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***#*****#***#*#CAR~RT SORT**C 00-; 02”i5-00 'W 2p.p ?q CHELSEA DISTRICT .LIBRARY #2 22i S MAIN SI CHELSEA MI 481 IS--1267 ■ ' STAND h n o n e h u n d r e d t w e n t y -eig h th y ea r - no. 10 C h e ls e a , M ic h ig a n , Thursday, August 26y 1999 32 Pages This Week R ibbon C utting 1 -. §S m m Three more days left ■v«;--a / » for Chelsea Fair fun The Chelsea. Community Fair continues today and V*# runs through Saturday. Today’s featured event is “Bullmania” by Super Kicker Hodeo Productions. The " Sf!', to’y 'V- event begins at 6:30 p.m. K u Also on the bUltbnight is’- m the livestock auction at 7 p;m. in the covered arena. Tomorrow morning is a big day for mothers and daugh ters with Ladies Day in the covered arena from 8 a m. to noon. Friday night will highlight the tractor-pulling contest in A ceremonial ribbon cutting kicked off the 1999 Chelsea Community Fair Monday evening as Fair Queen candidates, local dignitaries and fair administrators joined the main arena at 7:30 p.m. together to welcome the public to the 62nd. edition of the hallmark local event. Pictured from left to right are Village President Richard Steele, queen candidates Sarah Embodying the spirit of the Maynard, Molly Edmond, and Amy Mattocks, Fair Board Assistant Manger/Executive Vice President Ron Stoffer, Fair Board President Ken McCalla, queen candidate four-day event is the Chelsea Katy Parker, Village Manager Jack Myers and queen candidates Melody Whitaker, Tara Koch and Deanna Fulton. Fair Parade, which begins on Saturdayatlp.m. More horsepower will be featured in the m ain arena at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday night with a 4-wheel and2-wheel , drive pulling contest. Passes are still available for $15. High school students with a student LD. m aypur F a ir Q ueen contest set fo r S aturday chase one for $10. Daily admission is $5. Admission is By Dirk Fischbach will have a heavier emphasis on bull-riding and bar 1 free for children 12 and Editor rel-racing. under. If you’re looking for fUn, excitement, and a touch of Ladies’ Day, one of the fair highlights each year, is Local youth help with pageantry, the Chelsea Community Fair, which opened slated for Friday, with activities in the covered, multi Tuesday,^has plenty to offer. Traditional favorites like purpose arenn running from 8 a.m. to noon, Ladies Leader Dog training ion aerby, thrill rides and a midway offer- The Chelsea Leo Club, a ing gamejs Of skill are sure to delight, as are updates newly formed affiliate of the such as the new roof on the merchants’ barn. Lions Club for young adults, “It’s a good value for $5,” says Fair Board President “We’ve got a good carnival company, and assisted Leader Dog trainers Ken McCalla, noting the low admission price. “There’s the facilities are dean and well main during their visit to Chelsea not a lot of things you can do for $5 any more.” last week. The Leos watched tained*” McCalla says that the key to the fair’s ongoing suc the pups while the trainers — KenMcCalla cesses a commitment to keep the festivities communi toured the Jiffy Mix facilities. Fair Board President The trainers werei i r ty-oriented. “We’ve got-a good carnival company, and Chdlsea to give the young -the facilities are clean and-well maintainedT11- Leader Dogs experience i n ----------While few changes are on tap, one break from years— pay just-$3 for the morning of entertainment that 1 « I i « , «« MM n4>' 4Uni 1 m A / ti ■ MM Pit ■ M / «A A M n ««* • I 1 i « i a m 4 1/ t « m i l t _ public places and to accli past that longtime fairgoers will want to note is that includes music, a swing dancing demonstration and a year’s parade is slated for 1 p.m. Saturday. Pictured is the mate them to public interac the Fair Queen Pageant has been moved from its usual fashion.show. Chelsea Children’s Co-op float in last year’s parade. tion. After lunch at the Friday night slot to 7 p.m. Saturday, to avoid conflict Common Grill, the Leos were with Chelsea’s home football opener. Livestock judging, tractor pulls, a livestock auction Chelsea House Orchestra and Saline’s Fiddlers given basic training in dog Also, this year’s rodeo activities will be under the and a display of draft horses will help the fair stay Philharmonic will appeal to visitors of alTback- handling and were put in guidance of the Super-Kicker Rodeo Company and true to its farming roots, while performances by the grounds. The fair runs through Saturday. charge of the pups for the , afternoon. Participating in the activity were Danae Seward, Neil Sterling, Diana Ladio, Natasha Rosenstrater, Bran dy Mock, Rachel CommonT By Dirk Fischbach Inc. of Kalamazoo and construc Ferris State and Eastern Michi of new students, keeping class based on skill level rather than Chelsea Kummer, Nick -Editor___ j—__ —~ ...... tion managers Granger Con gan universities and student sizes for both kindergarten and age,. Miller, Tony Reifel, Adam The fresh spirit of optimism struction Company of Lansing. taught at Beach Middle School first grade at or below the dis The bulk of Monday’s meeting Ellis and Joe! Hohnke. — accompanying the new "school The related motions call for in 1994. She has been at Jackson trict goal of 20.