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M-75 finally completed

Workers from Hodgkiss and Douma finished up the rebuilding ol M-75 Sooth Tuesday afternoon completing a summer long project that added sanitary, storm sewers and sidewalks from State Street to the cHy hmtts. The project has raised concern over future building projects with the dty by area business owners. They met with the City Commission Tuesday mght to express some of those concerns and hope the city does not alow major Irafldmg projects such as this to happen during the

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Charlevoix

_{Volume 112, Number 28}

_{September 11,1991}

County Press

35 Cents

Committee recommends 19 classrooms for BC

mem-bers heard a series of recommen-dations Monday night that an

Ad-hoc committee feels would eliminate the overcrowding the district might be facing in the future.

The recommendations include the building of 19 classrooms throughout the three schools with the greatest emphasis on building classrooms at the elementary school.

The Ad-hoc committee recom-mended 11 classrooms be con-structed at the elementary school with each room having movable dividers so the hoped for team teaching concept could be utilized. They also wanted to have one art room and one multi-purpose room to be used for music and physical education.

The recommendations also called for the moving of the fifth grade back to the elementary school so the additional concept of having a lower and upper elemen-tary system could also be brought iorward.

At the middle school, the recommendations included the building of three or four classrooms at the southeast corner of the school grounds. The new classrooms should have movable dividers in them to allow for team teaching. They further recommen-ded that if there was enough room at the site, to add additional boys and girls restrooms. The restrooms presently being used would be remodeled and brought

up to codes for handicapped use. They then recommended the portable classroom be removed from the playground area and the band be brought back to the school.

At the high school the

commit-tee recommended that two new

science rooms be constructed with adequate storage space between

them. They also suggested the current two science rooms should have the existing wall between them removed and replaced with a sliding or folding partition.

Their final recommendation was to build a pole type building for ex-cess storage on the school grounds so the storage needs of all three schools could be utilized by one building.

Chairman of the committee Jim Stackus said the recommendations are just that. He said the commit-tee started off with 21 members meeting almost weekly since the last election which turned down a board request for nine million dollars which would have con-structed a new middle school at the high school site and added classrooms at other schools.

Stackus said he was challenged to come up with a solution that would meet voter approval and would provide for the future growth of the school system which would provide for the same educational standards as the board wants for the students.

The group used quite a bit of in-formation from the school Facilities Utilization Study (FUS) committee, the administration of all three schools, the community, and the previous proposals.

Stackus said the plan, using the cost figure previously used by the school board would make the building program cost in the range of $&5 to $3 million dollars.

Board President Robin Hissong thanked the committee for coming up with the recommendations and said "It's exciting. Especially since the recommendations says to build 19 new classrooms.

Members of the audience weren't so sure the recommen-dation was the right idea saying that many areas of concerns were not considered. Still others said the ideas presented were just a start

News Briefs

Boyne City Schools will be holding their first Staff

Development meeting Tuesday, September 17th. The

middle school will be dismissed at 11 a.m. and the

elementary and high school will be dismissed at 11:15

ajm. There will be no afternoon kindergarten classes and

the morning kindergarten students will return home

with the older students.

The Charlevoix Chamber of Commerce announced

of-fice hours, address and telephone for its downtown

CJoordinator's office. According to Rod '-Benson; newly

appointed coordinator for the Chamber, the office will be

located in the Pine River Building. The phone number is

547-2273. The office will be open Tuesdays and

Thur-sdays from 10 am. to 4:30 p.m.

Two Boyne City Middle School teachers have been

selected to go to Georgia, Russia for nine days in

Oc-tober. Jim and Jean Bogetto received permissioh from

the Boyne City School Board Monday night. They will

be leaving in October.

towards solving the overcrowding problems.

Stackus added that the commit-tee new ft. was not going to satisfy all the wants and needs, but he felt the proposal is what the com-munity can and will support. He added later that he realized some sacrifices will have to be made in order to achieve the result.

Some members of the Ad-hoc committee expressed disappoin-tment because they did not attend some of the last open meetings where the recommendations were developed. One said the plan could not meet with her approval as she did not have the opportunity to provide any input when the decisions were made.

Others asked questions and in general, were supportive of the plan.

Superintendent Bob Nakonec-zny said after the meeting the best thing to come out of the recom-mendations was the bringing together of the lower and upper elementary schools to one location.

After a short recess where the board and the public discussed the merits of the proposal, the board went into the business at hand for their monthly meeting.

