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Gary Blackall services held 99 In Queen Contest Beard of Funeral services were held Thursday, June 8 for Gary Blarkall, ape 15, from Hessel-Cheslek Funeral Home with A total of 99 young ladies have been entered in the Rev. Don Johnson officiating, Sparta Quasquicentennial Queen Contest, according to Gary was born March 23, 1956 in Grand Rapids, the Barth Murray, chairman. the Week son of Frank and Patricia Reister Blackall. He passed The young ladies meet Monday, July 12 for a kick- away of injuries received in an accident Monday eve- off meeting. ning, July 5. He was a student at Sparta High School and a member Added to the list of prizes this week was a Scorpion All smiles and joy is this of the Peace Lutheran Church. snowmobile, donated by Honors' Hardwire & Spartan young man,.. shown carrying flowers for his lady friend. Survivors Include his parents, Frankand Patricia Black- Distributors, Who is he? all; two brothers, James and Roger; one sister, Wendy, at Or the queen may have a 5-day expense paid trip to home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Blackall and Florida instead of the snowmobile. (Last week's Mystery Man Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Reister, all of Sparta. Other prizes include a clock-radio from Ron & Don's, was none other than Arzie Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. a complete picnic set from Sherry's Furniture, Pinckney), Prizes listed previously include - Portable TV from Western Auto, Oil Portrait of the TV Rally at Sparta queen from Rosel's Studio, pair of dress shoes from Sparta is ready for the Western Michigan First All Keek's Shoes, Terrain Vehicle Rally, ATV Race, as announced today The queen will be chosen on qualities of popularity, by G.R. Industries. The race to be held on Sunday, July ability, and participation in com nunity and civic affairs. 25, at Sparta Rodeo Grounds will he the first sanc- tioned rally held in this area, and it is expected to draw 4,000 spectators and 125 vehicles. COIN SHOW ATV Rallies held throughout the United States and Can- ada have attracted tremendous interest from the local - BUY, SELL, TRADE public as well as local and national press. The tough little ATV's are catching on as the latest NIGHT and greatest way to get out in the great outdoors, not to Sat. July 1 7 mention the fact that they are great for hunting, fishing, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. and even yard work when they have their tote trailer Sunday 10 - 5 attached. Spectators will have an opportunity to get a first hand look at the ATV's performing in their own en- vironment. You might even get to kick a tire. For FREE ADMISSION more information, contact Jay Rode at 458-8289 or 887- North Kent Mall and DAY 4131. N. Plainfield at 5 Mile GRAND RAPIDS Protection SP4 Jimmie Will the Villain Murrell Dies get the Heroine? The first rehearsal for the melodrama "The Sapphire" by Paxton Cornwallis, will get under way at 3 p.m., Tues- Funeral services will be day, July 13 at Brown's Opera House, Sparta scheduled for sometime next Although most cast members have been selected, accord- week for Sp. 4 Jimmie Roger ing to Mrs. Walter Harnish, director, several male roles Murrell, age 20, of 10613 have yet to be cast, and men or boys interested in parti- Alpine Avenue, Sparta, who cipating in tha play are invited to report to the Opera was killed in action in Viet- House Tuesday, nam on July 2, Three performances daily at 11 a.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. Jimmie was born Septem- will be given during Centennial Week, August 9-15, and ber 24, 1950 and attended because of this, all the roles have been double-cast, with schools in Rockford. He was three girls cast in the part of the heroine. a member of the Algoma Selected to play the heroine, Louisa, the "sweet inno- Baptist Church, cent-18-year old" (who is given a sapphire around which % Survivors include his wife, the plot revolves) are Kathy MooreSiegel, Becky Baehre, Jean D. Hanson and son, Jeff; and Debbie Vogt. his parents, Ralph and Aline The hero will be played by Rich Siegel and Jack Carl- M 'Kenzie Murrell; brothers son. Other cast members are as follows: Paul, Keith, Gary, Joey, and Villain - Casey Charles and George Harnish Jeff; five sisters, Mrs. Will- Vamp - Earlene Petrovich and Joann Petersen iam (Paulette) Snelling of Housekeeper - Harriet Beduhn and Cathy Sprite Grand Rapids; Tammy, Su- Mrs. Blunderbee - Mrs. Robinson and Lee Foley sie, Cathy, and Theresa of Billy Stucks - Charles Harnish and Mike Bolen the home; and grandparents, Clerk - Phyllis Perry and Trudy Cumings Mr, and Mrs, Robert Mur- Bratty Kids - Cammie Teasdale, Lauri Petrovich, rell of Kentucky and Mr, Teresa Harnish and Steve Haner Beldon McKenzie of Ohio.

