mwmim •HP H g it IV'' * \ $798 V^ntarkapthardl$tai}ceagainthiawaek,wUtyaai' to dataenow M»dunyjxylu«ttx fame IOBWfc)g/u*r »^5 mohea- a ftif 44.2 mohea behind leaf Q yeafa YWtotalot54.7lnchaal Temperatuna were mild for early / ^A EUt Jordan• Charlevoix December, witii moat daytime hlgha In tite 30a and nighttime hwa little In the 20a. Theweekendaawawam^trendandawekomereturn f*afKarc5364600 547-4015 (NaxlloOhffa) of bkieaUea. Hlgha reached the mid-408 Saturdayand Sunday, \AKoaio /Wow forcing a retreatof'the thinhecoveronsmaller lakea, andmelting the few patches of anowatiUclinging from earner in the week. EAST JORDAN . 3 5 <t Copyright Up North PnbbcBioM. Inc. 1993 ournal AH D^tts rawed VOL. 2 NO. 10 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1993 EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN • Project is a game! H BY DEB SA YGERS HOBBS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^HT ^JPVB^^^^^^^^^^^B^B^MU^^^^L^L^L^L^L^L^L^L^L^LV H Contributing Writer ^m Fun and games were going on at East Jordan Middle ^m School one recent morning. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^IHUBBP^BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSII^B"^' MmW^am ~ *• SSUBBBBBBBBBI^ H The games were a project of Mike Farrimond * s sixth- H grade Tech Ed class. Students were to develop games BBBBBBEF^v$JP.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^BHiliR * jif* 'JBBBBBI H for second-graders that sixth graders could also enjoy. •H^H^«^HI1^1H^1H^1H^1H^1H^1HUH^G3^U' -. JSSST JIL^IHI H The variety and creativity made for excitement in the BBBHM ' ^fH^^^^^^^^^^^^^^HHJV "iXfflU ^aWaWWW H hall and classroom. Second-graders from Kay H Farrimond's class tried out every game from basketball V and balloon toss to puppets and puzzles. fl EvenSuperintendentChipHansenandPrincipalEivor 'fl Swan couldn't resist the fun and came away with a few 9 goodies as a reward! 1 "This shows that technology is more than just com- SET* «- ^itJte JBLfaV't. ^^(^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1^11111111111111111111111:, I puters," commented Swan, showing off her reward with llMftejRf-' » t^fsBBBEM^-. , WBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBS' aWrT^C' Jfiaammmw* W^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^„1 a grin. B JMTT*' BBBBBh, ^^W^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M .1 ^ TRYING OUT A basketball game developed *•• -^1 by Dallas Kowalske and Mike Alpeter (right) is "M ^ Elliot Roberts. - Middle school play probes teen issues BY DEB SAYGERS HOBBS by East Jordan Middle School. Contributing Writer "Sometimes I Wake Up in the Middle of the Night" was written by teens from Walden Conservatory. It Love, friendship, self-image, the environment, pa­ was presented Dec. 3-5 by a group of sixth, seventh rental expectations, and drug and alcohol use are just and eighth graders. some of the many issues examined inaplaypresented Director Paula Vollbach has used the work of the Walden teens before, in a play about disabilities, last year. "I think the kids relate better because they are written by other teenagers," said Vollbach. The ideas in this play are very important to the students, Vollbach went on to explain. "They put the play together in record time because Attention children of alTa^psUPfceTbrcA they really care about it," said Vollbach. She praised and East Jordan Journal want to publish y our the students as a wonderful and very professional letters to Santa! cast The cast will take the plan on tour to local schools All you need to do is print clearly using a in January. dark marker or pen on a piece of lined paper. Be sure to include your name and age. (Remember, don't make your letters too long; Santa has so many letters to read this time of Community band year.) Lick those envelopes good and tight and mail them right away to: The Torch or and choir to perform East Jordan Journal (please specify which paper you'd like to see your letter in) P.O. Christmas concert Box 575, Central Lake, MI 49622. To assure publication, all letters must arrive The Jordan Valley Community Band and Choirwill no later than Thurs., Dec. 16. After we print perform their fourth annual Christmas concert Sun., your letters in our Dec. 22 issue, we will send Dec. 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the East Jordan High School them on up to the North Pole so Santa can read THE UNIQUE STAGE SET uses ladders for auditorium. Come and share In the holiday spirit them again, and put them in his big scrapbook props. Here, Heather Ingraham expresses Both ensembles are sponsored by the Jordan River environmental concerns. Arts Council. of special letters. i> -am e$s"-«' BBBBBBBIBBBBI . 2-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER8. 1993-TORCH/JOURNAL Constance Baker: The making of an author BY DEB SAYGERS HOBBS The friend, Gene Mickey, convinced her to tell her Contributing Writer story. Hefelt it would be good therapy. And he took the extra step; was willing to do the EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second article on writing, the typing, the editing for Constance, to Constance Baker's multi-layered life. relieve her of the tedious tasks and allow her just to think. They began with the story of one of her boys. There's a Rainbow Inside of Me He was Charles Steele, a boy that broke her heart Like Joseph's garment of many colors through no fault of his own. Can no one see it but thee The boy was with her for many years, then went on When the world is somber and gray? to college. Soon after graduation, he died in an auto accident, victim of a drunk driver. It fills me with angel music continued on page 3 For I see Jesus' beautiful smile A kaleidoscope of lovely hues Surrounds me all the while. DON&IONS NEEDED There's a rainbow inside of me It keeps me happy and gay With nearly 30 families Hold my hand, let us be free From all the sadness in this colorless land. designated to receive they said or did or pretended. Adventure stories. Love holiday food baskets, For there's a rainbow insideme. stories. —Constance Baker And once in a while she even sold a news story to donations of the local paper. non-perishable items Her mother must have been a very strong presence But not until nearly 50 years later did the writing inher life. Whenever she is mentioned, anew emotion become an imperative, a career. (canned foods) surfaces. Constance was forced into bed - an illness so must be delivered to the At first it was reverence, pride, perhaps wonder, in devastating it literally knocked her off her feet. a time when women stayed at home and cared for With the lifelong energy gone, the lifelong passion C.L. Library, families, Viola Crawford was an executive secretary. to do for others cruelly pre-empted, she fell into a Congregational Church When World War H came along, Viola moved into depression. or management of a factory. But Constance had a friend, a pastor and a part-time Bachmann's Variety Store Constance also spoke of her with great respect; maintenance man who saw her need. He began talk­ Viola's support, both physically and financially, was ing to her and in the talking, discovered her unique by December 15th. cSMtt the catalyst for maintaining the foster home that cared and amazing history. for over 500 children. But then she spoke (was it resentment?) of her mother's opposition to her own career choices. Also near the surface was the hurt that mother was so adamant about the colors the girl should wear. Nothing bright or pretty, only conservative colors, colors the girl saw as drab. Now appearing... And Viola definitely felt that the writing was not worth the effort. But Grandma, Lena Crawford, was also a strong influence in Constance's young life. She supported on newstands in the and encouraged the girl's ideas. It was Grandma who suggested she write for the children. East Jordan area! The stories Constance wrote served as entertain­ ment for her children in a time before TV took the imaginatiorrout of the word. She wrote stories about the children, little things Published every Wednesday EAST JORDAN. EAST JORDAN-g UpNonhPuMji-iiioni.Inc. 1993 oumal Journal All h((hu t«Mcv«d VOL.2 NO. 9 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1993 EAST JORDAN, MICHIGAN P.O. 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