They heard the auditors report and accepted it, changed a part time kindergarten teacher to full time status as they added another kindergarten section, approved a bank loan from First Michigan Bank-Northwestern to pay for new school buses, announced a contract settlement between the district and the library supervisors and approved a sale of one of the school owned lots used by the building trades classes on Lewis Street to Frank and Connie Staler.

The Shalers have signed a con-tract with school to have the school construct a home for them using the building trades classes.

The board also approved the sale of their current building trades home that was constructed by the students between 1989 and 1991.

Board members heard the ten-tative school enrollment figures showing the student count was up by about 60 students through the three schools. Most of the increase is in the elementary school which is showing 606 students.

They then approved the changing of computer network cards to another type as the present ones are not working like they should. Nakoneczny said the firm which sold the school system

the network cards is buying them back for the original price.

Nakoneczny told the board and

the public the search for a new

high school principal is underway with many applications already received. He said the district should be making a recommen-dation as to the new principal by the end of October or early November. It is hoped the new principal would be able to start shortly after the principal position is offered.

See Schools/Page 6

H%h winds accompanied by tightening and 1 and 3/4 May residence on State Street as the limbs fell on the inches of ram m two hoars Me«dayiiightbnH«ht down house and a parked car breaking the windshield and trees throughout Boyne (Sty. Trees were uprooted in causing other damage to the home. Private and dty Veterans Memorial Park, hmbs were downed along crews spent much of the day cleaning up the limbs, State Street and Groveland. Several tree thnbs from a branches and trees.

Norway Maple were ripped off the trunk and fell at the

Boyne OKs Park St Construction

The construction season isn't over in Boyne City, even with the finishing up of the M-75 project this week. City Commissioners authorized the replacement of 1,700 feet of sanitary sewer and road replacement work on Park Street from Division to Cedar Street at their Tuesday noon meeting.

The low bid went to Harbor Springs Excavating at $99249.83

and includes the replacement of sanitary sewer as well as the repaying of the street. City com-missioners also authorized an ad-dition to the contract by adding curb and gutter at the intersec-tions for an additional $6\000.

The bid was dose to the estimate City Manager Randy Frykberg told the commissioners. He added later that is was about »10000 lower than the second

bid-der of three who submitted bids forthework.

According to engineers from the Wade-Trim Engineering Group, the work is supposed to start before the end of the month and should be completed in 10 working days later. The work has a scheduled completion date with penalties if not completed within the time allowed.

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY PRESS-September 11,1991

Obituaries

IRMATOWNSEND

Irma Townsend, 104, of Petoskey, died Sept. 4, 1991, at Borta Health Care of Petoskey.

Funeral was Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Stone Funeral Home. The Rev. George Smith officiated and burial was in Boyne Valley, Cemetery, Boyne Falls.

The former Irma Snyder was born Oct. 9, 1886, in Chandler Township, Charlevoix County, the daughter of Jacob and Orpha Snyder.

She grew up in Chandler Town-ship and attended school there.

She married William Townsend

in Charlevoix County. The couple made their home in Chandler Township where they owned and operated their own farm. Mr. Townsend preceded her in death on Aug. 15,1956.

Mrs. Townsend had been active in church affairs in Chandler Township, had taught Sunday school and played the piano. She also was the Chandler Township treasurer for many years.

Survivors include several nieces, and nephews.

The family suggests memorials to a charity of choice.

LAURA KUNKLE

Laura Kunkle, age 97, of East Jordan, died Tuesday, September 10, at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sep-tember 13 at 2 pjn., at the Paullin Funeral Home in East Jordan. Reverend David R. Downton of the East Jordan Presbyterian Church will be officiating with in-ternment following at the Sunset Hill Cemetery in East Jordan.

Mrs. Kunkle was born on August 11,1894, in Denmark, the daughter of Niels and Marie (Knudsen) Hansen. She canie to the United States at the age of 18 in 1912. She moved to East Jordan in 1977 from Detroit. She married Otto Smith in Omaha, Nebraska in 1918. He died in October of 1918 as a soldier in World War I. In 1924, she married Floyd Kunkle in Grand Rapids. He died in Decem-ber of 1973.

Mrs. Kunkle was past president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars

Auxilliary in Detroit. She was a deacon of the Monteith Memorial Presbyterian Church in Detroit and a past president of the womens' organizating of the chur-ch.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in East Jor-dan. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting and gardening.

She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law Eveline and Hugh Gidley of East Jordan and a son and daughter-in-law John and Edith Gregersen of Boyton Beach, Florida. Five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren.

She was proceeded in death by seven brothers and sisters.

