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Acacia arrives to new home port
Charlevoct Mayor Gary Probert and the Rev. Bruce Hamilton hold up a Cbarievoix flag that was presented to the captain of the Acacia after the ship formally docked for the first time using Charlevoix as its home base. The ship carries about 50 men, many who have moved with their families into the Boyne City, East Jordan and Charievoix area. On hand for thei presentation was Congressman Bob Davis, State Representative Ralph Ostfmg, political hopefuls, and other dignitaries who rode the ship into port after meeting it out in the big lake. Accepting the flag was L t Cmdr. James Dwyer and his wife. After unpacking, the ship will be moving out to work the buoys in the northern part of Lake Michigan.
Northwest Michigan
Vacationeer
included in this issue
Charlevoix
County Press
Volume 111, Number 17
June 20,1990
35 Cents
Township considering moving transfer station
Boyne Valley Township residents may be going to the voting booth this coming Novem- ber to help the township officials decide whether or not to accept an offer from Boyne USA to build a new transfer station, or to keep the present station located on Addis Road.
If the residents of the township decide to keep the present station, there is a chance the former lan- dfill would have to be capped or upgraded with a hard surface and fencing to control the site.
Whether or not the residents will go to the polls will be up to the Township Board who is trying to make a decision whether to accept or reject the offer based on a series of public hearings. Monday night
they said they just may turn the decision over to the voters.
The offer to build a new site came from Everett Kircher, the owner of Boyne Mountain and Boyne USA resorts, about two years ago by John Kajawski representing Kircher asking that the township's transfer station be moved. The reasons cited then in- cluded the volume of traffic on Addis Road and the poor condition of the road.
Addis Road has been designated as a natural scenic road and can't be improved to handle additional traffic.
Joe Tymoc, Supervisor of Boyne Valley Township added another reason to the possible move citing a move to a more central location
could be beneficial to more town- ship residents. He noted that any transfer facility would have to be more than 500 feet away from any residence.
In exchange for having the site relocated, Kircher offered to build a new site that would conform to current Department of Natural Resource specifications, putting in a concrete pad in the area of the containers. He would also provide the property on which the station would be located and deed that over to the township.
A site has to have at least five acres, according to state rules.
Three sites were originally con-
sidered, all in the area of Boyne Mountain. The sites would provide access to the stations off of M-75 or Deer Lake Road.
At the first of what may be several public hearings on the relocation, a series of 23 questions were brought up. Monday, the second public hearing tried to an- swer those concerns.
About 20 residents attended the meeting to learn more about the proposed relocation.
Going through the question list, Tymoc explained that the new site would be protected by pine trees and a chain link fence, that traffic on Deer Lake Road would not be
changed much, and the township may have the expense of capping the present landfill site.
He also added that since the present site does not take in more than 200 cubic yards of refuse, it does not fall into the area where the landfills need licensing. He said under present rules, the present landfill may not be required to be capped as it is less than three acres in size, another criteria the DNR uses covering landfill and transfer site operation.
Tymoc said the present site is owned by the Village of Boyne Falls. A member of the audience said the village is open to a 99 year
lease of the present site provided it remain a transfer station. If it is closed, the property would revert back to village control.
A committee comprised of Bill Mauchmar, Walt Kondrat, Yvonne Metzger and Bill Carson was for- med at the first public hearing and was asked to give recommen- dations on a site. The committee came back recommending the present site be retained and possibly improved.
While the public hearing .provided a Uttle.jnpre input into the decision the board will have to make, no decisions were made other than it may be brought to a vote.
News Briefs
Another food distribution is set for June 27th begin-
ning at 9 ajm. in Charlevoix County. The sites for the
commodity give-away include the Community Services
Center in Boyne City, the Civic Center in East Jordan and
the VF.W. Hall in Charlevoix. Foods this month include
butter, vegetarian beans, honey, peanut butter, pork and
flour. The centers will close when the food is gone or at 11
ain.
Boyne City School District parents are urged to attend
a special meeting set for June 21 at the Boyne City
Elementary School at 7:30 pin. The meeting will cover
the concerns with growth of the community and the need
for additional classroom space. The public will hear the
report of the Facilities Utilization Study Committee
which has been working on the problem for the past few
months.
