Tustin DAZE features dozens of activities

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The Marion
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Tustin DAZE features
dozens of activities
get your blood pumping
with a variety of country,
line dancing and polka
Annual Tustin DAZE
standards. Suggested donakicks off the Labor Day
tions are $5 individual, $8
holiday Aug. 29-31 with
couple and $10 family.
dancing for all ages Friday
Boomer’s is a meal site
night.
and activity center for
But first, between 3
people ages 60 and over.
and 7 p.m., everyone is
Money raised at the dance
invited to donate blood at
will be donated to the
the Michigan Blood Drive Meals on Wheels program
bus parked in Boomer’s
sponsored by the Osceola
Rendezvous parking lot.
County Senior Services.
The non-profit organizaInside Boomer’s other
tion provides blood to
activities include cake
more than 40 hospitals in
walk, 50-50 drawings and
Michigan.
concessions.
Don’t go far because
Don’t fret young
from 6 to 9:30 p.m. there’s people. There’s music for
live music inside Boomyou outside furnished by a
er’s, 213 Neilson.
DJ from 6 to 9:30 p.m.
MAILING LABEL
The Ridge Runners will
From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
is a free community minimusic fest at the soccer
field behind Covenant
Presbyterian Church.
Early morning on Saturday from 7 to 10 a.m. at
Tustin Elementary School
volunteer firefighters will
flip pancakes to add to a
breakfast of eggs, sausage
and juice. Donations will
go to the Tustin Fire Department.
Registration for 5K
Run, Fun Run and Walk
is 7:30 a.m. at Covenant
Presbyterian Church, same
place the race begins at 8
a.m. Fee is $10 for ages
12 and under and $15 for
everyone else.
Proceeds every year
go to help pay the cost of
the church youth group
Piper Lee Hamel, who was diagnosed with TSC.
attending a Covenant High
In Christ youth conference. Sign up for the run
in advance by emailing
[email protected].
A spaghetti benefit din- or any shrinking of the
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ner and auction for Piper
tubers, she was flown to
First Baptist Church has a
Hamel will be Friday,
Cincinnati Children’s Hos- huge garage sale.
August 22, 2014 at the
pital where they specialize
At Tustin Elementary
Falmouth Community
in TSC treatment.
School, parade entries
Center, 219 E. Prosper Rd,
There will be a spaFalmouth. (Hosted by the
ghetti dinner and auction
Missaukee County Farm
with the proceeds going to
Bureau Young Farmers).
Randy and Lerita to help
Dinner will be served
with financial costs. Some
from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
of the items up for auction
By Rosemary Horvath
and the Auction starts at
are: 5” PVC well 100”
Correspondent
7:00pm.
Deep ½ HP pump, Tank,
Piper Lee Hamel was
25’ of Water Lin, & ComJenkins Oil Company,
born on June 16, 2014, to
plete Hook up. (Within
owner
of McBain Jiffy
Randy and Lerita Hamel.
a 25 mile radius, winner
Mart and Marion Jiffy
She is the granddaughter
with the highest bid will
Mart, filed voluntary bankof Stan and Debbie Walhave to purchase the well
lington of Houghton Lake permit). One night stay for ruptcy July 17 in Michigan
Western Bankruptcy Court
and Bob and Linda Hamel family of 4 at the Great
of Falmouth.
Wolf Lodge, $500 of Xeo- in Grand Rapids.
Debtor Attorney Perry
On June 20th, Piper was min, Radiesse or Belotero
taken to Mercy Hospital
(Facial Esthetics or Obagi G. Pastula said both locain Cadillac where it was
Skin Products through the tions will be listed for
sale as the formal process
confirmed that she was
East Bay Medical Center,
moves forward and the
having seizures, from there cattle semen, chainsaw,
court orders sale of assets.
she was transported to
detailing, load of gravel,
The Wyoming attorney
DeVos Children’s Hospital 100 square bails of hay
said both will be listed
in Grand Rapids.
and 50 bails of straw.
with a business broker.
st
On June 21 , she was
These are just a few of
Owners are Mike and
diagnosed with TSC
the items to be auctioned,
Debi
Jenkins of Cadillac.
