Special Meet Set, for Preschool Vote Owen-Gage School Offi- 5 Or 10 Years Down the Road
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No one forgotten ‘see ONICLE At Owen-Gage Special meet set, for preschool vote Owen-Gage School offi- 5 or 10 years down the road. “We’re pretty close to likely will be an increasing cials are expected to put to Locally, Bluem said a being in line” with the number of qualifications on rest any questions regarding majority of Huron County school improvement plan state dollars, forcing schools their position on the devel- schools have joined a con- concept, he remarked, add- that can’t meet thosequalifi- opmental preschool pro- sortium in order to pool state ing there’s no doubt in his cations to consolidate, he gram serving their district at dollars received for school mind that the community said. a special meeting next week. improvement planning. supports its school system. In a related matter, high The meeting, scheduled-to Kirby recommended that The superintendent school principal Ron begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 1in the the board actively pursue pointed out that proof of that D’Aoust asked the board to Owendale High School li- such a plan in order to dem- dedication may be particu- consider re-establishing a brary, was afiproved by the onstrate to the state the larly important in the near curriculum committee com- board Monday night. Owen-Gage district’s dedi- future, when he believes the posed of staff members and School Supt. Harley Kirby, cation to providing a quality state will stage amajor effort parents. who passed out a written list education via a continuous to consolidate the state’s D’Aoust said he and ele- of recommendations to the effort to reevaluate school smaller school districts. m,entary school Principal programs and curriculum. board, asked trustees to re- The means to that end Please turn to --page 5. view the list, make any sug- ‘benextgesiions prepared week. they tosee take fit and action then I Plan.benefit for He declined to release the list for publication prior to the special meeting. The action is in response to ill Julie- Miller a “quest made bypreschml A benefit dinner and .dance “Outstanding Girl Athlete” wiil be home Thursday, Director Diane WN?ck, will be held Saturday at the award at Cass City High Organizers of fie benefit who in recent months has Colony House, Cass City, School in 1985, presently is are urging persons to pur- asked for direction with proceeds from the undetgoing radiation treat- chaseadvance tickets, avail- regarding her propm, * event going to defray travel mentS in Rochester. It is able at Thumb National now -. - -- in its sixth year. and medical expenses lor hoped, however, that she Bank branches in Pieeon Warack’s discontent with a cancer victim Julie Miller. and Cass City, the CGony lack of movement by the A lifelong resident of the board on her request as well House (located 4 miles east Owendale and Cass City and 4 north of Cas City), as what she referred to a6 areas, Miller, 22, is the harassment by school ad- Kelly’s Market in daughter of Delmar and Gagetown, Pit Stop 76 in ministrators promptd her to Margo Miller of Owendale. close the preschool program Owendale, and the Sala for 2 weeks recently. War- Chiropractic Clinic and The 1985 Cas City High Kelly & Co. Realty, both in I ack, Kirby, 3 board mem- *-***u-W” . SGbQd-&GAdlla&3aS,d.G&- i, ~ CarO. ., nosed with neurofibrosar- Dinner will be served from I coma Aug. 30,1988, at the 6 to8p.m., with ticketprices Mavo Clinic in Rochester. set at $5.50 in advance or * . Miin. She has since Under: r ’ $6.50 at the door. A $4 ng up tho:Q.ss City post’s: . gone several surgeries, admission fee will be iof flags” along East Main Street in honor of numerous tests and trips charged at the dance, which 4 back to Rochester. will be held from 9 p.m, to 1 Miller, who received the a.m. ,tionwith the Huron Interme- New choral group diate School District. Bluem noted that legisla- (WalbrocheTmica1 spill not tionstate recentlylevel provides passed anat thein- centive for-all school dis- set for Festival tricts to implement school improvement plans. The 11 th annual. Village group will perform music ox bine for the performance or The ~mse,she said, is to parts V and VI of Bach’s dangerous,/ but expensive Bach Festival scheduled Tallis, Schultz, Durufle, 1 increise he effectiwness of Tuesday, Nov. 21, in Caro’s Bach and Mozart. After Christmas Oratorio, one of About 50 Walbro Cop. tities that would create a big enough.” until about 5 p.m. The schools by encouraging the First Presbyterian Church intermission violin soloist the great choral master- employees were sent home problem. This was small Grecne said the lab area clean-up operation was then