Funeral arrangements Mrs. Harnish, who will be assisted by Tim Hellem; will be by Hessel-Cheslek. stated that the parts of Mystery Man, Sheriff, and Mayor have yet to be cast. The play will be done in the period of the Sparta Cen- tennial, with costumes acquired locally, and with the assistance of the Circle Theater in Grand Rapids, Tickets for the Monday-th rough-Saturday day-time per- TOO LATE TO CLASS! FY formances will be 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children. Evening performances are scheduled Monday Like your personal twenty-four hour through Saturday excluding Friday, when the Grand Ball a day security guard, Sparta State will be held in the Opera House. Evening admission is GA.HAGE SALE - Thursday and Friday, July 15 and 16, 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Bank's Safe deposit works for you It is hoped that there will be sufflcent support for 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. House- protecting your valuables, your im- hold goods, furniture,black the melodrama so that a Theater Group can continue In and white and color TV, the area on a permanent basis. portant documents, jewelry, old coin Others assisting with the production are: Mrs. Doris blankets, clothes, lawn- collection....those items you treasure mowers, sump pump, gas Haner, chairman of costumes; Joyce Rayburn, makeup dryer , and bike, cameras, chairman; Bonnie Robinson, who will accompany the most. Cost is only pennies a week. records, and other Items. production on the piano; and ticket sales, Doris Haner and 1653 Aberdeen, Grand Ra- Ruth Mason, co-chairmcn. ™ds. NE. 28c Although there will be performances of the melodrama and pageant at the same time each evenlnt, it is expected that they will not conflict. Persons may attend the differ- ent events on various nights during the week, centennial officials stated, Ironmen pour

38 PAGE CATALOG OF on to victory # t tff'/ff H'Th e Ironmen softball team crushed the Brushwackers by the score of 9 to 3 last Thursday, July 1, Led by the ttutr/r /y , tj/f/z/r/j pitching of Dazzler Derek and the hitting of Leadfoot un n // / /{/,•(•>n \ Letting A, Crusher.Colby, and Mauler Miller. Comoiu- / //»/ / lug those factors with the fielding of Churchy Churchill, MiD.ir. Wlrey Wlersma, and Shotgun Glbbs. plus the blazing MEMBER speed of jungle Jerry Secor, they came up with a victory FEDERAL RESERVE Each Depositor Insured for the Ironmen, SYSTEM op to $20,000 by . . . The Brushwackers made a brilliant comeback try, led by the combined play of Dick (Hole In the Toe) m Greene, the battling Bradfords, and the dazzling field- h 1 SPARTA STATE BANK ing of the Flying Fairchilds, Of course, not everyone played top-notch ball. The leader of the Brushwackers (No-arm Armock), made a 109 E. DIVISION. SPARTA, MICHIGAN 4SS45 • PHONE few small throwing errors, and the third sacker (Care- Vimi oi r siokk soo\! less Coalter) looked like a human sieve. O.-Lr'l For.^lnnci Note: Brushwackers' first baseman. Zippy Zamlara, Your Community Bank i^uihrr ami I here Sofl* set a new personal record by playing a full game wear- IHIUIIOII GRAHO PUPIOS MICH 4^07 ing the sama pair of pants. J Page 4 SENTINEL LEADER, SPARTA, MICHIGAN - MONDAY JULY 12, 1971

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FEATURK STORY Receiving the Sentinel Leader Good Neighbor award for Tina his heroism is Jimmy VandenBroek, age 14, of 2049 Horton, Grand Rapids. Jimmy is recuperating at But- terworth Hospital of injuries incurred in rescuing four Good neighbors children from the path of a brakeless car. Dear Tina, I don't know what to do with my parents. They just don't trust me. No matter where I go or what I do, they are always suspicious of me, I'm beginning to feel as though I'm not worthy of their trust, they've m been denying it to me so long. If I wore an untrust- worthy person, I could understand their worries, but I am not, so I feel their judgment is unfair. I've got to do something quick before I decide that no matter what I do, I'll not be trusted and begin doing some things that are sneaky or questionable, (T)Rusty