(Tuberous Sclerosis
which are too numerous to
The Marion mini-mart
Complex), which is a
mention. Also, there will
at 305 South Mill Street
rare genetic disease that
be a 22 Henry gun raffle,
remains open at this point
causes Tubers to grow on
which will be drawn that
the brain and other vital
night. (Need not be present but no longer sells Sunoco
fuel. The McBain property
organs.
to win).
at 208 North Pine Street is
Piper was at DeVos
Please Contact Chelshuttered.
until July 10th, but after
sea Jones (Young Farmer
More than 20 creditors
trying several different
Chair) 231-846-6104 or
are listed according to
medications and doses
Kim Norman (Leria’s
businessbankruptcy.com.
with no success of getting Aunt) 231-328-4334 or
According to the history
her seizures under control 231-394-0659.
books, at one time Marion
once supported more than
six gas stations.
With the closing of the
Jiffy Mart, Marion curBy Rosemary Horvath
Correspondent
Benefit for Piper
line up at 10 a.m. Sign
up sheets are available at
local businesses and that
morning.
The parade will once
again feature Shriners,
vintage cars, youth group
floats, fire trucks, law
enforcement and maybe
some political candidates.
Everyone is hoping members of the Tustin High
School band will march
and play.
From 10 to 11 a.m. in
front of Spectrum Health
Tustin Clinic on Main
Street the Kitchen Band
performs. Craft vendors
will set up at 10 and stay
until 2 p.m. downtown.
The Pine River Area
Historical Society Museum welcomes visitors from
10 to 3 p.m. The museum
is located alongside the
White Pine Trail and displays artifacts of historical
significance, including
treasures of community
founder, the Rev. Josiah
Tustin.
The parade kicks off
at 11 at the elementary
school and winds along
Church Street and back.
The Dairy Station sets
up an ice-cream-eating
contest immediately following the parade at 11:30
a.m. Sign up begins at
11:20 a.m. and a minimum
fee is charged. This event
is for ages 17 and under.
Parking lot at the
community library will be
packed with vintage cars
from 11:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Hot dogs, brats, tacos,
sloppy joes and beverages
will be sold from 11:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. at Boomer’s.
All proceeds go toward
next year’s Tustin DAZE.
All ages are invited to
play Plinko board game
at the Boomer’s parking
lot from noon to 2 p.m. It
takes one dollar to play.
Winner wins $100. Name
will be announced at 2:30
p.m.
Other Saturday afternoon activities include
children’s games from
noon to 2 p.m. at the elementary school ball fields,
entertainment by Steven D
& the Keys from noon to
3 p.m., horseshoe sign-up
at 12:30 at Tustin Park for
which Hoaglund Hardware
has donated trophies for
the winners.
Area fire departments
will battle each other using
water hoses beginning at
1:30 p.m. at the fire department.
At 2 p.m. there’s 3-point
shootout at Boomer’s lot
followed by frozen T-shirt
competition for all ages.
Raffle drawings begin
at 3 p.m. inside Boomer’s
followed by a free ice
cream social donated by
the Kettunen Center followed by raffle drawing
for a quilt.
Sunday activities begin
at 7:45 a.m. with sign up
for golf scramble at Tustin
Trails. Tee time is 8 a.m.
Rain date is Sept. 7
Last but not least is the
popular C.A.M.S. air show
from 1 to 4 p.m. put on by
The Cadillac Area Modelers Society based in Tustin. Spectators will watch
from the campgrounds
on Tustin Road dozens
of radio control model
airplanes and helicopters.
Bring lawn chairs.
Planning committee
chair Leta Hoaglund says
a popular feature of the
annual event is always the
huge raffle made possible
by generous business donations from the region.
Even though ticket pric-
es are modestly priced at
one dollar each or four for
five dollars, all 4,000 sell
quickly. Raffle tickets are
being sold now and will
be on sale 8 a.m. Saturday
morning. The drawing is 3
p.m. Saturday
“Over the last 10 years,
Tustin DAZE has raised
$30,000 to donate to area
nonprofits,” said Hoaglund, a member of the
committee for the last 12
years.
Popularity is due to a
good cause but also great
prizes, she added.
First prize is $500
cash. Second prize is a set
of four tires donated by
Cadillac Tire Center. Third
prize is a $300 VISA card
donated by Osceola State
Bank.
