Millage Requests to Kev Tuesday's Primary
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‘ Constructionstartsfor , new addition to hospital I Page 14 4. hb V)R~~~%’I v:iu~l i?)i< I 1) J 47)j\I1 7:) I+,)?<,,, IITYm CHRONICLE - WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1998 FIFTY CENTS CA‘VOLUME 92, NUMB --TY CHRONICLE16 PAGES PLUS 2 SUPPLEMENTS Millage requests to kev Tuesday’s primary Local primary races are few and far between in Tuscola ROAD LEVY the millage was first ap- vices provided by a numbei County, but voters will de- proved in 1990, but with of agencies. They include cide a trio of countywide The road millage would nearly 350 miles of primary the Human Development millage renewal questions at generate about $878,000 roads in Tuscola County, the Commission, which admin- the polls Tuesday, Aug. 4. next year and help to fund task of keeping those road- isters several assistance pro- In addition, Kingston area improvements to both county ways in good shape is never grams, including home-de- residents also face a special primary roads and major ending, he added. livered meals to seniors. township levy request for streets. roads. “Certainly the renewal is SENIOR SERVICES KINGSTON VOTE The countywide millages very important to the road help fund services ranging commission, but also the vil- According to county Con- In Kingston Township, vot- from assistance for senior lages and townships as well,” troller/Administrator Mike ers will be asked to approve citieens to road improve- said Jim Miklovic, director Hoagland, the senior services a 2-mill levy for 3 years for ments to the sheriff’s road of finance for the road com- millage has also been on the road maintenance projects. patrol . mission. books for some time. The millage is expected to The levy helps to fund ser- Voters are being asked to Miklovic explained thc Please turn to hack page. support .9721 of a mill for 2 millage generates about years for improvements to $630,000 for the road corn- county primary roads and in ission, while proportionate major streets, .9 ofa mill for shares of the remaining fund- Pilot escapes PAUL DELONG’S reserve champion market steer sold for $1.75 a pound to 6 years f‘or the sheriff’s road ing go to the county’s vil- patrol, and .2 of a mill for 6 lages and the city of Vassar. McRae Farms. DeLong (left) is the son of Robert and Laurie DeLong and had years for senior citizens ser- And those shares can be sig- injury after vices. I steer weighing in at 1300 pounds that was not happy about having its pic- nificant - Cass City netted Residents have been gener- about $6S,OOO from the mill- ture taken after being auctioned off Thursday afternoon at the 117th annual ous on all 3 issues, rcnewing age last year. forced landing each levy in past years. In addition, Miklovic hscola County Fair. For thc owner of a home pointed out, the county’s 23 the west village limits. with a market value of townships benefit because A Pennsylvania pilot es- Troopers noted only one $60,000, the road millage the road millage enables the caped injury Sunday when costs about $29 a year or road commission to allocate he was forced to make an business is located near the Area kids work hard to $2.40 a month, the road pa- sonic $300,000 a year for emergency landing on the roadway, which is otherwise trol levy costs $27 a year or township road improvc- west side of Caro. uninhabited. As the single passenger $2.25 a month, and the se- in en t . Troopers from the Michi- s Dragonfly airplanc landed, nior citizens millage, roughly Without continued support gan State Police post in Caro the propeller snappt’d off and $6 a year or SO cents a of the millage, those monics reported the pilot, Alan W. 4-H 111on tl Luckey of Indiana, Penn., 1,uckcy was able to bring his produce show winners . t would not he available, aircraft to rest in a corn tield. In return, residents reccive Miklovic said, noting the net was flying from upper Michigan to his home io There were no injuries. ers. We end up seeing the ii myriad of services. result would be fewer rcsur- By Leah Nixon not participate in other fairs Among those are safety on Pennsylvania when he ar- because a person is not sup- same faces, which is a bonus, lacing projects and othcr im- The incident remains under Staff Writer the county’s roadways, and provements. tempted to make the emer- posed to show the same ani- but it would be nice to see :ipyroval nl‘the sheriff’s road gency landing on a roadway