Friends may call at the Paullin Funeral Home from 7 to 9 pjn. Wednesday, i0 to 9 pjn. Thursday and 10 ajn. until service time on Friday. Memorials may be given to the First Presbyterian Church in East Jordan or Grandvue Medical Care Facility.

Boyne City was wdl represented at GirFs State this past summer when Annette Kntpe and Michelle PittigHo went to Central Michigan Univer-sity for the program. They were sponsored by the members of the American Legion AnxiDiary. Standing with the two last week when they presented a program on Girls'State is chairperson Peg Crozier.

Alward receives Mary

Kay award for top sales

among more than 25,000 women who participated in the "Winners Wonderland" seminar held recen-tly in Dallas, Texas by Mary Kay Cosmetics. She received a Circle of

Achievement Award for sales of over $300,000.

To accommodate the number of attendees, four seminars were held back-to-back as the company honored its' best salespeople.

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Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Stackus

Wedding

on the waterfront

Linda L. Wilber and Scott E. Stackus were joined in marriage on Saturday, August 31. Rev. Milton Walls performed the wed-ding rite in a later afternoon ceremony aboard the sailing yacht,

Night Moves, owned by Mr. and

Mrs. Bill Hawkins. The Voyogeur dock in Boyne City provided the serene, waterfront setting for this lovely occasion.

The bride is the daugther of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wilber of Petoskey. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stackus of Boyne City.

The bride wore a tea length white dress with an overlay of white chantilly lace, adorned with pink rosebuds. The neckline was sweetheart styled and the puffed sleeves came to the elbow. The final compliment was a bouquet of pink sweetheart roses and ferns, carried by the bride. The dress

was designed and sewn by the mother of the bride.

Salli Hawkins was matron of honor. Bill Hawkins was the best man. Aaron Stackus, son of the groom, and Amber Stackus daughter of the bride and groom, also served as unofficial attenden-ts.

Chosen music was Time In A

Bottle by Jim Croce.

A reception was held on shore on the lawn immediately following the ceremony.

The wedding trip was spent participating in the Red Fox Regatta aboard Night Moves.

The groom is a graduate of Boyne City High School and is em-ployed by Hawkins Brothers, Inc. The bride is a Petoskey High School graduate and is employed by J.C. Penney in Petoskey. The couple plan to make their home in Boyne City.

Art council begins 91-92

membership campaign

Following a highly successful concert series this past year, the Crooked Tree Arts Council begins its membership campaign for its 1991-92 CONCERT SERIES. Ap-pearing in the new series are three widely diversified artistic groups:

Robert Guralnik, Pianist - Sun-day, September 29, 1991 at 4:00 pin. in his program call Tonight Franzliszt" - costumed as Liszt in his final years and with full stage set, Guralnik portrays the com-poser at his most outrageous, playing as part of the drama many of Liszt's greatest piano pieces.

Ann Arbor Dance Works - Sun-day, November 10, 1991 at 4.-00 p.ra. - A dance company whose repetory bridges the styles in the tradition of Martha Graham, Jose Limon and other innovative dance stylists.

Singing Boys of Pennsylvania -Saturday, March 4, 1992 at 8:00 pjn.Young artists aged 10 to 14 -whose performing repetoire in-cludes sacred and secular classics, selections from opera and musical theatre, and a rich assortment of

American folk music

The CTAC Concert Series will be offering three choices of series tickets - Basic Patron and Family. The Basic series consists of the 3-concert program with unreserved seating for $25. The Patron series at $40, features the three programs and includes seating in the reserved section as well as admitting patrons to the Af-terglows with the concert artists. The Family tickets at $60 admits parents and all their children to all three concerts in the unreserved sections.

The Tonight: Franz LiszT and Singing boys of Pennsylvania programs will be held in the Mc-Cune Arts Center while the Ann Arbor Dance Works will appear in the new Petoskey Middle School Auditorium. All concert halls are barrier-free.

For further information or if you haven't as yet been contacted by a Concert Series sales represen-tative, please call the Crooked Tree Arts council office at 3474337 to reserve your series ticket.

REQUEST FOR

AUDIT PROPOSAL

The Board of Commissioners, Charlevoix County is soliciting proposals for an audit of its financial statements for the year en-ding December 31,1991.

The audit is to be completed by April 15,1992 and is to include all funds.

This audit is to be performed in accordance with generally accep-ted auditing standards and must include tests of the accounting records of the County of Charlevoix and other procedures that are considered necessary to express an unqualified opinion that the financial statements are fairly presented. Procedures must include tests of documentary evidence supporting transactions recorded in the accounts and may include tests of the physical existence of in-ventories, direct confirmation of receivables and certain other assets and liabilities by correspondence with selected individuals, creditors and financial institutions.