There are a hundred
other cash and gift prizes
to win.
Names of winners are
posted in downtown Tustin
where tickets are sold and
on a wall poster inside
Boomer’s.
Hoaglund said a portion of the money raised
is put toward next year’s
Labor Day event. The
planning committee picks
three different nonprofits
from around the county
to receive cash donations
every year.
“We’re fortunate everyone supports us so well so
we can do this. We never
stop. When this ends we
start all over for next year.
It just keeps rolling,” she
said.
The planning committee is composed of six
members “but we have
lots of volunteers that help
sell raffle tickets or help
with kids games. So many
people step up and help,”
Hoaglund added.
Jiffy Marts file bankruptcy
Weather
rently is served only by the
Marion Shell Mini Mart at
101 West Main Street.
For the week of
August 24 - 30
Sunday: Hi 83o, Lo 66o Partly Cloudy
Monday: Hi 87o , Lo 67o PM T-Storms
Tuesday: Hi 84o , Lo 63o Isolated T-Storms
Wednesday: Hi 78o , Lo 60o Isolated T-Storms
Thursday: Hi 73o , Lo 54o
Partly Cloudy
Friday: Hi 71o , Lo 55o Scattered T-Storms
Saturday: Hi 73o , Lo 53o
Rain
Hi Temp Last Week: Monday 82o
Lo Temp Last Week: Thursday 44o
Amount of Moisture Last Week: 0”
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Crime Log
TC man crashes SUV into
business waiting room
By Pat Maurer
A Traverse City man
was arraigned for narcotics possession and driving
while under the influence
of drugs after he crashed
into a Cadillac business
August 19.
Jerome Hansen was
arraigned August 20 on the
charges.
Police say Hansen was
driving down Harris Street
in Cadillac when he lost
control of his SUV and
crashed into Lakeside Title
causing major damage to
the business. He admitted
to police that he had drugs
in his vehicle. Police said
he was on drugs at the
time, after finding opiatebased narcotics in his car.
Hansen’s Yukon truck
went through the waiting
room and crashed into the
reception desk where two
employees were working.
One employee received
only minor injuries. No
one else was in the building at the time, something
the business owner called,
“a miracle,” because a
customer had just left the
building.
The building was boarded up and closed after the
accident, but was expected
to be back to normal by the
next day.
Prause graduates with 4.0
Emily Ann Prause,
grand daughter of John
and Mary A Downing of
Marion, recently graduated
from Purdue University of
West Lafayette, IN with
a 4.0 in the Masters of
Speech Language Pathology. (Purdue University
does not recognize Summa
Cum Laude / most high
distinction in their Masters
Programs) Emily accepted
a position within a local
Indiana school system and
will be working towards
licensing while working
with an elementary school
and preschools in the area. Emily is the daughter of
Erick and Lisa Prause of
Riverview, Florida.
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The Osceola County
Sheriff’s Office investigated several complaints for
the above week. The following is a brief summery
for some of that activity
which occurred.
On 07-27-2014 Deputies were dispatched to a
Hartwick Township home
on the report of a active
entry alarm complaint.
Upon arrival the residence
was checked and everything was found to be
secured.
On 07-27-2014 a
Sergeant was asked to
respond to a Richmond
Township business, as an
employee was terminated,
was refusing to leave and
was being combative.
Upon arrival the Sergeant
secured the scene, and
after a short conversation
the employee left the area
without incident.
On 07-28-2014 Deputies investigated 2 vehicle
crashes, which occurred
within Richmond and
Osceola Townships.
On 07-28-2014 a Deputy was dispatched to a Lincoln Township home on
the report of a larceny of
a snowmobile complaint.
Through investigation it
was discovered that someone took the complainant’s
1979 Yamaha snowmobile,
while the complainant was
out of town. The Deputy
completed his investigation and cleared the scene
once his assistance was no
longer needed.
On 07-29-2014 Deputies conducted a traffic
stop on a vehicle, within
Highland Township, for
a speeding infraction.
was discovered that said
operator was driving their
vehicle without valid
insurance. At that time the
operator was issued a misdemeanor citation for said
offence, and was released
from the scene; however
the vehicle was towed.
