Its Influenza Recreation Department and the Grosse weekend with a win against L'Anse Cn:use. The Senior Class of vaccme for three months, POinte Park BUSiness Owners 2005 took home the award for Best Float, which featured Super preventIng the release of Its , ASSOCiation host their Fall Fest on Marlo. following the school theme of superheroes. Ashante Cal- vaccIne for the 2004-05 flu Kercheval between Nottingham and houn was named Homecoming queen. See story. Page 14A. season The BrItish CIted Waybum from 8 a m to 6 pm concern over stenhty at the plant that produces the vac- The Chnst Church Grosse Pomte CIne as the reason for the ChOir of Boys and Gins and the Ford Sales tax on services eyed closure Motor Company Chorus perform With ThIS actIOn has cut by the DetrOit Symphony Orchestra In The approXlmately one half the lord of the Rings Symphony A by governor, lame ducks flu shot supplies currently I Symphony In SIX Movements at the Fox avaIlable m the Umted By Brad Lindberg after the first of the year," Gaffney Theatre at B p m States Staff Wnter saId of hIS legtslatIve colleagues TICkets are $35 to $75 and are avail- Grosse Pomte health The buzz In LanSIng IS Gov "They're accountable to no one" able by calling (248) 433-1515 orgamzatlOns have respond- Jenmfer Granholm wants to change Granholm hasn't been speClfic ed to the news by closmg flu tax pohcy dunng the lame du<.k seg- "The governor said we should look Monday, Oct. 18 shot clInICS that are usually .Ion Maybe even start a sales tax on at restructunng taxes," Gaffney S81d opened to the public The - The City of Grosse POinte and semces "There's talk of taxtng servIces - War Memonal has canceled Grosse POinte Woods City councils "I receIVed a letter from the lawyers, doctors, barbers I can't see Its two vaccmatlOn chmcs meet at their respectIVe City halls at MIchigan Chamber of Commerce say- that passIng" scheduled for later thiS 730pm mg they dIdn't thmk It was nght to Gaffney expects Granholm to stay month Fanner Jack grocery change tax pohcy In the final mmutes mum through Nov 2 stores have also suspended State Rep Ed Gaffl1e'j Will be avail- of a seSSIon," saId state Rep Ed "She doesn't want to roll It out plans to ddmmlster flu able for constituents from 8 to 9 a m at Gaffney, R-Grosse Pomte Fanns before the electIOns because she does- the Grosse POinte Park City offices, first shots The local hospItals The letter wants lame duck topICS n't want to be a detnment to any- are followmg the CDC phySICIans ways to stay floor conference room, 15115 E hmlted to "Issues that must be acted bod "Gaffn d healthy and poSSibly the use y, ey Sat guldelmes by first vaccmat- Jefferson Ave upon before Dec 31,2004, Issues that State treasury offiCIals have been Illg nurses, phySICIans and of mhaled flu vaCCInes," s8Id have already been heaVIly debated m 1 B other direct patIent care Dr James Mltchmer, the House or Senate and unforeseen re.exammmg the Smg e usmess MedICare medIcal dIrector at Tuesday, Oct. 19 staff emergenCIes"' Tax The tax was rolled back m 1999 MIchigan's MedIcare The Grosse Pomte Shores Village Lame ducks are lawmakers who SaVIngs to busmesses have reportedly The CDC has stated that chIldren younger than 2 Quahty Improvement Council meets at the Shores municipal lost re-electIOn or due to MIchIgan's approached $2 bIlhon years, adults over the age of OrgamzatlOn "There IS also bUilding at 7 p m mandatory tenns' hmlts are waltmg "It should see the full hght of day," 65, pregnant women, health plenty of pneumoma vaccme out thetr final days m office Gaffney saId "Busmess has to have care workers and people aV:'llable IndIVIduals at Candidates for Michigan Supreme "Thlrty-elght people won't be here Its buy mto It " hIgh nsk, espeCIally the Court, sheriff, Congress, state repre- WIth chromc medIcal condi- elderly, should be Immu- sentatIVe and county commiSSioner tions should have pnonty m mzed agamst pneumoma partiCipate 111 a candidates