One change visitors to the Fourth of July celebrations
will see in the festivities is the annual raft race, which had
been held in the Boyne River, will not be held along the
waterfront through a course of marked buoys. The finish
line will be by the river mouth.
Kris Snyder, a senior at East Jordan High School next
fall recently returned from Boys State wherehe was
sponsored for the trip by the East Jordan Lions Club. He
attended the program at Michigan State last week.
Master of magic and illusion P J. Weber will be enter-
taining guests at a fundraiser for the Boyne City
Fireworks Fund on Thursday, June 28th at Lena's Pub
and Cafe in Boyne City. Tickets for the affair can be pur-
chased at the Boyne Chamber office.
EJ School Board discussed consortium
East Jordan School Boardmembers are discussing the for- ming of a Community Education Consortium that would include Boyne City, Charlevoix, Boyne Falls as well as East Jordan. The formation of the consortium con- cept will be looked at for the next few months, according to Chip Hansen, Superintendent.
The Consortium would be headed by the East Jordan School and would include representatives from each of the school districts involved in the setting up of the group.
In other action during the board meeting held last week was the purchasing of carpeting from the Wickes Corporation of Gaylord to carpet the middle school hallways, one middle school classroom as well as the high school auditorium.
They then approved a request for a transfer of middle school teacher Pam Allen to a fifth grade position that is open, approved the sale of three school buses to the C.H. Smith Company of Charlevoix, purchased two copier machines for the central office and the high school from Hovinga
Business Machines of Traverse City, and agreed to serve as the fiscal agent for the Char-Em Alternative Teen program.
They also appointed Kurt Lun- dgren as the varsity basketball coach and approved joining the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
Board members also received an update from Hansen concerning the progress the district is making with regard to the 1990 Board of Education goals. Board members
BC Planners approve lot splits
Boyne City Planners approvedthe recommendation to split lots in the community and started some thinking about the future direction they may want to take as there are still some zoning changes the plan- ning board wants to fine tune.
Items under discussion include the development of duplex rules off the waterfront in the R-2 zoning areas. Recently, the planning body developed new rules for the R-2 classification along the waterfront that are restricting development of duplex homes. This new idea would carry the restrictions inland. Another area where the plan- ners are concerned is the development of time lines for zoning classification changes. The planners want to put a limitation on the time before the actual project is started so to help move the project to completion faster.
An example might be a new condominium/apartment project that was given permission to start, but the developer did not begin building for several years.
The planners wondered if they could do some follow-up requirements to urge the project getting started.
Planner Jim Knurick asked the board if they thought a one-year moratoriam on the site plan should be added to the review. He was also wondering if the approved project would follow an ownership change.
Walt Coyle suggested that perhaps a yearly review might be the answer while the city ad- ministration suggested sending a letter to the developer and finding out what the plans were for the project.
Another planning board mem- ber, Mark Kowalske, said that the board would have to look at each case separately and that may take up too much time.
The two reommendations for lot splits involve a request from James Grice, 443 Lewis Street, who wanted to split three lots into two, adding 33 feet to each lot. The two lots would each become 99 feet wide and 202 feet deep.
The second lot split involves lots owned by Brendon and Mary Lee. He wanted to change the lots run- ning between Cherry Street and Division to one lot on Division and one on Cherry Street. The proper- ty line would be parallel with Cherry Street.
Both recommendations were to be approved at the Tuesday noon meeting of the City Commission.
In other business, the board learned of plans for an all day seminar with professional planner Mark Wyckoff, a short report con- cerning the steering committee for downtown revitalization, and the discussion of several nominations for the annual Marvin Loding Community Pride Awards.
They also named Joe St. Dennis
to fill the vacancy on the board created by the death of Florida Bowman.
The board also was asked to recommend an approval of a day care center that is going to be held at the Boyne City High School as party of the school's Kaleidoscope enrichment program. Shelly Mar- tin told the board that the program has grown and changed from a latch-key type of program for children to a day care type. The board decided that a formal ap- proval was not needed as the program will be on school proper- ty. The board approved a motion saying they have no objections to the granting of a license for the day care portion of the program.
