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I 28 Twenty-five cents’ .i,- .I1 1 Section 1, pages 1-16 PAGES Y Bev Schelke And Correspondents Reva Little, Marie Meredith, Thelma Jackson, Cen Kehoe I4 channels added I I Persons in need not Council okap cabk ITV rate boost forgotten,at Christmas In addition, organiza- KINGSTON Those needing food from (:ass City cable television base package, it generates LEESF, GAVE: ‘IIiE By Mike Eliasohn Christmas time in the Cass more revenue for First council chart comparing tions and individuals pre- City area has been the Elk- the pantry, or who would customers will be paying a like to donate to it , Kramer more to get more. Michigan and is less costly the $11.95 Cass Cityans will Although the economy is pared their own Christmas land-Novesta United Way. Oildren attending baskets for about 25 needy As of last Saturday, ac- Kingston Elementary said, can contact any The village council last to customers than it would be paying to cable tclevi- improving, which means Kingston minister. Thursday approved the re- have been if they had to pay sion rates in other com- more persons working, families, the names of cording to United Way School this week Tuesday which were furnished by President Art Holmberg, brought cans and cartons quest of First Michigan for the extra four channels munities. In 2x0,the basic. there arc still many who YEAR-ROUND Cablevision for rate in- as an optional package. rate for 11 channels is $9 a haven’t benefited yet. Bluem. the list of recipients totaled of food to school. a The recipients of baskets 45, which is four more than This is the second year crease from the present $8 Without them, because of month, plus $5.95 extra for In fact, it appears there keepThose their who larders can’t afford stocked to increasing costs, he said, six more channels. Fiftwn are more persons at the bat- from or through the DSS last year. children have brought food per month for 11 channels aren’t just persons on wel- Volunteers will be deliv- to the ‘school to give to to $11.95, effective Feb. 1, he would have had to ask channels in Sandusky costs tom of the economic barrel fare. Bluem receives ering the food, purchased needy families in the Kings- aren’t just poor at Christ- which will include four for an increase to $9.95 for $13.90 a month and in Rad than there were a year ago. mas time. more channels. It is the the 11 stations tQat now cost Axe, 17 channels for $14.90. Those persons aren’t names from schools, rela- with money raised by Un- ton area. Village President 1,am- tives, recipients, DSS ited Way, Friday morning. As of Friday, Elemen- One indicator of the need .irst increase since 1980. $8. being forgotten at Christ- is the free distribution of The couricil also met in Had the council chosen to bert Althaver pointed out mas, however, as many caseworkers and other In addition, for the first tary Principal Douglas that the Federal Cornmuni- sources. time this year, individuals Kramer was still compiling federal government execlitivt. session during keep the 11 stations as the groups and individuals surplus cheese and butter. base package, IJecse said cations Commission has have been gathering food, He checks with local from various local the list of recipients, so the spccial mccting to dis- Christmas basket prog- churches got together and couldn’t say how many cuss 1984 wages for village he probably would have had ruled that local govern- clothing and toys to give to Such a distribution took to charge $4.95 a month for ments only have control those who can’t afford what rams to eliminate duplica- collected food, clothing and there would be. “The im- employees, but made no de- tion of names. place Friday in Cass City, cisioti. the extra four stations, over the basic rate. so many take for granted. toys. pression I have is the need 263 Most of the recipients, A spokesman for the with households receiv- The four added channels since not everyone would Had the council chosen to The last stop for many is not as great this year.