On 07-29-2014 Deputies were dispatched to
Highland Township on
the report of a disorderly
juvenile who had left his
residence without permission. Upon arrival the
Deputies patrolled the
area, and through investigation located said
juvenile. At that time the
juvenile was reunited with
their parents; however this
report has been forwarded
to the Probate Court for
review.
On 07-30-2014
Deputies responded to a
residence, within Burdell
Township, and arrested
a subject on the strength
of a valid Lake County
warrant. The subject was
secured and turned over to
Lake County authorities.
On 07-30-2014 a Deputy responded to a Sylvan
Township business on the
report of a larceny complaint. Through investigation it was discovered that
someone operating a silver
Buick passenger vehicle
pumped $39.99 in fuel and
left without paying. The
Deputy completed his investigation and cleared the
scene without incident.
crashes, and 1 crash
with injuries. Incidents
occurred within Leroy,
Burdell and Sylvan Townships.
On 07-31-2014 a Sergeant was dispatched to
Middle Branch Township
on the report of a turfing
complaint. Through investigation it was discovered that a mid 90’s dark
colored Jeep intentionally
drove across the complaint’s yard, which caused
damage. The Sergeant
completed his investigation and cleared the scene
without incident.
On 08-01-2014 Deputies conducted a traffic
stop on a vehicle, within
Middle Branch Township,
for driving recklessly.
was discovered that said
operator was driving said
vehicle while under the
influence of drugs and
without insurance. At that
time the operator was arrested and was transported
to the Osceola County Jail
without incident.
crashes, which occurred
within Richmond and
Highland Townships.
crash and 1 crash with injuries. Incidents occurred
within Burdell Township.
The Osceola County
Sheriff’s Office would like
to remind citizens to report
any and all suspicious
activity that is observed
within their neighborhoods, and to contact the
sheriff’s office if you have
any information pertaining
to the above complaints.
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The Marion Press - August 22, 2014 - Page 3A
Second Front Page
R.C. Library to seek
shorter term millage
Rosemary Horvath
Correspondent
The Reed City Area
District Library Board
reacted to the message
voters sent in August by
modifying ballot language
for another go-around in
November.
Voters will be asked
Nov. 4 to pass a library
operating millage for a
period of ten years for an
amount not to exceed 0.95
mills. Approval would
permanently sanction a
district library system.
A shorter timeframe
replaces wording in the
August proposal that
would have imposed an
operating levy in perpetuity if it had passed.
“Voter feedback was
that the term of ‘perpetuity’ may have been a
significant factor,” said
library director Heather
Symon.
Voters turned down the
operating millage 496 no
to 396 yes.
The measure passed in
the city of Reed City 167
to 150 and in Richmond
Township 153 to 147.
It failed by a landslide
in Lincoln Township 176
no to 82 yes.
District library board
members voted Aug. 11 to
limit the time period to 10
years In November. Voters
will have subsequent mill-
age renewals to decide.
Besides providing
stable, long-term funding, the fate of a district
library as an independent
entity rests on a successful
operating millage.
Symon explained an
agreement approved by the
city and the two townships
created a district library as
of April 1, 2014.
However, the agreement
requires a voter-approved
operating millage of at
least 0.95 mills by Nov.
30, 2015 to designate the
district library a permanent
entity with core funding.
The millage proposal
for providing library services is the first-ever put
before voters.
Historically, the library
functioned as a city library
partially financed by city
government with a majority of revenue derived
from district court penal
fines.
But libraries across the
state have received dwindling amounts of revenue
from penal fines due to the
state taking a bigger slice,
lower percentage of collections and fewer tickets
being written.
Hence, the move toward
a district library became a
financial solution.
Symon acknowledged
penal fine revenue has
consistently dropped by
$30,000 over time.
An overriding factor attached to a second
defeated millage proposal
in August has to do with
library location.
Although the library’s
20-year agreement for
leasing space inside the
County Annex Building
has expired, the county
Board of Commissioners
has granted two extensions.
The library will evacuate the premises June 2016
unless a third extension is
given.
This week county commissioners at a regular
meeting directed the building committee to review
requests from departments
interested in taking over
the current library space.
Voters in August
also defeated a bonding
proposal for renovating,
furnishing and equipping the former St. Peter
School building at 829
South Chestnut Street.
