Kelly, DiNelIo regret brawl, will apologize to kids who saw it By Rote PaIUZOk» DiNello all morning over an number of senators that mom. other ser.'ltor's desk and the witnessed the incident. DiNello and the husky senator Special Wnler . amendment to the bill that ing." computer and everything that Boys will be boys when It Kelly sponsored. That the DiNello told The Detroit went down with a bloody nose. He said he was supportIve of was on the desk fell and he News that he was joking with comes to the i.B8ue of ~rty bitter words turned into bitter "Yeah, I clipped him right lD everything in the bill except for swung at me," Kelly said. Kelly and that Kelly got mad taxes. That became obvious last blows was not surprising to the nose," Kelly said. week when Sen. Gilbert Di. Kelly. the question of where the DiNello could not be reached and started to push the 56-year. Kelly said DiNello had been money is coming from. In the for comment. However, in a Nello of East Detroit and Sen. old senator around. using expletives all morning in end he voted for the bill wluch faxed statement the senator John Kelly of GroeBe Pointe "At what point was he jok. the debate and in the process "A number of people were paased. said, "I regret the incide'bt be- Woods, both Democrate, got ing?" Kelly said. "I mean if had upset other senators. agit,ted all day about the bill," According to Kelly, words cause it has temporarily mto a brawl on the eenate floor someone grabs you by the neck Lana Pollack of Ann Arbor he said. "My concern was turned to violence when DI- clouded the high standards of after the two exchanged words and picks you up off the ground and Virgil Smith of Detroit where were we going to get the Nello came "charging down the the institution of the state Sen- over the specifics of a property by the neck I don't see the hu- were two other Democrats up- money for the property tax roll. floor" to where Kelly was ate." He also apologized to the tax cut bill. mor. set by DiNello's actions back. The leadership Just speaking and grabbed the sena. .students from Cook Elementary According to Kelly, bitter ''The only way I could get wanted to get it over with. tor by the throat. School who happened to be vis- him off was to hit turn." words had been coming from DiNelIo had caustic words for a ''Then he threw me on an. iting the Senate that day and Kelly's punch connected with See KELLY, page 13A A Community~-~ Newspaper rosse - News Vol. 52, No. 21 52 pages Grosse Pointe, Michigan Since 1940 SOt May 23, 1991 Gifted program to be overhauled By Aonaici J. __ gamut, including doing not.lring Staff Wnler to meet the needs of these The G1'08ge Pointe School children, which is by far the System is once again overhaul- most common." ing its program fer gifted and Grosse Pointe schools have talented students. been looking for the right pr0- Officials, parents and teach. gram since they flJ'8t decided to ers know the changes will be tackle the issue in 1974. The instituted when school begins current program, called PACE in September. What will be (Program for Academic and done is, at this point, known Creative Education) is the fifth only to Su~rintendent Ed gifted and talented program in Shine, who w111make a recom- those 16 years. mendation to the school board The current program works on June 3. like this: Students in grades 2-5 Whatever his decision, - if identified through several though, it is sure to anger as tests, recommended by teachers many people as it pleaaes. and approved by the parents - "It's been a volatile issue for are put in the program. These years," said Roger McCaig, students have two 5O-minute director of research and devel- sessions each week during opment. It was his job to gather which they participate in an Photo by Roeh Sillars information on various pro- enrichment activity. The activi- Trial planting grams for gifted students from ties are scheduled during the across the country to give to school day, meaning the stu- JIbe Med • .,U cmd SlID with wat ... aDd the .... u1t is a speetaeu1ar display of color In this the committee whose job it was dents must be taken out of ., ..... AlmOlJl a dOZlhl gmdea;. clubB were out tb1II week. participating in the annual ptanr-""" to come up with a new pr0- class for the activities. They lng of the Trial Gardeaa at the Qroae Pointe War Memorial. The planting baa been going gram. are then responsible for catch- OIl