BC buys new
back hoe
Boyne City will have a new back hoe after action approved by the city commissioners at their noon Tuesday meeting.
The back hoe will be replacing one that is eight years old and has been broken for the past several weeks.
The new back hoe will have more features than the one it is replacing, like four wheel drive. The Model 1400B is made by JCB, See Back hoe/Pagc5
then received a packet with the first draft of their Board of Education Policy Manual. The manual was prepared by school administrators in conjunction with the Michigan Association of School Board's Policy Customization Ser- vice. The board will be reviewing both with determinations to be made in July.
They then set a special meeting for June 28 at 7 pjn. to deal with end of the year topics.
Walloon
LakeAss'n.
requests denial
After the Melrdse Township Board unanimously approved a proposed boat launch and public access site at the foot of Walloon Lake in April, the Walloon Lake Association Board of Directors passed a resolution at their meeting of May 31 that says the proposal is unacceptable and would lead to hazards to both boaters and bathers.
The resolution also said that ex- cessive use of the lake could have a devastating effect on the environ- ment of this fragile body of water and adversely affect the future health of what they consider an asset.
The association wants the parking area to be more defined, an environmental impact study done and more safety along M-75 which will pass in front of the proposed site. They also want clarification as to who would main- tain and police the site.
Township Supervisor Al Deneau said the proposed boat ramp would be under the control of the township, although the land will be owned by the DNR. The township would be leasing the site from the state and would be listed as the Melrose Township Ramp.
The association representatives met with DNR officials Tuesday, looking for a response to their resolution.
CHARLEVOIXCX)UNTYPRESSJune20,1990
Obituaries
STELLA H. PRENTICE
Stella H. Prentice, 61, of Boyne City, died June 17, 1990, at her home following a long illness.
Mass of the resurrection was Wednesday. June 20, at St. Mat- thews Church, Boyne City. The Rev. Thomas Neis officiated.
The former Stella H.Kulisz was born Feb. 6, 1929, in Caro, the daughter of Joseph and Emily Budzuuki Kulisz. She grew up in Caro and moved to Coldwater for a few years, then to Detroit
She married Edward May and the couple were parents to three sons, Gary, Richard and Charles May, now all of Lincoln Park, and two daughters, Debra May now of Fort Lauderdate, Fla. and Connie
Parkinson now of Lincoln Park. In October 1973, she married Sam Prentice in Lincoln Park. The couple moved to Boyne City 15 yearsago.
In addition to her husband, three sons and two daughters, Mrs. Prentice is survived by nine grandchildren; two brothers, Joseph of Boyne City and Bruno CTeddy) of Bedford; two sisters, Eleanore DuBois and Jean Essray, both of Boyne City.
She was preceded in death by one sister, Emily.
Funeral arrangements by Stackus Funeral Home, Boyne City.
GEORGE STANLEY
George Stanley, 79, of Boyne City, died June 18,1990, at Bortz Health Care of Petoskey.
Funeral will be 2 pjn. Thursday, June 21, at the Stone Funeral Home, Petoskey. The Rev. Ross Emrick will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey.
Mr. Stanley was born March 2, 1911 in Petoskey, the son of George and Josie Stanley. He grew up in Petoskey and attended Petoskey schools.
On November 10, 1934, he married the former Edith Stocker in Petoskey.
Mr. Stanley was employed at Michigan Tanning & Extract Co. for 23 years and in 1952 went to work for Brunswick Manufac- turing in Muskegon. He retired in 1973 and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley traveled for several years before
moving to Boyne City.
Mr. Stanley was active in the Muskegon Boy Scout program. He was an active hunter and fisher- man.
Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Ferris (Virginia) Saxton of Petoskey, Mrs. Walter (Anna) Hufford of Charlevoix, Mrs. David (Joyce) Dunshee of Alanson and Laura Stanley of St. Joseph, Mo.; one son, Arnold Stanley of Muskegon; 14 grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; six brothers, Robert and Lloyd Stanley, both of Petoskey, Cecil, Joseph and Lester Stanley, all of Wisconsin, Walter Stanley of Florida; two sisters, Violet Mueller of Boyne City and Esther Sutherland of Florida; many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 7-9 pjn. Wed- nesday, June 20 at the Stone Funeral Home.
Letters
spot
One congressman from a southern state who was going home in the preCivil War days said to Old Hickory, "What do you want me to tell my constituents?" He said tell them that the first man who hauls down the American flag that I will hang him to the highest tree I can find.
Some people really want atten-
tion or publicity, but those who want to get it by burning the American flag should really be educated perhaps with a good hor- se whip.
Back to the 7th president. How long would it take him to select a new Supreme Court? We have a lot going for us in this North Coun- try. Let's keep it going.
Curt Roberts
More on flies
Edgar,
I expected you to write more about flies as you did last week. I had planned to tell you my ex- perience with flies. You see I have been a cook's helper at different times and places. So once in '26 I was a cook's helper on the main fine railroad between Phoenix and California. Our gang of perhaps 30 teamsters and nearly as many mules were excavating for small bridges or to bridge the small dry
washes. At times these washes were very wet for a day or two.
However, it got so hot and the flies got so thick and the eggs got so bad that we scrambled the eggs and made raisin bread. So you see there is always an answer.
Curt Roberts
Editor's note: We 're not sure Curt wrote this for publication, but it was too good to keep from our readers.
Join the tax fight
Editor,
There is a great problem in this state that most everyone notices at least once or twice a year, not necessarily because they are the ones directly affected, but because it becomes a 'newsworthy' issue. This problem is called: PROPER- TY TAXES. It is not that the en- tire property tax structure is wrong, but the funding of education through property tax is. Tins is an old system and as most things usually do, it has become outdated. It is time for a change! The majority of the funding for local schools comes from property taxes* This places the burden primarily on the home owners of your community. It is easy to say that it is their problem and that they chose to bear that burden when they purchased their homes.
but it is not fair to place such an enormous burden on so few.
There is a group of taxpayers that are beginning the fight to take this burden off the property owners, our name is United Tax- payers. The goal of our group is to exempt real property from school financing. We need all the support we can get and are asking for your assistance in making this a reality. We will not attempt to say what the best way to fund education is, but will fight to eliminate property taxes as the primary way. If you are interested in helping our group in any way, or have any comments, please write to us at: United Tax- payers, 714 Maus, Ypsilanti, MI 48198.
Sincerely, KenSharrock
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Neighbors
Jerry Michrina of McCreena Photography in Charlevoix was the recipient of the Charles J. Lewis achievement award. The award was presented after a week long hands-on workshop held in Grand Rapids. The award was given to the student who showed the greatest academic skills and knowledge in the photography field.
Lais Michrina received her award for "outstanding client service." Lori was the one student who displayed the most caring and understan- ding attitude throughout the entire week.
They were presented awards by Charles L. Lewis of Grand Rapids.
by Gail Ware
"Withal
The press gave grand coverage to First Lady Barbara Bush's commencement address a few weeks ago at Wellesley, a prestigious women's college in Massachusetts, just as it did to the fuss that about a quarter of the graduating class kicked up there earlier over choosing her as their speaker.
The students protested that she's not gained fame due to her own achievements, having drop- ped out of college to marry George and primarily spent her time since then taking care of him and their five children. This is not the sort of life that career oriented Wellesley graduates are trained to see as their destiny, or even desirable, they huffed.
Despite lengthy articles, newspapers failed to mention, and testy graduates failed to examine with their expensively educated minds, the Mermaid, who bowed early in the speech. And she made a lively point for Barbara Bush, and for many others too.
Mrs. Bush spoke of Robert Fulghum's Mermaid, or rather the story of her is his, Fulghum having told it in his book, "All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten". The Mermaid, a seven-year-old, clearly belongs to herself.
Fulghum met the child when he directed a crowd of seven to ten- year-olds in a game in which each child had to choose whether he or she was a Giant, a Wizard or a Dwarf. She insisted that she was none of the above but was a Mer- maid and wanted to know where Mermaids stood in this game.