Dear (T) Rusty, You've got a bad situation there, and the only thing that I can see for you to do is to sit down and talk to your parents. Tell them that this is really affecting you r life because you feel condemned before you even attempt something. Ask them to give you one chance \ to prove your responsibility, Tina Local students among MSU degree candidates Several local students were among 5,153 MSU candid- ates for degrees awarded at spring commencement exer- cises Sunday, June 13, The area candidates are as follows: Comstock Park - Pamela S. Lambert, 452 Jim my,The Hero, Improving, Awards Start Coming In- Springfield NW, Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Intern Program in education, with honors; Calvin W. Pomar- ius, 5986 Vinton Avenue, Bachelor of Science, Fish and BY PAT VOGT Wildlife, with honors, also. Sparta - Philip D. Bayes, 138 but it continued on down the hill. S. State Street, Bachelor of Science, Urban Planning, high Mrs. VandenBroek, who had rented a cottage there, honors; Jill Johnson, 9283 Peach Ridge, Bachelor of Arts, was in the area at the time and said because of the Elementary Intern Program in education. "God knows, and he's the only one who knows who crowd, there was a lot of confusion, but that people knew those youngsters were," says Mrs. Lorraine Vanden the car was coming down and tried to got out of its path. Broek, mother of 14-year old Jim VandenBroek, Grand Jimmy was standing clear when he reportedly saw four Rapids youth who last week gained attention of this area little children in danger and shoved them out of the by his heroic action in pushing four youngsters from the way. The car then struck him, tossing him in the air. path of a brakeless car at the Olin Lakes Resort west of "When I saw someone flying through the air, I knew in- To leadership seminar Cedar Springs. stinctively it was Jimmy," said Mrs. VandenBroek. Jimm is in Butterworth Hospital's intensive care unit, Jimmy was rushed to Butte rworth. where he is now Three area youths, Tom Roberts of Kent City, Sue Krieger of Kent City, and Clark Olson of Sparta, will recovering from a broken leg, broken jaw, and head and listed in improved condition after being semi-conscious be among about 190 students from across Michigan, neck injuries suffered when the car hit him on its brake- and "re-living the past" for several days, following less roll down a steep hill. Identities of the four children attending a Leadership Seminar at Ferris State College the accident. In addition to the broken leg and jaw, he has in Big Rapids, July 19-23, whom Jimmy saved, were still not known by anyone in- a hairline fracture in his neck, but apparently is suffer- volved in the incident, and as Mrs, VandenBroek said; ing no paralysis. "We'll probably never know who they were. But my son Known as a comedian by his friends, he is beginning Three attend Yearbook Workshop is recovering, and we're thankful for that." to enjoy a laugh now, and his spirits are better, accord- According to the Kent County Sheriff's Department, ing to Mrs. VandenBroek. MIDLAND, Mich, — Carmen Klein, EHane Johnson and the incident occurred Friday evening, July 2 when a Several groups plan to honor Jim with hero's awards, Terry Matthews of Kent City High School, Kent City, small car driven by Randy Gold, age 16, Cedar Springs and one group is taking up a collection for a new bike recently attended the Ninth Annual Publications Work- apparently lost its brakes at the top of a hill and began for him. shop, yearbook section, held at Northwood Institute. coasting downhill toward the Olin Lakes Resort. The "Jim's very mechanically-minded," his mother pointed driver put it into first gear and attempted to stop it. out, "and he's always rebuilding bikes. He's so ex- cited to think he'll have a new one now." Tom Badgerow appeared in Jim's brother, John, age 21, has returned from Viet- nam to be with the family, which also includes sisters Lila, age 19, and Mary, 17. Circle Theater production "We're so grateful that it wasn't a truck, or bigger Letter from car that hit him," summed up Mrs. VandenBroek. The month of June and the first few days of July proved to be quite busy for Tom (Ted) Badgerow. Greg Claxton Tom was involved in rehearsals and performances of Susan Newton recuperating the play "Once Upon a Mattress," a musical comedy. The play was based on the fairy tale, "The Princess Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Claxton received their first Miss Susan Newton, Kent City, is recuperating from and the Pea." letter from their son, Greg, while he Is staying in the a broken arm sustained In a one-car accident last week The comedy was very well done under the direction Philippines as an exchange student. north of Kent City, Her arm Is in traction, and she will of Donald Finn Jr., and was beautifully received by the Greg is staying with the Enoc Santos family which be confined for several weeks at Butterworth Hospital, audience at the Circle Theater, John Ball Park, Grand has nine children, excluding Greg. He has two close Grand Rapids. Rapids. companions age-wise, Eddie, who is 15, and Joe who She would appreciate hearing from friends. Her room Tom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Badgerow is 17. number is 359. of 88 Centennial, Sparta. Since the family owns five houses, Greg will probably live around much of the country. Last week Greg was planning on seeing the rice terraces on the northern On 'The Dean's List' side of