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Hoa?; And Bonn ' Book tttaaers Sprtngpopt MI k9ZBk Clinton October 13,1976 20 Pages ST, JOHNS, MICHIGAN 48879 Dates have been set for three Department has set Monday, Oct. 18, residents. Persons must register prior prepare for mass immunization before central areas with consideration to Hall, 2-8, 1 p.m. counties to receive swine flu from io a,m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday, to receiving the shot. an outbreak occurs. Due to the major available parking and easy access to Oct. 26 Greenville American Legion vaccinations. Oct. 19, from 2 .m. to' 8 p.m. as This is the first time in history that change in the virus the population has the clinic. Hall, 10-4, 9 a.m. The Mid-Michigan District Health vaccination days for St. Johns the health department has been able to no established immunity. Car pools are recommended due to Oct. 28 Carson City St. Mary's Hall 404 In 1957 there was an outbreak of the the volume of people expected to attend N. Division, 2-8,1 P.M. Asian Flu and in 1968 with the Hong the clinics. Oct. 29 DeWitt Middle School, 2957 W. Kong Flu. In both instances over 50- Swine Flu Herbison Road, 2-8, 2 P.M. million Americans were ill within a few innoculation dates Nov. 1 Ithaca Presbyterian Church, 2-8,, months. Oct. 18 St. Johns Smith Hall, Sickles 1 P.M. Two different vaccines will be given, Street, 10-4, 9 a.m. Nov. 2 Lakeview High School, The first is the bivalent (for a New Oct. 19 St. Johns Smith Hall, Sickles Youngman Road. 2-8, 2 P.M. Jersey-A-Victoria) which is intended to Street, 2-8 p.m. l p.m. Nov. 3 Ashley Elementary School, 104 be used for the "high risk" patients." Oct. 21 Alma Community Center, 301N. N. New Street, 2-8, 2 P.M. This includes persons over 60 years old Court Street, 1-7, 12 noon Oct. 22 Alma Community Center, 301N. Nov. 4 St. Mary's Hall, Westphalia, 2-8, and those with chronic diseases such as 1P.M. diabetes, respiratory disease, cardio Court Street, 104, 9 a.m. Oct. 25 Greenville American Legion Nov. 5 Stanton Elementary School, 10-5, vascular and kidney disease. 9 A.M. The second form is Monovalent (for A-New Jersey Swine Flu) designed for 'the general population 18-60. Persons who are hypersensitive to eggs should receive the vaccine. Those who have a fever should delay getting the vaccine until the fever is gone. People who have received another vaccine in the past 14 days should consult a doctor before taking the vaccine. ST. JOHNS-While the moon is high, the prices will be People must register prior to low when the St. Johns Chamber of Commerce sponsors receiving the inoculation. the annual Moonlight Madness Sale Tonight ' Joseph Latoff, acting director of the (Wednesday). health department stressed the need for Special bargains will be offered by St. Johns the shots. It is impossible to mass merchants during the sale which runs from 6:30-9:30 immunize the population against the p.m. virus before epidemic conditions exist. Merchants and employees will be dressed in attire Persons who are hypersensitive to reflecting the spirit of Atoonlight Madness and the eggs, should contact their family doctor business whose staff is judged to be wearing the best and follow his advice in the matter. costume will receive an award from the Chamber of Those who have fevers can receive the Commerce. innoculation at any of the other clinics set up throughout the area. The dates, times and locations for the swine flu have been established. Both Mary Beth, Upton, R.N. administers a swine flu vaccination to Joseph Latoff,, acting the monovalent and bivalent vaccines will be offered at the same clinic. directqr of the mid-Michigan Health Department. The Innoculatlons will be given during People over 18 may attend these clinics. the next two weeks in the tri-county area. Latoff watches the nurse as she uses one of (he Individuals under 18 years old should newly acquired high pressure "guns," to give "the injection. "It didn't hurt a bit," Latot contact their family doctor. ^commented. Clinic sites have been selected in ST. JOHNS-- St. Johns body for the first time. ^ Homecoming 1976 will combine past Following will be a powder puff traditions with new features leading • football game Between the juniorand senior girls. At half-time, freshmen up to the Oct. 22 game with * and sophomore classes win. Chesaning and the Homecoming ^ participate in a tug-of-war. Winners Dance the following night. - of the powder puff game and tug-of- Activities begin Oct. 16 when , war will receive traveling trophies. Redwing students paint the cou downtown business district to reflect Tradition of previous classes will the spirit of Homecoming. , be continued with the social hour S