Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 17

EATEE LANSING Sally Trout Lansing State Journal SuburbanRegional News Sunday, April 9, 1989 377-1040 Page 3B Visits to parks will cost more Lansing man wins Tame1 Lansing State Journal Reggie Jones of Lansing became the second area man in two weeks to win the $50,000 top prize in the Michigan lottery's "Fame and Fortune" television game show. aton Couoty in Jones, 27, a Quality Dairy management trainee, said he would use his prize money to pay off his house and take a vacation in Hawaii. During the program, he wore a button from the American Indian Pow Wow at Michigan State University, given to him by a customer who was short a dime for a 1 get is $232,787. Almost all of the $4,000 budget increase goes to meet raises for workers, he said. Last year, park rental and concessions generated $53,6811" Of that, $43,021 came fronT gate receipts.

This year the parks hope to raise $74,000, Tuma said. The 78-acre Fitzgerald Park, on Grand Ledge Highway, is the most popular of the county's six parks. Last year, 62,257 people used it. Fox Park, on Gresham Highway about three-quarters of a mile north of Potterville, had 25,559 visitors. Winter visitors are not counted.

Tuma said. Fox Park is the only park, that offers swimming, in a former quarry. Three county parks, Keehne Environmental Center, Butler and Dyer Kiln, all in the Bellvue area, are small and not regularly staffed. It would not be practical to collect fees at them, Tuma said. The sixth park, Charlotte Optimist Camp at Charlotte, is maintained by the Charlotte Optimist Club.

By FRANK HAND Lansing State Journal GRAND LEDGE It will cost; more to visit Eaton County's two most popular parks this summer. Daily vehicle fees at both Fitzgerald and Fox parks will increase from $2 to annual park vehicle fees will go from $10 to $15 and senior citizen annual rates from $5 to $7. The rates go into effect April 15 at Fitzgerald Park and Memorial Day weekend at Fox Park, said Stephen Tuma, county parks director. Fees are charged at Fitzgerald Park. through mid-October.

Rates at Fox Park end at Labor Day. The parks will continue to have free family days each Wednesday, Tuma said. He added that the rates are needed to make up for a $43,000 cut in the parks budget. County commissioners cut the budget from $177,800 last year to $136,250 this year, Tuma said. "We had to make a choice cut services and personnel or raise rates," he said.

Last year the overall parks budget was $228,950. The current bud p5 purchase. i -v "That was the day I bought my Jones entry winning ticket, so I wore the button as a good luck charm today," he said Friday night, when the show was taped in Detroit. Jones was one of six people selected to appear on the show after they submitted tickets bearing three "TV" symbols. Other contestants and their winnings were: Greg Kolowich of Croswell, a 1989 Buick Regal valued at Vivian Gerres of Canton and Jeff Martens of Battle Creek, $2,500 each; Gerald Ginderske Jr.

of St. Charles and Marie Tobiczyk of Dearborn, $500 each. All contestants stay overnight in the Omni International Hotel and attend a luncheon at the Whitney Restaurant in Detroit. Contestants selected to appear on next Saturday's show were Lisa Fox of Detroit, Bernie Parsons of Midland, Sharon Sparks of Taylor, Marsha Lieber-man of Utica, Margaret Scaccia of Warren and Ethel Matthews of White Cloud. Sparty refurbished but donations lag Associated Press EAST LANSING Sparty is looking spiffy again, but organizers of the effort to refurbish the MSU land Cook From IB man say donations to pay for it are less than hoped.

The Save Our Sparty Committee has raised $45,000 so far, said Terry Fossum, assistant director of Michigan State University's athletic fund. That's well short of the $75,000 goal. "Originally, we thought we'd have it very quickly and we didn't," she said. Most donations have come from MSU alumni and school children, but one University of Michigan fan sent a small gift. Fossum said the Ann Arbor resident wanted to make amends for damage done by U-M students who annually dump maize and blue paint on the Spartan warrior before the Spartan-Wolverine football game.

Committee member Vince Vandenburg said fund-raising was hampered by the university's refusal to permit solicitations on campus after athletic events. The 9-foot-7-inch statue, the largest free-standing ceramic statue in the world, was crafted by former MSI I art Professor Leonard Junewirth. pairs figure skating at the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. She also won a silver medal in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship.

"I sat here and watched her fall on her head," Cook said while seated in his den. "I sent her to Innsbruck, but there wasn't enough money for me to go." He is proud of all his children: "They're all out in the world doing their thing," he said. "They've all done very well well, none of them ended up in jail." Now, Cook wants to return to his roots in St. Joseph County and spend more time with his four dogs, genealogy and gardening. His face lights up when he brings out his 7-year-old bulldog.

