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-- -- ”__ -- - L ---- I~ CASS CITY- I - -- .-._ c.ENi”s ’ONICLE VOLUME 84, NUMBER 7 CASS CITY CHRONICLE-WEDNESDAY, MAY 23,1990 16 PAGES PLUS 3 SUPPLEMENTS mergreen closing incning nearer The Cass City School were presented at previous the school bus, wants a Three, bids were received, Board room at the high meetings were rehashed. change in bus regulations. but all were less than offered school was packed with The bus ride for children She feels that the driver as trade-ins on new units. Shabbona area residents and the closing of the school, should not have the only The buses sold and the trade- who were protesting to the which was built by the taxes authority in disciplining in prices were: 1980 Ford, school board the proposed of residents before Ever- childrien on the bus. She said $1,800; 1980 Ford, $2,000, closing of Evergreen green consolidated with that placing a small child in and 1981 Chevrolet, $2,000. School. Cass City some 25 years the back of the bus with high The used bus market was It was one of 2 hot topics ago, were aired. school students where they soft this year and the schoql on the school board’s Micklash said that if the can be physically abused is received less for units than it I agenda at its regular session school were closed this year, wrong and as far as she was did the previous 2 years. Monday night. it would be possible to get concerned would be cause After all the debate ended, some $lO,OOO of the esti- for a cow case. The board SCHOOL GIFTS Evergreen was still not mated $30,000 needed for listened to the complaint and A new sound for closed, although it appeared turning the bus garage into Promised to look into beIntermediate School was that the board was leaning in classrooms from a govern- changes. authorized for $1,598. The that directipn. The official ment grant for early child- In another action Concern- student council will pay half action was to table the meet- hood education. Also, he ing buses, bids for the sale of of the Wst. The new system ing and hold a special meet- added, the closing could be 3 used buses were opened. Please turn back page. ing to clarify 2 issues. accomplished now without ti0 The first was the disposal laying off any current em- of the school building with ployees. the Keyworth family, to The superintendent again which the building will re- spelled out what he feels will Owner: Cass vert if closed, and the second be savings of $SO,OOo annu- was to see if the estimate of ally in operating costs and a $30,000 to renovate the one-time savings of $28,000 Tavern to open present bus garage and an- because one bus would not need to be purchased. other $30,000 to build a 3- The Cass Tavern, closed ther comment on the clos- bay garage was accurate. If the closing is author- last week by the Internal ing, enforced last Wednes- The board appeared un- ized, there will probably be Revenue Service for non- day by agents from the Sagi- swayed by the arguments changes in bus routes to payment of some $13,500 in naw IRS office. presented by the pro-open equalize the distance that federal taxes, will soon re- According to documents group that included a peti- students will have to travel, open. filed with the Tuscola tion that one supporter said with Argyle Road a sug- County Register of Deeds contained 88 signatures re- gested boundary between That’s according to Vir- Office, 2 federal tax liens questing that the school not Deford and Cass City. ginia Zawilinski, owner of have been filed against be closed. It was not pre- the Cass City business, who Zawilinski. One of them, sented to the board. PROTEST BUS POLICY remark4 Saturday that the dating .back to December Supt. Ken Micklash said tavern will re-open by 1985, totals $12,126 in un- that it would be necessary to Mrs. Lynn Lowman, a Memorial Day weekend. paid taxes; the other totals reach a decision at the June parent with achild whorides Zawilinski declined fur- $1,452. meeting if the school were tE, be closed to start the next 1 e. school year. Although there has been no vote, it appears Joslyn says uecision that the onlv certain vote against closhg will come ~ NO NINJA - A LARGE snapping turtle seemed oblivious to traffic on M-81 last from Fred Matthews, who could break county week as he strolled along the shoulder about a mile and a half west of Cass City. After ~~i~~~$cifz a brief photo session, the turtle was picked up by a passing motorist, who indicated tect the Evergreen School. CourtTuscola Jydge County .CkCuitR. fortenced to by y~s.Joslyn Underto pnson the toThe file judge an applicationstated he intends with The same arguments that Joslyn will ap-pda cow of law at that