The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan • Page 33

PORT HURON, MICH. THE TIMtS HFRALD 5D Sunday Nov. 13 1983 Weddings Anniversaries Alaska's homeless strain state's limited resources 4 .7 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) They're known as the "cold people" and in the frigid winters here, some of them die. Last winter, icy cold claimed three of them. They're refugees from the state's tiny rural villages, dreamers from the lower 48 who trekked to oil-rich Alaska seeking work and city residents who have lost their homes.

The "cold people" so dubbed by an Anchorage newspaper last winter have a common and compelling need. Each is looking for a place to stay warm now that arctic air and snow have blown into Alaska's biggest city population 230,000. There have been no deaths this winter, despite temperatures in the teens and a foot of snow in the past few weeks. A handful of people have hammered up shelters of plastic sheeting and wood near a railroad yard on the city's outskirts. mm may not stand up to the rigors of long-term use, said Joe Stimson, city zoning officer.

"I don't have any money to go anywhere. There's nowhere for me to go," said Pengy James, who lives in a 32-foot unit near her mother and grandparents. There are fewer than 10 other camper parks in the city, Stimson said. Most are allowed to remain open year-round because they were built prior to regulation or they have long-term permits, he said. However, some who make it their business to find shelter for the homeless say tilings are better this year.

There are five shelters in Anchorage with a total capacity of about 500. Some are free while others require small payments if the guest can afford it. "It isn't as bad this year," said Jim Huguley, a spokesman for the Brother Francis Shelter, a heated warehouse where men and women are handed two blankets and sleep on the floor. The newly opened facility, provided by the city and operated by the Catholic archdiocese, will sleep up to 300 in a pinch, Huguley said. But Salvation Army Captain David Clithrow said the demand for shelter at his facility is up over last year, and winter is just beginning.

With a capacity of about 33, the shelter "has to turn people away all the time, We have quite a waiting list," he said. "We see everybody, people that have been evicted, handicapped people, seniors. We even had a 76-year-old living in a shed with no heat," said Joyce Lee, the municipal housing coordinator for Anchorage. Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Gramzow ST. CLAIR Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gramzow, St. Clair, were honored Oct.

23 at a reception given by their daughter in the Knights of Columbus Hall, St. Clair, The occasion was the couplers 50th anniversary. Mr. Gramzow and Ethel Beier were married Dec. 13, 1933, in St.

Paul's Lutheran Church, Peters. Clarence Gramzow and Dorothy Beier were attendants. The couple have a daughter, Mrs. (Carl) Marlene Eisen, and three grandchildren. Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Collinge Collinge-Hoenicke DECKERVILLE Barbara Jean Hoenicke and Richard Basil Collinge were united in marriage Sept. 3 in a gazebo at the home of Bill and Marge Hoenicke, Deckerville. The bride is the daughter of Ruth Hoenicke, Palms, and the late George Hoenicke. The bridegroom is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Collinge, Port Huron. Bill Hoenicke, Deckerville, and Chuck Hoenicke, Columbus, Ohio, gave their sister in marriage. Sheri Collinge-Balkwill, Smiths Creek, was matron of honor. Jennifer Collinge-Fields, Marysville, sister of the bridegroom, was bridesmaid.

Sherry Hoenicke, Deckerville, was junior bridesmaid. Jeff Wells, Burlington, Kansas, was the best man. Jeff Fields, Marysville, and Joe Balkwill, Smiths Creek, were groomsmen. Bob Hoenicke, Kalkaska, and Joe Balkwill were ushers. A dinner was served in the Deckerville High School with a reception following at the home of the bridegroom's grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Basil R. Collinge, Port Huron. The couple honeymooned in Niagara Falls. They are living in Hartford, Kansas.

Harry Rice, a welder from Groton, says he came to Alaska in August in a futile search for a job. Now he lives with four others in a shanty of wood and plastic by the railroad tracks, Rice says he can't stay at one of the shelters operating in the city because none will let him keep his dogs. Meanwhile, as many as 140 families may be forced to look for new quarters if the Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission reaffirms its decision to close camper parks for the winter. The commission plans to make a decision this week. Because campers are designed for temporary dwellings, their electrical and heating systems Oldest politician loses election, but not spirit CHESTER, Conn.

