1979 - Thirty Inches of Snow Fall on Onaway...and...Chief Ken Paulus Summarizes Fire Department Activity...and...R. Leslie Hart Accepts Plaque of Recognition for 35 Years as Waverley Township Treasurer From Presque Isle County Advance and Onaway Outlook January 3, 2019

  
CAPTION:  Recording instruments at Onaway State Park showed that 30 inches of snow had
fallen on the Onaway area since the first snowfall of the season, Nov. 22, 1978.  However, 
the streets of Onaway were relatively snow free.  Where had the snow gone?  The Presque Isle
County Road Commission took care of the state highways of M-68, M-33 and M-211. Road commission
superintendent Willard Schaedig reported that the cost of removal resulting from a normal 
snowfall averaged between $1,500 and $2,000.  Snow was removed in one day with intersections
and area edges finished up the next day.  During the blizzard of 1978 it took nearly a week
to clear Onaway's State Street.  In other Onaway news, chief Ken Paulus of the Onaway Fire
Department prepared a summary of department activity comparing fires in 1977 to those in 1978
and indicating areas of fire caution.  Fire department volunteers were called to 60 fires as of 
Dec. 28, 1978.  It answered 55 calls in 1977...In other news, R. Leslie Hart accepted a plaque
in recognition of his 35 years of service as Waverly Township treasurer. 


From the The Presque Isle County Advance January 3, 2019, page 7B. 


Retyped by J. Anderson