B.C. Reverts to Wards for Leaf, Brush Pick-Up
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EAST JORDAN PUBLIC LliiHAHV PO BOX G EAST JORDAN, MI, 49727 E J. .Homecoming Friday Bast Jordan students are wards Day, Thursday is '50s Day preparing class floats, some are (When the students rob mother's running around town in their and father's clothes out of the back pajamas or some other wierd type of the closet and wear them to of dress. It must be Homecoming school), Friday is Red and Black week at the East Jordan High Day so students should be wearing School. those colors. Six candidates for King and The cheerleaders will be Queen will be anxiously awaiting judging the daily participants and the outcome of the voting each selecting winners that will be an- class will do prior to the nounced at the pep assembly on Homecoming Game against Har- Friday. Also Friday morning the bor Springs. The results will be cheerleaders will be hosting a announced during the halftime breakfast for the varsity football ceremonies for the two. players and coaches. Each day this week will see the The annual Homecoming Although they are almost all dressed in their pajamas, Renee Ruhhnan, Jenny Sherman, Lori Chanda, Barb school presenting different ac- Parade will begin at 5 pin. with a there is a queen and a king in this picture. The tivities. Monday was Sick Day- trip through town and ending up Lercel and Jennifer Stark. In the bade row are King Homecoming Court for 1990 at East Jordan High candidates John Wilson, Jim Me Waters, Scott Beal, Pajama Day, Tuesday was "Bobsy at the football field. School include: front row, left to right, Rachel Moreau, Twin Day" Wednesday was Back- Dave Patton and Chris Snyder. Charlevoix County Press Volume 111, Number 32 October 3,1990 35 Cents B.C. reverts to Wards for leaf, brush pick-up Boyne City will be reverting small bundles the workers can six inches of asphalt to handle the back a few years as the city of- easily pick up. truck and commercial traffic the ficials announced the latest way Both the brush and the leaves road carries. the free leaf pick-up will be con- will be taken to the North Boyne The contractor hopes to keep ducted this year at their Tuesday Compost site where the city will one lane of traffic open during that noon meeting. begin a composting program. time of construction. The com- They intend to bring back the Eventually the composted soil will pletion date is set for the end of old Ward system so that the city be given back to the residents who the month. workers can have the time may want some for plantings or Commissioners also approved required to pick up leaves and other uses. the transfer- of a Commercial brush instead of just having it The City Commissioners then Facilities Exemption Certificates done a few days north of the river heard an update on the Groveland, (CFEC) for the Saari Building, and a few days south. Michigan Avenue and North which formerly held the retail For those who may not remem- Street project where workers location for Fineout Carpet. ber the Ward system, the com- from the Dunkel Excavating Com- The building is up for sale, with munity is divided up into four pany are replacing the storm a sale pending upon the transfer of wards. Those Wards will be used drains, adding water lines and the CFEC tax abatement. The to determine the days when the sewer lines to the intersection. The abatement is only for the im- leaves and brush should be put out streets have been blocked off provements made to the building for pick-up. during the construction and have for the basement and the first floor Tentatively, the First Ward will caused many complaints from some years ago when the have their leaves picked up Oc- those trying to follow the road. abatements were authorized by tober 22-2*24. The first ward con- According to City Manager the state. sists of the area of homes north of Randy Frykberg, the crews from The carpet company closed Vogel Street and west of Call the firm ran into some problems down leaving the building vacant Street. de-watering the soil around the 16 for almost a year. One of the con- The Second Ward will see the foot deep manhole that is to be ditions of the CFEC was to have city workers October 25-26 and replaced. They worked through jobs, and with the building vacant, consists of the area south of Vogel the weekend in order to maintain a the jobs were not available. to the Boyne River from Lake schedule for the work. The city had expressed the Charlevoix to the city limits. The sewer and water connec- revoking of the CFEC agreement The Third Ward is the area east tions are being made for the because of the vacancy. With the., of Lake Street from the Boyne Hawkridge Condominium motion passed to transfer'the River to the city limits. Their pick- development as well as for the abatement, the sale is expected to up days are October 2*3031.' rebuilding of the street. go through and the building Those in the remaining ward, The city recently was given a become an active business again. ^ the Fourth Ward, will see the leaf grant to rebuild Groveland, and Mark Kowalske, the real estate: pick-up completed November 1 North Lake Street from the inter- agent handling the sale, said he and 2. The Fourth Ward is the section of Michigan Avenue to hopes to have the transaction area west of South Lake Street VogeL completed before the end of the between Lake Charlevoix and the Although the intersection work year and a new retail clothing city limits. is expected to be completed by this business to start soon after. He This year, all leaves must be coining weekend, the street will said the building will be owner- bagged in special biodegradable remain under construction as the occupied rather than a non- bags that will be available at the second portion of the construction resident landlord operation. City Hall at a cost of 20 cents per is set to begin next week. Presently, the building is owned bag. The bags should be placed That portion will see a new by Richard and Sandra Saari who Pick a road, look up at the Mb, see the varied colors taking some notice this year, between rain storms and along the curbside or roadside to storm drain added, the underlying hold the abatement for work com- that nature has endowed us with for the next few have said that almost every road in the area will soon facilitate pick-up. cement dug up and replaced with a pleted until December 30,1997. weeks... this is color season far the north. Even though be at its peak. If you dont know where to go, area Brush will also be picked up as new gravel roadbed and finally, a the price of gasoline is high, many tourists are expected Chambers of Commerce have maps available that offer long as it is bundled and tied into new asphalt roadway with about to visit die area to look at our fall colors from the many some of the Idgolkdits of the area. DNR wants different hardwoods that abound. Even loeaHtes are Enrollments up at 3 of 4 comments County businesses designated county schools on Susan Lake Fourth Friday counts at area students over last year. schools show what is happening to In Boyne Falls, the enrollment igible for disaster aid the area as Boyne City and Boyne figures totalled 322, up 12 students uses Falls each showed additional with 175 in the elementary level, Small Businesses in the counties emergency loans due to damages was needed prior to the disaster is students enrolled as compared to 65 in the middle school level and 82 Public comment will be received of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traver- and losses caused by excessive last year. not permitted. EIDL loans cannot in the high school. by the Department of Natural se, Leelanau, Manistee, and rain, frost, freezing temperatures, exceed $500,000 and the interest East Jordan stayed exactly the In East Jordan, although they Resources (DNR) Oct. 3 on Mason, and'the contiguous coun- hail and high winds to fruit and rate is four percent. Repayment same as last year in their fourth remained the same count as last recreational watercraft issues in- ties of Charlevoix, Crawford* vegetable crops which occurred terms are determined on a case-by- Friday count. year, the students at individual volving Susan Lake in Hayes Kalkaska, Lake, Missaukee, May 2 through July 4,1990. case basis with a maximum Statistically, Boyne City snowed schools totaled 617 in the elemen- Township, Charlevoix County. Newaygo, Oceana, Otsego, and maturity of thirty years. the largest increase in Charlevoix tary school, 230 in the middle A hearing is scheduled for 7 Wexford have been designated Harshman added, "No EIDL County with 68 additional students EIDLs are strictly to provide school and 279 in the high school. p.m., Wednesday, in the Hayes eligible to apply for U.S. Small funds to permit non-farm/agri- assistance can be extended to a for the kindergarten through In Charlevoix, the student count Township Hall, Old US 31 and Business Administration Economic business which does not meet twelfth grade classes. dependent businesses, which suf- was 1289 students with 564 Burgess roads, Charlevoix; fered substantial economic injury SBA's definition of a small non- Charlevoix gained four students '.