Beside getting her squared away (he immediately made him- self King of the Sea and told her that the Mermaid stood next to him), Fulghum philosophized that she represented all who want to participate in society but don't fit culturally prescribed roles.
The First Lady urged the Wellesley graduates to do as Fulghum's Mermaid did, decide
who they were and find their place to stand no matter what or where that might be.
Ignoring all Mermaid connec- tions, the press highlighted the other point made, the value of family and friends.
"Your human connections with spouses, with children, with frien- ds, are the most important in- vestment you will ever make," the First Lady said, then enlarged on the theme:
"At the end of your life, you will never regret not passing one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal," said Mrs. Bush. "You will regret time not spent with a husband, a child, or a parent."
Raisa Gorbachev, wife of Soviet Union President Mikhail Gor- bachev, who was visiting this country at the time, attended the commencement with Mrs. Bush and made a speech also. All the graduates looked forward to her coming since she had been both a wife and a career woman. A university professor with the Russian equivalent of a Ph. D, she left her post when her husband became head of the Soviet Com- munist Party.
As it turned out, Raisa's speech was not half so good as Barbara's and even many First Lady detrac- tors agreed.
No one has said why journalists and discontented students paid no mind to the Mermaid. Clearly they missed noting what some watchers did; Barbara showed feeling for, like a sense of kinship with, the Mermaid. And no wonder. This is an era when a woman, who devotes her time to her family, takes no paying job and yet unabashedly enjoys her life, is con- sidered out of step to say the least.
A mermaid. What a lovely image for Barbara Bush to relate to and share with women who've done as she has and feel as she does. A mermaid conjures up a sprightlier scene than housewife, certainly.
Protect yourself against Lyme disease
People who spend time outdoors can take some simple precautions to help protect themselves against Lyme disease, an infection transmit- ted to people and animals primarily by the bite of a tick called Ixodes dammini.
Springtime is when the disease is most prevalent, but. it can also be contracted in the summer and fall.
"People should wear slacks and long-sleeved shirts when walking in wooded or grassy areas," said Dr. Fred Severyn, associate medical director for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan. "They should take a shower once they're back indoors because showering helps wash away ticks that haven't attached to the skin and makes it easier to see if they are at- tached."
Tucking pants into the tops of socks, wearing lightcolored clothing, walking in the
center of trails, and in- specting clothing and skin frequently for ticks are also good precautions.
Tick repellants con- taining the ingredient DEET are helpful in keeping ticks off clothing or exposed - areas of the skin. Read the label to make sure the repellant doesn't contain the ingredient R-ll, which was recen- tly banned by the VS. Environmental Protec- tion Agency (EPA), Dr. Severyn advises.
Prompt removal of ticks may decrease chance of infection. Some animal studies suggest the infection- may not be transmit- ted until after the tick has been on the skin for 48 hours. However, it is still unknown how long a tick must be at- tached before infection occurs in humans.
Most people dont remember the tick bite. The tick is very small, from about the size of the period in . this sentence to a
Initial
illness
fever, and sesame seed, symptoms of are headaches, nausea, rashes fatigue. Later may involve the heart, joints and nervous system.
From 1985 to 1987, Michigan had eight repented cases, all from the western upper peninsula, according to the Michigan Depart tment of Public Health. Beginning in 1988, cases were also repor- ted from 17 counties in mid and lower Michigan. More than 30 cases were iden- tified in 1988.
The number of reported cases is ex- pected to increase this year in Michigan.
The disease was fir- st recognized in children from Lyme, Connecticut in 1975. From 1980 to 1988, some 13,700 cases were reported nationwide, primarily along the east coast from Delaware to Massachusetts, Wis- consin and Minnesota, and California.
Linda Hanson of Freemont was here for a few days this past week visiting her mother, Joy Brooks, and family.
Amanda Minor, 10 year old daughter of Ray Minor, left on Thursday for Anchorage, Alaska to spend a couple of months visiting her mother, Kristine and Brian Walker and family.