The library purchased
the building in 2010 as a
future home.
Symon explained the
renovation bond proposal
can only be on the ballot
once in a calendar year.
It will be up to the district library board to place
the measure on a 2015
ballot.
USDA Rural Development had guaranteed
a construction loan for
Reed City Library director Heather Symon.
$700,000, an equipment
loan of $258,000 and
an equipment grant of
$75,000.
Symon said the library
could lose a significant
portion of the equipment
loan-grant package if not
all.
“The $700,000 construction loan is still an
option but we may have
to alter the requested
amount,” Symon added.
Meanwhile, the district
library continues fund raising and submitting grant
applications. Details about
the library project and special fundraising events are
given on the website www.
reedcitylibrary.org.
Community Events
Upcoming events should be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance. Email to [email protected]
SNOWMOBILE CLUB
MEETING
Summer is starting to wind
down and it is time to start
thinking about snowmobile
season. The first snowmobile
club meeting of the season
will be this Monday, August
25th at 7 PM at Trails End
Pub. ANNUAL CHICKEN BBQ
AND RAFFLE
St. Stephen would like to
announce its 40th Annual
Chicken BBQ and Raffle to
be held on Sunday, August
31, 2014. 12:30 – 4pm. Menu
includes ½ chicken, mashed
potatoes, vegetable, coleslaw,
roll & butter, pie, beverage. All
at the reasonable price of $9
MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL adults, and $4 children. Take
VOLLEYBALL
outs are also available! The
First practice starts Monday, church is located at 506 Union
August 25th from 10am- Street, Lake City, MI 49651.
12pm at the high school gym.
All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
SOIL HEALTH
girls are invited to play on this Come take a look at
year’s teams.
how cover crops are being
used to improve farm soils
ATHLETIC BOOSTERS
& productivity! August 22
MEETING
– Jernstadt Dairy, 20310
The next Marion Athletic Coolidge Road, Big Rapids –
Boosters meeting is Monday, hands on look at the effects
August 25 at 7 pm in the high of 4 different types of tillage
school media center.
on cover crop plantings,

lunch provided, 9am to 3pm.
LEARN TO CAN
September 23 – Thornton’s,
No equipment or materials 11315 E. 64th, Reed City
needed, Just come and learn –
ACEP-WRE
(WRP),
(No cost to you). Canning cover
crop
interseeding
equipment and materials in grain crops, ice cream
provided including Fruit and/ sundaes, 1:30 – 3:30pm.
or veggies. Service provided October 9- Michele & Chad
by Chapel Hill Wesleyan, 70th Nicklas, 16134 Schofield
Ave, Marion, MI. Canning date Rd., Hersey – cover crops
& time: Saturday, September mixes for extending the fall
6 at 10:00 am. RSVP required. grazing season of beef cattle,
Call Sheryl no later than 4:00 aerial seeding of cover crops
Wednesday, September 3. into standing grain crops,
Light lunch provided, 231- cider & doughnuts, 6-8pm.
667-0637.
October 21 – Norman’s
Vegetable Farms, 22735
OSCEOLA MARSP
20 Mile Road, Tustin –
MEETING
utilizing cover crops as
The
Osceola
County a living mulch in mixed
Chapter of MARSP will be vegetable production, cider
meeting at the Evart United & doughnuts, 4:30-6:30 pm.
Methodist
Church,
519 At each farm we will be
North Cherry, on Tuesday, going into the field to see cover
September 9th, at 1:00 crops close up. Cover crops
PM. The program will be improve overall soil health by
a presentation by Priority acting as a living mulch and
Health Insurance. Snacks reducing weeds, disease, and
will be provided. For further inputs. MSU extension, NRCS
information, please contact and MAEAP Phase 1 qualified. Bonnie Neuman at 734-2739. If you have any questions,
please call us! At the
Osceola-Lake Conservation
District 231-832-2950 or MSU
Extension
231-832-6139.
If you need an accommodation
to participate, please contact
Greg White at 231-832-5341
or at [email protected].
gov at least 2 weeks ahead
of any meeting that you wihs
to attend. NRCS is an Equal
Opportunity Provider and
Employer.
