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HrM * SONS J 45 SPRINGPfJRT, m 49284 ADULTS ONLY...It's never too late BALLOT BLUES...Despite tax reform there'll LEAGUE LEADERS...The Indians & Comets to go back to school... see page 5 still be school millages... see page 7 are enjoying winning seasons... see page 9 | NEWS & ADVERTISING FOR THE WATERVLIET RECORD, COLOMA COURIER & HARTFORD NEWS TO SUBSCRIBE, CALL 463-6397 DEADLINE for news and advertising in next week's Record is noon Monday. Call the Record at 463-N-E-W-S. February 23, 1994 110th Year Issue No. 8 mnFIFTY CENTS Fax the Record at 463-U-F-A-X. $4,000,000 in marijuana nabbed in Hartford drug bust; called largest in Southwest Michigan Information that the Berrien location of a semi tractor and Shirley, age 42, from Stockton, County Narcotics Squad received trailer at Ma's Truck Stop in South Missouri, were arraigned in 7th from the DEA ultimately led to the Haven. The semi and two other District Court in South Haven on arrest of seven suspects and the pickup trucks were then followed to marijuana charges. confiscation of over 3,000 pounds of a location on 62nd Street in Hartford Other suspects to be arraigned marijuana last weekend. Township. are Jack Mance Cobum, age 57, of According to the Van Buren Coun- Police then kept the vehicles Hartford; John Edward Manning, ty Sheriff's Dept., the DEA told the under surveillance until an attempt age 28, from Covington, Georgia; Berrien County Narcotics Squad to was made to unload the tractor and Gregory Paul Kralis from be on the lookout for a semi truck trailer, and then they moved in. Six Hobart, Indiana. Cobum was also and trailer in the Covert-South males and one female were ap- charged with possession of cocaine. Haven area. Knowing it was in Van prehended along with over 3,000 Area agencies that were involved Buren County, those authorities pounds of marijuana. Police have included the Hartford Police Dept., were then contacted. Then, on estimated the street value at over Van Buren Narcotics Unit, Berrien Saturday afternoon, the Van Buren $3,000,000. County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit, Narcotics Unit, Berrien County Esteban Martinez, age 28, of Tri-Net, Border Patrol, DEA, FBI, Sheriff's Dept., Tri-Net, and Border Edinberg, Texas; Jerry Wayne and Michigan State Police Post 57 Patrol began surveillance of the Winn, age 44, of Hartford; Robert K-9 unit (St. Joseph). area. That eventually led to the Schibner, age 44, and his wife. "Pinhole" leak in valve shuts down Palisades Nuclear Power Plant By Melissa Polfus was declared inoperable, a plant as long as is necessary to repair or The Palisades Nuclear Plant shutdown was begun. install a new valve. "We don't know declared an unusual event and shut Savage said the valve is not used what we have yet. We know there's MARIJUANA SElZED...Detective Bryan Stump (left) and Tom King, U.S. Border Patrol Agent, move down on February 17 after workers in normal operations, but it is a part a leak and we will take care of it bundles of confiscated marijuana. A total of 3,058 pounds, with an estimated 4-5 million dollars in street value, discovered a leak in a check valve of the reactor safety system and before we go back on line." was seized in the raid late Sunday evening in Hartford Township. (Joe Cheshire photo) located inside the plant's auxiliary must remain operable at all times. Savage also said that in accor- building. He said the shutdown was a precau- dance with federal regulations and Public relations representative tionary measure. plant procedures, the appropriate Mark Savage said the leak was The hot shutdown procedures governmental agencies have been Area peach crop devasted by severe discovered by workers during a began at 9:18 p.m. Thursday, Feb. notified, including the U.S. Nuclear routine inspection. According to 17, and were completed at 10:30 Regulatory Commission; the state Savage, plant personnel began im- p.m. Friday, February 18. of Michigan; and Allegan, Berrien, winter cold; dormant buds frozen mediate steps to investigate the Savage said the leak was a small and Van Buren counties. cause of the leak and declared the pinhole in a 24" line. He said the By Melissa Polfus cording to the President of the sliced 200-300 buds from his or- valve inoperable. Once the valve plant would remain shut down for For more news on Palisades' woes, The southwestern Michigan Michigan Peach Sponsors. chards, and all were black. now under investigation by the NRC peach crop was severely damaged "The loss could be as high as 100 Another