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..1 , A BIG BANG from the 1st Marine Band’s riflemen, who most of which was out of camera range. The riflemen fired use muzzle loaders, was part of t4e mini-concert at Main again several times as the band played excerpts from the and Seeger Streets Sunday, which attracted a large crowd, I812 Overture during its 5 p.m. concert in the park. / 8 Q.. CASS CITY CI-IROWCI,EPLUS SUPPLEMENT Cutbacks cost.15 state jobs Crowds jam Cass The latest layoff of state employees has meant that 15 workers in Tuscola County have lost their jobs. Inability of the state to for festival reach agreement on wage City concessiops with the Michigan State Employees Thk fourth annual Cass The money from the beer year,” Weaver said, “But I The one hour and lo Association, the largest City Fourth of July Festival tent was expected to pay for don’t want to commit myself minute parade had about 80 . union representing state ’ is considered a success by the fireworks and the 1st to a definite yes, because we entries. The weather drew a workers, resulted in Gov. festival planners even though Marine Band, two new did make money on the lot of people ’to the parade, Milliken recently ordering it may end u~“c1oserto the attractions this year. tractor pull and the horse Klcosaid. 6 the layoff or 1,700 persons. red” in the ledgers than “There is no way the show.” “I think we have proved Most of the cuts were in expected. money from the tent will “The festival overall was a , this year that we can be big, thb Department of Social The festival is paid for by come close to paying those success. The two days of andto present now we quality. have to Wecontinue have Services, where 906 persons revenues from various ) bills.” events were well attended are losing their jobs, and events, such as the tractor Operation of the beer tent and went very well to be more picky about our Department of Mental pull and horse show this year went smoothly with no especially the Marine outside floats.” Klco said. Health, 250. I and from entrv fees Daid bv problems at all, he said. Band,” hesaid. What that meant in participants s&h as ahs and jensen estimated THE FESTIVAL REGAN Three sour points in the Tuscola Copnty is that five crafts vendors and attendance at a total offabout Friday evening with the parade, according to Klco, employees at the county concessionaires. 1,200 persons, but admitted queen pageant in the Cass were that there was not DSS are now unemployed But the biggest money the tent could have handled City High School cafeteria enough music, and that a and at the Regional Center, maker for the festival is the at least 2,000more. and the 5-mile run. motorcycle drill team from 10 positions will be abolished. beer tent and this year, the “The tent made some Chosen to be the festival ‘Pontiac backed out at the “Our staif has been down tent did not do nearly as money, but not what was queen for the fourth annual last minute, as did a Scottish to what w s consider& a much business as was hoped expected. We will have to festival was Ellen‘Palmer, Band from Flint, both bare bonesT staff before we b fa-according to Ken Jensen: make some tough decisions the daughter of Mr. andMrs. hause of rain in that part were order d to lay off the beer tent chairman. on the beer tent for 1983.” Leo Palmer. The pageant of the state. extra pe sonnel,” said “Friday night was Festival Chsrman Mike attracted a full house. For the first time in the Andreas IfS. Heath, an outstanding (when the Irish Weaver said the tent would Tamrtly Connolly was first short history of the July 4th administrative officer at the Gaels performed), Saturday have to be run differently, runner-up and named Miss festivals, the planners Caro Regional Center, night was awful, (a polka possibly with different Congeniality by her fellow included fireworks as an which is operated by the band performed) and- bands, but he was not sure ‘contestants. Colleen Janssen attraction. The 35-minute mental health department. Sunday was fair (a soft rock exactlv what changes would was second runner-up. show began at dark The cuts at the center will band played),” Jensen be made. The grand parade Saturday for the large ccrne in the areas of NO RIDES -- with no money available for student explained. “We probably “When we lose two-thirds Saturday afternoon went crowd. The planning nursing, maintenance, transaortation ‘this coming school vear in the CaSS City would have been better off of the profit on our biggest “very smooth,” parade CO- committee paid $1,850 to a motor vehicle operations,. distrfct, transportation d&-ector Jim Fox (foreground;, plugging in a country and moneykaker (the beer chairman A1 