Please direct any questions or correspondence to: Jane E. Brannon, County Clerk, County Building Annex, Charlevoix, MI 49720.

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Neighbors

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The East Jordan High School class of 1935 held its 56th reunion with a delicious lunch at the Jor-dan Inn on Saturday, September 7. Thirty-nine were present, of which twenty were original class mem-bers. The group was especially pleased with the attendance of two former teachers, Mrs. Lydia (Perkins) Sheldon of Midland and Mrs. Alice (Faunce) Wheaton of Harbor Springs. AH enjoyed a wonderful time of reminiscence and taking pictures. Among those attending, other than those from the local area, were: Gertrude (Sidebotham) Winkel of South Haven, Marcella (Muma) Hardy of Kalkaska, Jack Bowman of Gaylord, Louise G3eyer) Foltz of Petoskey, Ruth (Clark) Maelstrom of Iron River, Oscar Ward of Charlevoix, Einer Olstrom of Okemos, and Betty (Vogal) Slade of Grand Rapids. Everyone reported a good time and plans are in the making for another reunion next fall.

Anne Jenkins spent a short week over the Labor Day holiday in Traverse City with her daughter June and James Morey and family. On Friday, all enjoyed a picnic and swimming in Lake Michigan. On Tuesday, they toured the State Hospital Museum.

Maxine Hough of East Jordan was among those attending the 12th annual Northwest Michigan Senior Olympics held at the Traverse City Civic Center on Friday. She took first place in her age group in the freestyle, back stroke, and side stroke swimming events. She also was the only woman competing, in the half mile swimming race event, finishing in 21 minutes and 32 seconds and won! It was a proud and happy Maxine who went home with 4 Blue Ribbons!

Ella Nulph was surprised (and enjoyed) an open house last Satur-day at her home in celebration of her 90th birthday. The party was given by her daughter, Linda Ar-no, her brother.'Melvin Clute, and Barbara Weiss. Many friends and relatives gathered around to share in this special time, including Ella's namesake, her niece, Ella Marie Neceria of California! A family dinner followed the party.

Belated "Congratulations!" go out this week to Mr. and Mrs. Ar-thur Davis of Lincoln Park, who observed their 50th wedding an-niversary on August 30,1991!

Antoinette Gunerson, Carrie Howe, and Alice Reid of East Jor-dan, were the luncheon guests on Friday at One Water Street of their son in law, grandson, and son (respectively), Sam Reid and wife Gail of Alanson. The gathering was in celebration of Sam's birth-day.

Gordon Yahr and wife of Battle Creek were here for the weekend visiting his mother Ruth Yahr and other relatives.

Alverta and Quinton Monroe of Royal Oak accompanied Marion Gartleman home on Saturday from Romeo, where she had spent the past week visiting friends and relatives. The Monroes returned to their home on Sunday.

Leslie Boe, Judy Shiotelis, Betty Adgate, B. J. Zell, and Jewel

Bryan all enjoyed lunch and golf on Mackinaw Island this past Wed-nesday.

The Dave Johnstons of St, Johns and Cadillac area recently spent the afternoon with the Oral Sutliffs and the Kevin Fitzpatricks.

An anonymous but gracious, and talented lady, and also the mother of five "pranksters" celebrated her "39th" birthday on-ce again, on September 7. She and her husband and three of the five, her twins sons of Gladwin and Midland, her daughter from local area, and her first great gran-dchild, 12 year old Nicole of Midland, enjoyed dinner at the Argonne 'Supper Club in Charlevoix. Caught up in the celebrating mood, Nicole slipped away from the table and let the establishment know of the, special event and the serenading of "Hap-py Birthday" from the staff was soon heard, along with a lighted candle atop of a mound of pepper-mint icecream for the honoree! The family all enjoyed a beautifully decorated cake and ice cream at home with the forever young birthday lady receiving many cards and gifts and phone calls from family and friends unable to be here.

There was a good turnout on Sunday afternoon for the annual Presbyterian Church picnic at Whiting's Park and all enjoyed games, a variety of potluck dishes and barbequed chicken.

Evelyn Stocker of Kalamazoo and Florida is here vacationing and visiting her daughter, Dorothy Crandell and family.

A. C. and Versa Fineout have been enjoying the week as honored dinner guests of many friends and relatives in observance of their 60th wedding anniversary. On Sunday, the Fineout's children who are in the area, hosted a pre-anniversary dinner for their parents at an area restaurant, and on Wednesday, September 11, the actual date of their anniversary, they'll be honored again! Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Fineout!