forum at the recelvmg flu vaccmatIons Members of these groups are often the end result comph- EastSide Republican Club at 7 30 P m Wollenweber set to start cabon from the flu " at the Grosse Pomte War Memonal bemg adVIsed to contact theIr family doctor to diS- As WIth hIgh nsk patIents, those seekmg Wednesday, Oct. 20 job in Woods on Nov. 29 cuss receIVIng flu shots There are alternatIves for mhaled flu vaccmes should The Harper Woods LIOns Club holds By Bonnie Caprar8 tnbute 1647 percent of hIS salary people who are not mc1uded contact their famIly doctor a pasta dinner at the Harper Woods StaffWnter mto a pensIOn plan and WIll receIve m the at-nsk category Smce flu genns are spread Commul1Ity Center from 4 to 8 p m In what has been charactenzed as a health and pensIOn benefits from hIS "Healthv peoplp ages 5 to Suggested donatIOns are $5 for "bargam," Grosse POInte Woods WIll current employer, whIch he has been 49 should dlSCU9S \I Ith theIr See FLU SHOTS, page 7A adults and $3 for children under 10 be gettmg Its money's v.,th smce 1990 worth when Mark Although techmcally Wollenweber JOinS Its an at-WIll employee as staff as cIty admlfils- dIrected by the terms INDEX trator on Monday, Nov of employment for • 29 appomted offiCIals III Obltuanes 6A Wollenweber 91gned the cIty charter, Thomas O'Rourke an employment agree- Wollenweber accepted Opmlon , 8A ment on Thesday, Oct a 31-month employ- Home: Grosse Pomte Farms Busmess 10A 12, whIch offers hIm an ment agreement WIth annual salary of annual reVIews to be Age: 24 Schools 13-15A $93,000 - $11,100 less held m June WIth Family: Parent.s, Dan annual one-vear exten- o Rourke and Mana Autos 20A than he currently makes as CIty manager qlOns at the counCIl's Cata\fio, brother Pietro Semors 38 In St Chllr Shores optlon O'Rourke However, Claim to fame: Flrqt film Entertainment 68 Other bcnefit9 out- hned In thp agreement Wollenv.eber', gever- WIll be sho\\ n at ClaSSified ads 4C mclude a $550 a month ance package wa, a Mflcomb Commumty car allowance fueling stlckmg pOInt for two ('ollegol' pnvllege9 of 800 gal counCIl member<; LIsa Quote: "Fllmmakmg Ju,t lon' a ye'lr at the cIty Pmko, Hov.lp and qC(>mpdllke thl' obvIOUS 41. Marll Wollenweber ga~ pump, four wl'cks Dona DeSantlq Ch01Cl'for o1p so 1 can of vacatIOn, 10 SIck Reynoldq who rejected do all t hI' thmgq J love day, and 10 perqonal days thi' pmployment agreement In the It', ama7mg to bl' able In Wollenwelx-r's request for an event oftermmatlOn he Will be pmd a to put all of vour pas- l'mplovment packaKe, hI" elect.E'd to severance for the hfllance of h" con- qlOnq mto 0111' pro)pct " II forego health benefit, and pensIOn U Sef" story, palCf" 4A x contnbutlOn- InqtNld he WIll con- See WOODS, page 7A .... -- Saturday, October 16th, lOam to 6prn 1 pat sco~ jewelers I~Mact Tcafe 8 8RE.\KFAST & Ll ,eH SPECIALS 19218 Mack Ave • Just North of Moros .. VICW thc collcctlOm of HIdalgo & John AntcnClo AI RO\\fRO\1POI\TI {'I VI • Of! \ 0/)1l\ J' 1- iH "HI 'HHl L ____ (~,Irry ()1I~' ~~~oth':-:.~2 44_~~ _ OctOber 14, 2004 Grosse POinte News Business 11A Another week, two rallies, then two sinking spells Last week was a week Floor traders were glad to l t' t Ik ........-.... one of those birthday book- ~st to forget Up, down, up I!'etthe thJr<]Quarter ""hmtl _ l ....-&.~ .-n~_ _ \.. ."n e_s _~ . ~ " ..........., ..-.. """'L"'" ..", .. u, UlUIl; uown' lhe Dow them With the three bIg (year you were born)"? Tlus stocks cashed ill 137 pomts wornes hangmg over hke a S~OCKS t year, LTS received one each at a Glance ) last week, off 1 4 percent, bIg, bad, black cloud 1) ou I I' for two slde-by-slde ye/ll'll closmg at 10,05/), teasillg pnces, 2) terronsm and 3) Apparently, one well-WISher Fnday Close, 10/8104 the mythical 10,000 level the electlon had LTS one year too Dew Jones roo 10,055 The worst disaster was The presldenttal debates youngl Merck (MRK, about 10 34 are hke watchmg the same Combuung the two book- Nasdaq ~ .