Mr. and Mrs. R. (Mary) Fletcher of Ste. Mary's Ontario were here over the weekend visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford (Margaret) Frantz.
Cheryl and Dave Garvin and family of Traverse City were here over the weekend visiting her parents Shirley and Bob Mathers. On Sunday afternoon, the whole family enjoyed watching the Gar- vin's son Chris and friend par- ticipate in the traveling soccer league tournaments in Petoskey. Their team took 1st place in the 12 and under tournament.
Marion Martin hosted the final meeting of the Xi Gamma sorority. All enjoyed winding up the season with a party potluck.
BCHS class of '90 graduate Leigh Woodbury Jr. was honored with an open house at his home and friends and family of the local area and from other points throughout Michigan were there to share in this special time. Leigh will spend the summer working on a construction job and plans to en- ter Michigan Tech in Houghton this fall.
Jack Bush, Wayne Sobleski, Dennis Aimesbury, Doug Leist, Tom Roberts, Raime Leist, Mark Weurth, Bob Winters, and Woody Hardy have returned from a 5 day fishing trip at Tunnel Lake, Canada.
Dan and Julie Schmittdiel were here over the weekend from Chicago to spend Father's Day with her dad Bill Dunlap and Mary.
Ervin and Cecelia Long of Jenison, Mich, were here for a long weekend visiting her mother and dad, the Emory (Sarah) Longs. While here, they also visited her sisters, Clara Rolls of Litzenburger Place and Julie Daniels of Bortz Health Care in Petoskey.
Congratulations to 12 of those from Bergmann Center of Charlevoix in representing the county in the Michigan Special Olympics which were held at CMU in Mt. Pleasant on June 1,2, and 3. The group competed in 36 events and won 22 medals. Those par- ticipating were Ron and Wanda M, Randy S., Jackie J., Crystal W. and Jewell M, all of Charlevoix, and Richard Z., Sean S., and Ruth
H. of East Jordan, and David W, Patti, H., and Kelly M. of Boyne City. Each did a great job!
Dave and Wendy Reidel and Jay and Debbie Higgens of Charlevoix honored their mother, Jean Reidel with dinner in Gaylord on Sunday in celebration of her birthday.
Roy and Barb Kindy honored their BCHS class of "90 graduate, Mary, with an open house last Sunday. Many friends and relatives from Lansing, St. Johns, Gaylord, Harbor Springs and the local area joined in the celebration. Mary is working at the North- western State Bank this summer and plans on attending North Cen- tral Michigan College in Petoskey in the fall.
Donna Page of Freemont and Diane Compton of Ann Arbor were here for a long weekend with their parents Al and Margaret Compton. The family enjoyed celebrating Father's Day and Margaret's birthday on Sunday.
Scores of the senior bowlers of Boyne this past week were: Jack Krussell-491, Nyle Gould465, Cleo Davis-454, Norman RamsdaIe-406, Jean Marcham-404, Jan Krussell- 396, Pros Blanckaert384, Betty Speigi-380 (Jack Krusseil's sister), Ardyth Dorgan-377, Mildred Sheldon-373, Clara Kimble-358.
Nyle Gould has retired from Northern Warehousing, Inc. after 42 years of service and a retirement dinner was hosted for him by John Battiste in his new restaurant, The Station House, in Boyne City on June 16th. Mr. Gould had worked for the Bat- tistes for 35 years and they gave him a gift certificate for a trip to wherever they might choose to go. Mr. Gould was stationed in Hawaii during WWII and has always wan- ted toreturn.
Among the 40 guests were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Crowe from Dowagiac, Mich.
Entertainment was furnished by Tom E. tropic and his juggling acts.
Thursday's bingo winners at the mealsite were: 1st regular-Bernice Suchara, 2nd-Jennie Jodway, and 3rd-Evelyn Stebbins. Winning the specials were: lsta split between Al Towne and Rose Reinhardt and 2nd-Bernice Suchara. The cover all went to Zola Hady. All games were called by the most handsome LyleRoss.
Thought of the week:
"We need to look more and realize we are not so different from one another."