LUl Cikalo and Florence White left on August 27, for Livonia where they spent the night with Florence's son, Donald. On the following day, they were picked up by Florence's brother, David Wren and wife Betty of Westland. They journeyed on down to Lily, Ken-tucky to join in a family reunion held at the home of their sister, Lucille Hilon. *There was a large tent and tables set up for the many relatives who came from other points of Michigan, many areas of Kentucky, Baltimore and Oxen Hill, Maryland. The oldest present was 87 and the youngest was 2 weeks, of the approximately 70 family members. All enjoyed lots of good southern cooking and a good time. Lill and Florence retur-ned on September 4.

Scores from the Boyne City Senior Bingo for September 5, 1991. Regular-June Russell. Special-Violet Mueller and June Russell. Regular-Mary Town. Special-Bonnie Bknchan. Regular-Violet Mueller. Special-Evelyn Stebbin. All games were called by LyleBlanshan.

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Opinions

On the mark

We applaud the efforts of the Ad-hoc committee that was

challenged to come up with a plan to end the overcrowding of

the Boyne City Schools.

While the recommendation of the group does not satisfy

everyone, it does show considerable thought as to what the

school system needed and what the community could afford.

Perhaps the most important thing about the

recommen-dation is that the group wants to see the elementary school

students at one location, which we think is the proper place.

Students in the fourth and the fifth grades should not have to

associate with the older middle school age children. Children

mature soon enough, without having the added pressure of

older children.

The cost factors of the recommended plan still have to be

worked out, along with many other details that probably

were not considered important to the scope of the

recom-mendation, but that is really the job of the school board and

administration, not those of the Ad-hoc committee.

Now the ball is in the hands of the school board to either

follow the recommendations, come up with their own plan, or

throw out the ideas of the committee and do nothing.

One of the many things the board will have to consider is

whether or not the growth the district has seen in the past

few years will continue.

If it does, then the board should consider the

recommen-dations and start working to get the issue approved by the

See Opinions/Page 7

Letters

Think before we act

Editor!

I read your article in the Opinion section regarding 9-1-1. I would lfke to voice my opinion.

Yes, I think 9-1-1 should seriously be looked into but NOT in a negative way. Yes, our phone bill may increase $.47 or maybe as high as $£0 per month. Its cheaper than a candy bar or package of gum and it can saves lives! Its hard for me to believe that anyone would complain about the slight increase in our monthly phone bfll for the service 9-1-1 will render.

It 'will raise our taxes? With the different article I have recently read in the area news papers I have not heard that taxes will be raised. I understand that there is some type of government funding to put 9-1-1 on track and usually IF two counties were to share the expense (Charlevoix & Emmet) then resorting to a tax hike isn't necessary.

Yes, larger municipal cities, like Traverse City, have 9-1-1. Antrim County wants to make 9-1-1 available but I understand phone lines will cross and East Jordan, Boyne Falls and perhaps Boyne City would be involved due to the cross over of lines. Yet, IF Charlevoix and Emmet made 9-1-1 available then the 9-1-1 line would pick up those counties and the calls wouldn't go into Antrim.

Let's just say that 9-1-1 did take in the above towns and their phone bill did go up $.50 per month. I think we all donate at least $.50 or more per month to some worth

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Remembrances

Before the invasion of lamprey into Lake Charlevoix, strings of whttefish like this were the rewards of faithful fishing. The notation on this photo says that Mr. and Mrs. Orivs caught 350 whttefish during the spring of 1945 in the South Arm.

Maybe now that our waters have been treated to kill the lamprey larve, fishermen can once again have this catch of the day. If yon any old photos of the surrounding area, bring (hem so we can feature it in our Remembrance section.

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while cause. IF it saves just one life its worth every penny. Also, these residence don't have to dial 9-1-1. The people in Boyne Falls, East Jordan and Boyne City can continue to call their local police agency and ambulance service. Just because 9-1-1 is available that doesn't mean the local police department is going to eliminate their dispatch department.

I think 9-1-1 is great for everyone and I feel the sooner the better. IF a child needs help they know all they have to dial is 9-1-1 and someone is going to help them. Even a very young child can learn to dial 9-1-1 but looking a number up in a phone book maybe somewhat more difficult I think 9-1-1 is great for the senior citizen. Sometimes when an accident oc-curs they are so upset that trying to recall the correct number is almost impossible but dialing 9-1-1 and receiving help may be easier. You might guess by now that I think 9-1-1 is great for anyone and everyone.

