WEEKEND EDITION Friday, June 6, 2014
Serving Dowagiac, Cassopolis & Sister Lakes Volume 117, Number 109
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Six vineyards. Four breweries. One evening filled with wining, dining and donating. That’s what awaits visitors of the Lee Memorial Foundation’s third annual Wine and Beer Tasting, which take places from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Aug. 9 at Don and Vicary Blackmond’s sesquicentennial farm on Indian Lake. Like in previous years, the proceeds collected through ticket sales and sponsorships will go toward Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital. On Thursday, the six-person planning committee met at Indian Lake Golf Course to begin their preparations for the evening of giving and libations. The Foundation is currently looking for sponsors and volunteers to assist during the event, said Beth
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Wellness Center to expand hours By TED YOAKUM ted.yoakum@leaderpub.com
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Alternative Wellness Center owner Antonio Gonzales will be adding additional hours, and a new doctor, to the Dowagiac office.
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Timbers receives award for care
Cripe, development coordinator. “Funds raised this year will be used toward the hospital’s new capital campaign, which we’re calling ‘It’s About the Place We Call Home,’” Cripe said. “We’re raising money for digital mammography equipment, surgical tools, patient beds and hospital renovations.” The wineries participating in this year’s tasting are Round Barn, Tabor Hill, Lemon Creek, Cody Kresta, 12 Corners and Contessa Winteries; breweries will be New Holland Brewing Company, Round Barn Brewery, Saugatuck Brewing Company and Tapistry Brewery. Visitors will also be able to enjoy hors d’oeuvre provided by local restaurants. Live music will also be provided, courtesy
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Borgess-Lee Foundation kicks off preparation for third annual Wine and Beer Tasting By TED YOAKUM ted.yoakum@leaderpub.com
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After only four years of operation, The Timbers of Cass County is already receiving national recognition for the level of care for its 102 residents. Earlier this week, the Dowagiac nursing home and rehabilitation center received its first Commitment to Quality Award from the American Heath Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living. The program honors nursing care facilities that have implemented projects with that demonstrably improved the quality of care for its occupants. The Timbers received the award’s bronze level recognition, the first of three levels, for its yearlong efforts to prevent slipping accidents within its population, said Administrator Karen Schalte. “We designed a program
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Since opening the Dowagiac Alternative Wellness Center last August, Chiropractor Antonio Gonzales has been busy bringing his unique blend of traditional care adjustments with long-term rehabilitation to the people of Cass County. However, demands from his other office in Niles has caused him to spilt his
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focus between the two operations. At the moment, the Dowagiac branch, located above the downtown Chemical Bank on ComSpencer Wickey mercial Street, is only open on Tuesday and Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and
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