Photo by Becky Uehling | Grant Tribune-SentinelMembers of the Western Sky Community Care Center (WSCCC) steering and fund raising committees stand with staff from Community Memorial Health Center (CMHC) in Burwell who took part in a recent town hall meeting in support of the planned nursing home to be built by Western Sky in Grant. Pictured are, Front row, l-r: Doris Olsen, WSCCC fund raising committee; Dr. Hugh Holmquist, medical director, CMHC; Tim Groshans, senior administrator, CMHC and consultant for WSCCC; Chris Loeffler, WSCCC steering committee; Renae Bottom, WSCCC steering committee. Back row, l-r: Dr. Tim Garner DDS, president of the board of directors, CMHC; Steve Loeffler, WSCCC steering and fund raising committees; Dennis Demmel, WSCCC fund raising committee; Genie Bishop, WSCCC steering committee; and Mark Bottom, WSCCC steering committee. Not pictured is Michelle Ross, WSCCC fundraising committee.
Town Hall provides vision for new nursing home
By Becky Uehling
The Grant Tribune-Sentinel
It was a night to envision the future on Monday, Oct. 17 at the second town hall meeting hosted by Western Sky Community Care Center in Grant. Approximately 110 people attended the event at the Perkins County Fairgrounds. Western Sky is working towards building a new $9.2 million elder care facility in the community.
The five member Western Sky steering committee was joined during the evening by project consultant Tim Groshans, senior administrator for Community Memorial Health Center (CMHC), the nursing facility in Burwell, along with two doctors from Burwell associated with CMHC. CMHC is serving as the fiscal sponsor for Western Sky until the organization secures a 501c3 designation by the IRS. The agreement allows Western Sky to begin fund raising now, according to steering committee member Mark Bottom.
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