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During
Michigan KTwanls Convention in Gaylord
offlcei s
gathered at the Gaylord Middle School.
From left to right: Doug Alexander of
lord
INSIDE FRONT PAGE
Corrections board
studies vacancy
GAYLORD — The Otsego County -
Corrections Commission Board will
decide in the near fulure how to compensate
for a vacancy in the resident
director's position at Ihe Alpine Corrections
Center.
-. Nick Westra, executive director of
the corrections center, said that the
board will meet on the subject of the
resignation of Audrey Ditmas. The
resignation will take effect at the end
of August.
At the board's meeting on Friday,
Aug. 17, the commission examined the
possibilitlesTto continue with the pro-
ferent approach to include team
leaders, coupled with a program coordinator.
These three leaders would
operate under Westra.
The third possibility would pertain to
subcontract management through the
Community Family and Childrens Services.
The county would own and
operate the facility, while the CFCS
would provide onsight supervision.
Westra mentioned that the commission
h°« until the end of September to
make a decision. Another corrections
committee meeting will be held on Friday.
Sept. 1* at whM* thng a decision
"will morelhan likelyJ?e made.
A&L semi overturns
Elmira M-32 curve
ELMIRA — A semi truck owned by
A & L Iron and Metal Company of
Qajiwd favertUFMod an M-12 here no
Friday, dumping its contents.
The accident occurred on the
90-degree highway curve at Buell Road
around 10 a.m. when the driver lost
control of his vehicle, rolling it on its
right side.
The driver, David James Rensberry,
23, of Knottingham Forest, Gaytord,
Holt, district secretary - elect; Len GOr
don of €ast Lansing^ governor; Louis
received minor lacerations and sought
his own treatment. A passenger,
William J Irwin of
Road, Pinconning, was not injured.
Jim Dye of Saginaw, governor-elect.
Rensberry was cited for driving too
fast and for an expired registration
plate.
The Incident was handled by the
Otsego County and Antrim County
sheriff's departments
Sewer, water lines replac<
"orTWesF Fetoskey Street
GAYLORD — A two-phased public Secondly, the city is replacing the
Petoskey Street between Court Street
and North Center Avenue. "
City Manager Don Harmon noted
that two Jobs are being undertaken at
one time . One is te replace the sanitary
aewer and examining that sewer
throughout the block.
•yjy
Be. A Wis&Old Owl
Turn Used Merchandise into
Cash With
Herald Times Classifieds ^
732 5144
The work should be completed in the
next couple of weeks. Abo included in
the woe* Is chlorinatkm of the new
main.
DATEBOOK
GAYLORD - The
Retired Senior V
Program will hold a fall
fashion fling at
- Thursday. Sept 17 at
Hidden YaUey
j. Andrews
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GAYLORD MIDDLE SCHOOL was pack
_jecl for the Kiwanis Convention on Aug. 17.
Kiwanis officials set UP displays and ban
ners demonstratlng the different causes Gayiora;
67th Michigan convention held at Gaylord
Thursday, August 23* 1ft4 HERALD TIMES 3
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the club has gotten involved with.
Kiwanis members from ali over the state
attended the weekend conference Tn
Kiwanis district reaffirms goals
By JOHN ANDREWS
Herald Times Staff Writer
all over Michigan converged on the
the 67th Annual
Michigan District of Kiwanis International
Convention, Aug. 16-19.
It was the first state convention held
in northern Michigan for several
years. Convention sites were Hidden
Valley, Chalet Centre and the Gaylord
Middle School.
Among the prominent Kiwanians in
attendance of the state convention:
Len Gordon, Governor, East Lansing;
James Dye, Governor-Elect, Saginaw;
Arne Sarya, immediate Past Governor,
Traverse City; and Doug Alexander,
Secretary-Treasurer, Holt, _
Other notables In attendance were
WLlber J. Blechman, Kiwanis Interna-
Tebbe
tional Board Trustee; J.J. Johnston,
Jr., past governor of the Pennsylvania
District; and Gene R. Overholt,
Kiwanis international Trustee.
were the reafflrabon o! tflWmaOWMl
resolutions, and reaffirmation of six
Constitutional Objects of Kiwanis.
The Constitutional Objects adopted
by the assembled delegates to the Annual
Convention in Denver on June 1,
1924, are ;
• To give primacy to the human and
spiritual, rather than to the material
values of life.
• To encourage the daily living of the
Golden Rule in all human relationships.
• To promote the adoption and the
application of higher social, business
and professional standards.
• To develop, by precep* and exam-,
pie, a more intelligent, aggressive and City is the birthplace of the Kiwanis
serviceable citizenship. . ' club. , _
• To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, - Local members of the District Cona
practical means to form enduring vention Committee include: Phillip
friendships, to render altruistic ser- Hooper and Bob Copenhaver, convenvirp"anrt
build communities. tion crehairmcn; PuaM JaslnsKL
uujiu uvtivi Mvt'iftTw - 1 1 b
• To cooperate"in creating and main- . convention program; !*?an Johnson,
taining that . . . sound - public »«. ' opinion _ f _t and I registration; ' • *- •' DaVi Bob Dnrrtrmon Berryman, credennroHpnhigh
idealism which make possible the tials; Conrad Schaffer, reception;
increase of righteousness, justice, George Shima, exhibits; Bob Ber-
patriotism and good will..
ryman, decorations; Jack Weston and
Jet Ormsbee, transportation; Duane
Jasinski, program advertising; Jack
Weston, prayer-breakfast; Bill and
_ Betty Barr, Georgia Respecki, ladies
chairpersons; Rich Campbell, camp-
—ing; Lee LaCross, entertainment and
hospitality; and' Larry Scanlon,
. children's program.
ALSO ON THE agenda was expressing
concern about improving the quality
of life for the underprivileged child,
and resolving, that Kiwanians
rededicate themselves to addressing
•the needs of underprivileged children.
.Kiwanis International will celebrate
its 70th anniversary in 1985, and
Detroit will be the host city for the
Kiwanis International Convention
from^ June 30-JuIy S, IMS. The Motor
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While the Kiwanis men went ahead
with ehib business, wives and children
were entertained by special programs
lust for them.
GAYLORD — For the fir* Meyer of Peto^ey for the UUe and " dub's *
since Ray McMillan 20 years ago, a -was installed during the Michigan a post. covering the nor- Since my district is the largest areaL
n * ^ # - U, the UP fa, «
Louis' Tebbe succeeded David L. Only four Gaylord Kiwanians in the a good portion of the Upper Peninsula.
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OTSEOO COUNTY ROAD COMMIS-
SION'S proposed site plan for a new complex
south of McCoy Road, west of Old 27
South and
Mackinac Railway and Interstate 75,
shows 5,000 ton salt storage dome at upper
right. Bids were accepted for the salt
storage construction project on Tuesday
Pending approval from the State
Highway Dept., the state will provide 55
percent matching funds for construction.
(See story on page 1). Planned roads Into
the si* face McCoy Road. Construction
bids have not been accepted yet for the
of the project to shift the road commission
headquarters from Its present location
on South Otsego Avenue