— — was spent reading and fine-tun Youths age 12 and older year permeated Monday’s meet $102,361.56 in disbursem ents Lumen Christ! for the past five In a memorandum to Super ing student policy initiatives, who are interested in joining ing of the Chelsea School Dis from the 1995 bond issue monies years. intendent Edward Richardson, many of which were prompted the Leos should contact trict Board of Education as to close out the three-way agree Karen Wineland also will join Assistant Superintendent Iva by the state Legislature’s recent Arnold Stieber at (734)475- ment between the schools, King members celebrated the closing the Beach Middle School faculty Corbett noted that South mandates aimed at reducing 0740. For Leader Dog infor scott, and Granger, and $350,000 in a full-time capacity, teaching of the books on the district’s $50 Meadows was an ideal setting school violence. mation call (810>732-6687. from the district’s “sinking Spanish and French. Wineland million upgrade. The unani for the pilot program because While Richardson noted that fund” for construction recently was a substitute teacher of those the school already- utilizes the- in many cases the state laws mous decision to approve final completed at the Washington subjects last year and is credit- required “virtually no change billing numbers marked the suc Street Education Center, Beach ed with helping increase in “Reading Neighborhood” con cessful completion of the four- Middle School and Chelsea High terest and enrollment in the cept, which matches students See SCHOOL — Page 2-A year capital improvement pro-. School. school’s language program. fSTT'T1" ject. '?*/.' - '7 In addition to the approval of In the third motion, the board The board also approved payments, the board also unani? agreed to an innovative K-l changes and additions to the dis mously commended Granger multi-age classroom program V The Chelsea School District , 2 2 - High School Media Center; trict’s teaching staff and pro and Kingscott for their outstand designed to keep classroom grams after wading through 'BoardofEdueation on Monday, Monday, Feb. 14 - SouthMea* ing performance throughout the sizes .down and student perfor yoted to take its show on the , dows Elementary; Monday, statC-mandated changes to sus project. mance up. Under the program, pension andexpulsion policy * road. In the 1999-2000 school March 13 - Pierce Lake E& Unanimous votes also awaited the teacher would oversee-a- laO hl^v Mohday Aprils duringthe lengthy,, but fast- M three action items involving multbage classroom at South 1 meetingsfromthe Washington North Creek EiementaryThO paced meeting; , teaching staff. ■ 2 • Meadows Elementary School for :Sfreet administrative builds meetin^ wiil have an infor^ ' The unanimous decision, 'to In the first, Kim Eder was students who could benefit from ings to sites throughout the inalstOrt at6:39p,m., allowing^ approve the final billing num hired as a full-time mathematics elements of both the kinder district on a retattog basis. bers involved two action items teacher, filling the vacancy at garten and first-grade curricu The meeting , schedule will staff at school; befp: .—and saw the district bring io a Beach Middle School created.by lum— :4?.i zero balance accounts with ar Tim Hinkle’s unexpected depar The multi-age.classroom also' chitects Kingscott Associates. ture. Eder holds degrees from would be used for the placement Tara Thorbum finds Chelsea residents Commission considers to help Bush in education students new zoning presidential bid ____ See Page B-l See Page A-3 See News Tip Hotline - 475-1371 [email protected] ■« 9 I mm P a g e 2 -A I Thursday. August 26, 1999 • THE CHELSEA STANDARDHT1E DEXTER LEADER prior to the new policies, hard to follow in this instance. 1999-2000 school year without SCHOOL Monday's changes will have to Richardson also answered dissent. Through their action; be handed out as supplements Continued from Page 1-A_____________ the charge, pointing out that ini the board gave the district' to the .wire-bound books.

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