Coloma Courier & Hartford News Call 463-N-E-W-S
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1 t •i V) iAit ^ ^ Family Health & Medicine Page Chamber membership urges Summ Cat Scan at hospital see page 9 shop at home see page 10 action see page 13 m mmm* wMt •W* ia irTW COLOMA COURIER & HARTFORD NEWS CALL 463-N-E-W-S " • TTWi'r lllth Year Issue No. 25 June 21, 1995 o 50<t City sends back $71,001.40 Watervliet returns grant for Twp. police coverage By Cliff Stevens Watervliet City will return gress would change the grant who will work inside the its $71,001.40 COPS FAST stipulations to allow for the school district buildings for grant after talks to provide funds to be used for purchas- nine months of the year and contracted police services to ing crime-fighting equip- patrol City streets for the re- Watervliet Township stalled. ment or other police items maining three months when Watervliet City Commis- and eliminate the stipulation school is not in session. sioner John Fulton, Chair- the grant could only be used Coloma Charter Township man of the Commission's for hiring a police officer. will be adding another full- Safety Committee, said had According to Fulton, the time police officer to the the contract talks been suc- City would not be able to department's police force. cessful the grant would have cover the entire costs for a been used to hire a full-time fifth full-time police officer police officer to patrol the after the three-year grant New police Township. runs out. Watervliet City was one of Fulton said under the grant millage on 22 communities in South- rogram, the City would western Michigan to receiv- Save been forced to keep the summer tax ed three-year COPS FAST officer a fourth year with the By Cliff Stevens grants in February, funded City paying his entire salary Approval of a 3-mill pro- by last year's Crime Bill. and fringe benefits. perty tax hike for retaining The grant funds would Two other communities, 24-hour police protection REMEMBERING WORLD WAR II...The North Berrien Historical Society Museum will have provided 75 percent of Coloma City and Coloma June 6 will be reflected in feature a display of World War II items throughout the summer at the museum. This year the costs for wages and fr- Charter Township, will ac- Watervliet City's 1995 sum- marks the 50th anniversary since the war ended. Society member Fred Munchow holds a inge benefits for one full-time cept their COPS FAST mer tax bills. newspaper with the banner headline about the war's end. The museum, located at 300 Coloma officer for three years. grants. The 3-mill levy will raise Avenue, Coloma, is open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Fulton said the City Coloma City Police are $57,798 in additional local (Cliff Stevens photo) delayed making its decision working with the Coloma taxes and bring the City's on whether to accept the School District to share a total millage levy to 20.7560 grant to learn if the U.§. Con- community services officer mills. Printing of the summer tax Sipes announces resignation as Exec. notice was delayed until after the June 6 police Coloma Twp. okays use of millage special election, ac- Director of Coloma Watervliet EDC cording to Mary Ann Bahlen- D rilu. c. fire lane for lake access horst. Deputy City Clerk. , By Sevens munity service and spend 90 days to complete, is aimed r Wording on the ballot for Watervliet Area more time doing some at finding out the types of By Cliff Stevens site. the millage increase stipu- writing-technical, fiction business which will best The Coloma Township A concrete slab, 18 feet lated if the levy was approv- {^ ^.9 c- and philosophical-in addi- serve the Watervliet-Coloma Board approved a proposal wide, will also be installed at ed, the tax hike would begin 8 ^irec^or ^ Sipes told tion to allowing him more area for the next 30 years and at its June 14 meeting to the access point. with the 1995 tax year. the CWAEDC Board at its time for fishing and garden- plan a strategy to attract share its Beech Street fire The firm s owner, Edward The police millage levy June 15 meeting he would ing. those types of businesses to lane access to Paw Paw I^ake See COLOMA will run for three years. resign his position 90 days Nine years ago, Sipes the area. with a Watervliet-based in- continued on page 16 after completion of a market retired from being a pro- Three days of input from land marine contracting and analysis and targeted busi- fessor of electronics. area business owners, ban-' residential building firm. ness strategy study to be con- The Executive Director's kers, elected officials, etc., The Board approved allow- ducted this summer. post pays $1,200 annually. are slated to begin