HOAG AND SONS BOOK BINDERS 3 PAPERS- 15 Cents SsJwm^JthtL CtudotL Qtea, $UVJL 1856 ST JOHNS. MICHIGAN 48879 July 19,1973 118th Year Vol.11 28 Pages uror co nues By LAURIE KIPP Park Lake resident Melvin Fisk was RESIDENT RICHARD -HAWKINS County News Writer the 1st to speak to the board, and suggested that everybody who signed a demanded that VanSickle provide proof petition show up at Park Lake on BATH - A crowd of approximately 80 to back up his statement that the lake is Sunday morning and "jump in" so the persons crammed the township hall's polluted. State Journal could take a picture. He meeting room Monday night, and VanSickle said that he had read 1/2 noted that a person cannot swim presented supervisor Roy VanSickle page of a Department of Natural without getting water in his eyes, and the township board with petitions Resources report to the State Journal mouth, etc, and implied that this would calling for a public apology and with­ reporter and he (the reporter) "saw fit be a good way to see what happens to drawal of VanSickle's recent statement to pick out" certain portions of Van- swimmers in the lake. that Park Lake is unfit for swimming. Sickle's statements and use them. Fisk said "we need sewers and we The petitions, recently circulated need them bad," but questioned why throughout the Bath Twp area, also DICK WHITED, another area the township hasn't obtained federal accused VanSickle of showing "poor .resident, stated, "If the lake is polluted aid for building them. conpetence and judgement" in issding we should face up to the fact." He VanSickle said the township has his statement to the press, and suggested that it be tested again. already filled out a 1974 application, but requested the township board ask for "Somewhere along the line we should noted that only the top 18 on a priority his resignation if an apology is not be able to get some answers," he said. •list have received help. made. Other comments from residents Amid mumbling from the crowd, ' ranged from, "Why weren't the people VanSickle reiterated his earlier who were supposed to be polluting the statement that, "I believed what I said lake notified at the last dye test?" to an IwUde t&e *mu4> over a month ago to be true and assertion from Mike Baker that "We necessary" and added that, "I regret don't need a sewer. Park Lake isn't that the State Journal handled the polluted." statement in a poor and tasteless Fisk compared the amount of manner." pollution he felt the lake contains to a cup of coffee. "You can't hardly find a 74 VANSICKLE CITED the headline drop of milk in coffee after it's stirred," used for the story and the "brevity" as he said. Bath Township Supervisor Roy Van Sickle (center) defends his statement to news media that Park Lake is unfit for well as "partial quotes" in his ac­ After much haggling annmg swimming at Monday night's meeting of the board. Approximately 80 persons jammed the meeting room to present the cusation. residents, treasurer Woodruff moved fvt&6(e*K& 74 When he asked the board what they that the board ask the DNR to re­ board with petitions calling for an apology from Van Sickle. Treasurer Thomas Woodruff (left) and Clerk June Burnett examine the lake to see if it is unfit for listen intently. wished to do with the petitions, Trustee Daniel Carleton moved, supported by swimming and fishing, and advise the Study. cfrUHfy-tvitU treasurer Thomas Woodruff, that they board of their results. The motion was supported by trustee Carleton and be accepted as a matter of record. carried unanimously. 444e4AHte*t£ t04 County school board elects officers Motion carried. Movie special for kids CLINTON COUNTY —School boards 2d Monday of the month at 7:30 pm in meets the 2d Monday of each month for throughout Clinton County recently the administration Office on Wilson St. regular meetings. Special meetings are announced officers for the 1973-74 term. Gerald Pohl will serve as president of conducted on 4th Mondays. Both begin , Robert Zeeb was elected president of the Fowler School Board, replacing at 8 pm. during Sidewalk Days the Bath School Board. Paul Stoll is Gerald Wieber. Winifred McKean was Carl Kramer will serve another term ecretary and Claude Vail will serve as elected secretary, who will assume the as president of the Pewamo-Westphalia ST JOHNS - In connection with their children's time while shopping. 