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EAST JORDAN PUBLIC l.I;-.hPO BOX GKAST J OMANr.'iCHARLEVOIX COUNTY PRESSVolume 105, Number 5125 CentsFebruary 20, 1985But kids still like time offSnow causes havoc with area school districtsA not precisely expected four-dayholiday settled down over the countylast week. Snow in the roads keptrural people and their children athome. W e called around to see whatthey all were doing with this gift oftime." I ' m doing my income t a x , " saidsixth grade teacher Phil Goebel.'' Perfect tax time. I can sit down andget all my papers o u t . " He almostsounded contented.How about Lisa, Kim, and Katy,his three daughters? The answerwas, of course, sliding, snowmobiling, going down their hill on ajumper."They don't get bored at a l l , "said Goebel. " T h e y ' v e done a lot ofreading—logging their books for theRIF (Reading Is Fun-damental)program at school."Over at Wava and RichardDietrich's near East Jordan, therewas a different problem. WavaDietrich works, but not in school.She solved the problem of having tostay home with her children byhaving highschooler Kelly Arnottsubstitutefor her atJordanPharmacy.She said they were enjoying having " n o big d e a d l i n e s ! "The children, Darcie and Mattwere outside tunnelling through thesnow around the house." T h e plow goes by at 2:30 sothat's when we make our big escapeto go to the s t o r e , " she said.Closer in town Gerda Sherk waswaiting for the loader to clear outthe drive. In the meantime, theyhave shovelled t h e roofs, built" q u i n z h e e " snow huts, played theviolin, worked on a puppet theater,worked on valentines, somewhatover-optimistically, it turned out,and made cookies.Gerda Sherk said s h e hears a lotof " I ' m h u n g r y " from her two boysFrancis and Charles.Husband Chuck's comment aboutbeing snowed-in: " N i c e ! "Hans and Kate Kretschmann saidthey missed most of the snow, beingin Detroit during the week."Not so bad t h e r e , " said KateKretschmann. But Detroit's slushone day froze the next so that onehad to drive the car wheels carefully down deep parallel trenches.No way of turning out of them.It seems one Detroit womanwouldn't back up to let the ambulance coming the other way use thetrenches, resulting in her going tojail.Boyne City English and physicaleducation teacher Bob McCulloughsaid his children didn't have achance of getting bored. The classhad scheduled a trip to Greenfield Village. "It was one of thoseonce-in-a-lifetime t h i n g s , " he said.So the teachers and bus driveragreed to take the chance. "Apparently they made i t , " he said, comfortably stretched out at home.East Jordan English teacher,Maryanne Watkins reported her"holiday" thus: " I ' m caught up onall my papers, then my springcleaning which I haven't done fortwo years, then I sent out myChristmas cards (for the pastChristmas), and now I'm reading mynew 'Traveller' magazine, but I feelguilty!"It seems the snow days were aplus for everyone we could reach.We just couldn't reach the snowplow drivers.Boyne City school superintendentRich Kelly said their snow days donot have to be made u p . He explained that the state legislaturepassed a law last year that says thatschools with a contract with theschool stafffor no snow daymake-up will not have to complywith the 180 day requirement.Boyne has such a contract. By1987, however, Kelly said, allschools may have to complete 180days of classes, one way or another.In East Jordan the snowday issueis not settled while contract negotiations are going on.Boyne buying phones, OKs water,sewer to Division St projectBoyne City has joined the manywho are leaving the high cost ofphone rental when they agreed topurchase a new Executone phonesystem for 11,000 that will, according to City Manager RandyPrykberg, improve communicationand productivity after it is installedby May.The system will replace the phonesthat are currently being used withinthe city offices and will havetouchtone daillng, continuous redialing, memory and intercomfeatures.Executone has also agreed in theirbid to provide rapid response forservice calls to maintain the systemafter it is installed.Presently, the city is spending 170.00 per month for the rental ofphones from A.T.and T* and theyproject that the purchoase of phoneswill be saving the city money in thecoming years.The system will tie in all departments within the city hall, thepolice, fire and ambulance depart-ments, and the city garage.The city received twpotrier bids forphones, both in the 17,000 rangeand both for more than what the cityneeds, said Frykberg.The commissioners also approved aagreement with Boyne Park ViewLimited Partnership, the firm thatwill be building a 32 unit apartmentc o m p l e x on DivisionStreet,regarding sewer and water service.The developer will be building a750 foot watermain and sewer linesto serve the complex and will begiving them to the city as part of theFarm Home financing package thatthe developer has received to buildthe project.The city wanted to have a twelveinch water main rather than the sixinch main proposed by thedeveloper.In the agreement, the city will pickup the cost difference between thetwo sized mains providing that theextra cost does not exceed 10,000or the city's engineering estimate,which ever is lower.In addition, the city will be getting 14,400 in tap-in fees from thedeveloper, but as the area grows andother tap-ins are added to the 750feet of water main, the developer willbe reimbursed that amount over thenext twenty years.The commissioners also heard thefirst reading of a federally mandatedordinance that is intended toprevent any discharge into thesanitary sewer system of anyhazardous pollutants that coulddamage the system.Currently, only one manufacturingfirm is using substances that couldcause harm to the sanitary sewersystem. That firm has been workingwith the city, the DNR, and othersto determine if they are releasinganything into the system.All plants doing plating will becovered by the ordinance, which thefederal government