wmm BBH mm i;*i*.i»;jt*ii/T mmmmmmKMmMmMmm 21^ChElsEA SidEWAlk FESTIVAI ,J u Ly 2 9 &SATundA y July 50 8A.M. •* 9 p.M. 8A.M. ' 6 p.M. QUOTE "Many human beings say that they enjoy the / 50C winter, but what they fwr ropy really enjoy is feeling proof against it." —Richard Adams Printed on Recycled Paper Plui ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THIRD YEAR—No. 10 CHELSEA, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY. JULY 27, 1994 22 Pooes This Week 2 Supplem.nli Annual Sidewalk Festival Offers Entertainment, Bargains for Everyone Chelsea's 21st annual Sidewalk Washtenaw Community College will E. Middle St. will be blocked off for Festival should be the largest ever, have a display to provide information organizers have promised. food and entertainment. Pizza by Cot­ as will Faith in Action. tage Inn, ice cream by the Big Dipper, Scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Many service organizations will be and hot dogs and knockwurst from July 2940, in downtown Chelsea, the on hand with raffle tickets. Chelsea Chelsea Kiwanis Club will be annual event has become more than a Athletic Boosters and Dexter Kiwanis presented. The Common Grill will be sale. There will be music, entertain­ Club will both have their vehicles on represented. ment, food and more than 50 booths of display and raffle tickets available. arts and crafts to go along with the The Chelsea Music Boosters will be many sales by downtown merchants. Webster Guild will have a quilt to selling snow cones and the Mormon raffle and the Chelsea-Dexter Chapter church people will be back with their Not to be outdone by the entertain­ of American Business Women's Asso­ elephant ears. ment element will be the many ciation will be selling tickets for an McKune Memorial Library will bargains planned by merchants. evening in Chelsea with dinner at the have their used book sale both days Some of the merchandise offered will Common Grill and a play at the Pur­ during regular library hours. In addi­ be of season-ending items or discon- ple Rose Theatre. Chelsea Lions Club tion, at l:30j».m.on^Saturday, a free ted lines, but-several stores plan will have their sightmobile on W. Mid puppet show will be presented on the store-wide sales. die St. (Continued on page four) Crafts booths feature artists from the area and all over Michigan. In ad­ dition to their usual location on South St., crofters will be found throughout New Planning Head the business district. A wide variety of items will be featured in craft booths. There is Wants Involvement of jewelry made from a variety of mediums such as wood ED RICHARDSON, Chelsea's new Superintendent ef Joining Richardson were students, front row, from left, silver with gems. try items and S&tt£dried floral &ar Groups, Residents Schools, visited the Waterloo Recreation Area project Samuel Jessup, Andrew Mossburg and Beth Stankevich; dried floral ar- ' JL ' (WRAP) last Tuesday at the Eddy Geology Center. The back row, second from left, North school principal and rangements. Chelsea Planning Commission met terested groups and individuals on the annual summer environmental day camp is sponsored by WRAP teacher Bill Wescott, Community Education direc- E. Middle St. will be home base for last Thursday evening to discuss a trailer park issue and invited written the Chelsea Education Foundation and offered through tor Jeff Robrer and WRAP director Emily Decker, a variety of foods from local organiza­ proposed set of issues the Village comments to be turned in to the Plan­ the School District's Community Education Department. tions and restaurants, and an enter- needs to consider when reviewing ning Commission. He promised taiment tent. petitions for annexation. careful consideration of that input. In The festival runs from 8 a.m. to 9 Carl Schmult, Chelsea's planning addition, he will schedule a public p.m* on Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on consultant, said in a memorandum hearing on the annexation proposal to Saturday. that specific technical concerns for take additional citizen comment after Friday's entertainment schedule in­ the ability of the Village to service the Planning Commission has had a Voters To Cast Ballots cludes: 12:30 to 1 p.m., Puppet new large tracts of land have to be ad­ chance to review the impact data now Theatre; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kiddies dressed, as well as "effects of annexa­ being gathered by Village staff and Carnival by Congregational Church tion on Village character and Schmult. Youth "group; 2 to 3 p.m., Borton identity." Hillbillies, 4 to 6 p.m., local Chelsea Tim Eder, newly elected Planning In other action taken by Commis­ In Primary Election High school talent; 7:30 to 11 p.m., Commission head, emphasized the sion the Kolander parcel, on M-52 next 50's-60'8 dance. need to discuss and include these to the existing auto parts store, was