Luzon. From Greg's letter it is evident that Donald Arthur VandenBerg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur he's going to be busy almost every minute. Record Review — VandenBerg of 551 Springfield NW,Comstock Park,senior Greg's letter follows: "There is both good news and bad news. I may as in the School of Religion was one of 51 Michigan students well give you the bad news first. The camera was among 600 on the Dean's Honor List of Bob Jones Uni- The Ballad of Todd Rundgren stolen in San Francisco. Probably by the time that versity, Greenville, S.C. In order to be on the list the student must have earned you get this letter I will have a new one. Todd Rundgren is probably the most underrated of "Now on the lighter side of the news. We took off at least a B average during the second semester. anyone in the music field that I've heard of. At the from Detroit, and by the time we were done in Manila age of 18 he formed the group -Nazz-. He was the un- we had made a stop in San Francisco, Honolulu, and mistakable leader and the most talented. He plaved Guam. The United States and the Philippines looked K. C. Girl CMU counselor the guitar, made the orchestrational arrangements, fantastic from the air. Mary Ann Jones, Kent City, was one of 12 Central wrote a large majority of the material, and was a singer. "It's sort of funny. Here I am writing a letter and you Michigan University students chosen to serve as a guide Nazz was fairly successful and had the two hit singles, are homo sleeping. This place is hard to describe. It and counselor on Tuesday, July 6 when the school hosted "Hello It's Me," and "Open My Eyes," plus three al- is no wonder that I never got a letter from them. There the first group of prospective freshmen who plan to en- bums. are nine children in the Santos' family. I've only met roll in the University this fall. The initial group of 300 Last year Todd Rundgren quit the group to strike out about half of them. Eddie is 15 and Joe is 17. Mr. Santos is from a total of 3,000 freshmen who will participate in as a single artist. He had an album called "Runt" is a retired docto r and now owns a bank which his older a series of two-day orientation visits scheduled through- released and a single "We've Got to Get You a Wo- son is the president of. out the summer by the CMU admissions office. man." Neither record was much of a success, however, "But it is Mrs. Santos that has really succeeded in and most record stores don't stock the album any more. business. She owns a huge rice business. So between Now the new album "The Ballad of Todd Rundgren" the two of them they own five houses, four cars, and nine Kent-Ottawa apple queen has been released. The album is very easy to listen children. The whole family treats money as if it grows to. The harmony is excellent, and some of the cuts on trees. Just in the house that I am staying at, there contest August 9 are ver y beautiful. Rundgren's songs have a flowing is a chauffeur, cook, carpenter, and ab^ut four maids. They pattern, and are as if you've heard the song before, but you don't remember when built me a whole new bathroom for the time that I am The Kent-Ottawa Horticulture Society will hold Its staying here, Annual Apple Queen Contest at B p.m., August 9. Rundgren gets heavy at times too, and it's here that "Someday a part of this house is supposed to lie The contest will be held in conjunction with Sparta he really proves himself. He's a fine musician; he plays turned into another bank. Do you remember hearing Quasquicentennial celebration and Is open to any single guitar, piano, organ, and every other instrument in about the rice terraces on the northern part of Luzon? girl between the ages of 17 and 25 years, whose family the album except the bass and drums. His guitar is We are planning on going there next week! is directly connected with the apple industry of this area. particularly impressive. "Ever since we got here this morning wa have been She should also be available for appearances at gather- The album has exceptional lyrics too. it's evident on the move. We ended up the evening by going to see that Rundgren has been pushed around a lot in life and a double-header basketball game. ings during the year following election. has struck on hard times. He also has a subtle way with "Tell the Badgerows that one of the houses is right Anyone knowing of girls eligible to enter should con- his lyrics of putting in a line just at the right time to in Quezon City, and I am going to see Danny within the tact Mrs, Harland Reister, 887-9854; Mrs. Robert Rei- add a deeper meaning to a song. next couple of days, ster, 887-9297; Mrs, Ralph Kober, 887-0473, This album is proof of my original statement that he Greg" is probably the most underrated musician I know of.