EAST JORDAN EDITION There oughta be Your Fun Guide- a Mommies School (BRarhvow (Bounty See page 13 See page 7 YOURYOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERNEWSPAPER C/ No. 12 Vol. 48 Thursday, September 28, 1978 25 cents He's a traveling proble m solver Sometimes. Bill Huber wishes his job Problems can range from explaining for six years in Hart before taking his were busier. legislation people don't understand to current position a year and a half ago. Huber, who lives in the Bay Shore area helping cut red tape with agencies such as Davis hired him as his administrative of northern Charlevoix County, is an Farmers Home Administration, Social assistant because, Huber said, "Lansing is administrative assistant for State Sen. Bob Security and Social Services. Others ask full of political science majors and Davis of Gaylord. for other kinds of help, like a woman who lawyers. The fact that I was from this area He spends most of his time traveling wanted to know if she could join the and I knew the area also helped. I loved around the huge 37th Senate District, National Guard. teaching but this job is 100 times holding "office hours" in nearly every city "So many times, there is a com- broader." and village. munications breakdown between the Many administrative assistants-Dan • Area residents are urged to take ad- bureaucrats and the citizens," Huber aaid. Stevens and Rod Brown, for example-have gone on to run for office. Does Huber have vantage of the office hours if they need any Some people think government isn't similar ambitions? help with a problem involving the state responsive, but Huber maintains that the "At this point, I'd have to say no. I've government. system works. "If people use the system tinly befn with Bob for 1 Vi years. The Sometimes lots of people stop to talk they can usually get things done. People legislature is very complicated and I'd like with him. At other times, though, no one who come in to me often have ideas which to know more about what's going on," he may stop during the hour or so that Huber lead to legislation." said. is available. Even when nobody shows up for his "A lot of people have asked me to run A visit to East Jordan on a rainy day office hours, Huber is still able to put his for something or they take it for granted earlier this month was one of those days time to good use. "When people don't that I will run. I suppose the one thing when nobody came in. come in, I get to spend a lot of time with that would goad me to run would be to township and city officers, and that helps "I wish people would utilize me more keep somebody else from winning-if I us understand local concerns." often," he said. thought I could do a better job." If people don't think Huber and Sen. Huber grew up in Petoskey, graduating Huber's boss. Sen. Davis, is now Looking over the newly published Artists North collector's guide are, from left, Linda and Jerry Davis' office can help, many would be from Petoskey St. Francis High School in running for U.S. Congress but if Davis Aydlott of East Jordan, Margie and Steve Bartha of Harbor Springs end Doris Huckle of East surprised. 1963. He attended North Central wins. Huber's job won't change much. Jordan. All are members of the Artists North organization. "I like being able to solve problems and Michigan Collage and received a teaching The glamor of Washington doesn't I can usually solve someone's problem the degree from Ferris State College in 1971. attract him, he'd rather stay in Northern same day." Huber said. He taught junior high science and math Michigan as a district representative; Huckle, Aydlott help write book on artists BAST JORDAN - Two area residents were provided by \ a. grant from . the She wtartcd keeping fists of artists /and played major roles in publishing a new 72- Michigan Council for the Arts, con- craftsmen in 1962, four yeaio after page "Artists North" book about past and tributions from patrons and contributions starting her list of photographers. But she present artists of Northwestern Michigan. from the artists who are featured in Part started researching in earnest in 1976 Billed as Michigan's first regional II. toward the goal of publishing it in a book collector's guide, the book was unveiled The first edition of the book is limited to such as the newly published collector's last week at a meeting of Artists North, an 1,000 copies. It is available for $4.75 plus guide. organization of working artists from 50 cents postage from Artists North, e-o In the preface of the guide, Mrs. Huckle Charlevoix, Emmet and Antrim Counties. Steve Bartha, Harbor Springs. It will also admits: "There may be individuals be available in some stores, including who are not included on the lists who The book is organized in two parts. Huckle'a Camera Shop in East Jordan. should be; authenticated corrections or Part I was compiled by Doris Huckle of additions...are encouraged. It is shared East Jordan. It includes historical notes Doris Huckle says she has been com- with the hope that others will add to it." and checklists of people who worked as piling information about early artists of "Actually, this is only a beginning to artists from 1850-1950. the area "off and on now for about 20 such research in a very small area of Part II of the illustrated book tells years." Michigan. Hopefully, it might encourage about 22 members of the Artists North She and her husband Bill have operated other groups in this and other states to group who are now working in the area. a camera shop and studio since moving to complete similar projects on a regional When nobody comes in for Bill Huber s office hours. Sen. Davis' assistant gets a chance (There are 44 members of Artists North in East Jordan in 1946. basis." There's a growing need for such to talk aboui local government concerns with officials like Fern Morris, East Jordan's all.) This half of the book was written by "Bill has a good reputation for copy information." City Clerk-Treasurer. (Photo by Jim Baumann) Linda Beers Aydlott of East Joran and work, and a lot of people bring us old Included in Huckle's section of the book Margie Martsolf Bartha of Harbor pictures, negatives and glass plates to have are "Indian Craftsmen," "Lost Items To Springs. printed or copied," Doris said. "I admired Find," "Art in Public Buildings" and This section gives biographical in- them all so much that whenever we got old "Area Art Fairs," as well as several formation about the artists, tells about pictures to work on, I'd write down the illustrations from old glass plates she Glen's construction delayed their work, and shows on a map where names of the photographers if we could hopes readers can help identify. their studios are located. Space in even determine who they were." The historical notes and checklists, EAST JORDAN - The new Glen's problems since we bought the land," Catt provided for book owners to have the "So I've had it in mind to do this for 20 along with old photographs should assist indefinite, he has not been actively seeking Market and shopping center on highway said when contacted last week. "The artists autograph it when studio visits are years. We haven't had all that much art those who want to more closely date early tenants for other stores in the shopping M-6() won't be opening by Jan. 1, as architect hasn't even drawn the plans made. history in the north, and I thought photo9 and some of the arts and crafts of center. "We have had a couple of people owner Glen Catt had first hoped. yet." Funds for printing the collector's guide somebody ought to keep track of it." this area, she said. contact us about being in the shopping A number of delays have postponed the When Catt received zoning approval center," Catt said, "but nothing has been store opening. "We've had nothing but from the city council in May, he said he finalized." , hoped construction would begin early in East Jordan store manager Mark the fall and that the store would open by Weisler says "I'm more anxious than Jan. 1. anyone in town for the new store to open. Now, he says, "That's out of the We really need it. I can't wait." question. I don't have any idea when it The new shopping center will be located will get underway." on the west side of M-66, near the in- Catt said that since the opening date is tersection of Bridge Street. Local student named National Merit Scholar EAST JORDAN - Darryl Christensen, a senior at East Jordan High School, has been named a "commended student" by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Darryl, the son of Robert and Barbara Christensen, was recognized for out- standing performance on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test-National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The test was administered nationwide to high school juniors in October, 1977, More than one million students par- ticipated in the merit program, and less than 35,000 throughout the United States were honored as commended students. They represent the top five percent of all participants.