Substance Abuse Center Attacks Drugs and Alcohol Problems in County
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14 PAGES "AUGUST 4, 1976 20 CENTS ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN 48879 Republican Incumbent Stanley Powell held off challenger Tom Reed in the 88th. Michigan House of Representatives Primary Tuesday night, while Burton Stencel defeated John Fox by a little over 300 votes to Election Results earn the Democratic nomination for the November house'race. Powell received 4152 votes over Reeds 3380. Third Republican on the ballot, Donald Barr received 479 votes.. Stencel received 1BB8 votes and-Fox received 1516. Robert Wood defeated incumbent Powell Reed Barr Stencel Fox Republican Dist. 4 County Commissioner Maurice Gove by 4 votes 1434* i696 183 563 862 Tuesday night. .Wood pulled 272 votes, while Gove received 268. 97 312 17 70 108 Wood, former mayor of St. Johns, will oppose Cecil Smith in the November 119 42 40 34 36 General Election. Smith, unopposed in the Democratic 57 4 1 9 . .38 Primary, received 119 votes. 2445 1326 238 1212 472 4152 3380 Alta Reed, former Clinton County County Commission Commissioner. defeated Dale Emerson, DeWitt Twp. supervisor, in District 4 Tuesday night's election." Reed received 438 votes while Emerson received 386. Bruce Angell SHOPPERS PACKED the Clinton Ave. sidewalks Thursday received 350 votes. Robert Wood 272 Duane Chambe rlain and Friday to take advantage of Sidewalk Sale bargains in Three millage proposals on the St. Johns. Despiie threatening skies early Thursday township ballot went down in defeat in Maurice Gove 268 Vern Fosnight morning, crowds began flocking into St. Johns at 8 a.m. and the light voter turnout. continued through the day and Friday. Defeated were 2.5 mills for police and fire protection, .25 mill for parks and recreation and 2 mills for roads. j|| ^ V ^S^^'S'^TT^^V^ Near ST. JOHNS-What appeared to be a In other areas of the school, holes MAPLE RAPRDS - Will be celebrating At 2 p.m. there will be a free pony- fire at Sweglea Elementary School in the Bicentennial Saturday, Aug. 7. The pull, and the various clubs and St. Johns Sunday night, turned out were burned into screens, windows day-long activities will begin with a organizations in the village will have resulting in minor damage, apparently were marked by Hares and one wooden booth displays. A barbecue will be held frame was damaged. , parade at 11 a.m. and chairman Al from youngsters playing with flares. Witnesses reported seeing 2 youths, Brunner invites everyone in the area to at the park and there will be pony Police Chief Lyle French, who lives participate. All floats, bands, musical rides for the children. near the school reported seeing flames described 11-12 years old near the group3, and persons are welcome. A reaching up the side of cement block building playing with flares. trophy will be awarded to the best Bingo, a softball game and a beer tent wall of i the building. One was described as having blond entry. will add to the festivities. hair, wearing a blue shirt, cut-off pants After the fire department reached the and Sneakers. The other was reported scene it was discovered the flames to have red hair and' wearing a white were a result of an ignited Imitation shirt, white shorts and sneakers. glass window. Anyone having information about the Lawrence Heibeck, Sid Lounds, Wayne Woodbury, Carl Fonger A flare apparently bad been held incident is asked to call the St. Johns against the glass-like material, causing ; Verne L. Upton, 70, 5371 W. Maple Lansing Business University. )and Walter Russell it to ignite. Police EJept. Rapids Rd., died Aug. 1 at Sparrow On Jan. 1, 1932 he was married in Hospital following a long illness. East Lansing to the former Lois Essex Township clerk, he was a Tanner. farmer and active in many Surviving are his wife, Lois; two Raising funds for organizations. sons, Elmer and Ned, both of rural St. He was a member of East Essex Johns; daughter, Mrs. W.P. Slderius of School Board, 4-H leader, member of Homewood, 111; 3 sisters, Mrs. Alan the Congregational Christian Church Roberts of St. Johns, Mrs. Bernice Ambulance Service Board, Farm Bureau member and Greaser of rural St. Johns and Mrs. former Soil Conservation District Harland Rodgers of Shelbyville, Tex; Lawrence Heibeck, Sid Lounds, the time it's dispatched. The new member. six grandchildren and several nieces Wayne Woodbury, Carl Fonger and system will eliminate phone calls and fund chairman Walter Russell, are automatically give off a 'peep-peep' and nephews. conducting a benefit drive for new A native of Clinton County, he was Services were held at 1:30 p.m. from sound on the unit wornby the volunteer. communications equipment for Clinton We can be on our way to the ambulance born Jan. 17,1906, the son of Elmer and