development of goals and and Thanksgiving week William Preucil Jr. will pieces. Friday following a minor quantities in a materials where the chemicals wcrc completed in an hour to 90 objectives, and ways to end, Nov. 24-26, in First conclude the concert with “We are able to combine chemical spill at the handling lab,” she repeated. spillcd was closed off and minutes. \ evaluate those goals and Presbyterian Church, Cass Mozart’s violin concerto, the Festival orchestra and Fompany’s Small Engine “We knew what was there. the ventilation system shut Greene had no estimate of objectives. City, will feature a new No. 5 in A Major. the Saginaw Choral Society ’Division, 6242 Garfield We just decided it was down to reduce any possiblc the total clean-up cost, but She said the most effective group of artists at 2 of the Sunday, Nov. 26, at 3:15 to perform this important performances in Cass City. the final performance work because the Festival Ave., Cass City. I something we weren’t going health hazard due to fumes noted the equipment and schools are those which pm. According to reports, the to attempt to clean up our- from the spillcd chemicals. trained perwnnel needed to have a plan, drafted with It is 24 members of the of the Festival will be under has grown in stature and incident occurred at about selves.” Because the situation was handle mercury is4 very input from school officials, Saginaw Choral Society the direction of conductor acceptance as a major cul- 9:20 a.m. in a materials “We were overly cautious, not considered an urgent costly. “I think it’s going to teachers, staff members and under the direction of Jack Don Th. Jaeger. The orches- tural event each Thanksgiv- handling lab in the but you hate to look back and emergcncy, thc incident re- be very expensive,” she parents, for what they want Jonker. Saturday evening, tra, soloists and the Saginaw ing”, said Holly Althaver, building’s engineering sec- think you weren’t cautious sponse team didn’t arrivc said. to see happen in their district Nov. 25, at 8:15 p.m. the Choral Society will com- Please turn to page 14. tion. Margaret Greene, chemi- cal and safety specialist for Walbro, said ashelf support- ding a small quantity of chemicals in 4 bottles gave way, cAusing the containers to fall and break open. The bottles contained di- luted nitric acid, mercury, potassium salt and a coating oil, she said. One technician, who was splashed with mercury, and a fireman were taken to Hills and Dales General Hospital as a precautionary measure, but no one was injured, au- thorities said. After being notified about the incident, Greene said she contacted Tuscola County Emergency Services Direc- tor Jim Jashinske, who re- sponded to the scene along with the Elkland Township and Car0 fire departments, Cass City-Mercy Ambu- lance personnel and Cass City Village officials. I Also called in was an inci- dent response team from Great LakesEnvironmental, Detroit. Greene pointed out that there was no danger of an explosion. “In our facility, we don’t have the things in high quan- I t PAGE TWO CASS CITY CHRONICLE-WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15,198!, CASS CITY,-- MICHIGAN Cass City Personal Items Audrey Katzen berger Phone 872-3049 Mark Guinther of Con- Mrs. James Bolf, Minde, Fifteen members of ’the Mr. and Mrs. Rick cord, Calif., arrived Satur- Tammy and Mary of Milan United Methodist Women Lorentzen and son Danny day and is spending 2 weeks visited her parents, Mr. and of Salem U.M. Church met of Clio visited his mother, with his parents, Stan and Mrs. Ivan Tracy, from in the fellowship hall at 7 :30 Mrs. Helen Lorentzen, Melva Guinther . Saturday until Morlday. p.m. Monday, Nov. 6. Saturday. Louise Buehrly had devo- Sunday afternoon guests tions and Connie Schwa- of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Tracy Saturday supper guests Guests of Mrs. Elizabeth of Mr. and Mrs. ,Dwayne derer gave the missionary Stine were Ardis Broxholm were Mr . and Mrs. George report on Salt Lake City in Fisher Sr . O’Dell of Deford were Mrs. and friend, Winnie Walters, Irene Tracy and daughter, Utah. She told of the hand- of Sheridan from Tuesday Mrs. James Bolz, and icap means of getting until Thursday. Food project daughters and Mr. and around. Goodie boxes were Mrs. Douglas O’Dell and packed to be sent to men in Mrs. Gloria Nicholas of family . service and students in col- Kawkawlin visited her is successful lege. mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Members of Cass City’s Ann Marie Lorentzen of Stine, Saturday. Saginaw spent Friday night Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Pro- Boy Scout Troop and Cub fit visited his sister, Mrs. Scout Pack Saturday corn- and Saturday with her Saturday supper guests mother, Mrs.