1984-10-26; Central Michigan Life

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LIFE
1984 cm life
section A 12 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 488S9
Vol.67 No.26
Homecoming
brings bucks
by DON RUSH
UFE Staff Writer
"Rah, rah, sis boom bah!
Give me an "M." Give me an
"0!" Give me an "N!" Give me
an "E," and a "Y!" What's it
spell? MONEY!!"
Students, families and alumni that roll into town as part of
the Homecoming weekend
spell big bucks for area merchants.
"It depends on the weather. I
have heard the estimate is
around three quarters of a million dollars. That's money we
wouldn't get any other time,"
said Jim Sandy, Executive
Director of the Mount Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce.
"All the hotels around the
area have been booked full for
some time. It brings people to
the gas stations, entertainment
places and restaurants," he
said.
Local merchants also see an
influxof business.
"There is definitely a big increase in sales. The day of
Homecoming we are totally
booked," said BillJenkins, banquet manager of the Embers,
1217S.Mission.
"I see about a 50 percent increase in business. All the dining rooms are totally full," he
said.
Like the Embers, The Sweet
Onion, 102 N. Mission, also sees
an increase in people during
Homecoming.
"We get hit hard. One year
we had a line out the door until
about 10 p.m.," Steve Schead,
night swing manager, said.
To compensate for the expected increase of business,
the managers leave notes to
themselves for the following
year. The message explains
how the day of Homecoming
>See "Money"—page 10 A
Police expect
calm weekend
by WENDY GAGER
UFE Ass't. News Editor
This weekend will be business as usual for area law enforcement officials, unless large parties are formed.
"The police are preparing themselves to handle any large
parties," City ManagerTom Martin said.
Director of Public Safety John McAuliffe said he did not
anticipateany problems.
"If it is a typical weekend, there will be parties, but I don't
expect anything unusual," McAuliffe said.
McAuliffe added all DPS officers will be working at the football game and may be called in after the game if any problems
arise.
Director of Public Safety Martin Trombley said he will not
discuss any strategy, but did offer two suggestions for those
having parties.
First, the party should not create a disturbance so police
officers will be called. Secondly, party-goers should not consume excessiveamounts of alcohol.        „ ,. ^.
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Victory leap
Chippewa teammates Major Metcalf, Muskegon sophomore, and Roland Stevens, Detroit sophomore, exchange an airborne high five during
Central's 38-19 triumph over Western Michigan on Sept. 22. CMU's football
team is flying high also, with a 6-0-1 record and a share of first place in the
Mid-American Conference.
Area hotels already booked
by ROBIN KELLY
UFE Ass't. News Editor
Central fans and alumni will
have trouble finding hotel
accommodations if they do not
already have reservations.
All area hotels are booked
for the annual Homecoming
weekend.
"We were filled the first
week in August. It was the earliest booked date I've seen in a
long time," said Dean Baij,
guest service manager for the
Holiday Inn. 5665 E. Pickard.
Baij said the Holiday Inn
attracts 40 to SO percent of the
game crowd each year.
He said the majority of reservations are guaranteed,
paid-in-advance reservations.
The   Holiday   Inn   only
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We were filled the first week in August. It was the earliest booked date I've
seen in a long time.
—Dean Baij,
Holiday Inn manager
9f
accepted advance reservations
for both Friday and Saturday
evenings. Baij said most people normally spend both nights
anyway.
The Campus Plaza Inn, 1523
S. Mission, also is booked for
the weekend. The hotel has had
most of its guests booked for
the past three months.
They too intended to accept
only reservations for both
nights, but the plan went awry.
"We wanted to only accept
reservations for both nights,
but this year we had too many
new clerks and they didn't do
it," assistant manager Sherrie
Kappler, said.
Best Western Inn, 5770 E.
Pickard, is full for the weekend
too. The motel opened May 2.
"We've been full for a good
month. We've got a long waiting list as well," Lila McCaul,
front desk receptionist, said.
The Chippewa Hotel. 5662 E.
Pickard. and The Rein's Motel.
816 S. Mission, also are booked
for the weekend. Both motels
have been full for the past two
to three months.
Not only are local hotels full,
but hotels in the surrounding
areas are booked as well.
"When Mount Pleasant fills
up, we do too," June Goschke,
Alma Travelodge assistant
manager, said.
The Doherty Hotel in Clare
accommodates all visiting
football teams, as welt as fans.
"We fill up with the opposing
players in advance. All of our
68 rooms have been full for a
good month," desk clerk Barb
Reid.said.
Most of the hotels do have
waiting lists for the weekend.
Homecomings
show history
by CINDY FRANKS
LIFE Staff Writer
The idea of Homecoming at CMU originated 60 years ago
after a need was felt to have the alumni return to campus.
An entry in the 1928 Chippewa yearbook explains: "There
was a growing need for some time at which all the alumni
could come back and visit their old friends. It was decided
that a good football game should be the center of gaieties,
thus Homecoming originated."
Homecomings of the past show much of the history of
CMU, both athletically and socially.
In 1938, for example, freshman rebelled by not wearing
their traditional green beenies.
Underclassmen were singled out again in 1946 when they
were asked to sit only on the east side of the Alumni field.
Upperclassmen could be seated in the south end and alumni
and townspeople were allotted the rest of the seats and the
grandstand.
♦See "Past"—page 11A
In Brief
Gov. James Blanchard is scheduled to
attend a fundraiser/rally tonight for Democratic state representative candidate Molly
Bopp. The fundraiser will be at the Isabella
County Democratic headquarters, at 206 W.
Michigan, at 7:30 p.m.
Inside
Last year's Homecoming   king   and
queen   are   living
happily ever after.
page2A
Pat Boyd, who holds
practically every
CMU passing record,
still lives in Mount
Pleasant and is a
Chippewa.
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Index
Letters to Editor 4B
Bloom County 4B
Entertainment 6B
Sports 14B
Doonesbury 19B
Classifieds 19B