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EAST JORDAN PUBLIC LIBRARY PO BOX G KAoT JORL'AN MI n?:i CHARLEVOIX COUNTY PRESS Volume 105 Number 13 May 30, 1984 25 cents TT 1* - '"^N» Boyne wants #»; *t-i ^ ' VMH^. — • and for beach ^^•PJiiSV %1 A grant that would not take any the Board of Review raised the SEV local tax money was proposed at to $30,000, thus raising the land cost Boyne City commission noon meeting to i- $60,000. — mfv Tuesday. The commissioners wish to "We have an opportunity now to '.*a ffjMt ilSyflHaff •If*! purchase about three acres adjacent have that land added to the city at no to what will be Peninsula Beach, and cost to the city," said city manager are applying for a grant from the Randy Frykberg prior to the vote, state Kammer Land Trust Fund to adding that 10 years from now the cover the cost. The Kammer Fund is land value would have continued to supplied by collections from state- appreciate. owned oil lands. If the grant request is approved by The local land in question is the the state, the land "would make it a property of Edward Ososki, Federal much better park area," said Fryk­ Oil Company, Ososki is asking berg. "It would make the entire block r^T 1150,000. city land." *.' ! With the grant being shared two- State decision on the application is wm thirds by the state and one-third by expected by fall. local funds, $100,000 would come Frykberg noted that the application 1S*S*4 from the state, and the remaining is virtually the same as the one sent $50,000 from Ososki, who would, in in last year except that this time it is effect take $50,000 from the cost. not contingent on approval of another Commissioners took note of the fact gTant from the state Land and Water that state equalized valuation of the Conservation Fund which concerns land was $19,000 this March when beach front development. -¾¾¾3»^ •>. •->*•' 'iili;-;! *-#** BC to try for bridge grant ..->', 111'*!—%r IV parade In nwaaory aTtno** who Hndh taa U.S. bn waienad the ceremony Oat waa held at the jnat-caaspleted vetstaaa' stand, and saw the parade as it passed thromnh town. guard throofth OM newly hnrtnJBed •"* of Vctenas' Put. Park Street bridge is not a "severe ments. These should be replaced, and safety hazard" said Boyne City man­ with the replacement of crumbling ager Randy Frykberg at city commis­ curbs and sidewalks, the bridge sion meeting Tuesday, but, he added, would continue to be usable. it is an important bridge, and the city The inspection prior to the recent City to get 8 has an opportunity to rebuild it. one was in 1978, Frykberg said, and The opportunity is the availability the amount of deterioration since then of a grant with 90 percent of eligible is not significant. costs covered by federal funds. However, the bridge is aging, and trainees The city commissioners decided to they might well take advantage of the approve an application for $137,000, present opportunity, Frykberg said. with the state's share being $114,000. Going ahead with application for He pointed out that if the city were The city would have to contribute youth workers for Boyne City, 'Randy awarded the grant in the Ml, they $23,000 because $10,000 for design Frykberg, city manager, said he has would not necessarily have to accept engineering would also be the city's received approval for placement of it. responsibility, not being eligible for eight young people as trainees in the If the application were approved, grant funding. city labor force, working from June 25 and the city went ahead with the Frykberg said the bridge had just to August 31. project, work on a new 26-foot wide been inspected by Granger Engineer­ He said they had applied for 11, roadway plus two sidewalks would not ing, with results indicating some but the Summer Youth Employment begin until next year. deterioration of the concrete abut­ and Training Program noted it only had funding enough at present for eight. The eight will be assigned as fol­ Gas taxes returned lows: two for Avalanche Preserve as caretakers, one as a building main­ tenance trainee, one to assist the har­ to county bormaster, two public works trainees, one caretaker for Rotary Park, and Reflecting the increase in the turn­ Charlevoix will see $5,917.23. Boyne one assistant to the city mechanic. around of the state economy, gasoline Falls will be getting an additional sales in Michigan have increased for $805.22 in gas monies that are re­ the first time in four and one-half turned to the communities. Fun & Sun, years. According to State Transportation For Charlevoix County, the monies Director, James P. Pit!, the increase your guide to this from the taxes of purchased gasoline is, "a good indicator of business acti­ will be $331,160.73 for the first quar­ vity in the state, and of growth in ter of 1984. This is an increase of Laying wreaths to honor those who did not return from the made of poppy flowers was gently placed by the Legion area , is included personal travel for both business and $63,119.75 over the 1983 first quarter nation's wars were members of the Ladles' Auxiliary of women. pleasure." return. both the V.F.W. and the American Legion. This wreath, in this issue In Boyne City, the increase was Locally, the amounts returned to $6,782.15 over 1983. East Jordan will the area for the increased gas sales have a $4,024.25 increase, while will help defray the drawing of funds from the general budget to make up for the bad winter. Edith Beck, city treasurer of Boyne Carl Moser resigns as Boyne Falls superintendent City, said that the monies which have been budgeted for the local roads, ing with new energy saving meas­ may have a surplus over the Resignation of Carl Moser, super­ cipal of the school and the last three association with the Boyne Falls 90 candidates. Moser was one of the ures. He also replaced the gym floor estimated amounts that were put into intendent of the Boyne Falls School as superintendent. Schools was difficult as he enjoyed a ten finalists that were interviewed and updated the bus system for the the budget. When that happens, she system for the last three years was Moser said that his accepting the good relationship with the school before the committee to select a new district. said, the additional monie is kept accepted with regret by the Boyne job in Petoskey meant that he was board, administration, staff and the principal chose him. Moser is replac­ Moser will be moving from Boyne within the road funds and are allocat­ Falls School Board last Wednesday. going back to his first love, working community as a whole for the last six ing John Scott, who will be taking a City where he has been living with his ed in the next year for road Moser accepted a job with the Petos- with children at the middle school years. job as counselor in the system's high wife and two children, to Petoskey improvements. She also said that key school system as a Middle School level. "The kids at this level are Moser will be working with a school. this summer. more money in the road fund would principal. exciting and enthusiastic," he contin­ search committee this summer to help During his tenure as superinten­ mean that the city would have to draw In Boyne City, Moser was a mem­ ued, "they are the most challenging find a replacement to fill his position. dent, Moser oversaw major physical less out of the general fund to make ber of the Rotary Club, holding posts Moser taught in the Falls system group you can work with." He was accepted for the job in improvements to the school building. up any difference between what was in the organization including the pres­ for the past six years, three as prin­ Moser also said that ending his Petoskey from a field of He urged the updating of the build­ budgeted and what was spent. ident's position. Teachers look at the world of the classroom is the way they come to school. It is What do teachers have to say about dents bring to class a negative atti­ to be able to pay enough attention so 5. We asked the teachers about be just before or after school hours, not possible to teach 25 or more child­ their experience? This year's news tude toward education. The ensuing that learning takes place. This should those in-service training days. How as well as on teacher-parent confer­ ren at once and entertain them too, as coverage of spell-downs, plays and discipline problems take away too begin early. Children should have this did they benefit from them? They ence days. the million dollar industry does, said musicals, math competitions, indus­ much valuable time. skill when they enter school, teachers answered that the programs kept 8. What do they most wish par­ the teachers. trial arts and fine arts awards, and Also noted were the unstable fam­ said. Reading to children helps tre­ them in touch with what was going on ents understood? First that teachers One teacher noted that children get band performances has focussed ily conditions many children come mendously, they said. in their respective fields. really want the child to benefit from used to paying attention and then mainly on the students.

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