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18A Discussion c:. Professional Member of United States Gymnastics Federation News continues roofing projects and the In. structional Materials Center. Staff development would see a ~r cut - a sug. gested $100,000 - but some members of the board are uncomfortable cutting a program they feel is so benefi. cial. Community education, food services and the latch key program would either have to increase their fees or cut back on expenditures to become more self-sufficient. But even thOl!e suggestions met mixed reaction from board members. The board will meet again at 7 p.m. May 20, and again on June 3 and 10. A budget must be adopted by June 30. -Ronald J. Bernas Moon, VanDusen and Freeman, will examine the strengths and weaknesses of the library's CW'o rent system as well as strengths and weaknesses of other alternatIves. The library is currently part of the school system and is governed by the board of aducation. It is supported by B ilepa. rately voted millage earmarked solely for library use. In addition to Moon, memo bers of the committee are Philip Abbott, William Bald. win, James Fausone, Ann Hickey, Jack Liang, Kay Mc- City of - for C.J1 - REPRINTS - 882-&090 - -• Donald, William Montgomery, Ann Musial, Pat Sortwell, Donald Sweeny and Nancy Wig. gers. Serving as ex-officio members are Carol Evans, Charles Han. son, Diana Howbert, Vita-Anne Mirkovitch and Tom Whall. As part of the library gover. nance study, the committee will exanune district library law, [mances, personnel, assets, public and school libraries, costs and other relevant matters. The committee is expected to report its findings to the board on or before April 1, 1992. ~r(tsse J.llint.e~ arms Michigan PUBLIC BID ANNOUNCEMENT 1991/1992 PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES The City of Grosse Pointe Farms will receive sealed bids to furnish a total of 6 vehicles untii 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 12, 1991, at which time all bids recei ..ed will be publicly opened. read aloud, and be available for inspecron. BID #1 will be for three (3) full size, standard producbon, rear wheel drive vehicles. as specified. BID #2 will be for one (1) large size, standard production, front wheel drive vehicle, as specified. BID #3 WIll be for one (1) subcompact vehicle, as specified. BID #4 will be for one (I) four wheel drive pick-up uuek, as specified. The bids received will be forwarded to the Grosse Pointe Farms Cny Council for consideration at its meeting to be held MONDA 1'; JUNE 17,1991, AT 7:30 P.M. The City Council, however, reserves the right to accept or reject any bid fonn in whole or part, in the best interest of the City. BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN SEALED ENVELOPES AND MARKED "BID 1991192,PUBLIC SAFETY VEIDCLES." Richard G. Solak City Clerk-ASSLCity Manager 90 Kerby Road Grosse Pomte Farms, MI 48236 (313) 885-6600 (Bid Forms and specificatIons may be obtained at the Public Safety Department during normal busmess hours.) G.P.N.: 05/16,91 SUMMER GYMNASTIC CLASSES, ~ PRESCHOOL, CBEERLEADING, DANCE, "'~ BIRTHDAY PARTIES, DAY CAMP (AUG 5-9) ~.. Under the direction oflluy Dabe coaches ~ ~ :1rlDa Kortcbacll (SoViet defector. training (2 with the Bolsol Ballet. highest status ~~ recognized in the U.S.S.R),AIl4re1 q Toroalan (Soviet defector, medalist in the Calgary OlympiCS), Pete Roberts (Big Ten gymnastic champion) JelUllfer Dube (M.S.U. '91 most valuable player in gymnastics) Dawa llaeey (previous u s g.f competitor and senior at W S.U. phys. ed major) Tom ClOi (previous gymnastIC competitor from Notre Dame) GROSSE POINTE GYMNASTICS 3516 Cadieux (near Mack & Cadieux) For Infonnation Call Mary Dube 882-4960 CLUB BBQ SPARERIBS I~-~------------, COMPLETE I RIB DINNER FOR 4 Mouthwaterlng & fully cooked Includes YOUlr chOice of rolls and I I cole slaw. pOlato or macaroni salad. J I MIX & Match $ 95 I GH.D L~~U~!i_~!:!'!_~~,j;ll.;2,J May 16, 1991 Grosse Pointe News School board nears completing budget with larger tax bite By Ronald J. Bernas and the cafeteria programs and down considerably Fenton said - special education and build. and the board can change lation which may .allow for Staff Wnter $1 4 mllhon IS debt reduction Due to the shaky 'economy the ing and silA.!improvements. that," Fenton said. "They don't sharing of industrl~l taxes The GrOlS5ePOinte Board of Last year' .. budget was $57 mil. district earned $850,000 i~ in. "Overall the schools are get. set that until September." s~~wide, the bill which would Educatlon IS nearing comple. lion. terf'st, $250,000 less than the ting more money than last By law, the board must adopt hmlt SEV Increases each year tion of its 1991.92 school The bl'dgct bemg d\scussed $1 1 mllhon orlgmally pre. year, and the central budget is a budget by June 30, but there to 5 percent or t~e ra~ of mfl: budget. Although there are stlll represents ~ 6.6 percent in. dieted. at last year's level," Fenton are still several thmgs hanging tlon, whichever IS less, the n~ many Issues to be decided be. crease over last year's budget, That money would have been said. In the air, Fenton says, that Headlee Am~ndment; and t e fore a budget IS approved, it is but taxpayers may ff'C1 a 10 used to boost the school's fund Big ticket Items In the may alter any budget the board schools-of-eholce debate. going to be a tight one, accord. percent harder sqU(.>eze on their eqmty, or reserve funds. CW'o budget are: adopts. "There's a lot of unknow,ns ing to Chns Fenton, assistant wallets. rently the board has $1.7 mll • $720,000 for Instituting a Among Issues the board .IS and we're not sure how they.re supermtendent for business af. hon m reserve. Sometimes, m. seven.perJ