9:30 and 1:30 on each of the 2 shopping treasurer. The board meetings are held duties previously held by El>n Spicer, board, along with Charles Hengesbach, Sidewalk Days in St Johns July 26 and Clinton Theater will be showing an all days, Thursday and Friday. Admission the 3d Monday of each month at7:30 pm who did not seek re-election. Linus Pohl secretary; and .Eugene Cook, 27 area shoppers taking part in the two- kiddies movie feature twice on each of fee will only.be, 25* for all children 12' will serve another term as treasurer. treasurer. Gerald Thelen did not run, day shopping spree may take ad­ the 2 days. The features will start at and under and 75* for those over 12. l" in the high school library. They meet iHe 2d -Wednesday of each and was replaced on the board by Louis vantage of having a place to occupy * Heading Up the DeWitt School Board „Pline. for the coming yearJs-WlllanLReed,. -month. - .. - " -resident. James Decatur was elected David Hill was re-elected president of Rayfttond Parr was re-elected treasurer, Murl Eastman will serve as the Ovid-Elsie board. Also serving will president of the St Johns School Board. vice president, and Gordon Brown was be Charles Bracey, secretary, and Fred Meyer will serve as secretary, chosen secretary. The board meets the Merle Green, treasurer. The O-E board along with treasurer Alden Livingston. Eight file for DeWitt City Council election DEWITT - Eight persons have filed mayor. They are Murl Eastman, 509 E. Bohm, 1024 E Geneva Dr and Barbara J to run for positions on the DeWitt City Webb Dr and Sarah Fike, 121 W Main, Warren, 1220 Sandhill Dr. Council, vacated by the recent recall Filing for council positions were Deadline to register to vote in the Aug election. Margaret Faught, 1312 W Geneva; 21 election is July 20 at 8 pm. Up for election are 2 council positions William Drouin, 417 Herbison Rd; Residents of DeWitt register to vote and the mayor's position. Arthur Newman, 113 Dill Drive; Stuart in the clerk's office of DeWitt City Hall, Two persons have filed to run for W. Hall, 1010 Montreux Dr; J. Dale 414 E Main. Motorcycle accident claims life of Elsie youth X V ELSIE -- A countywide search for 13 The search for Kvalevog was begun is the registered owner* of the motor- year-old John Arthur Kvalevqg of Elsie Sunday, according to Clinton County cylce. Police reports were unclear as to was called off shortly after 9 o'clock Sheriff Deputies, when he was reported how Kvalevog happened to be riding the Monday morning when troopers from missing. State Police estimate the motorcycle. accident occurred at approximately 4 rthe Owosso State Police post discovered T,he son of Mr and Mrs Henry T his body next to the motorcycle he was pm Sunday when the youth apparently Kvalevog, 7206 N Meridian Rd, he was a riding on Maple Rapids Rd, ap­ lost control of the 175 cc Kawasaki and 9th' grade student at Ovid-Elsie High proximately half a mile east of fell off when it left the roadway. School. .HolHster Rd. Ward Holton, 4635 Vincent Rd, Elsie, THIS WAS THE SCENE AT LAST YEAR'S SIDEWALK SALES IN ST JOHNS. LARGE CROWDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT, WHICH BEGINS NEXT WEEK. St Johns School Board re-elects Parr, Meyer, Livingston Re-elected president is Raymond Sworn in at the meeting was new projected budget figures were set at 347; 9th--362*and special education, 10. $6016.45, wrestling provided revenue of By Jim Edwards member, Robert Baribeau, 307 S County News Editor Parr, 207 W Cass, St Johns. - $3,556,936 with expenditures totaling Discipline-wise, the attendance office $532.75, girls swimming accounted for Continuing as secretary is Fred Traver. He was elected in the recent $3,528,639.82. handled 265 cases during the year. A $56.45, boys swimming attracted a Meyer, 710 S Oakland, St Johns and re­ spring school election. Reports were also presented con­ total of 39 were suspended, 23 of those revenue of $357 and girls volleyball took ^ ST JOHNS - All 3 officers of the St A budget report presented to the cerning attendance figures and athletic for smoking. in $50. Additonal revenue included $210 Johns Board of Education were re­ elected as treasurer is Alden Livingston, 2224 Livingston Rd, St. board revealed the school is operating costs and revenue. from Scouts, $900.91 from concessions elected to their positions Wednesday, comfortably in the black. Previously and $288.75 from other programs. July. 11. Johns. MANY OF THOSE -suspensions, it ATTENDANCE FIGURES revealed was reported, consisted of telling a A complete athletic report is the school system had an average at­ disciplined student to go home and published elsewhere in this week's tendance rate of 94.9% for the 1972-73 return to school with his parents to County News. school year.