is mandatingacross the nation. The BendixCourter operation is the only one inBoyne City, and it is a very smallpart of their operation, according tothe city manager.Rezoning requests okayed, deniedin Walloon VillageClearing snow off of roofs is more than a pastimeoccupation for those who wish to live here in the north, itis almost a necessity. During the last week, the area washit with about 30 inches of the white stuff that had to beshoveled off roofs before they caved in from the weight.So far this season, we have had over 100 inches of snow,and while not a record, it sure seems to come close whenyou look at all the places the snow has been piled to get itout of parking lots and sidewalks throughout the city.Kelly speaks up for localcontrol of schoolsWith the federal and state governments both making judgments aboutthe nation's schools, residents maywonder just what their school superintendent thinks about school inhis more philosophic moments.We asked Boyne schools' superintendent Rich Kelly for his views on,for example, the longer school yearthat the federal department ofeducation recommended." N u m b e r o n e , " he promptly responded, " w e need to make sure weare spending the present timewisely! I'm not against the longerschool year if the time is used toeveryone's benefit."He noted that time itself isn't allthere is to be considered. " T h e r e ' smore to being an educator than justshowing u p , " he said.There's a philosophical overtoneto Kelly's use of the word "educat o r , " which with him turns out toinclude everyone teaching or planning for the children's learning. Akind of unanimity in a word.Speaking of educators, what didhe think of home schools whereparents teach their own children?"If a family decides they want ahome school, they will have to havea tremendous commitment on theirpart," he said."If thoy d o , " he continued, "Ithink it's a good thing. We need astrong cooperation between parentsIand public school to make sureeducation h a p p e n s . "What about the idea of parents asaides in school?"I think it's excellent!" he answered- He explained that theelementaryschool has workedclosely with parents and maydevelop such possibilities further.His views about parental involvement came out even move emphatically when we asked him about thestate's proposal for school to includeclasses for four-year-old children."1 h a v e , " he said, " a very positive feeling toward the family unit,and want to keep it intact as long aspossible." In this regard, he likesthe co-op nursery schools, he said,in which fathers as well as motherstake turns helping out.At the other end of the stick, whatnbout adults as students in highschool classes?" G r e a t ! " he enthused, addingthat it would probably take awhilefor such an idea to feel comfortablefor everyone. As it is, of course,adults are now earning high schoolcredit in adult oducation eveningclasses.Kelly readily took on the questionof homework, probably speaking asmuch as a parent as a superintendent. He said homework as areinforcement of school instructionwas necossary.In addition, it required thestudent to set aside the time tostudy, he said. Learning to maketime for responsibilities prepares astudent for adult life.How much time for homework ishard to say, he continued. "Somewill do it faster than a n o t h e r . "Here again, these are things theparents need to work with the schoolon. Parents can help with homework. Working with the child can bevery beneficial, but not if the parentgives the answers, of course.Kelly didn't seem to be worndown by all the questions, so weasked a few more.What did he think of governmentrequired programs? He leaped atthat.They shouldn't mandate something and in subsequent years startwith drawing the funds, he said. Theschool gets very little financial aidnow.One example of fund cut-back hasbeen in special education. But another program, still supported, isthe federal government's Chapter Iremedial program in English andarithmetic. "It helps us verym u c h , " said Kelly.In general Kelly's belief is that aschool should not rely on government financial aid. He doesn't care[Continued on Page 6]A rezoning request for a multiplefamily housing project in thedowntown area of Walloon Villagewas turned down, while a request tobuild a senior citizens complex nextto the township hall was approved inaction by the Melrose TownshipBoard last week.The denial was granted afterseveral adjacent property ownersexpressed opposition to the project.Previously, the township planningboard had approved of the request.But at January's meeting of theCharlevoix" CountyPlanningCommission, the letters were heardand they recommended to thetownship that the request be denied.The land belongs to Alfred Hasswho was seeking permission to buildsome multi-family units on the 50foot wide property. Alfred Hass II,who was representing his father,told the board that the property'scurrent commercial zoning wouldnot allow him to make good use ofthe property.He told the board that a residential.Boyne City will have a public beach this summer, thanksto cooperative efforts of private and public sectors whichhave worked together to develop unified waterfronthere. DNR officials approved a compromise design forthe project at a meeting in Lansing last Wednesday withSenator Mitch Irwin; developer Rick Smith, and citymanager Randy Frykberg. Putting final touches on thedevelopment on the property wouldallow him to make a return on hisinvestment.The request for Walloon Associateswho are planning on building asenior citizens complex was okayedwithout too much debate as both theplanning and the county plannershad recommended approval.Arnold H u d s o n , representingWalloon Associates said that theproject would meet the setback[Continued on Page 6JPeninsula Beach project agreement were, from left,Irwin; Smith, general manager of the Harborage;Frykberg; and Dr. Ronald Skoog, director of theDepartment of Natural Resources. Construction is tostart early this spring and be completed by the 4th ofJuly.