‘’ ing cheese and butter. buy them. approve a rate for only thc persons needing help is the Bluem said, are families group, all of whom re- Some of the tood brought are I-SPN (24-hour sports), with children, but there are by the students will be The commodities were Nic kelodcon (children’s Lcese said First Michi- 11 channels, First Michigan Tuscola County Depart- quested anonymity, said distributed that day in also elderly and younger 20 given to the Kingston Vete- also 19- gan had a 2 percent return could have charged any- ment of Social Services of- about families were to md cultural programs rans of Foreign Wars post, Caro and Vassar. Supplies 20 hours pcbr day), Cable on its investment in Cass thing it wanted for the four fice near Caro. single persons. receive the boxes, which ran out in all three locations NWS Network (24-hours City in 1982, whereas, 12-13 new channels. In September of this were delivere‘d the first which also will be distribut- CASS CITY part of this week. ing Christmas boxes, and with some eligible reci- ) percent would be normal, Council member Lynda year, the latest month for news and tJSA (24 hours of some will go to the Kingston pients leaving empty- varit~lprogramming). and expenses have in- McIntosh asked, “Can you which statistics are availa- (The Cass City Jaycees handed. First Michigan Manager creased this year, such as charge more next year (for ble, there were 6,435 indi- The traditional deliverer are also distributing Christ- food pantry, which pro- “We are not receivin6 Wayne 1,eesc told the coun- the rentals it pays to tele- the 15 station base pic- viduals receiving Aid to De- of boxes of food to needy mas food boxes. See article vides food to families in cil that by including the phone companies for use of pendent Children, General families and individuals at elsewhere in this issue.) need year-round. Please turn to page 12. four extra stations in the their poles. Please turn to page 3. Assistance, emergency needs and-or food stamps, a 10.2 percent increase over the same month in 1982. (A person receiving ADC and food stamps, for instance, Gagetown awards sewer Charge 11-yeardd would be counted once.) Since September, accord- ing to DSS Director OnaIee Iktwiler, “I would say probably it (the number of recipients) is either holding P roject construction bids in fatal shooting itsownor goingupalittle.” Many of the recipients The Gagetown Village ing of $650,000 for the la- complete the project. Seventy-five percent of “It was a very tragic situ- held in a few weeks, jure, just a foolish act in exhausted their unemploy- Council Tuesday, Dec. 13, goons and $755,000 for the Work will begin with the the cost of the project is to ation ,” Tuscola County st e r m er sa id. negligently handling thc ment benefits, but no count awarded bids for construc- sewer mains. digging of the sewer be funded by the federal Prosecutor Scott Stermer r~7hcgirl was shot oncc in rifle, ” S tc r m c I’ co 111- is kept of how many. tion of its sanitary sewer The next step, according trenches, according to the government, 5 percent by said of the shooting death thp chest with a 22 caliber mented. The shooting took The DSS operates the system to Dan’s Excavat- to Ralph Knop of Edmands, engineer, since that is the the state and the remaining of’ 17-year-old Ann Marie rifle and died before medi- place in their home. biggest single “Christmas ing. will be for the state Depart- easiestcold weather. thing to do during 20 percent, plus some non- Weston Ikc. 13, in Mil- cal help could arrive. The boy is staying in the basket” program in the The Utica firm was low- ment of Natural Resources reimbursable costs, by ling ton. home in custody of his pa- county. est of six bidders at $S72,600 and the Farmers Home Ad- Whether hookups of Gagetown residents. The The girl’s 11 -year-old The prosecutor said her rents. LJnder the direction of for excavation of the two ministration (FHA) to re- homes and other buildings local share is being fi- hall-brother has been ha 1f - b r o t her was hand 1i ng Stcrmer oxplaincd that Ihvid Rluem, the agency’s sewage lagoons and lowest view the awarded bids and to the sewer can begin nanced by a grant and loan chargcd with careless dis- the rifle.thinking it was un- Judge Kent has thrcc basic volunteer services super- of 17 bidders at $748,615 for give their approval, which by fall of next year depends from the FHA. charge of a firearm rcsult- loaded, and it went off. options. The Juvcnilc can visor, food, mittens, hats, installation of sewer mains. he expects will take about on the construction seyu- The state didn’t have its ing in death in connection “There is no indication of remain in his hornc undcr scarves, toys and money Both bids were less than a month. ence, which is up to the con- share, however, because it with the incidcnt. ally intent to harm or in- probation, car1 bc placed (used to buy items) were the estimated construct ion Provided the weather tractor, according to hop.