alnc:e 1952. Story on page IC. ''But it's not only volatile ing up on work they missed here," he said. "It's an issue while out of class. everywhere. Solutions run the Taking students out of class is hard on the teacher and on the other students who watch as their classmates get to par- Investors rescue Cadieux farmhouse ticipate in a fun activity. ., John IInnII She said the group of inves- "We're ready to go tomorrow condominium while saving the The problem is that many fL Assistant Editor tors, including the Grosse (Tuesday) night," she told the front facade and adding a sec- the activities are outings every Elaine Hartmann did it. She Pointe Historical Society, of council, "if all the investors ond condo on the site. Nearby student - not just those identi- has pulled together enough which Hartmann is a member, agree." residents, however, objected to fied as gifted - can benefit investors to save the 160-year- planned to meet Tuesday night <The Grosse Pointe News the multi-family development, from. old Cadieux. farmhouse. to draft an agreement. The went to press Tuesday after- and they and Blake agreed to 8 For instance, the students re- "We've got every last cent," investors will be paid back noon and, therefore, was unable plan to split the Cadieux farm- cently toured local architectural Hartmann told the Grosse when the house is restored and to report the results of the house property at Jetrerwn and gems with an architect who dis- Pointe City Council Monday sold. investors' meeting that night.) Notre Dame into two lots. cussed the various lughlIghts. night. ''We've got the money. In March, Hartmann began a "You are to be commended," Blake then buih a new sin- 'Tm not saying it's not edu- f We just need to agree on the campaign to raise $200,000 to said Councilman Carl Rashid gle-family home on one lot and cational," McCaig said, "but tenns." purchase and restore the farm. Jr. "You've done a great job." planned to add onto and restore aren't all students able to bene- house, which is owned by He then moved that a vari- the farmhouse. fit from an experience like Christopher Blake, president of ance that had been granted to But last October, Blake that?" The Blake Co. She needed Blake be extended for Hart- workers discovered carpenter The schools have been study- Pointer of Interest $82,500 to buy the house and ing the program for more than mann so that she could have a ants in the old home. At the lot and $120,000 for restoration garage added to the old farm. time, Blake said the work to a year, since then-Superintend- and the addition of a garage house, which was built by replace rotted timbers would be ent John Whritner recom- Dr. Edwin Harmon and living space. Grosse Pointe pioneer I5idore extensive and too costly. Fur- mended stopping it for a year As of May 9, Hartmann had Cadieux in the 1830s. ther, he feared that the ant while a complete study could be ByJemy King cuts jeopardizing the future of just six days to come up with Originally. Blake and the problem would require ongoing done on the entire gifted pr0- SpeciaJ Writer the Detroit Symphony Orches- Ed Harmon is a modest man. $100.000 or the purchase agree- historical society had planned extermination treatments to gram. tra and the Detroit Institute of He's the kind of gentleman ment she had reached with an "adaptive reuse" of the keep it under control. Parents fL gifted children Arts. Blake would have expired. fsmnhouse, converting it mto a While other potential buyers crowded the board meeting urg- who winces at the thought of . He gets a bit itTitated when becoming the subject fL a news- came forward, Hartmann was ing them not to stop the pr0- someone politely asks him if he paper story. He doesn't like to apparently the only one to suc- gram. They said Whritner's "used to be" a doctor. He dis- cessfully put together a plan to idea was like that rL a car- talk about the fact that he likes gossip, and takes no pams turns 90 today. save the farmhouse. maker who halted production to Jude the fact that his 7-year. But Dr. Hannon doesn't let old grandson Tommy is the ap- See CADIEux, page 13A See PACE, page 19A hIS modesty get in the way of ple of his eye. hiS thoughtful reactions and Harmon has been an actIve careful opinions. He bristles at participant in and observer of the mention of state budget the 20th century. His long and orum to host school candidates fnritful life has spanned vir.