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EAST JORDAN PUBLIC LIBRARY FO BOX a LAST JORDAN, MI, 49727 CHARLEVOIX COUNTY PRESS Volume 105, Number 32 October 10, 1984 25 Cents Sports and facilities draw complaints from fans Boyne City school's athletic fac­ Speaking only about the football Casper also told the board that Those included asking another money, supplies and time to repair board members. ilities and the football program drew program of the sports that are things are changing in the Michi­ league to accept them, going the the field. He understands that the The school system authorized the the wrath of a few concerned citi­ presented in the conference, she gan-Huron Shores Conference and independent route, dropping foot­ field repair is not the easiest thing to First National Bank and Trust to be zens as they vented their com­ noted that she feels the school is in that the administrators of the ball, or working to get the league do, but that it should be done. the provider of the tax anticipation plaints to the school board at Mon­ the wrong league. She wondered if schools involved are well aware of into the two tiers that they are George Shiotellis, president of the loan. Theirs was the lowest bid day night's meeting. the high school could affiliate with the problems of having Class C and already heading towards. board, told Weeks that the Lions received by the administration and The board heard from Mrs. Celia the Ski Valley Conference where the Class B schools competing against Casper told the board that size Club was working on a plan to was for only 6.98 percent. Other Polack who asked why the school school sizes are better and could each other. was not the problem with fielding improve the lights in the stadium bids went as high as 7.69 percent. system is affiliated with the Mich­ give the team an even advantage He told the board that the con­ winning teams, as he pointed out but had dropped the plan when the Superintendent Rich Kelly told igan-Huron Shores Conference when fielding teams. ference may be considering at some that St. Ignace, the current power­ costs were figured out. the board 'that the amount being when so many of the schools are Rick Casper, the high school time in the future of splitting up into house of the league, is smaller than The lights are the original lights borrowed this year, $649,000, was bigger than Boyne City. Her reason­ principal, told the board a different two leagues, one for Class B schools Boyne and has developed a powerful that were installed along with the not as much as last year because of ing for the football team having its setting as the school, along with and the other for schools the size of football program. circuitry and the poles in 1952. the summer tax collections made difficulties in winning was that the Charlevoix, were asked to leave the Boyne City. He added that when Boyne City Marty McCullough, the girls' this year. other schools in the league had more Ski Valley Conference many years "We will be a Class C school for first joined the league back in 1968, track coach, who was visiting the The board also granted the First students, and thus more talent to ago because they were dominat­ many years," said Casper, and that team had an 8-0 record against meeting, told the board that the National Bank and Trust the bid for draw from when compared to Boyne ing the sports offered in that asked the board to consider the the same schools. track is in bad shape also. She said the purchase of two school busses City. conference. other options that are available. Casper told the board that cur­ that the other schools in the league that were ordered last spring. The rently, there are four Class B don't want to come to Boyne for two diesel powered busses will schools and six Class C in the meets because of the track. replace two aging busses currently league. With the current schedul­ Shiotellis told the audience that in use. The board will be borrow­ ing, Boyne City does not play the athletic committee will look into ing $60,583,50 at an interest rate of against one of the Class B schools the problems and will meet with 7.75 percent. and has always played well against those wanting to become involved. Board member Dick Wulff men­ the others. In other action, the board tioned that the bank was very He added that besides the passed a motion to start the school aggressively supporting the Boyne scheduling problems of changing board meeting with the Pledge of City area, which was one of the leagues, most of the students he Allegiance. The motion passed after reasons the loans were so low. Other asked would prefer to be playing the board considered also having the bids were as high as 11.69 percent. against the schools presently in the students within the system also After a discussion about what the league. "I would like to see our kids saying it, but then allowed that board would like to see or hear in play in a B-C league rather than play portion of the idea to be tabled until educational reports for the school in a D league as Mrs. Polack has further study. year, Wulff asked the board to proposed." The original idea was suggested consider a motion giving the gifted Casper told the board that he by board member Larry Monshor and talented program of the school would keep them informed as to the who said that saying the pledge an additional $7,000 this year to be future of the league as changes are helped create patriotism within the spent on the continual upgrading of hopefully in the works that would system for the students and the the program. make the schools compete against each other on an equal basis. Mike Weeks then asked the board Boyne Falls holding if they had looked at the playing field lately, and asked if the board had any money or any plans to open house Oct. 16 improve the playing surface. Weeks On Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Boyne are encouraged to attend. told the board that there are holes, Falls Parent Teacher Organization On Wednesday, Oct. 17, the bad turf, and other problems with will hold Parent In-service. The Boyne Falls school is holding an the field. subject matter will consist of in­ Open House from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The When he was told.by the board formation on gifted and talented public is welcome and parents axe that they do not have any money children. Kathy Martincheck, the encouraged to come and meet with planned for the maintenance of the "Gifted and Talented" coordinator their children's teachers. field, Weeks suggested that volun­ from the local Intermediate School Everyone is encouraged to meet teers could be found to rebuild the District, will be speaking about the new administration principal, surface to make it a safer, better identifying gifted children and their Mike Wallace, and superintendent place to play. characteristics. Robert Redmond. Weeks told the board members The public is welcome and any The P.T.O. will provide refresh­ that he has talked with several parents who feel that their children ments throughout the open house. businessmen who have offered may possibly have gifted qualities Digging for the moat that will surround the new separate the restaurant from the land. The company had Stafford's One Water Street Restaurant was started to dig through layers of slab wood that was used as fill Monday. The dragline of C.H. Smith and Company is when the lumber and railroad companies moved into the performing the work of digging out the channel that will land back at the turn of the century. Woodburners learn at seminar "We don't want people to feel like pass today's requirements. any chimney job is expensive." The we're going after them," said Gary Loding said, "When you've put panel agreed that requiring the Hlavka, Michigan mechanical code all you can into a down payment, (Continued on page 2) inspector, "but I'd rather have you call me before you put in a wood burner." He emphasized the word Condo owners file petition "before." "That's so you won't possibly to reduce taxes have to tear out what you did." Twenty-two owners of Harborage When a property owner doesn't Hlavka answered woodburners' Condominiums have asked the State like the assessment given to his questions along with a panel of Tax Tribunal to review the assess­ property at the Board of Review, others at a public meeting at the ments given them on their proper­ they then have the option of sub­ Civic Center in East Jordan Mon­ ties that they own here in Boyne mitting a petition to the Michigan day night. The occasion was spon­ City. Tax Tribunal for their review. sored by the city volunteer fire The appraisals for the property If they agree with the city and its department to mark Fire Prevention were raised last spring during the Board of Review, the taxes will Week and forestall as many dan­ Board of Review process that was stand. But if they agree with the gerous fires as possible. trying to have all property owners property owners, the taxes on the Others on the panel were fire within the city pay their fair share of parcels will be reduced to their prior chief Dick Barnett, building inspec­ taxes.

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