Tuesday's primary election will see Howard Wolpe. The top contender will coin School District's successful bond Saturday's entertainment schedule more intangible "quality of life" site planned for either office or small Democrats and Republicans battle eventually oppose lone Republican issue. includes: 10 to 11 a.m., karate issues. He indicated as pressure for scale retail uses. The existing house along party lines for the oppj>rtunity_candida:te and airrentgovernbr John^ IncumbentMary Schroer is running demonstration; 11 to 12 a jn., Colors^large-scale development tetensifle84t-4yill4)elorn^wiht»makeway for a to run for office in"theNovm election^Engler. unopposed as Democratic party con­ Co.; 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., Boyer & Fritz- is extremely important to engage the building containing three separate Area voters will report to township Democratic candidates for U.S. tender for 52nd District Represen­ Simmons Magic Show; 2 to 4 p.m., larger community in the planning pro­ units. polling places 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to cast Senator include Joel Ferguson, John tative in the State Legislature. She Raisin Pickers; 4 to 5 p.m., Diamond cess. The implications of development The industrial park on Sibley Rd. their party and candidate preferences Kelly, Carl J. Marlinga, Lana will eventually oppose either Back Dancers. proposals like the trailer park are will be getting a new tenant with the for State Governor, U.S. Senator, 8th Pollack,.William M. Brodhead and Republican candidate Martin L. On Saturday at 8a.m. will be the an­ critical to the future of Chelsea and approval the Diamond Quest site District Representative in Congress, Bob Carr. Republican candidates in­ Straub or Charles "Skipper" Sayre. nual Antique Car Show. Cars will be need the participation of as many plan. The Howards, a Chelsea area 18th District State Senator, 52nd clude Spencer Abraham and Ronna Straub, 39, is a Dexter township displayed at the Jiffy Mix parking lot residents as possible in the decision couple, will be building a combination District Representative in the State Romney. resident who has served as a county until 3:30, and the parade will follow making process. office, conference and storage facility Legislature, 1st District Washtenaw Bob Mitchell is the lone Democratic commissioner for 12 years. This will at 3:30 p.m. through the downtown In an interview later Eder said that to house their Amway distribution and County Commissioner, and Delegates candidate for 8th District Represen­ be bis first bid for higher office. area. he would like to hear from all the in- sales business. to the County Convention. Voters will tative in Congress. Dick Chrysler is Straub is a business owner. also select candidates to fill new the lone Republican candidate. They Sayre, 57, is an Ann Arbor resident judgeships for the 3rd District Court will oppose each other in the finairun who made an unsuccessful bid for the of Appeals and a single candidate to for election Nov. 8. district seat in 1982. He is a self* fill the 22nd District Circuit Court. employed accountant. Lima township voters will also see a Democratic candidates for the 18th No Democrats are seeking the 1st proposal on their ballot. Township District State Senator seat are Ken District County Commissioner post. residents are being asked to vote Schwartz and Alma Wheeler Smith. Republican candidates include "yes" or "no" on a proposal to keep Republican candidates include James Joseph J. Yekulis, Jr., and George A. intact an amendment to the Lima Grapp, Joe Mikulec and John C. Merkel. Township Zoning Ordinance which Hochstetler. -re2oned !8J84K!ra-0ll^^ ^^a^^inJdflis«ace William and Patricia Stierle from resident who has served as seeking the 3rd District County Com agricultural to rural residential. Washtenaw County Chief Deputy missioner spot. Republican can­ The Lima township zoning change Treasurer. He is a University of didates include Yvonne Kuczynski was initially approved by the board in Michigan graduate and former at­ and Richard DeLong. 1992. It allowed 16.48 acres of land torney. No Democratic candidates are owned by the couple to be split into Smith, 52, is a Salem township resi­ seeking the County Convention four parcels. The amendment had the dent who has served as legislative co­ Delegate spots. Republican can­ approval of the board, as well as the ordinator for State Senator Lana didates include James Allen (• township planning commission and Pollack. She is a University of Monaghan and Mark Taliman. county planning commission. Michigan graduate, former South Seeking the non-partisan seat of However, the zoning change was Lyon Board of Education member 22nd District Circuit Court Judge are never published, making it invalid. As and Washtenaw County Board Com­ candidates Karl V; Fink, Lore Anne a result, June 7, 1993, the board missioner.