| Construction is set to begin on Providence Point
After years of planning and review, construction is set to begin on Providence Point. Scott Township commissioners approved the final development plan of Baptist Homes for Providence Point at their Jan. 23 regular meeting. Tom Swortzel, president of Baptist Homes Society, said that while a ceremonial groundbreaking was held in December, he expects construction on the continuing care retirement community to begin within a few weeks. "We were really lucky to find this much flat land in Pittsburgh," said Swortzel. "It's one of the highest points in the area, and the views are just beautiful." Providence Point is nestled on approximately 32 acres - adjacent to a 44-acre nature preserve protected by the Scott Conservancy. Providence Point's 257 independent living apartments and patio homes will be situated on over 30 acres surrounded by green space owned by Scott Conservancy.
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LOCAL AND AREA HAPPENINGS: W.C.Regan went to Peoria to visit his father who has been quite ill for some time. An evening of rare entertainment is assured to those who attend the Hedding College Glee Club concert to be given at the M.E.Church. Mr. and Mrs. P.N. Wallin are receiving congratulations of the arrival of a fine 10 lb. boy. Get one of those Emerson engines to do your pumping, washing and all the small chores on the farm; Dixson sells them. Miss Florence Fort and Mrs. Flora Salter are visitors in the big city by the Lake (Chicago). The combination of dampness and sudden changes in temperature which prevails in this locality furnishes ideal conditions for the development of croup in young children and it behooves parents to be on their guard against the ravages of this malady.
Fighting diabetes now for a better future
MILLIS - High school teacher Danielle Manion describes senior Samantha Fallon as part of a generation of "movers and shakers." With Fallon's senior project, "Diabetes: A Living Legacy," in mind, Manion describes how today's students are more globally perceptive compared to generations of past years. "For a long time we've had students who were great students, but not so interested in the world and making a change," says Manion, who teaches Fallon's TV Production IV class. "We have so many students trying to change the world, and Samantha is a great example of that." The reason thoughts of global awareness come to mind is that Fallon's documentary "Diabetes: A Living Legacy" takes on a personal issue, diabetes, and makes it a topic the public can relate to by putting it on film.
Three injured in Petaluma nursing home saw attack
A nursing home patient wielding a saw slashed a fellow resident, cut a worker and scraped a police officer Tuesday in a rampage that ended when he was subdued with a stun gun, authorities said. David J. Cooper, 53, of Petaluma was jailed on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a police officer at Sunrise Assisted Living after seriously injuring a woman who lived at the facility. Officers found the woman in the lobby with multiple head wounds when they arrived at about 1:30 a.m. Cooper was nearby with a wood-handled tree-trimming hand saw, said Petaluma police Sgt. Matthew Stapleton. As police closed in on Cooper, he threw a wheelchair down a stairwell at them and tossed his saw at an officer. Police fired bean bags and a Taser gun to subdue him.
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