OLAH SUMMER CLASSES
Looks like summer is
finally arriving. And with
the warmer temperatures
people are out & about
enjoying beautiful Northern
Michigan. The OLAH Studio
is getting busier, too. More
people are using the lapidary
machines, new inventory
is coming in & new classes
are being offered. So far,
these classes are on the list:
October - Vintage Father
Christmas with Mary.
A woodworking class is in
the works, want to build a birdhouse? Other classes will be
available soon. Call 231-2501066 for updated information.
On August 30, Labor
Day weekend, OLAH will
be sponsoring a Downtown
Evart yard sale. Art & Craft
booths will set up near the
OLAH building with some art
demonstrations. There will
also be a silent art auction
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Trust Estate
Estate of
James A. McCarthy
Date of Birth: 03/23/1937
NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
The decedent, James A. McCarthy, Settlor of the James
A. McCarthy Trust dated
July 2, 2014, died on July
7, 2014.
Creditors of the decedent
are notified that all claims
against the decedent, his
estate, or his trust will be forever barred unless presented
to Tamara A. LaMadline
and Kelly J. VanDoorne, coTrustees of the James A. McCarthy Trust within 4 months
after the date of publication
of this notice.
David E. Waterstradt, Attorney
Warner Norcorss & Judd LLP
PO Box 900
Muskegon, MI 49443-0900
(231) 727-2600
Tamara A. LaMadline, Trustee
15678 Mercury Drive
Grand Haven, MI 49417
(616) 935-5219
Kelly J. VanDoorne, Trustee
16359 Sleeper
Grand Haven, MI 49417
(616) 846-9148
inside the OLAH Studio.
Instead of having a sale at
your home, why not set up
here? Those who want an 8
x 8 booth are responsible for
their own tables, chairs, etc.
& must clean up their area
at the end of the day. The
car show in the park & the
farmers market are also that
same day. SEWING CLASSES
By Ruth Ann Pollington at
the Marion Area Museum.
Learn to make a special heirloom piece or other item.
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 on
Thursdays beginning May 1.
Everyone welcome! Contact:
743.6434
DANCING AGAIN AT THE
EAGLES PUBLIC INVITED
Round and line dancing at the Marion Eagles,
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on
the 2nd and 4th Tuesday
of the month. Live music
by band, “Lost in Time”.
Should you have question,
please contact Frances Niver @ 231-743-2745. See you
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Michael Wilcox, Publisher/Editor
Robin’s death hopefully
will energize better care
I don’t know why his
death hit me so hard. I
don’t know Robin Williams. I wasn’t a big fan
of him or his comedy.
Actually I couldn’t stand
watching his springboard
to stardom- Mork and
Mindy.
I guess the fact that I
have a close friend that
is going through much
the same battle hit home.
Williams lost his battle.
Depression got the best
of him. I’ve always said,
we are all mentally ill to
some degree, it’s just that
some of us are more ill
than others. Williams was
one of those, and despite
all his fame and money,
his lifelong battle with
depression ended sadly.
As a society, we perpetuate a stigma that those
of us that are mentally ill
should be locked away
and kept out of sight.
Several decades ago that’s
how it was. Growing up
I remember going by this
huge, sprawling, gothic
structure in Pontiac, and
my mom would always
tell me that’s where you
will end up Mike, if you
don’t start acting normal.
Several years ago the
structure capitulated to
the wrecking ball, but
man, for a young boy it
was a scary site. I could
picture ghosts and goblins
roaming the grounds and
the gargoyles that stood
guard, in my young mind,
were real.
Several years later I remember visiting the Ionia
Reformatory as part of a
sociology class at Alma
College. We interacted
with some of the patients
and jeez I could swear we
were part of a scene in the
movie, “One Flew Over
the Cuckoos Nest.” Many
of the residents were
clearly in their own little
world.
Fast forward to present day. I now visit my
mother in a memory care
facility. I harken back
to my Ionia days, in that
the residents for the most
part appear as if they are
zombies. No one talks and
no one laughs. My mom
doesn’t know who I am, or
where she is. She and the
others, like the mentally
ill patients, are in another
world.
Alzheimer’s is a cruel
disease. I have a hard time
accepting my mom in
the state she is in. On the
other hand, Robin Williams, and many of us that
are younger, don’t fear
dementia. We do, however, fear mental illness and
how that affects are family
and lifestyle.
