New School Building? Royal Canadian Air Force During World War II Be Fore Coming to East Jordan in 1949
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The first full week of summer saw normal temperatures, with daytime highs in the upper 70s to low 80s, and plenty of sunshine early in the week. An overcast Friday delivered some much-needed precipitation, with a slow and steady rainfall that continued throughout the Weather night. Saturday cleared by midday, and by Sunday, the mercury was climbing back into the mid-eighties under a wind-swept sky. Mock orange and early peonies are just passing their peak; wild sweet peas are starting to bloom. LAST YEAR: The same time period saw the year's highest temperature-to-date: 90 degrees on June 24-a mark surpassed this year in early June. **. ?- 'r > f - > \ Llii/ *> EAST JORD , /,» '•» Ai Copyright Up North Publications, Inc. 1994 All rights reserved '*•,<•.•, WAWWAVAl/w •^//X-M^V^/K'^/iV VA" //W AN&J Wj> ournal VOL.2 NO. 39 JWEDNESDAY, JUNE 29,1994 EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN Bill Grauel to lead Freedom Festival parade BY DEB S. HOBBS "The U.S. is the best country in the world!" United Fund of Michigan. Torch/Journal Editor Grauel rapidly climbed the ranks at the bank (now Grauel was also very active in the church, becoming Saturday afternoon, as FMB Northwestern), from assistant cashier in 1952 to an elder at First Presbyterian. He served as area vice the parade winds its way vice president by 1963. He joined the bank board in president of Presbyterian Men, and was a delegate to through town, residents 1974 and became president in 1976. the national Presbyterian conference. will have the opportunity He retired from the presidency in 1987. He was instrumental in procuring the Boswell Field to pay tribute to a man Grauel was active in many professional organiza scoreboard. More recently, the Grauels dealt with who many feel epitomizes tions, and served as director of Michigan Bankers family tragedy by serving the education of local the spirit of East Jordan. Association. He attended University of Michigan, students, establishing the very generous William H. Leading the parade will University of Wisconsin, and Rutgers University Grauel, Jr. Memorial Scholarship in the aftermath of be long-time resident Wil schools of banking. the death of son Billy. The scholarship will provide liam Grauel, ST., 72. Well-known in the community Grauel also made his mark on the community, full four-year tuition at Michigan State University for for both his business and philanthropic activities, serving on the library board as treasurer for 26 years; one East Jordan High School senior annually. Grauel will return to serve as grand marshal of the the East Jordan branch of Charlevoix County Hos 1994 Jordan Valley Freedom Festival Grand Parade. pice; the Chamber of Commerce; and East Jordan The Grauels have four daughters and another son. According to member Mary Jason, when the parade Rotary. He served as director of many organizations Although they now spend most of the year in Florida, committee began their search for grand marshal, they including Community Chest, Charlevoix County they maintain close friends and family connections in wanted someone who would exemplify neighborli- Hospital, Scenic Trails Council of Boy Scouts, and East Jordan and visit often. ness, invc#6ment, and volunteerism. "Bill Grauel came to mind immediately," said Ja son. ? Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Grauel served in the New school building? Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II be fore coming to East Jordan in 1949. Married to Frances Mary Malpass, he began working at Northwestern Facility review committee looking at question State Bank as a teller/bookkeeper. Becoming a United States citizen in the 1950s, he BY DEB SA YGERS HOBBS commented that though he will always love Canada, Torch/Journal Editor Facility review committee - tentative voting membership Will the East Jordan School Board soon be asking the community for a new school building? Terry Barber Kevin Keane EJ man arrested That is the question a facility review committee will Steve Bartlett Brenda Malpass determine in a scries of meetings beginning in early Richard Brooks Bill Olstrom July. Tom Derenzy Doug Scott for bank robbery Though the committee will debate a subject that was Kim Oilier Katie Slough addressed just two years ago, the limited options arc Dave Downton - Tom Sothard BY KEITH MATHENY more apparent. The previous attempt provided only Armand Drapeau Phil Goebel Contributing Writer the short-term solution of shifting and remodeling Lyle Etcher Mary Murray existing classrooms. Meanwhile overcrowding has Joel Evans Tom Sheridan A preliminary exam is scheduled this afternoon for increased and school population projection figures Wayne Fires Vail Shepard an East Jordan man charged with the armed robbery of show the trend will continue. a Mancelona