I believe your statement stating that 9-1-1 should be looked into fur-ther is the right way to go BUT in a negative way. There are to many pluses and not enough minuses.

IF only one life is saved per year with 9-1-1 it's worth the increase in the monthly phone bill. Just maybe that life being saved will be YOU or maybe ME.

Sincerely, MaryLMacNaughton

See Letters/Page 7

Jottings

' BYJIMSIIRAR ^ S

School has started again, and maybe it is time that we should all be thankful that the kids aren't running all around the house, tracking in mud, sand, and whatever. Of course I don't have to clean up the mud and the sand, but usually, I get to clean up the whatever.

Only in my case, the whatever is probably caused by none other than myself. I say it is due to being pressed for time moving from one project to another that I never clean up the mess, but the other side says it is just because I have never learned how to clean up, period.

I also say that is the reason why my desk is always overflowing with stuff that I might be able to throw away someday, if I can ever get time to clear the thing off.

Now, I will admit that I usually pick up the tools, move the saw horses or some of the large things that would be in my and others way, but invariably, I miss the final sweeping of the sawdust, the picking up of the paper from the pane work, or the paint scrapings off the windowsills.

Perhaps it is because I don't think the clean-up is as important as getting the work completed and on to the next job.

Interspersed between all of the work is all of the many other projects I have to do each day, like going to the coffee shops, the har-dware stores, and just plain day-dreaming.

To me, those are the really portant things. At least more im-portant than sweeping up the dust or hauling out the trash.

Among some of the many other projects yet to be completed before the snow flies, is some remodeling work to the deck. I have only been working oh that project for the past three months. To soo for it to be completed as you have to think about what you are going to do before you go out

and do it.

I envy those people who can start a project and work at it through completion all in one or two days. A job like that would take me a few days, maybe even a few months.

I will says I do know a cure for those types of projects and that is to hire it done. If I did that, then I know it would be done right, com-pleted on time, and while it might cost more, look 100 percent better

than if I did it myself.

But it is a little bit like my father's projects. In his case, it was a can of oil for most things. If it squeaked, oil it, if it required taking it apart, then you called someone to clean it up after you spent an hour oiling it to try to make it work.

I was the one who got the call to fix the oiled item and had to spend a hour or so cleaning off the oil so the machine could be fixed.

That is where I think I learned my machanical ability. I was forced into it by my dad.

Sounds good, doesn't it. Maybe I can blame all of my carpentry work that doesn't fit, is out of square, out of round, or out of anything on him.

After all, he is not around to defend himself. But I am sure I could find several others who do remember and would chew me out for bringing it up in the first place.

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No N«ghgees - Just Shut Up

At ease, comrades. Never mind flitting around in flimy negh'gees, remembering to play moony music, light candles to rekindle romance. Forget "Tell" part of Show'N Tell too; another old marital advisory, telling your par-tner alii and honestly, is also out. Realism - sit down, shut up, hold on - is in, Better for relationships. But is it more fun now?

Dr. William Nagler, psychiatrist and communication expert, lays out these ideas in a new book, "The Dirty Half Dozen: Six Radical Rules to Make Relationships Last". He bases his rules on 30 years of relationship studies plus personal experience, both of which showed the old ideas to help better relationships often just badgered them to death.

His very first rule is to throw out romance. It dies early in marriage according to him. So leave it alone. Prod it no more. As he explains it, this makes good sense.

"You can't entertain each other forever," he says. "You just have to be together."

Don't try to fight fair either. But hang on there a minute. Don't get all revved up, start lining up old grievances for a free-for-all match. Nagler doesn't go for fighting -period. Give up, give in before the battle, he advises. He says most stuff isn't worth fighting about.

He's right, or course. But it seldom comes to mind when feeb'ng outraged, put upon, and fairly bursting to unleash a boatload of grievances.

The next presents even more of a challenge for women: don't insist on talking about everything. With the sticky subjects that you feel you have to air, go easy on honesty. Nagler sees honesty in a relationship as highly overrated.

This fourth, related to the previous, explains same (to Nagler's satisfaction at least). He says don't always tell the truth because h not only calls for total honesty but infinite tact, both of which most folk can muster little

of.

Contrary to earlier reams of literature published preaching otherwise, not to mention its authors expounding at great length on the talk shows and the lecture circuit, Nagler advocate not pooling money, then letting the most money-wise control it. Whoever controls the money, con-trols the relationship, he insists. Both partners need to have money . of their own, and to pay a fair

share of the expenses.