(AP) The oldest elected official in the country finds himself facing the end of a political life at least for now. It's not age that fazed 92-year-old James Grote, but rather the meager 43 votes he got in his write-in campaign for a third term on the Chester Board of Selectman. The winner got 825 votes. Mr. and Mrs.

Stephen Armstrong Armstrong-Gaffney Tresa Marie Gaffney and Stephen Michael Armstrong were married Oct. 22 in the Newman Center. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gaffney, Smiths Creek.

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Armstrong, Port Huron. Debbie Szelog, Port Huron, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Linda Gaffney, Mount Clemens, sister of the bride; Mary Thueme, St.

Clair; and Patty Jackson, Port Huron, were bridesmaids. William Armstrong, Port Huron, brother of the bridegroom, was the best man. David Szelog, Port Huron; Rob Archibald, Mount Pleasant; and Leo, Dave and Mike Gaffney, all of Smiths Creek and brothers of the bride, were ushers. A reception was held in McMor-ran Lounge. The couple honeymooned in the Bahamas.

They are living in Port Huron. WITH THIS COITON "WN ft i Mr. and Mrs. George Totten Mil KM Milt III ,11 Hi I lutrMt'iVVKiiMii IktS.llHMIlllllllllllli llH MHI. 9 A 40 vrtlur Im imlv MM) "You know what they say in the Marines," he said.

"Never retreat. Just take a new position." Grote has something to keep him occupied he's still one of the country's oldest fire marshals. On Wednesday, he was busy "checking wood stoves and checking on people who don't clean their chimneys." "I'm a busy man, you know. I'm the toughest fire marshal in the country," he said. He's not ruling out another bid for the Board of Selectman in 1985.

"You can never tell," he said. Wilkins-Guenther ttitti ai piiri Imv nt Mrtlr Mutilutt iixoinrlu NuIhwi Nillu ShiiHiwx for viHir pvi-h A rirtH nf colnr in all ihr lnlrl liHhionhiiilft AiiiimitiiMiniceupplicalor And I'mnlim- tVm it And In'HuIiIuIU iln tirntl Imml nitrroi Wvi hII il inr, Muror will ll ti MitU' nrniun mvihI oiler nmkf iiif hulnlai miifi- Nnulilul A itfmi jrtfl Miriw-onr hut hum This offer good throiiKh While KupplifN IhnC Merle Norman Village Green I'laza Mun Kri. 99 MnrvHvillc i)r fiHO Snt HSlSim 1H thrniiKMCrr IKI matron of honor. Nicole F. Guenther, Port Huron, daughter of the bride, was flowergirl.

Jack Hux, Port Huron, was the best man. Rodger Batsko, Port Huron, was ring bearer. A reception and dinner were held in the First United Methodist Church. The couple is living in Port Huron. Sandra Kay Guenther and Grant Wells Wilkins exchanged wedding vows Nov.

5 in the Blue Water Boys and Girls Club Chapel. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Marion Simmons and Ken Simmons, Port Huron. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Wilkins, Port Huron. Kathy Hux, Port Huron, was Mr. and Mrs. George Totten, Port Huron, celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary at a dinner given by their children Nov. 5 in the Bridge Restaurant.

Mr. Totten and Rosella Hollandsworth were married Nov. 5, 1928, by the Rev. Howard Dafoe, pastor of the former Pilgrim Holiness Church, in the home of the bridegroom's parents, Croswell. Pearl Car and the late William Totten, Tennessee, were attendants.

Mr. and Mrs. Totten have six children, Robert, Jeddo, John, North Street, Loretta ILinkley, Port Huron, Albert, Florida, Marie Tucker, Georgia, and George, Texas; 25 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mr. Totten is a retired Dunn Paper Co.

employee and a retired fanner. Mr. and Mrs. Orvis Wakely Mr. and Mrs.

Orvis Wakely, Port Huron, were honored at an open house Nov. 6 given by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald (Sherry) Betts, Port Huron, in the Masonic Temple. Friends and relatives attended the 25th wedding anniversary celebration.

Mr. Wakely and Lila M. Comwell were married Nov. 8, 1958, by the late Rev. Benjamin Hollis in the Washington Avenue United Methodist Church.

Earl and Shirley Etzel, Prescott, were attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Wakely have one daughter, Mrs. Betts; one son, Rodney D.

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