Phineas Phogg Too, the 13-year-old hound Abby, and two poodles. A gold bulldog pin winks on the label of his navy jacket. There may not be as much time as he thinks for his hobbies. "They don't have a medical director in St. Joseph County," he mused.

"We'll have to see about that." early 1940s, he found he liked helping fellow students with biology and chemistry. He enrolled in the school's premedicine program "just for the heck of it." Chance also saved his life during World War II. He just missed being called aboard a ship in the South Pacific that was sunkThose aboard who survived the wreck were killed by sharks. Instead, he was assigned to the next ship that left port. After the war, he was a doctor in Newaygo from 1947 to 1952 and in Charlotte until he started his Lansing family practice in 1960.

He helped Sparrow Hospital-establish its emergency room in the 1960s. In 1978, he joined the health department. "He knew lots of practitioners and knew a lot of people in the administration of all the hospitals here," Bragg said. "He was able to use those contacts to help the health department." Besides his career, Cook takes pride in his six children including Alice Cook, who competed in Lansing State JournalMICHAEL HONEYWELL Sidney Yarger, 2, of Saline, peers up at the family horse, Dan Dare, a Pony of America, who is 1 2 years old and very friendly. The Yargers brought three horses to participate in the 1 989 4-H Horse Jamboree held Saturday at MSU's Livestock Pavilion.

The statue, dedicated June 9, 1945, was damaged by years of weather and abuse. The refurbishing job is expected to last 60 to 70 years, he said. Lawyer to talk about dead miser's case on TV Rosenbaum has said he is convinced that Drummond has more money in undiscoverd bank accounts. Items in Drummond's YMCA room included a key to a safe deposit box that does not match locks in any local banks. The Fox television program hosted by Maury Povich looks into offbeat news stories and is seen in 7.2 million households each week.

same tattered clothing. After his death, it was discovered Drummond had $250,000 stashed in nine banks from Denver to Boston. Since news of the fortune spread, hundreds of people have claimed to be Drummond's relatives. Two second cousins, both living in Texas, appear to have the strongest ties. Lansing State Journal Lansing lawyer Paul Rosenbaum is scheduled on the television program "A Current Affair" Monday to discuss the case of Howard Drummond.

Drummond, 77, died Jan. 28 in Lansing. Thought to be a pauper, he lived in the Lansing YMCA, held no regular job and always wore the every Thursday few ready to rebuild dam RELATIONAL SS WEEK 'ml--; md'imw April 9-15, 1989 CIVITAN iyUAH JCUJBS HELP I IliiiPlBSIIl milS YOU! The Pioneer Civitan Club appreciates your contributions to our candy boxes. Over the past six years mure juiHt 1 4. 4.

i than $115,000 has been raised through this project. The funds are used for our Special Olympians and for other service projects for mentally retarded and handicapped people. We look forward to continuing this successful Droiect through your generous By FRANK HAND Lansing State Journal MAPLE RAPIDS There is a smile about 350 acres wide spreading across the dry bed of Rainbow Lake. People have done everything they can to bring water back to the lake, which drained when its dam gave way during a storm on SepL 11, 1986, that dumped 14 inches of water. Now, the task is in the hand of nature.

The ground must dry out more before the lake's washed-out dam can be rebuilt. Terry Price of the T.A. Forsberg Construction of Okemos is smiling, eager to get his crews working to rebuild the the dam. "We have everything ready to go. We just need dry ground, he said.

Helen Laurenze, Gratiot County Drain Commissioner, is smiling about everything from the smooth sale of the $1.6 million in bonds needed to pay for the rebuilding to the good attitude of the lake residents. "Everyone, and I mean all 500 property owners, seems happy," she said. Lakefront resident Winifred Wilbur said she is almost giddy with anticipation. "The lake was such a beautiful view and the water going over the dam was such a wonderful sound, especially at night," she am really looking forward to having the dam fixed." Wilbur and her husband, Stewart Wilbur, were among the lake's first residents. They moved in on Sunset Driv.e on the west side of the lake in 1 967.

Their home is just a few hundred yards from the dam. The Wilburs checked the dam only a few hours before it gave contributions. The following candy box locations are provided by service-minded businesses: Look for a Civitan Candy Box. Your change changes things. Lansing State JournalMICHAEL HONEYWELL The portion of the Rainbow lake dam that broke through will soon be repaired.

Stewart Wilbur said.He anticipates eventually catching, more of the as when Pnc predicts the 16-inch bass that once were com- pTCLrf mon in the lake. nature cooperates. il iMiiiimmi ii GRANITE BRONZE MARBLE YUriKER MEMORIALS Memorial Specialists since 1915 1116 E. Mt. Hope 484-1433 Regent Restaurant 5600 S.

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Ph. 351-8000 VCLUBS HELP PEOPLE Legislative news daily, Metro way. "It was pretty sad the water was gone in a couple of hours.".