I have a good friend
that has been battling
mental illness much like
Williams. Thank God, the
days of the insane asylum
are long gone, but to be
honest, their demise left a
void. Where does one who
is battling depression go to
get treatment? Right now
there are very few options,
unless you have Williams’
wallet. But even that
money didn’t help him.
My friend went to his
local mental health clinic
for help. They told him
basically “You’re fine.
You’re like the majority
of people coming here
looking for free pills.” He
was appalled because he
doesn’t injest pills for one,
and for two, he genuinely
Julie Traynor
Winterfield Light and
Power part 2
thought he needed help.
The next year or so he
tried to commit suicide at
least a half dozen times.
He slit his wrist. He sat
in his running car with
the garage door closed.
He made a noose but
chickened out before he
actually hung himself. All
the while, he kept reaching
out to agencies and facilities hoping to find someone that would help him.
The story is ongoing,
but one most of us are
familiar with. No one,
not the feds, not the state
government and certainly
not local municipalities
want to tackle the growing problem of mental
illness. Frankly, as a
society, I don’t know how
we can ignore it. I dare
say many of those incarcerated would probably
have not been in trouble if
their mental problems had
been handled. It’s easier,
however, simply to ignore
the problem.
Robin Williams’
suicide, as sad as it may
be, has energized those
looking for mental health
solutions. It certainly has
led credence to the fact
that depression and other
mental illnesses can affect
any of us including those
that are famous and rich.
I don’t want to see my
friend follow in Robin’s
footsteps. Let’s demand
from those that are in a
position to help, to prepare
a comprehensive game
plan to once and for all,
deal with one of society’s
biggest challenges.
Reflections
By Roger Campbell, author, broadcaster columnist
and pastor for 22 years. He can be reached at
[email protected]
The preacher and the
president
“What are we going to
do about the president?”
asked my minister friend.
His question took me
by surprise. And though
many years – and presidential administrations – have
passed since its asking,
my response would be the
same today.
“Our responsibility is
to pray for the president,” I
replied, basing my answer
on Paul’s call for patriotic praying. In his words
we’re to pray for all who
are in authority that we
may live quiet and peaceable lives (1Timothy 2:2).
If my answer seems too
simple, consider what it
demands.
Prayer demands faith.
We’re to pray for leaders
and expect the best from
them.
During this crisis of
confidence, our prayers
should embrace all government leaders and ought to
be heartfelt cries for both
protection from terrorism
and a national spiritual
turnaround.
Is there any hope of such
an awakening in our time?
Doubters don’t think so
but the Biblical account of
an unwilling missionary’s
ministry in Iraq may offer
hope for today.
When Jonah was sent
to Iraq to warn one of its
largest cities, Nineveh, of
The Marion
coming judgment there
seemed little hope for success in his mission. Still,
shortly after the reluctant
prophet’s arrival in this
sin city the unthinkable
happened: the king became
so convicted of his evil life
that he repented and urged
others to do the same. This
surprising sudden royal
response to plain preaching may have seemed a
bit fishy to Jonah but soon
the entire city followed the
king’s example, sparing it
from destruction.
Prayer also demands
forgiveness.
“And when you stand
praying, forgive” said our
Lord (Mark 11:25). But
forgiving political opponents can be difficult to do.
Jonah was upset over the
forgiveness granted to the
immoral king and his subjects. This seems to have
been one of the reasons
he hadn’t wanted to urge
them to face up to their
sins; fearing they would
be forgiven and the city
spared. He preferred judgment to grace. Now their
repentance had robbed him
of the joy of witnessing
their destruction. “I knew
you were a gracious God,
and merciful, slow to anger
and of great kindness,” he
complained.
Can you identify with
this pouting prophet?
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Do you know someone
you don’t want to forgive?
Power to forgive comes
from being forgiven and
both our own forgiveness
and the ability to forgive
are the results of God’s
love. Forgiving another
person may enable you to
pray more effectively for
your family, your church,
your country, even your
president and other national
leaders.
Prayer also demands
self-examination.
A promise given to King
Solomon and his people
about confessing their sins
and seeking forgiveness
offers a solution to our
present moral and spiritual
needs.
