Canton Observer for September 29, 1988 - Canton Public Library

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Suburban Life
Julie Brown.editor/459-2700
Thursday. September 29. 1986 O&E
Plymouth Historical Society members Gene
Jordan (left) and Wendell Lent are among
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those helping out at the sale. Lent sold raffle
tickets at the yard sale.
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Canton residents Barbara and Walter McCormick and
their 2-year-old son Ian Check out the selection at the yard
sale. The sale, held at the Plymouth Historical Museum,
was sponsored by the Plymouth Historical Society.
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Betty OkkMs of Canton looks over some toe cup*. China,
sold. The yard sale Included furniture, tools.
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HE YARD SALE held Saturday
at the Plymouth
Historical Museum included
a variety of knickknacks.
China, silver and glass items
were among those for sale at the
fund-raiser. Jewelry was also sold.
"Some of it was silver, some nice
pieces," said Bruce Richard, president
of the Plymouth Historical Society,
sponsor of the sale.
Furniture, tools, games and
sporting goods were sold.
"We had a few one-of-a-kind type
items," Richard said. A stereo console,
a nine-drawer dresser and an
" antique 8mm movie projector were
offered for sale.
A corn sheller — designed to remove
kernels from corn cobs —
was also sold. %
"That was an-antique," he said.
An antique grinding wheel, used to
sharpen axes, chisels and other
tools, was offered for sale.
MEMBERS OF the Plymouth
Historical Society have held an annual
yard sale for the past several
years, Richard said. Proceeds support
historical society activities,
and are used primarily for the operation
of the museum at 155 S.
Main St. in Plymouth.
"We came closer to a sellout
than we ever have in the past," he
said. Saturday's sale netted just
over $1,700.
"Perfect weather" helped guarantee
the event's success
"Bright, sunny, warm but not
hot," Richard said. "A perfect
day."
Co-chairmen for this year's sale
' were Jacqueline and Jack Kenyon,
active members of the Plymouth
9 Historical Society.
"It was all volunteer help by our
members," Richard said. "We caU
it a success."
Remainders from the Plymouth
Historical Society sale won't just
gather -dust/They have been earmarked
for the yard sale at Geer
School
That sale, sponsored by the Geer
School Mothers' Clab, will be from
9 a.m. to % p.m Saturday and Sunday.
Oct M, at tha school, on
Plymouth Road ati Gotfredaon.
Proceeds will be used for the restoration
of Geer School, a ooe-room
•cboolhouse built in the lata l»th
Of the Plymouth Historical
Society intend to
holding yard
rt^r*s^r1ly in
"This Is an awfsl
Richard said. "Spring is a
time for yard sales '
(The Plymouth Historical Museum
is open 1-4 p m Thursday, Saturday
aad Sunday. For mora Information,
call 4M-M44.)
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Election highlights
child care issues
By Julie Brown
staff writer
Child care's an issue in this presidential
election, and that suits some
Plymouth-Canton people just fine.
Those involved in local day care
and preschool programs are pleased
that child care is in the spotlight.
They don't necessarily agree on
specifics of what's best for families,
but they are glad to see attention
paid to child care.
"I think it's a very positive step in
the right direction," said Marjorie
Palmer, director of the Gerber Children's
Center in Canton. "It's a necessity
that can no longer be ignored."
The Gerber Children's Center, a
preschool and children's center, offers
programs for children 12
months to 10 years old. The centers
are a subsidiary of the Gerber Products
Co.
"Being in this profession. I'm very
happy to see" discussion of child
care needs, said Palmer, an Ypsilanti
resident. She won't, however, base
her vote in November on child care
issues alone.
GERBER HAS examined proposals
put forth by this year's presidential
.candidates, she said. Employees
have been free to make their own
choices; the organization hasn't taken
a stand in support of one candidate
or the other.
"We feel we need to be child advocates."
Gerber staffers have provided
information to help parents make
informed decisions.
Palmer, the mother of 4-year-old
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twin girls, prefers tax credits as a
child-care measure. Such a move
would give working-class and middle-class
families a break, she said.
Palmer's pleased to see state and
local officials paying attention to
child care. Corporations are also
paying attention. Some provide onsite
day care while others offer child
care assistance as a benefit
"So there are a lot of different options
available out there." Employers
have found it's best to retain
trained employees, rather than hiring
replacements.
"I think they're realizing that it is
important," said Palmer. Her children
are at the Gerber Children's
Center with her.
Gerber operates a day care center
at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit
Officials there found such a center
helped them recruit and retain a
critical care staff, Palmer said.
"We will see tremendous changes
in child care."
THOSE CHANGES will improve
upon what's already available for
parents. Palmer said.
Elaine Yagiela, director of New
Morning School in Plymouth Township.
is pleased to see attention paid
to child care.
"I think there's a lot of parents out
there needing quality child care,"
said Yagiela. a North ville Townsiiip
resident.
Her school doesn't offer full-jftay
child care for preschoolers, but does
offer care before and after sehool
for children in kindergarten and up.
Such care has been offered for many
years at New Morning, a parent co-
7 think it's a very
positive step in the
right direction, it's a
necessity that can no
longer be ignored.'
— Marjorie Palmer
Gerber Children's Center
operative school for preschoolers
through eighth graders.
Yagiela supports such options as
on-site day care at work sites and
flexible work schedules. Such schedules
are offered for teachers at New
Morning School, many of whom
come to school with their own children.
Yagiela's children, ages 5 and 11,
were both "school babies" who came
to school with her. At New Morning
School, some parents have arranged
their work schedules to allow them
to share classroom time with their
children.
"I think kids need to be with their
parents." Yagiela most likely
wouldn't have continued working
outside the home if she couldn't have
been with the children.
Peggy Kalis, membership chairwoman
for the Plymouth Children's
Nursery in Canton, is pleased to see
child care become an election issue.
THAT COOPERATIVE preschool
offers programs for 3- and 4-yearolds.
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