July 10. ing Trident Dock & Dredge Hartford Schools receive Sipes, who has held the Commenting on the up- In another area, CWAEDC Inc. to use the Township's post for almost two years, re- coming start of the study by members agreed to take fire lane for access to Paw $10,000 state grant quested the CWAEDC Board McKenna Associates of Far- copies of community pro- Paw I^ke, and in return the make a sincere effort to find mington Hills, Mich., Sipes files, prepared by the Ber- firm will make permanent By Joe Cheshire ing the capacity for systemic a. replacment for the Execu- told the CWAEDC Board he rien Economic Development improvements to the site at Hartford School District change designed to improve ^ve Director post by the feels the firm has predeter- department, back to their no cost to the Township. was recently awarded a teaching for learning for all; completion of the study, mined the area's future is respective governmental Under the terms of the pro- $10,000 grant by the Michigan and to raise the awareness of slated to be completed by Oc- tourism. units to check for correct- posal, Trident Dock and State Board of Education. the public as to the direction tober. Sipes said he disagrees ness. Dredge will provide lime- Hartford was one of the 14 of Michigan's education In informing the CWAEDC with that outlook and is CWAEDC members found stone "riprap" protection districts selected out of a Board about his pending hopeful the firm will rethink numerous errors in the data See HARTFORD along two 18-foot lengths of resignation, Sipes said he its conclusion. and expressed concern the large pool of applicants to continued on page 16 the access site to stop cur- receive the grant. wants to reduce his com- The study, expected to take errors should be corrected. rent erosion and prevent The purpose of this grant is future erosion at the access to assist districts in develop- Charles Harrell is "Top Pop" By Carole Kiernan This year's "Top Fop," mother, Mary Harrell, won pretended not to notice when cians, gift certificate; Charles Albert Harrell, was the "Best Mom" of '89 and to his eyes filled with tears Dave's Amoco, free lube, oil speechless when presented keep all things equal as well when we graduated from and filter change; Watervliet with the honor Saturday mor- as us out of trouble, we would high school and when his Harding's, gift certificate; ning. The long-time Tri-City like to nominate our father, grandchildren arrived. He is Limberlost Nursery, Corona Area man was nominated by Charles Albert Harrell, for the proud father of three, pruners; Bob's Hobby & Col- his daughter, Cecelia Drake the 1995 "Top Pop" contest. cherished grandfather of lector Shop, gift certificate; of Watervliet. There are so many things we nine, and loving great- A.M.A., All Military Anti- Charles retired from Ben- could share about our grandfather of eight. ques, gift certificate; Welsh dix Corporation. He and his 70-year-old dad. The best we He has taught us courage Mart, five free Super car wife; Mary, who was "Best could do was to limit it to the in times of tragedy and washes and Welsh Oil coffee Mom" in 1989, share their following; wisdom in times of triumph. mug; Chicken Coop, free IB- time between Southwestern The most valuable lesson He will always be our "Top piece bucket of chicken; Col- Michigan and the Lockhart, we learned from him was Pop." oma Hilltop, party tray; Texas, area. Although his service tc church, country, Cecelia Harrell Drake Wallace's Tastee-Freez, absence from this area and community. He joined Charles F. Harrell breakfast for two; Coast to prevents him from rendering the Navy at 17 and soent four Patricia Harrell Greathouse Coast, gift certificate; Nan- service to the community years in World War H. Post cy's Furniture, Fisherman's that he once did, he is very war he was a Boy Scout coffee mug; Friesen Photo- involved in ARMY MARS, a leader known for his over- graphy, free sitting and free service to servicemen which night camping trips. He was In addition to the gift cer- 8X10 portrait; Wesco, one takes, sends, and delivers a charter member of the tificate from the Tri-City dozen donuts; Watervliet messages through the USO. Knights of Columbus Council Record, as "Top Pop," Ace Hardware, gift cer- This is a service of ham radio 4055 and the Watervliet VFW Charles was awarded the tificate; Masters Automo- operators across the world. Post. In service to his com- following gifts from Tri-City tive, front end alignment; We congratulate this munity, he held the post of Area merchants: Coloma Pizza Hut, dinner for special dad and are proud to Airport Manager for many Broadwater Auto, gift cer- six; The Emporium, free "TOP POP"...Charles A.