"CHARLEVOIX COUNTY PRESS - February 20, 1986Chiara Lynn Leist becomes brideof Jon Alden Sims at Horton BayChiara Lynn Leist of Boyne City,daughter of Harry and Kathy Leist,became the bride of Jon Alden Simsin an afternoon wedding at t h eHortonBay UnitedMethodistChurch on February 2. Jon is the sonof Larry and Joan Sims, also ofBoyne City. Pastor Craig Adamsofficiated.Given in marriage by h e r parents,the bride chose an off t h e shouldergown in Julianna style with delicaterosette trimmed bodice, lace sleevesand a scalloped skirt over a laceunderskirt. She carried a bouquet ofdark pink roses, white daisies andcarnations and baby's breath. Awhite satin and lace veil adornedwith white daisies and roses com-pleted her costume.Mrs. Sims, the groom's mother,chose a royal blue street lengthdress; a n d mother of t h e bride, M r s .Leist, w a s dressed in a '/ lengthdress of teal blue.Serving as maid of honor forChiara was Toni Berry. She wasdressed in a skirt of pink and twoshades of maroon and a pink lacejacket, carrying a bouquet of lightpink roses, pink and white carnations a n d baby's breath.Curt Sims acted as best man forhis brother, and ushers were J a m e sLeist, brother of t h e bride, KarlKuzmik, and Jim Cook, brother ofthe bride.Soloist was Carrie Heniser ac-companied by Larry Sorkenn at thepiano.After a reception at Boyne CityLanes, hosted by the parents of thebride and groom, the couple left on ahoneymoon at Shanty Creek Lodge,and will make their home at 335ColUngs St., Boyne City.Attending t h e punch bowl andserving t h e wedding cake were thebride's aunts, Debbie Matthews andCatherine Rill.A rehearsal dinner was hosted bythe bride's parents at their home onFeb. 1st.Chiara is a 1984 graduate ofBoyne City High School and Jon isemployed by Central Engineeringand is a 1980 graduate of Boyne CityHigh School.hborswith Nancy Northup582-9174On Monday night tenants of Litzenburger Place enjoyed theirmonthly potluck, with the meat dish,sesame fried chicken, prepared byHousing Director Todd Soreson, t h ec h i c k e n p r o v i d e d b y t h e BoyneValley Lions Club.The Barn Dance a n d Auctionsponsored by Century 21 a n d t h eEaster Seals Society at t h e Knightsof Columbus on Saturday night wasa huge success with over 200 merchants a n d friends of t h e surrounding area attending. A great time wash a d by all a s t h e y e n j o y e d a funevening. It was a real change of paceafter all this snowy weather. Musicwas donated by t h e " B i t t e r s w e e tB a n d " of Petoskey, t h e Lyle Kowals k e family, a n d t h e H a r m e l i n gbrothers. There is much appreciation for t h e generous support of allas over 1300 was raised for the loancloset.G l e n a n d Vicki R o b e r t s a n ddaughter Rachel of Paw Paw werehere last week visiting h e r parentsSkip and Frank Cromp. While here,t h e y all w e n t to O d e n w h e r e t h e yenjoyed a double birthday partyh o n o r i n g R a c h e l ' s 3rd a n d K a n d iBrooks' 5th birthdays. Kandi is t h ed a u g h t e r of C h a r l e s a n d K a r y nBrooks of Oden.B a r b a r a B r e n n a n of C h a r l e v o i xspent last week a s a medical patientin t h e Charlevoix Area Hospital.J o y Brooks a n d d a u g h t e r SoniaC r o n n s p e n t a l o n g w e e k e n d inFreesoil visiting her sister Alice andFloyd Marcellus.A few t h i n g s g o i n g o n with t h eTrinity Pentecostal Church were apizza party at the home of Cindy andTim Markham for t h e young peopleon t h e w e e k e n d . On W e d n e s d a ynight the group had watched' 'The Hiding Place" with Corrie TenBoom on t h e VCR a t t h e h o m e ofHarley a n d Ann P a r k s . The Trinity's ladies group, t h e Joy Fellowship, enjoyed an evening at M r .Steak and last Sunday t h e Rev. Johnand Joyce Spohn and their daughterD e n e i l l e a n d Nick M o o s e e n t e r tained t h e Rev. Paul Wise and hiswife with a buffet at Shanty Creek.M y r t l e Schott of L i t z e n b u r g e rPlace spent a few days last week as amedical patient at Northern Michigan Hospitals.The Northern Slopes Farm Bureau m e t on Saturday night at t h ehome of Ed and Arlene