The final rule - don't worry about things you think are impor-tant, just the little things - seems odd if not impossible taken along. But he further explains that it's the little things, day-to-day niggling stuff, that adds up and can do in a relationship. Could be he's right. Still, trying to forget big worries is akin to trying to ignore a St. Bernard with a paw on your chest.

Nagler's tone is strong, con-fident, in his book (bold face print helps too), reassuring readers that he knows what's best for them. Explaining he tried to save a per-sonal relationship with the old rules and couldn't, made these rules as a result of it, strengthens his case as well.

In spite of the fact that all his rules are negatives, a half dozen doughty "don'ts", some of which go against the nature of women, he does help them some by discoun-ting the possibility of reviving romance after marriage. This avoids setting up romantic scenes, donning unbecoming costumes for the settings, flimsy negligees for instance. They not only turn noses blue on chilly days but poorly hide bulges that pregnancy, passage of time, gravity, and gravy, put on. So it's an improvement there, no doubt about it.

Still, with limits on what we can discuss, we're not having fun yet, likely one of the subjects Nagler considers needn't be aired. Never mind. We need to burn negligees now anyway, before reviving romance comes back in.

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Charlevoix Area Hospital General Campaign Chairman Dr. Jeffrey Por-ter deft) shows the hospital design plans to Hbert Kaiser, IrKiustrial Gif-ts Chairman, and John Dixon, Medusa Cement Plant Manager. Medusa announced a $125,000 pledge to the campaign this week This is the largest industrial gift received thus far. '

Medusa pledges $125,000

to hospital campaign

Medusa Cement Company swept the Charlevoix Area Hospital campaign to the $775,000 mark this week with a pledge of $125/)00.

According to John Dixon, Medusa Plant Manager, the pledge which will be paid over the next five years, was made because, "We felt Charlevoix Area Hospital is a vital asset to our community and Medusa is proud to be included among its strong supporters."

General Campaign Chairman Dr. Jeffrey Porter thanked Dixon and Elbert Kaiser, who is the recently retired Medusa Plant Manager and is serving as In-dustrial Gifts Chairman for the campaign. "We are so pleased with this gift," Porter said. "A gift of this magnitude is gratifying to all of us working on the campaign and gives new motivation to us as we move over the halfway mark

toward our goal."

Meanwhile, design of the new surgical addition and remodelling of the Obstetrics Unit are moving ahead with meetings between the architects, medical staff, ad-ministration, and board. In an ef-fort to alleviate the crowded con-ditions for patients waiting for emergency treatment and those being admitted, the business office of the hospital has been moved to the new annex building at the rear of the hospital off Park Avenue. This will temporarily provide space for a larger waiting and ad-mitting area until construction is completed a couple of years from now. Anyone with business to transact on a patient account is urged to go directly to the Annex Building to be served between the hours of 7 am and 4 pm. Parking is available closeby.

Child care provider

meeting scheduled

An Informational Meeting will* be held for anyone interested in becoming licensed as a child care provider or for those already caring for children. Topics to be discussed will be licen-sing/registration; business aspects of day care; appropriate develop-mental toys and activities; guidan-ce and discipline; safety, health and nutrition; contracts and parent/provider communication

and marketing. This meeting is free to those attending and will be held on September 21,1991, 630 -900 pm., in the Community Room at'the City Hall, Petoskey. Pre-registration is required. Please call the 4C Council for location and to register at 1-800*784951. A grant from the Michigan Department of Social Services has made it possible to offer this informational meeting.

Coast Guard auxiliary

offering boating class

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 1602 will offer a class in "BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP". This is a 6 lesson, elementary course, which will help you give a broad level of basic knowledge and skills; and can help you operate a vessel more safely.

The course consists of 6 classes which will be held on Mondays,

and on Thursdays.

They will be weekly, starting Monday, September 16 at 7.00 -900 pjn. at the Charlevoix Middle School. Books, study guides and exam will cost $16.00.

Advanced registration is requested. Course size is limited. Call Bill Reddig at 347-8962 or Roger Tyrrell at 536-2417 for in-formation or to register.

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SOUP

I came upon this old adage the other day. "Character is like good soup; it's usually home made."

The soup that I made today might not have much character, but it sure was good. I went to the refrigerator to see if I had anything to eat. It looked sad. I had a bunch of fresh medium sized carrots from the farmer's market and decided to have them, maybe with a couple slices of left-over meat loaf. After checking what else I had, I decided to make soup.

