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Senior citizens show
their artwork in fair
IN BRIEF
Compiled from Associated Press and
United Press International reports
By LILY ENG
Built out of sturdy wood and topped
off with a plastic cover to protect the
artwork from rain, the Golden Torch
booth on Main Street, looks like almost
any other stand in the Artists and Craf-
tsmen's Guild Summer Arts Festival.
The artwork featured in this booth is
not from the typical artist. It is made by
the residents of the Tessmer Care
Homes in-Ypsilanti. ,
MELODY WADE, an arts and ac-
tivity therapist, said 15 of the senior
citizen residents from three Tessmer
group homes participate in the fair.
Wade said the residents do not sell their
work tomake money.
"The monetary gain isn't great, but
a lot of them don't have hobbies and
creating the artwork makes them feel
good," she said.
Part of the money the senior citizens
make from the booth will go into a fund
for a trip to Chicago and the rest will go
to the residents who make the art
works. The senior citizens working in
the booth have an average income of
$35-$45 per month, not including their
fair income.
"ONE OF our artists is saving her
money for a winter coat, which is hard
to afford with only $35-a-month," said
Wade.
According to Wade, Golden Touch is a
non-profit rehabilitation organization
for senior citizens. The organization
first displayed its work in the festival
three years ago. They now travel to
other fairs throughout the country to
sell their art. Golden Touch was named
by its residents ina contest.
Steve Pollack, a case manager for
two of the three homes, said all of the
senior citizens have been patients at the
Ypsilanti Regional Psychiatric
Hospital. Under the Community Living
Facility for the Pschologically Im-
paired Program, the senior citizens
became residents of Tessmer Care
Homes where they care for themselves
under 24-hour'supervision.
"WE HELP them to help them-
selves," said Pollack.
According to Wade, the ultimate goal
of Golden Touch is to get people back
into the community. "Displaying at art
fairs is one of the ways to be a part of
the community," Wade said.
All of the artwork is handmade. One
of the displays is a bright red vest lined
with gold tatt, a handmade lace. The
lace is tiny with tightly curled rings
made of thread. According to Wade, a
72-year-old resident with arthritis han-
dcrafted the delicate artwork. One 68-
year-old resident designed moat of the
silkscreens for the tote bages and hand
etched cards.
"We keep the quality of the work
good. If there is one mistake, we start
all over," said Wade, who recounts how
they work up to eight hours to design a
single silkscreen.
The senior artists themselves
monitor the booth in three hour shifts,
which are scheduled according to their
health. Those who have heart problems
work later in the day when it is cooler.
According to Wade, the booth is doing
well this year. Last year they earned
enough money for the residents to take
a trip to Ontario.
With the Golden Touch booth planted
firmly on lot d-6 on Main Street, Wade
said she loves the people she works
with. "A lot of the stereotypes of mental
illness and geriatrics are not true,"
Wade said.
Labor Party scores
unofficial win in Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel - The Labor
Party outpolled Prime Minister Yit-
zhak Shamir's Likud bloc 44-41 in
voting for the 120-seat Parliament in
final but unofficial results reported
yesterday by Israel radio.
Labor and Likud both claimed
they could form Israel's next gover-
nment, but the close result was sure
to complicate negotiations on a
coalition.
Likud got a boost when late-
counted votes gave its ultra-
nationalist ally, the Tehiya Party,
an additional seat at Labor's expen-
se, the radio said.
Central Election Committee
spokeswoman Sarah Yitzahaki
declined to confirm the figures and
said the official result would not be
published beforeSunday.
Soviet planes intercepted
WASHINGTON - Two Soviet
Bear reconnaissance bombers were
intercepted by U.S. air defense
fighters off the East Coast on Wed-
nesday and were escorted south-
ward by relays of American war-
planes, the Air Force said yester-
day.
This was the second intercept of
Soviet military planes off the con-
tinental United States this month
and the fifth so far this year.
Air Force authorities do not
regard the episodes as threatening,
noting that they have occurred
repeatedly since the Soviets began
sending TU-95 Bear reconnaissance
bombers to Cuba in 1970.
Retired carpenter wins
$20 million lottery prize
NEW YORK - A retired Bronx
carpenter living on disability checks
yesterday won New York state's $20
million Lotto jackpot, the richest
prize ever awarded to a single lot-
tery player.
Venero Pagano, 63, said he did not
expect his new multimillionaire
status to change his life
dramatically and said he would con-
tinue to grow tomatoes in his back
yard.
Ohio will go for death
penalty in Coleman case
CHICAGO - The state of Ohio -
having the best chance at imposing.
the death penalty - will get first
crack at prosecuting alleged serial
slayers Alton Coleman and Debra
Brown, officials announced yester-
day.
Coleman and Brown, who were
arrested last Friday in a north
suburban park following a seven-
week crime spree that began with
the murder of a 9-year-old Wisconsin
girl, are suspects in the death of two
Ohio residents.
Olympic eagle grounded
LOS ANGELES - The climactic
eagle flight planned for the opening
ceremonies of the Olympic Games
has been yanked from the program
because of publicity over the death
of the bald eagle originally picked
for the performance.
An understudy, a golden eagle
named Fluff, had been trained to
replace the original star, Bomber,
but was dropped from the act Wed-
nesday because the controversy
could overshadow tomorrow's
pageant, organizers said. The bald
eagle - the national symbol - is an
endangered species in the Lower 48
United States.
FCC lifts station
ownership limit
WASHINGTON - The Federal
Communications Commission,
declaring its quest for media diver-
sity has been satisfied, sharply
raised yesterday the number of
radio and television stations that
any single firm may own. The agen-
cy also decided to lift the limit en-
tirely in1990.
Street battles rage
in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Rival
Moslem gunmen fought street bat-
tles in Tripoli yesterday for the four-
th straight day, inflicting heavy
civilian casualties as Prime
Minister Rashid Karami sought
Syrian help to quell the violence.
Reports on the casualty toll in two
days of heavy fighting ranged from
15 to 20 people killed and between 70
and 100 others wounded.
Security sources in the Lebanese
port city 42 miles north of Beirut
said the fighting between opposing
Moslem militiamen began Monday
with scattered sniping and escalated
Wednesday into a full-scale battle.
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FOUNDATION
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(Between State and Division)
Sunday Worship 9:55 a.m.
July 29: "Does Everything Work for
Good?" by Robert Wallace.
Childcare provided.
John Reed, Director; Janice Beck, or-
ganist.
Pastor and Campus Minister, Robert
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Associate Minister, Terry Ging.
LUTHERN CAMPUS MINISTRY -
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Robert Kavasch, Pastor
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