CHRONICLE VOLUME 88, NUMBER 41 IAN - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1995 FIFTY CENTS 12 PAGES zlbro adds 3 expelled 50 million ,.tankcompany after shotgun Walbro Automotive Corpo- where Walbro already manu- ration, a designer and manu- factures blow-molded plastic >facturerof automotive fuel fuel tanks,” Vollmar added. ‘system products, has signed Vollmar noted that Walbro taken to school a letter of intent to acquire AutomotiveCorporationwill A Cass City Middle School The next day, police con- length, later recovers at the Fuel Tank Division of continue jointly to operate student faces a date in pro- tacted middle School Princi- Cass City Sports, where it Dyno Industrier AS, Oslo, Marwal Systems, SA., its bate court after taking a pal Don Schelke, who along 2LNorway. European joint venture with had been stashed in a green sawed-off shotgun to school With a police officer searched cabinet in a rear storage area, I Dyno Industrier, one of Magneti Marelli. Marwal last week. the student’s locker for safety Several inches of the gun’s Norway’s largest corpora- designs and manufactures reasons- No gun was tions, is a manufacturer of fuel pumps, fuel modules, The incident took place af- stock and barrel had been but the pair did find a 16- sawed off. chemicals, explosives and fuel tank level sensors and a ter school Jan. 3, at about ounce pop bottle containing plastics with operationsin 35 variety of fuel systems prod- 3130 P*m*,according to a small amount Of datk fluid Police released heboy into ’ countries throughout the ucts that eventually become City police, who said the in- which, they determined, was ‘world. Walbro will acquire part of the fuel tank assem- cident was reported by the the custody of his parents. liquor. He will be petitioned into ,the fuel tank business of bly. r---narents- -- of- another Jiuvenile Dyno, with 1994 sales of Walbro intends to retain who saw the gun, probate court on charges of approximately U.S. $150 Dyno Fuel Tank Division During an interview, the 14- taking a weapon to school *‘million.Sales of Walbro in employees after the acquisi- The boy told police he was year-old told police he had and manufacturing a short- 1994 were $308 million. tion. This will provide con- waiting outside the school gone home after school, barreled shotgun. Dyno supplies plastic fuel tinuity for customers and for a ride home, along with a picked up the gun and took tanks to most European ve- provide the full transfer of small group of other stu- it back to school with plans Meeting in closed session hicle manufacturers and has Dyno’s manufacturing ex- dents, when a 14-year-old to eventually go to cas City Monday, the Cass City operations in France, Spain, pertise to Walbro. student opened a sports bag Sports to do Some target School Board voted to. sus- *Norway,Great Britain, Ger- and began to show off a shot- shooting. pend the youth for the rest of many and Belgium. The letter of intent is sub- gun that had been broken the school year, after which “Dyno’splastic fuel tank op- ject to a number of condi- down into 3 pieces. The wit- He stated he left the gun at his status will be reviewed by erations represent an impor- tions, and the transaction is ness told police the suspect Cass City Sports without the the board for further action. tant addition to Walbro expected to close during the pulled the gun out of the bag of the business’ Automotive’s European ca- first quarter of 1995. Terms and showed it to his friends. Owner. He also told police h’0 other minor youths ‘pabilities in the area Of Of the transaction were not POLICE S@*Don Miller displays the sawed- he had shortened both the who were involved in a lesser storage and delivery sys- disclosed. Reports state me bag also weapon’s stock and baKel, role were suspended for 8 terns,” Gary L. Vollmar, Off shotgun confiscated from a Cass City Middle School stu- contained a 40-ounce bottle The illegal firearm, a single- weeks. At the end of this President, Walbro AutOmo- of9 beer and some shotgun shot, 12-gauge model that time their cases will also be Walbro Automotive Corpo- dent who took the weapon to school last week, shells. measured just 20 inches in reviewed by the board. s tive Corporation, said. ration is a designer and TV tower on school property? School OKs $19,000 retirement plan The Cass City School teacher advances along the be a formality. There will be a lot of red school. SVSC received a middle school librarians. Board at its regular Monday 1 1-step increment pay scale. blinking lights on the tower, $107,000 grant for the Criticisms of instructional evening meeting at the high An added bonus is that TV TOWER he added, and they will be project and it will cost the material will be submitted to school adopted a retirement when new teachers are hired close to the village’s residen- Cass City district nothing. the principal of the school bonus plan for teachers and they can be selected to fit the OmG athletics Robert Townsend, REMC tial area. In addition to making it involved on a form provided. endorsed a proposed plan to needs of the curriculum as it Number 10 director in Cass Townsend said that the possible for university pro- A committee of the principal, changes, Micklash pointed place a 440-foot tower on City, appeared before the tower will cost over $SO,OOO fessors to teach classes and the librarian and faculty school property to transmit out. board to explain why a TV in addition to the land costs. answer questions without at- members involved in the on signals for the Regional Edu- He also said that the retire- Wednesdays tower is needed. He ex- He said that an effort would field challenged will be cational Media Ccnter’s tele- ment bonus will not be of- tending in person, the equip- plained how a faulty engi- be made to secure financial ment that will be installed formed to judge the corn- vision station. fered on a yearly basis. It neering plan revealed that a assistance from other school will be of aid to students plaint and report to the super- Supt. Ken Micklash called may be offered again in 3 or under fire plan to use cable TV towers districts to be served by the wishing to get involved in intendent,If the decision is appealed, the bonus payment plan a 5 years or it may never be educational television net- win-win plan for the school offered again, Micklash would not reach the schools TV technology, Micklash in the Thumb. work. said. the superintendent may af- Contracts for the 1995-96 voiced concern regarding the and the retiring teacher. pointed out. To make it a Before it became known firm or overrule the The retirement bonus is of- What Townsend would like school year were approved scheduling of fifth and sixth yearly offer would just in- is permission to erect a tower that a tower would be committee’s decision. fered to teachers at thc top of POLICY UPDATED for all 3 administrators in the grade basketball games on qrease the school’s expense on school property east of needed, Townsend had se- If that verdict is appealed, the school’s pay scale only and would not be an incen- cured financing for the Owen-Gage School District Wednesday nights. Ale Street and north of the A policy for weapons, fire- it goes to the school board for Monday night. and the payment will be the tive for teachers to retire ear- project from various grants final arbitration. McIlvenna, who is pastor of difference in salary for a lier. Cass City Recreational Park. arms, arson and rape was The Board of Education the Gagetown United Meth- The tower and the %@foot from foundations and from teacher at the bottom of the Teachers wishing to avail the federal government. adopted. It calls for a mini- also learned the district will odist Church, noted all 3 guy anchors necessary to mum of one school year up OTHER BUSINESS receive a grant that will en- pay scale and one at the top, themselves of the offer have hold it would consume about Townsend told the board churches in the community a little over $19,000. until May 5 to apply. Ap- to permanent expulsion at the able the school to hire a part- hold organized youth activi- 6 acres. that he was hoping to get the discretion of the school ‘This is School Board Rec- The school will break even proval from the Tri-county television station operating ognition Month and time teacher, and discussed ties or programs on Wednes- the first year and be ahead in The land now owned by the board. one trustee’s concerns over B a r g ai ni n g A s s o c i a t i o n by September. Micklash presented certifi- the next 10 years as the new school is presently leased for scheduling athletic events on ’lease to back page* (school union) is expected to farming. Donald Ball, a spec- In another video decision, A revised policy for chal- cates to board members for Wednesday nights. tator, said that the board the board quickly accepted lenging materials used in the their efforts in behalf of the Saginaw Valley State school was presented for the School Supt. Manuel Thies should have an engineer school.