THE COMMUNITY CRIER: March 20 - Plymouth District Library

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Prison shift costs schools

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BY CHERYL EBERWEIN If some Plymouth-Canton-Nbrthville officials arc harking the slate's recent takeover of the Detroit House of Corrections (DeHoCo) as the "next best thing to closing the facility," officials in the Plymouth-Canton School District aren't convinced.

Administrators for the schools say slate adoption of the county.facility will cost, the district an estimated $772,000 in annual revenue: The loss, which could affect the district as early as April, is the result ol a drop in the number of total students enrolled in PlvmouthCantonschool programs.

The Plymouth-Canton School District has provided adult education classes for inmates at DeHoCo since 1956. Classes have ranged from shop and welding to swimming, GED classes, business classes and secretarial training.

Last year approximately 170 inmates were enrolled in adult education classes, bringing the total number of students in the district to 15,770. '

Spring's *wooden

A "TREE, FROG," actually a shelf fungus found in Miller Woods, seems to peer out atl residents visiting this natural arOa in Plymouth Toiwwnship. Sign$ of

ring are popping up all over the Plymouth-Canton

mmunity; for more spring photos see pg. 28. (Crier oto by Chn'kBpydl

Under Michigan's state aid formula,

the additional number of students

enrolled in the P-C schools as a result of

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the DeHoCo inmates allowed the district

to collect more money per student from

BY W. EDWARD WENDOVER

the state. Superintendent John Hoben . If you're concerned about random

said the district will loss approximately selection for high schools in the

$40 per student as a result of the drop in Plymouth-Canton Community School

adult education enrollment:

District, you should be' .at Monday's

school board meeting. - -

' Thai's when the board will decide anV

changes to be ma'de in the system for the

1985-86school year. " A lt h o u g h t h is h a s im The board meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.

p a c t e d n e g lig ib ly o n t h e in the school administration offices, 454

to ta l b u d g et ... it w as a

v e r y h a p p y m a rria g e + a n d

S. Harvey St., Plymouth. After the board and citizens discussed

the current system at Mondav's school

w ill b e a to u g h d iv o rc e . "

board workshop, it appeared that the

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most likely change to be proposed x ' Monday would be extending the "sibling

rule" to incoming ninth graders - ex -- J o h n H o b e n , tending the schools' policy for. par

S u p e r in t e n d e n t licipation in extra-curricular`a itivities to

"freshmen" still at middle schools. Such

a change could be applied for (his year's

eighth graders, administrators said.

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there," Vogras said.

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coming year, principal and interest There arc no suspects, police sajd.

BY NICOLE ROBERTSON

end, you build up a real rommeradcric.

In the history of womrn, there have Thev were extremely supportive and

been many "firsts." Th first woman helpful." -' [

doctor, lawyer and so n rhavc all Recently she has had the opportunity

struggled to find a place beside men.

to put her kaoWjedge to a practical test.

Sarah: Delmore is another "first" "I've respoided to two tires already

woman in her field; She is becoming a (actually three--pne was a false alarmjj

Plymouth volunteer fire fip hter.

since the fifh of February. We hear thd

reasons arc sun ale. "Without ealL.oh, Go I, 11tell you, the adrenalind

sounding hokey, I've alwavs admired fire -starts pump ng and you're excited, hUt*

fighters," she Said. "Their purpose is to .you hope it's nothing serious."

help people and save lives." I

"I was in Frank's (Nursery and Crafts

The 35-vear old native | Californian on Fojrd Rdl and my beeper went off,'

moved to Michigan about five years ago Delmore said jf a recent alarm shy

to jwork in the Actor's Renaissance answered. "I keep my equipment in my

Theater, in/Detroit. Now, she runs the carat all times."

Plymouth Council on Aging. ,

"A couple of ladies may see me and

Delmore fjrst entered the volunteer fire wonder why I'm parking there;, you know,

fighter's program in November, and by they give me funny looks. Then, as I put

February had Completed the first phase of on mv boots and my gear...I see a look ol

framing. She and Steve Gaggi, also a admiration." - j

Plymouth volunteer, received Level A

certification. Then, the} moved on ti

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'Now I wear a beeper, and ' Fin

horized to show up at the scene ol a

she said.

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"he classes ate taught by experienced

firefighters,, and cover every aspect of

pr-iirnlQs

and the size of the police department.

"My pho.ne never stops ringing,"

Gartner saidv "People keep asking me

'Wly aren't you doing something about

it?' jWe don't have enough police officers

- that's why."

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After listening to the sometimes emotional discussion on jpolice issues, Commissioner Eldon Martin said, "The police department isn't the- only department in this city. There are other -departments." . j

City officials are trying to come up with an affordable plan to restructure the police department following the ter mination of the citv-township police conjract from which the city earned $467,000 annually. City Manager Henry Graper has said it.will be difficult for the -city[to come up with money to fund the current 20-officer police department by April budget hearings. The PPOA op-t poses layoffs.

City Manager Henry Graper on

Thursday gave the PP.OA t counter-offer dea ing with the size ................
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