Korthase.The topic for discussion was "GoodH e a l t h M a k e s Good S e n s e " . T h eprogram was followed b y refreshments and fellowship.M r . a n d M r s . F r a n k (Quinn)Potter were honored at their homeon South Barnard Road on Saturdaynight with family and friends shar-with Bea Smithing in celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. The party wash o s t e d by t h e i r s o n B a r r y a n d h i swife Lisa. Quinn is the sister of IreneSpeltz and Glenda Reinhardt.On Sunday afternoon Virginia andKen Blossie, Minnie Martin, andJean K o r t h a s e visited DorotheaSturm, Marie Wallace a n d LauraBrackett at t h e Charlevoix AreaHospital.C l a r e n c e Day r e t u r n e d to h i shome on Sunday after having spenta few days in the Charlevoix AreaHospital.Mrs. Beverly Savage and childrenof M u s k e g o n w e r e h e r e over t h ew e e k e n d v i s i t i n g h e r n i e c e Lindaand Bill Christensen and family.Linda and Fred Franchino spentParents' Day at Lake Superior StateCollege in Sault Ste. Marie, wheretheir daughter Lisa is studying andcheerleading.Cookinj'Aand parsley and bake about 3minutes. Check to see if fish is flaky,if not cook about one more minute.When you take t h e fish out, put theit!That I could prepare a meal in less frozen peas in a serving dish with athan twenty minutes like this. Thaw little butter and cook 3 minutes, stirout a fillet of fish, bake potatoes, and cook another 3 minutes. Thesebake the fish and cook frozen p e a s . foods all come to the table still hotFirst thaw the fish which takes about and delicious.Grandma would not believe that6 minutes, in t h e meantime scruband pierce the potatoes and bake she could put a m u g of water in thethem. It only takes 6 or 7 minutes mocrowave for less than two minminutes for 2 potatoes. Cover t h e utes and the water would be boiling,potatoes after removing them from ready for tea or instant coffee, andthe oven to finish cooking while you that the handle of the m u g would notcook t h e fish in a glass pie plate, be hot. Or that a plate of food couldseasoned with a little lemon juice be completely heated through andshe could pick u p the dish withoutusing a hot pot holder.I am convinced that microwavecooking is great for any size family.It is a boon for t h e working motherwho does not have time to spend theafternoon cooking dinner. It is idealfor a family of teenagers who eat atStarting February 11Born to M r . a n dodd times. Mother can cook ahead ofM r s . Carl ( P a m e l a )through month of Marchtime the things like lasagna, roasts,Hibbard of Millington,ham, turkey or mixtures for tacos orTennessee,Michelleenchiladas. The children can fix aR o s e a n n on F e b r u a r yplate and in a few minutes have aHOT WAX APPLICATION17. T h e i r first childcomplete meal, hot and delicious.with eachweighed in at 8 poundsMicrowave cooking is a new lifeheatactivatedand 3 ounces.style for a single like m e . I eat all ofpermanentwave.Grandparentsaremy leftovers now with relish and it isM r . a n d M r s . FloydWhen you call for anappointment,so easy to cook, store and heat in theO l d h a m of M e m p h i s ,tell us you read the ad In thesame dish. Since I bought my microTenn. and M r s . AdellCharlevoix CountyPress.wave it has become my favorite toy.Hibbard of Boyne City.There is no end to what can beprepared. Think of saving on thedishwashing alone when making hotchocolate without washing a p a n .J u s t heat the milk in a m u g , addinstant mix then some marshmallows; just like a party withoutthe work!East Jordan, MlOther ideas to save dishwashing536-2155are: Cook bacon on paper towels andWalter Freel, Pastora paper plate, it comes out crisp,Jody PiperJan HolleySunday Sctiool10:00 am drained and hot. Heat u p canned orMomlno Worwilp. 11:00 am leftover soup in t h e serving bow

Feb 20, 1985 · phone rental when they agreed to purchase a new Executone phone system for 11,000 that will, ac cording to City Manager Randy Prykberg, improve communication and productivity after it is installed by May. The system will replace the phones that are currently being used within the cit