Klco-said. “The professional from Belding and social work. western band in place of the tent ), then we could very workers that helped were the to put on the show. Three nurses, three maint- assisted by Michael Groosbeck, has been removing polka band.” well end up in the red this best we ever had ” Plea* turn to page 16 enance workers and one batteries from the buses, which are being parked behnd psychologist, worker, ’ the high school for the year (below) Th-e only motor vehick operator and . mail room barker will be transportation provided will be to take high school students laid off. to and from the Tuscola Area Skill Center near Caro. Architect may be hired - “Some of the msitions 0 that are beibg cut ihis time I will become abolished positions,” Yeath said. This mean? that the positions will for downtown planning not be re-filled anymore. Ten positions in the I developmedtally disabled Revitalization of down- century’’ theme in Sandusky. ments. that if the federal gfant isn’t category will be -abolished town Cass City could take a Wilkins and Wheaton was 7) Recommendations on obtained, local funds might due to layoff$. big step forward if finally selected, LaPonsie project feasibility. be used to at least hire the Heath explained there had application for a federal said, after he, banker Phil Prieskorn held out hope * Please turn to page 5. already beep a freeze on, grant to hire an architect is Keating and merchants hiring for the past two approved. Gerald Prieskorn and Tom years, butp$upled with the If that happens, even after Proctor visited Allegan continued ro nds of layoffs, the economy improves, it and Plainwell, where the the staff at Phe center has won’t mean a major change firm has done or, is doing decreased by 300 employees downtown. Belng talked renovation projects in the in the last tw4 years. about is having a design downtown areas. I He said there are I plan prepared and possible Those involved in making currently 600 workers at the means of financing outlined the selection, Prieskorn center, 545 of which work for merchants who said, felt the firm was the with mentally retarded voluntarily want to renovate most organized and the city theirThe stores. application for M;seO in managers in the two Please tuh to page 4. communities they visited federal small cities said it followed through on community development what it started. block grant funds was IF THE FEDERAL mailed last Thursday, after grant is received Wilkins having been approved by and Wheaton will do the Huron, Sanilac may have the village council Tuesday, following, according to a June 29. letter to LaPonsie from its If the grant is approved, vice-president, Kenneth C. the Cass City Chamber of Dettloff, following his visit Commerce will donate here: $1,350 as the required local 1) Preparation of a, antlerless deer season share. central business district Village Supt. Lou facade master plan Hunters in Huron and then be submitted to the revenue losses as high as the areas record how many LaPonsie said he hopes to (drawings of what Sanilac Counkies may have Natural Resource $3,000-4,OOO worth because of deer they have seen in a know within 30 days if the revitalized downtown an easier time getting the Commission for its approval deer. Some of the particular work time and request has been approved buildings might look like), prize deer this year if a before it is authorized for complaints have been from this is calculated on a whole by the Michigan 2) Investigation and proposed plan to allow the two counties. Tuscola County farmers for the county as deer men Department of Commerce, feasibility determination of antlerless hubting there is Antlerless deer hunting is also, but these have all been per 100 working hours. which administers the such financing tools as approved. currently allowed in Tuscola from farms which are The number of deer program. downtown development Bud Jarvid, Department County, but not in Huron and located within two miles of recorded in Huron County If the money is received, authority, Small Business of Natural Resources area Sanilac counties. Jarvis said the Huron and Sanilac per 100 hours was over 400, the chamber has decided to Administration loans, tax wildlife biologist, is hunting of bucks has a county borders. the highest number for any hire Wilkins and Wheaton increment financing, proposing an antlerless minimal effect on This along with other county in the state. Engineering Co. of Kal- ’ economic development to prepare- a’ corporation and tax season for hudters ip the two decreasing the deer factors indicates an These indicators all point arnazoo counties in Ian effort to population and as a result, increasing population of development plan.