test that can be done, ac- see page 5 this year because of several days percent," said Don Baiers, a cording to Baiers, is to cut off a and nights of subzero weather, ac- Southwest Michigan peach grower branch and bring it into the house. and President of Michigan Peach If kept watered, the warmth of the Sponsors. "It may be a little house will cause the branch to New street in the cards for the premature to say 100% loss, but it's blossom and show leaf growth. If sure looking that way." the buds drop off the branch, they City of Hartford: Woodside Ave Baiers explained that fruit trees are dead. set their fruit and leaf buds for the Other area peach growers, such By Joe Cheshire foUowing year in mid-June and July as Randy and Annette (Friday) The Hartford City Council pre- quiring the registration of the rental of the preceding year. The set buds Bjorge, have also found no live buds viewed a resolution that would add units in the City was tabled until stay in a dormant state through the on their trees. Annette said she has another street to the City, a gift Building Inspector Dalton Kinney winter months. In the spring, after checked approximately ten buds from Hartford Public Schools. returns from vacation. sleeping all winter long, the fruit per tree in over fifteen different Woodside Avenue, which runs from The registration would require all and leaf buds come to life. varieties, and all were dead. "I was 60th Street to Woodside School, con- rental units to be registered with Most of the buds are strotron: g surprirised,s " said Annette. "I was sists of a total of 518 feet. the City and to be inspected before a enough to withstand a no rmal hoping to find at least a few live The recent residential develop- unit could be rented. The purpose Michigan winter. But this winterinfot* , onesAM AM. ' ' ment of Daffodil Acres, adjacent to behind. the registration is to with the several days of subzero But buds aren't the only thing the Woodside School, prompted the ac- eliminate substandard housing weather, may have been too much extreme cold kills. It can kill the tion. At a recent School Board within the City. Many of the re- for the buds to survive. tree itself. Baiers said it's the young meeting it was announced that, with quirements of the proposed Baiers said the limit is approx- trees that are in the most jeopardy. the development, a resolution was registration are already covered imately several hours of 10-degree- To see if a tree is alive, a grower The men who would be Mr. Watervliet... required by the School Board for under the ordinances of the City. below-zero temperatures. After can peel the bark back on the trunk. CANDIDATES FOR MR. WATERVLIET...are: (front, from the left) any construction to be done in the It was also announced that many that, the buds will die. Unfortunate- If the wood is black, the tree is Dan Pfeffer and Chris Cockerel; (back, from the left) Jeffery Zehner, area. By donating the street to the of the street signs are missing from ly for peach growers. Southwest dead. Annette pointed out that to James Christopher, and Nathan Harris. Not available for the picture was City, the School Board would be the intersections, and a study is to Michigan far exceeded that limit peel back the bark is risky. Peeling candidate Martin Ott relieved of this responsibility, plus be done regarding the costs for this winter. the bark can kill the tree if it isn't The second annual Mr. Watervliet Contest will be held Saturday, the City would adopt the mainte- replacement. In the past it has been Peach growers can tell the extent already dead. She said she would February 26, at 7:00 p.m. in the Watervliet High School Auditorium. nance upkeep on the new street. noted that vandals have removed of the damage by picking sample wait until the trees leaf in the spring Tickets are available from any Watervliet junior varsity or varsity The Board will act on the resolu- and/or destroyed several of the buds and slicing them in half. If the to determine how much damage cheerleader or last year'ye s court members for $3. Tickets willwill ials o be sold tion at its next regularly scheduled street signs. The Council is concern- buds are green on the inside, the at the door for $4. The contest is sponsored by the Watervliet meeting. ed that a residence might not be bud is alive; if the buds are black in- See FRUIT continued on page 12 cheerleaders. A discussion regarding the re- located in an emergency. side, they are dead. Baiers said he r|1*t llr- We Posed the following question to people at Coloma Har- I y| li if I ^41 K.