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« M C n E Clinton County News CO (1> -u •d $4 S^^uuf- lha, CliniotL CbuuL SiftoL J8S6 July 6,1977 12 Pages ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN 48879 20 Cents 5 o 00 July 4 fun M: for kids of m- all ages / * While one youngster is absorbed in the ride, his companion on the left keeps a dubious eye on the activities. The two boys are zipping around on one of the rides whidi attracted thousands of brave passengers during the July 4 celebration in St Johns. The carnival attractions were interrupted a bit this year as high winds kept it closed Friday and Sunday rains put a damper on ttiings. The annual attrac tion is'sponsored by the St Johns Firemen's Assodation. > . '^■ Kids dive face-first into water melons durina the three-day July 4 celebration in Ovid. The watermelon eating contest was just one of many activities planned by the Ovid Jaycees and Auxiliary for the whole family. Below, a watermelon eating contestant gets closer to his work on his way to eating three-quarters of a watermelon in less than 10 minutes. w ■ W '/v' » '/ - Fireworks burst open, framed by trees, durinc the fireworks display Monday night in SL Johns. The 1977 show ended abruptly when the tornado siren sounded, sending thousands of spectators running from the park for vehicles and shelter. The warning sounded at 10:30 p.m. and the all-dear was sounded at 12:01. No reports were received of a tornado touching down in the area. HsKr 2, Clinton County New*, St. John*, Michican July 6,1977 German chorus to visit St. Johns The Aurich, Germany Folk this northern Several presentations to blankets to sit on the Dance and Choir, sponsored many. the Aurich group will be ground. by the Blue Lake Fine Arts This group is well-known made by the mayor, the Camp will arrive in St. Johns throughout Germany having historical society, and a Hosts for the group are at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9. A participated in many dance representative, Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cole. reception, sponsored the and music festivals. Follow Powell. There is no admission St. Johns Morning Musical ing the concert there will be An Open-air concert will charge to any of the events. at the Congregational a reception in the Music be held f^day, July 11 at 8 Church and a formal wel room, sponsored by the St. p.m. in* front ot tne court The group's next stop come to the city by Mayor Johns Business and Profes house. It is suggested spec from St. Johns will be Roy Ebert will be given to sional Women's Club. tators bring lawn chairs and Owosso. the group. Presentations of sifts from the Chamber of Com merce is also being planned. July 18 deadline to register for school election The guests of the city will spend their first evening July 18 is the last day for residents of DeWitt, Fowler, Ovid-Elsie, St. Johns with various appointed fam and Pewamo-Westphalia. ilies throughout the St. school district to register to vote in the Aug. 16 special election in the Clinton Voters in St. Johns turned down two Johns area. millage proposals in the June 13 The'group will present its County Intermediate School District. Persons are to register with the election. first concert Sunday at 8 They voted down a proposed 17.5 p.m. in the high school appropriate city or township clerks by 5 p.m. July 18. mill renewal plus 1.75 for additional auditorium. The Aug. 18 county-wide election will operating mills by a total of 643 votes. The 43 member organiza ask voter approval of 1.95 mills for Voting against the millage were 1496 tion dresses in traditional voters, while 853 voted for it. costumes of their province construction and operation of a voca tional education center. Voters also turned down a .25 mill of Ostfieslande and pre for improvement of elementary ser Aurich, Germany Folk Dance and Choir sents traditional dances of The center would be financed by the local millageand matching grant funds. vices by a vote of 1694-665. All six Clinton County ^hool dis The St. Johns School Board meets tricts would utilize the vocational July 7 during the reorganization center. meeting and are expected to decide Voting in the election will be resi what millage proposal or proposals will dents of the school districts of Bath, be presented on the Aug. 18 ballot. Need a dHirdi to kneel and pray in? Let your fingets show Ike wny in. yellow pages ww.. ^. .w.. ■ j vr^rre ^^rok^i^i off. j to Robert Ehrilich, 209 W. Railroad St, had a giant tree Hmb crush its roof almost brTnipng tfie front tires of the car off the ground. The incident occurred while U m auto was parked at S07 E. McConnell. LAST DAY OF LAST DAY OF .Vr.C REGISTRATION REGISTRATION SCHOOL SCHOOL ELECTION ELECTION |\ NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF THE ELECTORS OF NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION OF THE ELECTORS OF CLINTON COUNTY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT CLINTON COUNTY INTERMiEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT MICHIGAN MICHIGAN ^ RESIDING IN RESIDING IN ' BATH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PEWAMO - WESTPHALIA COMiMUNITY'SCHOOLS CLINTON AND SHIAWASSEE COUNTIES, MICHIGAN IONIA AND CLINTON COUNTIES, MiICHIGAN TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT: TO THE ELECTORS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT: Please Take Notice that the Intermediate School Board of Clinton Please Take Notice that the Intermediate School Board of Clinton County Intermediate School District, Michigan, has called a special election County Intermediate School District, M.ichigan, has called a special election to be held in the Intermediate School District on Tuesday, August 16, 1977. to be held in the Intermediate School District on Tuesday, August 16, 1977. The purpose of the special election is to vote on an Area Vocational* The purpose of the special election is to vote on an Area Vocational- Technical Education Proposition. Technical Education Proposition. A person who is a school elector of a constituent district of an inter A person who is a school elector of a constituent district of an inter mediate school district and who is registered in the city or township in which mediate school district and who is registered in the city or township in which that person resides is an elector of that intermediate school district. that person resides is an elector of that Intermediate school district. ( THE LAST DAY ON WHICH PERSONS MAY REGISTER' WITH THE THE LAST DAY ON WHICH PERSONS MiAY REGISTER WITH THE APPROPRIATE CITY OR TOWNSHIP CLERKS, IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE APPROPRIATE CITY OR TOWNSHIP CLERKS, IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST TO VOTE AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 16. 1977, IS MONDAY,'JULY 18, 1977. PERSONS REGISTERING AFTER 5:00 16, 1977, IS MONDAY, JULY 18, 1977. PERSONS REGISTERING AFTER 5:00 O'CLOCK, P. Ml. , ON MONDAY, JULY 18, 1977, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO O'CLOCK, P.M., ON MONDAY, JULY 18, 1977, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION. VOTE AT THE SPECIAL ELECTION. / - Persons planning to register with the respective city or township Persons planning to register with the respective city or township clerks must ascertain the days and hours on which the clerks' offices are clerks m.ust ascertain the days and hours on which the clerks' offices are open for registration. open for registration.' This Notice is given by order of the Intermediate School Board of This Notice is given by order of the Intermediate School Board of Clinton County Intermediate School District, Miichigan. Clinton County Intermediate School District, Michigan. Thoaas A. Droste Gail Matthews Secretary, Board of Education of Secretary, Board of Educa^on of Bath Community Schools, Clinton Pewamo - Westphalia Community and Shiawassee Counties, Miichigan Schools, Ionia and Clinton Counties, M.ichigan / N July 6,1977 Clinton County News, St. Johns, Michigan, Page 3 South Clinton residents hove opportunity to speak about water pollution Five years am a federal ler's Dairy Farm, the Board remedies range in cost from fishable and swimmable wa ver Basin were held during law was passed to give the of Water and Light's Eckert, $1 million (for improved ter where attainable by May and June The public nation's polluted rivers and Ottawa, and Erickson Sta street sweeping and phos 1983 hearing on the region's lakes a facelift to revitalize tions, and the Red Cedar phorus removal from Meetings covering other clean water plan will be held them so they are clean River and Sycamore Creek. treated wastes, and better segments of the Grand Ri in September enough for fishing and Other sources of pollution farm management prac swimming once again. come from urban storm tices) to $34 million (for Residents living in the water runoff, rural and agri structural methods to con BANNISTER NEWS Grand River Basin will have cultural runoff, livestock trol combined sewer over feeding areas, stream bank Open house honored Miss house at their home near a chance to speak out on flows and treat storm Maple Rapids water pollution problems erosion, construction ero water). Anne Glowney, a 1977 grad and some possible cleanup sion, and trash dumped uate of Ovid-Elsie High solution July 7 at 7; 30 p.m. along the river. School, at her home on CUNTON COUNTY News Lansing currently has SaoBiid CiMt paid PI at Waverly West Junior High Pollutants have caused Sunday, June 12. plans on the drawing board $1.