SusanPolls Skutz, Bits & Pieces
Free Methodists to show film
"A Father, A Son, And A Three Mile Run" is a dramatic film depic- ting the life of Judge and Mrs. Keith J. Leenhouts and their son, Billy. An underachiever, Billy is seen by many as one who has little chance of achievement in a success oriented world. It was said he would "flunk out of school" and be "a failure in life". Yet Billy is given what he really needed, Uncon- ditional Christian love and the freedom to fail.
A true story based on the Zon- dervan book written by Judge Leenhouts, the film shows how Christians can live in a world that has values not always based on Scripture.
The film will be shown at the Boyne City Free Methodist Chur-
ch at 839 State Street on Sunday, June 24 at 6 p jn.
The public is welcome.
In service
Spec Mark G. Dole has been decorated with the Army Achievement Medal in West Ger- many.
The Achievement Medal is awarded to soldiers for meritorious service, acts of courage, or other accomplishmen- ts.
He is a tank turret mechanic with the 64th Armor.
Dale is the son of Gerald W. and Linda L. Dole of 208 State St, Boyne City, Mich.
The specialist is a 1983 graduate of Boyne City High School.
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The Humble Farmer
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY PRESS-June 20,1990
BY ROBERT 8KOGLUND TV Stopper.1 Olympics
One of the fun things for writing for this newspaper is being able to interview people. This week I prowled Main Street to talk with clerks who are preparing for the upcoming Shoppers' Olympics.
Fred, who hasn't waited on a customer for three years, feels he will take the gold medal again this year.
"My strategy to avoid customers?" he asked. "You've seen clerks simply turn on their heel and trot out back for a cigarette when a customer comes in the place? Or perhaps they just gather in a corner and stare at the customer in a disinterested way. Salespeople in my class consider them amateurs.
Those simple tricks won't put off a customer with money who really wants to buy. In those cases even my reputation of never having smiled in years isn't helpful. I've had them grab me by the arm, stuff the bills in my hand, and sob, 'For God's sake, take my money so I can get out of here.'"
I said, "Some customers never go that far. They simply throw down the items they've intended to buy and stomp out of the store."
Fred solemly said, "Last week a man picked up a 10 foot length of plastic pipe, put it to his mouth, and shouted through it, 'Will someone please wait on me?' I pretended I was busy with another customer."
"I thought that the 'other customer1 ploy was beneath you
experts. It seems to fit in the same category as dusting or pretending to be busy with the stock."
Fred squared his shoulders defensively. "An artist who is not allowed to exercise the full range of his talents soon withers. I have to run through the whole bag of tricks from time to time just to stay in shape."
"There are going to be deter- mined shoppers in here for the Shoppers' Olympics," I said. 'They're going to do everything to get you clerks to take their money. Many of them are wise to all the
- tricks you salespeople have perfec- ted over the years to keep from waiting on customers. Do you have anything new planned for this year?"
Fred nodded modestly. "Lately I've been posing as another frustrated shopper myself. I stand on my toes and look all around the store while making remarks to customers next to me about how lousy the service is."
"Do young salespeople learn any of these tactics from you?"
"Some are slow. One was here for a month before she understood that you must avoid eye contact with potential customers. She's the one who just couldn't bring herself to say, Tm sorry, my register is closed.'"
Fred gritted his teeth and shook his head in professional agony and disbelief.
I said, "What answer do you have for the shoppers who come in with picnic baskets? They're prepared to spend a dayhere, if need be, to make a purchase."
"Hibernation-the only way to beat the picnic basket crowd is to use the old hibernation ploy. I sim- ply go out back and stay here."
"Didn't someone set a record on that last year?"
"Let me set you straight on that. Three years out back hiding from customers would certainly have set a record, but the clerk was disqualified when we found he'd been dead for two of the three years."
Before I could ask, "Which two?" the Main Street door opened and a man walked in. Fred rushed over to him, bowed politely and said, "Yes sir, what can we do for you today sir? Let's see if we can't fix you right up sir."
When the man left with his pur- chase I still hadn't recovered from the shock of seeing Fred not only wait on a customer but actually run over and greet him at the door.