bank June 15. Superintendent Chip Hansen said that the board Kempton said the review committee will be em Paul Isaacs, 28, was arrested in Detroit June 22 by wants the committee to look further into the future. powered to choose to renovate or add on to existing the Michigan State Police Fugitive Task Force. After 'The committee should provide rationale that says structures; build a new middle school;.or build a new being transported back to Bellairc by Antrim County this is a good decision notjust today, but in 15 years," high school. After the choice is made, the committee Sheriff Dale Roggcnbeck, Isaacs was arraigned June said Hansen. will make decisions on the scope of the enterprise, 23 at the 87th District Court in Bellairc, charged with Hansen feels much of the information collected for including size, funding, and supervision of construc one count of armed robbery and one count of commit the former committee continues to be pertinent. It will tion. ting a felony with a firearm. be distributed in advance to committee members, While the options arc more clearly defined and About $7,50() was stolen from the FMB Mancelona along with updated population figures, for study be limited than for the previous facility review, board branch on US-131 June 15. The Antrim County Sher fore the committee meets. The board has directed that members agreed the committee will actually have iff Department received a tip the following day that meeting time be a minimal burden for committee more power of decision. Isaacs may have robbed the bank, and that he might be members. "They'll have to reach a consensus," said Kempton, in the Detroit area. To that end, board member John Kcmpton outlined "and when you reach consensus there is compro Police recovered $2,200 in cash stolen from the an agenda that will complctp^rhe~ptocess within a mise." Kempton said the board definitely does not bank, which they traced from serial numbers; the maximum of five meetings-: Kempton will serve as a want the committee to have the perception that "it's suspected getaway car, a 1986 Chevrolet Nova; and a facilitator of the committee. our way of getting what we want." handgun which may have been used in the robbery - Although the board considered five possible op It was noted board members and administration will all in a home where police had spotted Isaacs. tions, only three were deemed practical. Several board act only as resource and advisory personnel and will The suspect will be represented by court-appointed members voiced strong opinions that adding portable have no vote within the committee. Hansen, Kempton, attorney Janet Mistclc of Elk Rapids. He is being held facilities or introducing split scheduling arc not con board president Mary Jason, the three building pnnci- in the Antrim County Jail, in lieu of $250,000 bond. ducive to quality education. contmued on page 23 2 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1994 - EAST JORDAN JOURNAL Central Lake: Future visits past This year, Central Lake High School students learned first-hand about their home town history from the folks who have actually been there. A project in Jim Dewey's ninth and lOth-grade social studies class gave students the opportunity to interview one-on-one some of Central Lake's most esteemed citizens, many of whom represent several generations of local families. Art teacher Debbie McDowell distributed photo graphs of some of the many unique homes in the INTERVIEW village and, using their choice of medium, students designed their versions of local architecture. Toreh/Journal contributing writer Priscilla Arcure, Jo Somerville ' as a member of the Central Lake Historical Society, We learned a lot from our interview with Mrs. was instrumental in orchestrating the projects. She is Somerville. We found out she was born in Rogers very interested in local architecture, photographing City. Both of her parents died when she was young. and collecting information on over 100 area homes. As a result she moved in with the Bums family, just Her photographs were used for the art project. outside of Central Lake. She moved around the age of "Many of the homes can be traced to lumbering 13. days," said Arcure. "House plans those days weren't She attended Central Lake schools, and had many as available as they are today and some plans were interesting experiences here. She used to get to school- obtained through mail order catalogs." She noted that by walking. They had sports then, but she did not play individualized versions of the same house plan each any. have their own character and are excellent examples We found out she married Glen Somerville. She of the designs of the period. met him at church dances. He later died of cancer. She Teachers were enthusiastic about the project. had fourchildren. Theirnames are Barbara, Maureen, "It gave students a sense of pride in their town," said Jim and Ken. They all attended Central Lake schools, Dewey.