Swiss Village celebrates 35th year (9/20/03)

Swiss Village in Berne will celebrate its 35th year in business today with a celebration service in the auditorium at 2 p.m., followed by an open house.

Swiss Village opened on May 27, 1968, and since then has grown into a first-class retirement facility for the elderly. The original 52-bed healthcare building has expanded numerous times.

The south resident building was constructed in September of 1971 and the west wing assisted residential area was completed in 1976. And from 1979-83, three more residential wings and the auditorium where added. Expansion has continued over the past twenty years, with more residential buildings added to the facility and the renovation of the administration buildings to add dining rooms, kitchen and activities space. A daycare was added in 2001 and is capable of serving more than 40 children.

Currently, Swiss Village has five different levels of care: Healthcare, dementia care, residential, assisted residential and independent living apartments and condos. Swiss Village provides direct care or services to more than 360 residents and 45 children. The not-for-profit organization is operated by a 10-member board of directors and employs over 300 people to help provide care to its residents.

WORKER COUNCIL MEETING

There will be a special meeting of the Employer-Incumbent Worker Council of the East Central Indiana Workforce Investment Board on Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. at Ivy Tech State College, room 532, 4301 S. Cowan Rd., Muncie.

The purpose of the meeting is to review the applications for endorsement of a Work Keys Vendor for the East Central Indiana Workforce Service Area by letter of reference. Members will also review the nominations for Alumni Award Nominees.

Contact Barbara Street at (765) 741-5863, ext. 101, or 1-800-483-2742, ext. 101, with agenda items no later than this Monday. Stephanie Goodman should be informed of attendance plans by Wednesday, Sept. 24.

NEW AUCTIONEER

Poneto resident Russell E. Hollingsworth II has joined the National Auctioneers Association and will specialize in the sale of consignment merchandise, collectibles, cars and musk equipment.

The NAA is based in Overland Park, Kan. and has roughly 5,800 other auctioneers around the world.

Hollingsworth works for Changin’ Times Auction Service, 3891 N. Ind. 1, Bluffton.

He recently completed the course of study at the Reppert School of Auctioneering, which is headquartered in Auburn.[[In-content Ad]]