MYSOUP So into a saucepan went the 2 slices of meat loaf 4 small carrots, sliced 1 medium potato, cubed 4 green onions 1 stalk of celery 1 beef bouillon cube

Water to cover well. Cook until just a little bit tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Then add these,

LITTLE DUMPLINGS V* C. biscuit mix

Just enough water to make a thick batter. Mix and add to simmering soup with a teaspoon. Cover and simmer on low for 15 minutes.

You might want to add a little salt and pepper to the soup, although the bouillon cube is salty. Carrots like pepper even a very little cayenne; so anything goes when making soup. If I had left-over broccoli, peas, or green beans 1 would have added some of them. My meat loaf had a touch of garlic in it and had a little catsup on top which made a good flavor to the soup. So taste and enjoy. The above amount made 2 good size servings and could be stretched to three.

This next recipe is a good main dish; another easy soup to make using quick barley.

BEEF BARLEY SOUP

% lb. ground beef

2Vz C. cold water

1-(14 oz) can stewed tomatoes (cut up)

% C. sliced carrots % C. sliced mushrooms V» C. quick barley 2 Cloves garlic (minced) 1 1 dried oregano Salt and pepper

Vz lb. Velveeta Cheese spread, cubed.

Brown meat in large saucepan; drain. Stir in water, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms, barley and oregano. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or until barley is tender. Season to taste. Stir in Velveeta until melted. My daughter, Gloria makes this onion soup. She says that she makes it to impress her friends who do not know that she can cook.

SOUP A I/ONION 3 medium onions, thinly sliced 4 T. butter (divided)

IT. flour 2 C. consomme 4 C. water

lh C. boiled milk

Salt and pepper to taste.

•A to '/2 C. grated Swiss cheese or V2 C. grated Parmesan cheese 6 slices dried French bread Cook onions in 2 tablespoons of melted butter in heavy skillet until slightly browned. Sprinkle with flour and cook over low heat until golden, but not dark brown. Add consomme and water; bring to a boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Simmer gently 20 minutes, uncovered. Add milk. Season. Pour into casserole or din-ividual bowls. Place slices of bread on top. Add salt and pepper; sprinkle with remaining melted butter and cheese. Brown quickly under broiler. Watch closely. Ser-ves 4 to 6.

Now, if you want to do a little impressing on your own, you can make this posh cold soup while we still have fresh cucumbers on the market.

WHITE GAZPACHO 3 cucumbers

1 clove garlic or 1 small onion 3 C. chicken broth

2 C. sour cream 1C. plain yogurt 3 T. white vinegar , It.salt

White pepper. Garnish for serving: Chopped tomato, parsley, scallions, toasted almonds (sliced.)

Remove seeds and peeling from cucumbers. Place in blender on "chop" with garlic or onion and chicken broth. Whisk in sour cream and yogurt. Stir in seasonings. Refrigerate. Yield: 8 servings. Serve this ice cold soup in chilled bowls with garnishes. From Olive B. Mount—Islanders Cook For Company."

S C H O O L LUNCH MENUS

Week o f 16-20 BOYNE CITY

Monday: Hot beef sandwich or hamburgers, mashed potatoes &

) gravy, or broccoli, pears

Tneaday: NO LUNCH

| Wednesday. Nachos & ground beef or hot dogs, cauliflower w/cheese sauce or corn, fruit choice

, Thmday: Pizza or fish stix, cole slaw or buttered peas, apples 'Friday: Chicken patties or cheeseburger, mashed potatoes &

L gravy, green beans, peaches

BOYNE FALLS

, Monday. Taco w/soft or hard shell or hot dog, seasoned rice, ' retried beans topped w/cheese, pineapple

Tuesday. NO LUNCH

I Wednesday. Chicken pot pie or pizza, carrot & celery stixs w/cUp, sliced peaches, Sept, B-Day cake!

k Thursday: Sajad bar or chicken nuggets w/dip, seasoned French fries, fresh fruit

k Friday. Cheeseburger or pita pocket, turkey & lettuce, buttered P corn, assorted fruit

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Boyne City

2 MEDIUM PIZZAS

WITH ANY TOPPING OF YOUR CHOICE*

2-1601.

SOn DRINKS

2 CRAZY BREADS

Plus Tax (TWO 4-PIECE ORDERS)

2 LARGE PIZZAS

WITH ANY TOPPING OF YOUR CHOICE*

2-3201.

S O n DRINKS

2 CRAZY BREADS

Plus Tax (TWO 4-PIECE ORDERS)

PETOSKEY

347-3015

CHARLEVOIX

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