School Athletic Future Still Uncertain
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CASS CITY CHRO]V% VOLUME 69, NUMBER 29 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN-THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1975 Twenty School athletic future still uncertain A brief report by Village helpers at $3.55. The super- Intermediate School District. ..jverejmndled by-the boardrAt- President Lambert Althayer visor-arranges---^-^-!^- —Campbell Elementary highlightecTlTbrief regular the request of the Inter- at the games, counts the Principal Jackie Frei burger mediate District a second meeting of the Cass City money and sees that change told of the Federal funded Board of Education Monday representative on the special is available. In Cass City as right to read campaign and education parents advisory night at the high school. many as 11 persons are hired agreed that another teacher Althaver had little new to committee was named. She is for football games. for the program should be Mrs. Helen Kibbey, who joins add to the plans for an Action was taken on two found to assist Ms, Marilyn Mrs. Ellen Toner. improved athletic field. He other programs. Principal Peters, who is currently in the told the board that the village The board asked the super- Russell Richards presented a program. intendent to gather more council was thinking about curriculum required for grad- asking approval of the voters uation by special education information about legal liabil- for a lease of 40 to 50 years for OTHER BUSINESS ity insurance prior to decid- students. The law requires ing whether to seek bids for the school at the park. He said that it be presented to the Two other minor items that the vote would be in the this coverage. regular March election unless a primary election is neces- sary. If a primary is held in the village the issue would be 'presented then. The board took the informa- tion under advisement. The board also appointed Jerry Cleland as coordinator for Title IX Federal program that prohibits discrimination. The school has up to three years to make classes such as physical education and health co-educational. Traditionally these are among the courses FLAMES FANNED by 50 mile-an-hour winds destroyed a 48 by 60-foot barn at the Roland offered on a segregated basis. The annual Michigan as- Limberger farm on Shabbona Road, five miles south of Cass City, Monday afternoon. A total sessment test results for the of 5,000 bales of hay and 1,500 bales of straw, along with four calves, were destroyed. A seventh and fourth grades revised damage estimate Tuesday placed the loss at around $40,000. were explained to the board by Cleland. The school is above average in math and reading in both grades and the scores are High winds hamper firemen higher this year than they were last year in the school. Cleland cautioned against reading too much into the results. He said that there is no comparison with other 1975 tests available. Compared to as flames destroy area barn 1974, he said, the fourth grade was above State average and the seventh grade slightly below average. A disastrous fire fanned by buildings. from being overcome by smoke. 50 mile-an-hour wind gusts, Jezewski said four calves smoke when fire heavily Once through the floor, INCREASE RATE destroyed a 48x60-foot barn at were destroyed in the fire. A damaged their home eight Jezewski said the flames the Roland Limberger farm total of 36 head of cattle and one-quarter miles north- burned into a wall and The board authorized an on Shabbona Road, five miles escaped the inferno; east of Cass City, early bookcase. He said furnishings increase,<)f'25 cents per hour south of Cass City, late While no cause was offi- Monday morning. and clothing in the home to $5.50 for the supervisor of Monday afternoon. cially listed, Jezewski specu- Elkland Township Fire suffered heavy smoke dam- ticket takers at athletic Elkland Township Fire lated that a nearby electric Chief Jim Jezewski said the age. Loss was set at $10,000. events. Chief Jim Jezewski said the fence could have ignited a dog awakened Ms. Susan The fire broke out at 3:20 Robert Stickle said that a VILLAGE WORKMEN Ed Anthes (left) and Joe Gruber work to cause of the fire, which did blowing piece of debris which Stafford and her daughter a.m. Firemen remained at comparison with other upwards of $40,000 damage, is might have floated into the after the fire broke out in a the scene until shortly after schools indicates that Cass plant 55 new trees in the Orr East addition to the village park. The unknown. He said the blaze barn. basement fuse box and 5:00 a.m. No one was injured. City's workers are among the trees will line a road leading to