held after the Friday game in the The thirty-member Clinton County occupational needs -of the area and education in either a 2 or 4 year same office reports that only 17 percent A new addition to Homecoming Cafeteria. Cider and donuts will be Vocational-Technical Citizen's determine how these needs relate to the institution. These figures tend to of all job openings in the 1980's will activites this year will be an Oct. 22 served and followed by the Advisory Committee is presently at adequacy of present preparation and support the state goal and to further require a four year degree. assembly held at the football field. presentation of the Queen's court. work reviewing summaries of findings training in Clinton County. Primarily indicate that a significant number of 7. As indicated by the Bureau of the While students are being seated in The public is invited. from three key sub-committees, prior the summary includes the following Clinton County students who are not on Census figures for 1970, only 32.7 the bleachers, the Redwing to submitting suggestions to county major findings: a college track are also not receiving percent of the Clinton County Labor Marching Band will perform their school districts. 1 i The Homecoming Dance will be adequate vocational education. force is employed within the county. pre-game show ending in the 'from 9 p.m.-midnight with music Steering Committee chairman, 1. Based on figures supplied by the The U.S. Office of Education reports Over 50 percent of the labor force works National Anthem. provided by the group "Squeeze." Bernard Feldpausch said that copies of Clinton County Planning Commission, that only 23 percent of High school (See Page 4) At that time, the Queen's courts the summaries had been distributed to the population of the county was 53,000 graduates will finish college. Also the wUl be introduced to the student Admission is $5' per couple. each member of the full committee. in May of 1976. This, represents a , , , , 4 "There's one heck of a lot of material to growth of 59 percent during the period • .* *,« <j*'i»v<Ss.T -;'^*'" ? *S 7 'i"^z' be looked at." said Feldpausch. "Much 1950-76. of it is verv involved, and I want each 2. For each school year in the past 13 .member to have the time to studyr it years with one exception (1972-73) v fully before we call a committee of the there has been an increase in school whole meeting," he continued. membership over the prior year in According to the Steering Committe Clinton County Intermediate School Chairman, that key meeting will District. Based on official reports to probably be called "in about three the State Board of Education, the total weeks." It is likely, he indicated that increase between 1970 and the 1975-76 . the basic outlines of the final school year was 1,548 students in K-12 i recommendations would be resolved at membership. the committee of the whole meeting. 3. An analysis of the 1975-76, K-12 Those recommendations will be enrollments indicates the "Flattening- formally made to the superintendents out" trend observed in 1972 and 1973 and boards of the six schools in the was not a genuine trend but a Clinton County Intermediate School "Statistical bubble. " Kindergarten District. Bach board unanimously enrollment figures are up and closely approved a resolution requesting that approximate the figures for graduating the Intermediate District conduct such seniors. In fact, in Bath and Ovid-Elsie a study. Intermediate School District the kindergarten enrollment was Superintendent, Larry A. substantially higher than that for Schwartzkopf, said after reviewing the graduating seniors. summaries that he was "enormously 4. Against this background, the impressed with the work the committee enrollment in Shared Time Vocational is doing. Remember," he said, "this i's Programs in the Intermediate District a volunteer citizens committee, and in ranges from 9 percent of the nth and just seven months time 44 separate 12th graders in St, Johns to 29 percent in ' meetings have been held. That's what I Pewamo'-Westphalia for a median i call real dedication, and it's our young shared time enrollment of 19 percent people who will beneHt.'* projected against the statewide goal of, The first summary of findings to be 69 percent. received * was submitted by the 5. Based on estimates provided by Manpower and Training Needs school principals and counselors a Committee. The basic charge of this median of 30 percent of Clinton County committee was to identify the future high school graduates continue their New signal helps make left turns ST. JOHNS- Drivers making left turn right or left while all other traffic turns from US-27 to M-21 in St Johns is stopped, including southbound US-27.