Students Safety Club Defer - Sarah Ayres Ferry - RobbIe LanglOIS Kerby - Amy Grant MaIre - Elizabeth Hempstead Mason - Ursula Timar Monteith - Anne Marie Youngblood, Ryan Stevenson Poupard - Bradley Colhnson Richard - Brad Cenko, Steven Hartman Trombly - Paul Tocco Service Club Defer - Jacquehne IannUCCI Ferry - Andrea Veryser Kerby - Brian Perry MaIre - Amanda Watkins Mason - Brian Addy Monteith - Deanna Novltke, Nelhe Shm Poupard - Jennifer Cataldo Richard - Christa Kreger Trombly - NIcole Potenga of the month Julia Rouls Poupard - RIchard - Trombly - Schools - fur REPRINTS Jeffrey Salassa C.II Mary Nicolaou Lisa DeVries - 881-&090 19A - - of lditori ..1Photo~ Beverly Hall Burns HCommitted to our Children" VOTE JUNE 10 FOR SCHOOL BOARD Paid for by Ihe Beverly Hall Bums for Sd100l 8o.Inl Campalgn~, Doug Busbey, TrellS , 276 MerflW8lllNr. G.P FiIflIll4ll236 Arts fest The 13th annual Crosse Pointe North Festival of the Arts will be May 20-23 at the Gr0888 Pointe Performing Arts CeDter. 7rJ1 VerDIer. Graue Pointe Woods. The festival will feature North's regional scholastic art award winDers. Many of the drawiDgs, paintings. photographs. c:rafts and computer graphics works w1ll be for sale. The Monday through Thursday festival will also have fashioD displays, computer graphics demonstrations, a Grosae PoiDte North Concert Choir performance on Wednesday eve_ Ding and a dance performance on Thursday, May 23. The art work will be on display during the day from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. cmd 7:30 to 9 p.m. Student artists above are, from l.ft. CaroI.l:cmg. Juli. Ciaramitar, Amy Camaghi and JustiD Frahm. Student Spotlight Gillian Masland Each week in thzs rolumn, we Will focus on the work of a stucknt. It can be a poem, a drawing, a short story, a picture of a SCientific experiment or a woodworking project, a book review. Gillian Masland, a second grader at Mwre School, has written a poem called "I Caught A Wild Dingo." The 7-112year old is the daughter of Anne and Bob Masland of Grosse Pointe Clty. ,.,~,,~ I Caught a Wild Dingo I caught a wild dingo, He ran upon the Nile He ran until he could run r.'l more And grabbed it by the tall The tail belonged to a crocodile A crocodile that lIved m the Nile Whl:!'. ~'lc croc:t,dJ.le sunk The dingo howled with spunk And started chasing a little chipmunk This chipmUlik climbed the old gumtree And warned the koala while the dingo scratched a flea A nearby wallaby h&d some . fun :Catching some rays on a rock ; in the sun : -A curious wombat took a peek •And got chewed up in the croc's , front teeth. . :Now I had a camera 1Ig,~ GLASS Insurance Deductible • ALL WORK CUARANTEED IN WRmNG 100% • FREE MOBilE SERVICE (313) 7 7 8 • 5 1 61 18254 E. 9 MILE ROAD East Detroit expIres 5-31-91 .. I made a dJsaster I took a pIcture And the dingo ran faster I asked a red kangaroo what to do He said I had to cook him wombat stew. I found a fat little wombat and cooked him up. And the kangaroo brought me the dingo pup. "He's a father of a family," the '~said, ... ~. "but'I think he would'be better off dead." He sharpened up his nails like he never had before And sure enough opened up the dingo's cage door. But the kangaroo's nails had dulled from the mud The dingo ran out and the cage WI_ BBPLACIMINT Gillian Maslcmd door closed WIth a thud. So when you go to "Down Under" Look under the sunset sky And you will see me nding my dingo while the kookaburras fly. AmJmON DMlOPERS. • Lake St. Clair waterfront property • 2.5 acre site • 165 feet on East Jefferson • 800 feet in depth, shoreline recessed into property • Zone-multiple residence 8,500 sq. ft. minimum lot size • Two houses on property One 4,000 square foot Colonial One 2,000 square foot Colonial HARRISON TOWNSHIP C.F. MEIER CO. Phone (313) 821.9191 WHEN YOU1RE LOOKING FOR SAVINGS $25 00 OFF # 1 in Customer Satisfaction May Be Used Towards Library/AV Defer - Erin Bannon, Molly Clark Ferry - Speros Dlonysopoulos Kerby - Sarah Sudnick Maire - Katie MacKool Mason - Richmond Inger MonteIth - Stephame Berg, Spring concert Enjoy the sweet sounds of the UniversIty LIggett School middle school bands, chOIrs and strings at a spring concert, scheduled for Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium, 850 Briarcliff DrIve in Grosse Pointe Woods. Performmg classIcal and pop music that day will be the SIxth grade (Junior varsIty) bdnd and choir, the seventhand eighth-grade (varsity) band and choir and the middle school string group. The middle school varsity band recently returned from a tour of local schools and shopping malls; the choirs have done well in district and regional voice competitions this year There is no admIssion charge; the public is welcome. For more information, call the middle school at 886-4220. ~ ~ "'\VTOODMASTER WKITCHENS KIT C HEN S. 0 A T H S +W I N DO W S 2b510 Ho'per A.eoue • 5, Cia, $ha'., M
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