"I don't understand...," I began. • Fred threw up his hands in an apologetic manner. "He's a lawyer. You either sell him what he wants or he steals it."
Letters
Guarantees flies in winter
Dear Mr. "Jottings,"
I read with great interest and in its entirety your article on the in- troduction of a "new sport" to the sports hungry American multitude, that of "Fly Swatting." It is a pregnant idea and may
Merritt some further study. For
that reason I would like to be in on the ground floor before it really takes off! We all know this is the season for the black fly in Michigan, but what do we do in the colder months that follow?
That is where my interest lies! I live next to a large horse farm down south and the large manure piles are a source of bottle flies, black flies and an unnamed species that comgregate around the two hole outhouse. I could supply any number of this needed commodity throughout the season. ••,
If and when the sport is in- troduced to the eager public, I will fly up and buzz around the area to help with its promotion.
As an incentive I will
generously donate a prize to the winner of the first "Fly Contest," a visit (for two) to the famous Ghetto Shopping Center on Maxwell St. in Chicago, plus an overnite stay at one of the better known Flop Houses on Madison St.
To you as the brains of this unusual sport, I donate prepaid three visits to Dr. Ima Quack, noted psychiatrist whose office is in the Roof Garden of the Beautiful Spiral Tower on Main Street of East Jordan. Keep me informed.
Sincerely, Dr. Fuzzy Kook
Bring back Jackson!
Editor,
In view of all this flag burning, what we need is to call Andrew Jackson back for a week. He would take care of it in a short time. Once he said, if anyone hauls down the American flag, shoot him on the
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OP LUMBER BOATS BOYNE CITY. MICH
Some time about the turn of the century, Boyne City had a marina along the waterfront in the area where a proposed marina, has been suggested. Back then, the marina was used to hold large boats while they were loaded with lumber. This picture shows a
few of the boats waiting to be loaded by the dockwaDopers working for the lumber yards. Some remnants of the docks can still be seen today out in front of the One Water Street Restaurant
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BYJIMSILBAR Here it is, Father's Day, and as usual father gets very little when compared to the kids at Christmas, or even to mother on Mother's Day.
Sure, we get a good meal, maybe something that we have to bar-b-que on the grill, but even that has been curtailed these days in the cholesterol madness. Somehow, a good steak has gone the way of buttered popcorn, or anything else that could affect one's health.
I sometimes wonder why they, the wives, are so protective of our health when they seem to be the ones who are constantly "testing" what they are cooking to see if it tastes good, needs more condimen- ts, or needs something else.
The women are also the ones who want to take the worst piece of meat, the one with all of the fat, while the kids and the father1 get
the best.
They are also trying their dar- ndest to keep the old man healthy while neglecting their own bodies.
Maybe we should not have holidays like Father's Day, Mother's Day, Grandparents' Day, Valentines Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. We should also skip Easter, too.
The reason to skip all of the holidays is that they seem to be just excuses to have a good meal.
And of course I am one of those who are not against having a good meal. I would like to have a good meal every time I get to sit down to dinner.
Just give me one with all of the animal fat, the french fries cooked in lard, and let me eat that popcorn with real butter.
I figure that at some point in time I will need to get a cholesterol test and it will go off the charts - just let me eat everything that tastes good.
The problem is that everything that tastes good is probably bad for my longevity.
The health freaks have seen to that. They also don't want you to drink sugar wajer like soda, drink, coffee, eat fast1 foods, or anything
but grass.
So, I am forced to eat grass for a while to get my cholesterol level down, and am forced to exercise regularly.
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The exercising thing I can do without much problem. I can ride the mower to cut the lawn, I can dig a hole for plants, I can walk all over town, and many other things. I would like to be able to ride a bikes, but I can't find it as the
children have taken it for them- selves.
It is the same with other Father's Day presents. I get them, but then they disappear only to be found in the kids' closet.
One of these day I am going to
reannounce my kingdom of the home and become like the rest of the parents, but that won't happen until the kids are grown and gone.
Hopefully, as long as I eat just grass, I will live long enough to see the day.
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