Congregational Christian Church in area ambulance service. - Hattle Upton. He attended a country Maple Rapids with burial at Sowles building while the pertinent school, Maple Rapids Schools and Cemetery. The volunteer group feels their information is being given to us by the efforts will improve the safety and dispatcher. Seconds ' count on an protection they now offer the ambulance run, and we want to make it Intermediate Board re-elects officers community. as safe and fast as we can for the The Clinton Area Service now covers citizens." Bingham, Bengal,Dallas, Essex, Riley, Ticket donations of $1 are being taken ST. JOHN-The president and vice- Waggoner of St. Johns and vice- Greenbrush, and Olive Townships, and president, Willard Reed of DeWitt. at various business places, and by the president of the Clinton County includes St. JOhns, Maple Rapids, youth of the community. t*rizes will be Intermediate School District Board of Fowler and Eureka. awarded Aug. 18, at the 4-H Fair. First Education were re-elected at the Russell says, "We want to cut down ST. JOHNS POLICE CHIEF Lyle French (right) Inspects group's recent annual organizational prize is a 19 inch Sony T.V., second $50, vandalism damage at Swegles Street School Sunday night. It the time lapse between the time and third $25. was believed the minor damage was caused by youths meeting. AUG: 6-CarnivaI against .Muscular someone calls for an ambulance and playing with flares. - * Dystrophy, 701 S. Mead, 11 a.m. until 5 Re-elected president is Wendell p.m. Substance Abuse Center attacks drugs and alcohol problems in County About 40 persons in Clinton County arrested for driving under the That Is the type of person the alcohol family are abusing drugs or alcohol..- are getting help in their personal influence. Part of their sentence for the classes are designed to help. The program also works to make battles with drugs or alcohol. offense' is to attend the classes in . Knowledge of alcoholjlts affects on the their services known to the public by They are clients of the Clinton County attempt to make them more aware of body and a person's life is an important training teachers in substance abuse, Substance Abuse Center at the corner their problem and the solution, to that tool in meeting head-on the problem of and presenting programs to of Sturgis and Oakland St., St. Johns. problem. alcohol abuse. organizations throughout the county.-; The center has been in operation For those who are dealing with a The drug abuse program Is similar to Overall, the Substance Abuse Center since November, and tackles the serious alcohol problem, the Substance the alcohol program in that stress is offers individual counseling, family problems of those affected by the abuse Abuse Program most likely will refer placed on the importance of knowledge counseling, group counseling, drug and - of alcohol or drugs. them to the Alcoholic Anonymous of the substance being abused. alcohol education, speakers for The program is not restricted to those organizations in St. Johns, Ovid or Patriclpants also attend classes for 5 organizations and referrals to other, who abuse alcohol or drugs, but also to. DeWitt. weeks with emphasis on types of drugs agencies.. members of the family who are directly Richard Petty, therapist with the and their affects on the body, both Persons wishing to contact the center: affected by the problem. Substance Abuse Program, says that, physically and mentally. ] may do so by calling 224-6228. The office Basic parts of the program are once- in Clinton County, alcohol seems to be Most persons .abusing drugs are is located on the second floor of the a-week classes for 5 weeks, one an the dominant subject of user abuse. referred to the Substance Abuse Center Mental Health Center at 30Q East alcohol class and the other a drug class. Members of the Substance Abuse Sturgis, St. Johns. v* -. (frov m the Mental Health Center and Many of those participating in the staff said the national trend has been School officials. t i The Substance Abuse Center Is a classes are there because, frankly, they away from drugs to alcohol because Cost of the program for the alcohol or relatively new program faced with a have no choice. alcohol is legal; easier to obtain, drug abusers is based on the particular big job. They are meeting their problem in considered safer and Is more accepted. individual's ability to pay. They are working to combat the classes because of problems they Because of the acceptance of alcohol Although, as stated previously, most substances that were involved in 1975 In DIRECTING THE ACTIVITIES of the Clinton County have incurred while abusing alcohol or use, more and more persons are using participants in the program are there Clinton County 497 alcohol and drug Substance Abuse Center are (2nd from left) Richard Petty, drugs.