investigation by the Michi- Thc county has bcen ablc to gan State Police and the Fed- Student participants in the mal more than one time. some new faces,” she com- pati ol rriillagc will ;issure ser- accomplish a great deal since in the vicinity of Empire eral Aviation Ad mi 11 istrat ion. Tuscola County Fair have Some students do go on to mented. viucs will continue at current Drive and Prospect Drive at plenty to be thankful for af- regional fairs like Saginaw The barns looked more full , Icvels. ter they did a wonderful job and the state fair in Detroit, this year than they did last The road patrol levy has Near Cuss City Nizzola added. For example, year, she noted. Vegetables been in place since 1988, in- showing animals, crafts and cluding H h-year renewal in food, last year a contestant ad- and flowers were more full 1992. “We usually do very well,” vanced for public speaking. and crafts and cooking were “Without it, back in 1988, Steal, strip, burn truck said Cass City Livestock 4- The only entry cost of the a lot busier than usual. thcy laid off people and it H Club leader Kathleen fair, which is covered by the “The kids did good this was a pretty had situation,” Nizzola. There were 28 kids local 4-H club, is $3 lor each year,” said Donna Little, who Shorilt Tom Kern recalled, Cass City police are invcs- ported the blaze. parked the pickup at his from the Cass City 4-H club person. Fair costs are cov- is the mother of Micah and adding the rnillagc is vital to tigating the theft of a new “By the look of it, (the ve- place of employment, niintain the road patrol both pickup truck that was appar- hicle) was stripped and set on who signed lip to participate ered by the $4 ;I person or Matt Little, both of whom Walbro Corporation, 6242 in tcrriis of personnel and ently stripped and then set on fire,” Pawloski said. “There Garfield Ave., Cass City, July in the 117th annual event. $10 per family fee to join showed swine. “This is the 17th year we’re equipinen I. fire about 8 miles southwcst was absolutely nobody 22 at about I1 p.m. He dis- The kids who participate in Cass City Livestock 4-H ‘Thc millapc generates of thc village last week. around, and by the time we covered the vehiclc missing the fdir put a lot of time and Club. going to the fdir, and my hus- about $8 12,000, the lion’s The Elkland Township Fire got out there, there was noth- Thursday at about 6:SO a.m. “No kids are left out,” she band and his father before sharc of the road patrol hud- Department responded to a ing left of the truck.” effort into their preparation, According to village police she explained. explained, saying the Exten- him showed at the fair,” Little get. The county kicks in an- vehicle fire Thursday at 651 The vehicle, a 1998 said. “It’s a family thing.” other $200,000 to $250,000 a.m. on Gilford Road about Chevrolet S-10 valued at reports, Whittaker purchased Archery, dog training and sion office in Caro does of- the pickup last Mat-ch. rabbits are year round, Kids fer loans to interested kids Thc local 4-H club is a fam- annual 1y. a quarter-mile west of Plain $15,000, was reported stolen for the purchase of an animal ily club, Nizzola added, Kids’ “It’s pretty important that Road in southern Ellington by Randy J. Whittaker 11, Pawloski said tire fighters showing livestock usually be- we maintain it (millage),” Township. Fire Chief Ron 5256 Severance Rd., Cass remained at the scene for gin preparing their animals 6 and the animal’s feed. “Af- can show up to the age of 19 Kern said. “I don’t know Pawloski said a passerby City. about 90 minutes to assist in months prior to the fair. ter the fair they deduct the and young children 5, 6 and what we’d do without it.” with a cellular phone re- Whittaker told police he the investigation. “The kids work all year long loan froin their winnings.” 7 years old can get involved because they can’t decide Market anirnals are auc- by being a “Clover Bud.” 12 years on job what they are going to show tioned and the kids receive The “Clover Buds” do 2 weeks before because they the money from the sale. simple cooking and crafts or can’t get all the stuff done,” Each entry is also judged and show ponies, she con t i ti ued. Nizzola stated. given a blue, red or white rib- “It’s nice to be able to get kids involved year round. It’s Kennedys keep park perking There are usually 25 to 30 bon which then receives a pre in i m , 11s ;I] anywhere nice to have little kids be able kids on average who are in- u u I y dents.