the new swimming pool. Council started in an area of the barn Water tankers from Caro burned its way through the The home is located on highest paid. For this reason authorized purchasing the trees at its September meeting at a cost that had no electric power in and Lamotte township as- floor, filling the house with Gilbert Road. the board left the pay for which hay and straw were sisted in containing the fire. of $2,000. stored. Firemen received the alarm A total 01*5,000 bales of hay at 4:10 p.m. and were on the and 1,500 bales of straw were scene until about 8:00 p.m. reported destroyed by the Jezewski estimated a total of Pay 'cut' questioned fire. 10,000 gallons of water was Limberger was working in dumped on the raging fire. a nearby tool shed and told The structure was report- firemen he was( unaware the edly insured. blaze had started until a This was the second blaze passing motorist who saw Elkland firemen fought Mon- Owen-Gage board smoke coming from the day. structure, told him. High winds made contain- HOUSE FIRE ing the fire difficult. Fortun- ately, the west-southwest A barking family dog was okays $668,055 budget winds blew sparks away from credited for saving a mother the nearby house and out- and her 13-year-old daughter It will cost $668,055 to jected income figures hold portation at $63,669. operate Owen-Gage schools depends largely on the out- Total elementary education for the 1975-76 school year, come of a fight by the Huron costs were pegged at $172,004, Set trash according to budget figures County Board of Commis- while secondary education approved by the board of sioners, who are appealing costs were set at $206,371. education Monday night in SEV figures for the county. Fixed charges jumped from Gagetown. They maintain lower County $29,489 to $50,460, reflecting The figure represents over Equalized Valuation (CEV) teacher retirement costs not removal study a five per cent increase over should be used. paid in past years. Remodel- last year's final figure of Owen-Gage's CEV totals ing of the Owendale building •$635,256. $16,594,666. will send capital outlay costs Cass City businessmen ap- an engineer with the air A Breakdown shows the Instruction will continue to to $32,601, compared with: pear to favor disposing of pollution control division of largest source of revenue, take the biggest bite from the only $8,121 last year. their trash through a pickup the DNR in Saginaw, said as local property taxes, totals budget, . although smaller During discussions on the service. long as local businesses could $448,688, based on 25 mills for than last year. A total of budget, Ken Voelker, Owen- That was the consensus demonstrate they were work- operation with a State Equal- $378,375 is budgeted for in- dale, suggested that district following a meeting Monday ing on a solution to the ized Valuation of $17,947,557. struction, compared with teachers did not take a pay night of several local busi- problem, no fines would be Other local sources brings the $405,588 last year. cut as was earlier stated. He nessmen, village and town- issued. total of $451,788. Supt. Ronald Erickson ex- contended that retirement ship officials at the regular He said that the lack of a State revenue totals $147,- plained the decrease came as costs plus an added step Elkland Township Board deadline does not mean open 409, with another $44,500 a result of not rehiring three actually gave teachers a pay meeting held at the fire hall. burning can continue indefin- coming from federal Title I teachers at the elementary increase. As a result of the meeting, itely, however. For example, and Comprehensive Employ- level and combining classes. Erickson maintained that village officials will check if no progress were made in a MONDAY'S HIGH winds caused scattered damage in the Cass ment and Training Act At the elementary level, actual salary figures were cut into any trash haulers in the year, the ax could start City area, including this large tree limb that came crashing down (CETA) funds. salaries for teachers is budg- and contended that nd at- area who may be interested in falling, since the law has been A carryover of $24,078 from eted at $145,004, compared tempt was made to hide contracting to remove solid on the books since the late in front of a house owned by Victor Remarenko of Caseville located last year was also noted. with $173,433 last year. added fringes. waste from the business 1960's. at 6285 Main St. Scattered power failures were reported in Sanilac Debt retirement totals 1.78 Operation costs take the "I still believe it was a district and refer them to the The consensus of the 12-14 and Tuscola counties, with trees reported blown down in Huron mills.