time, Wendorf the Michinan Supreme he loves turtle SOUD.I -u After caustic meeting 4-H Hall closing not settled and 1,759 participants. couldyow get a transcript of by Kristine L. Renaud applause from the audience. Channel 12 refused under According to a report read the open meetings act. by council member A graduation party, sched- the trial proceeding at tax- Staff Writer Council members voted at their regular March meeting Following that statement, Florence Hale, during the uled for June 9 at the hall, payers’ expense.” to keep the building tempo- Buckmaster asked for and last 4 years the hall has cost could put the decision of The court also has eed A chaotic and disorderly rarily closed due to escalat- received council approval of $13,953.76 in insurance, whether or not to open the the county Board of Com- regular meeting Monday ing support costs. Since this a motion allowing council electricity, water, tele- building in a legal arena. missioners to seek the sup- night resulted in no firm action was taken, communi- members to call local law phone, fuel oil, repair and Kristie Coleman of Car0 port of the Michigan Asso- decisions regarding the fate cation between the council enforcement officers if au- maintenance expenses. had her party invitations ciation of Counties in its of Wilbur Memorial Hall, and other leaders has broken dience members became Rentals, showers, camping printed in December, not attempt to achieve a favor- the source of conbnuing down. “unruly and don’t conform and fees for like activities knowing the council would able ruling in the Supreme disagreement between 4-H The caustic tone of to Robert*s Rules of Order, brought in $3,912.91, leav- vote, in March to keep the court. council members and other. Monday’s meeting, at- which the 4-H Council uses ing a combined 4-year deft: building closed. Several 4-H leaders. tended by some 40 persons, for these meetings.” cit of $10,040.85. audience members said the “You haven’t settled one was set early. “You don’t start a meeting Leaders maintain the hall Colemans are considering single thing tonight,” former Council President Rose like that,” Taggett said dur- should be opened because it taking the matter to small council president Gene Buckmaster announced ing the open discussion pe- is needed for club meetings, claims -court and seeking Taggett said during an open video and audiotaping riod. “It caused hostility as well as dormitory space payment for reprinting and discussion period at the 2 1/ wasn’t allowed unless ar- right from the beginning.” during the fair. Hale’s report mailing the invitations, and 4-hour meeting’s end. rangements were made pre- After discussing last indicated only 25 official for renting another hall. “We need to get off of this viously. While audience month’s minutes and vari- club meetings in 3 years According to an inspection thing and start worrying members complied, repre- ous committee reports, the took place in Wilbur Hall, report from the Tuscola about the 4-H kids, not the sentatives from radio station council addressed the although Tuscola County’s County Department of Pub- adults,” he added, drawing WKYO, AM’ 1360, and Wilbur Hall issue. 4-H program has 249 leaders Please turn to back page. 125th birthday Committees plan celebration Cass City’s combined Merchant and Connie groups during the festival. stration that afternoon. Sat- Iwankovitsch, publicity Fourth of July festival and Iwankovitsch visited stu- Among them are organiza- urday evening the public is committee chairperson, 125th birthday celebration dents in grades one through tions from Saginaw, Bay invited to tour the camps to asked students to draw pro- is more than 5 weeks away, 4 at Campbell Elementary City, the Detroit area, Lud- hear period music and see motional posters for the out organizers already are School May 8 and 15. Mer- ington, as well as the 17th how Civil War soldiers special weekend event. A1- planning events and gcner- chant, dressed as a Union Ohio Light Infantry and the lived. though the best posters will ating interest for the week- soldier, talked with the chil- 5th Texas Confederate In- The highlight of the week- win ffee Fourth of July/ end-long event. dren about the Civil War. fantry, Merchant said. end is a battle reenactment 125th birthday T-shirts, Iwankovitsch said all entries Settlers started developing Five years ago, Merchant About 100 people are ex- in the park, complete with CIVIL WAR REENACTOR Joe Merchant visited Campbell pected to participate, he will be displayed in Cass Cass City around 1865, the joined a Civil War reenact- cannons, cavalry, horses, Elementary School last week to promote Cass City%Fourth ment group - - the 5th Michi- noted.