“If My people who are
called by My name will
humble themselves, and
pray and seek My face,
and turn from their wicked
ways, then I will hear from
heaven, and will forgive
their sin and heal their
land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Roger Campbell can be
reached at rcministry@
ameritech.net.
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Another week, another
step closer to that wireless
internet connection coming
to the folks in Winterfield.
This week’s progress
includes the clearing of
the Great Lakes Energy
right-of-way and the first
sections of the tower to be
set on the footprint. It’s all
coming along quite nicely. Too bad those folks in
Winterfield who were anticipating electric lights in
1920 didn’t see their dream
come to fruition. Here is
the end of that tale….
Publisher C.T. Sadler
reported in the October 7,
1920 issue of the Northern
Osceola Pressthat the lines
were being staked between
McBain and Lake City and
that local farm lines were
already laid out. It would
be a sorry farmer who had
not subscribed for the modern convenience when he
saw his neighbors farm all
lit up with glowing light.
The paper also reported
that work on the dam
would begin as soon as the
line staking was completed.
By December Kinney
reported to the Press that
dam construction will soon
begin, with a big ‘however’
to the cost of steel, related
materials and so on.
The May 5, 1921 issue of the paper carried a
full page advertisement
for Winterfield Light and
Power. It states that the
company had 1,500 acres
at and above the dam site
on the Clam River, 100,000
feet of lumber, two carloads of cement and 2,500
yards of gravel and the
necessary equipment with
which to build the dam.
Those interested in hard
work could soon apply for
a job working at the dam
site.
However, after this
most recent push, mentions of Winterfield Light
and Power become more
sporadic. Eventually Mr.
Kinney met with the other
officers and steps down as
president of the company,
remaining as a manager/
director. There is a mention
in the Detroit Free Pressimplying that as much as
$20,000 in company funds
was missing, having been
used to pay personal debt.
Mr. Kinney refutes saying that the books of the
company were always open
for inspection and that the
article was misleading.
Kinney also told
the Press in an interview
in April of 1922 that he
“might, and probably had,
made mistakes in judgment
on some matters” but that
he had never attempted
to conceal the facts from
the directors. An outside
interest investigated the
project and Sadler concluded that “the waterpower
will probably be developed
later.”
Elsewhere in the same
issue of the Northern
Osceola Press it was
mentioned that W.L.
Kinney stated that he
could supply the necessary
quantity of poles needed to
repair the areas’ telephone
system, decimated by the
great ice storm of February
22, 1922.
Those who had first hand
knowledge of the Winterfield Light and Power business and promises are gone
and with them many of the
details. In recent years it
was thought that the dam
site was to have been where
the Clam River intersects
Haskell Lake Road. There
still remains overgrown
evidence that considerable
digging was done at that
site. Up until the bridge
was replaced and the road
built up, some thirty years
ago, a man made half hill
of sand stood as further
testament. Still, no one was
certain as to where the dam
was intended to be. This
site, with its natural basin,
seemed the logical spot.
We’ve heard stories that,
as time passed and nothing
was done and the project
forgotten, folks used the
materials intended for the
dam to build everything
from barns and chicken
coops to homes. We note
that properties listed as
belonging to Winterfield
Light and Power appeared
on township plat maps well
into the 1930’s.
We had the opportunity
to read from a property
abstract which involved
the 80 acres north of the
Haskell Lake Road bridge.
It states that Sam and Ruby
(Davis) Gaskill sold the
property to Winterfield
Light and Power via a
warranty deed in consideration of $1. This gave
the company the right to
“flood the lower portion of
Section 15 to obtain the full
possible head of water at
the dam site owned by said
company on Section 26.”
The Section 15 property
is located north of Haskell
Lake Road, at the Clam
River bridge. On either side
of the river, dam preparations are still evident; a
trench here, an over-grown
sand pile there. Before
ditch and grade work was
done in the 1970’s, an enormous sand pile stood next
to the road. The section 26
site is more obscure, but
again, if you know where to
look….. I’ve been to this spot,
although it has been years
since. When I was a kid we
used to hike through the
woods to hunt mushrooms
along a forgotten and
overgrown narrow road
grade, south and west of us,
in the middle of nowhere.
This mystery road seemed
to come from nowhere
and it led certainly led to
nowhere, ending at a low
and wet spot not far from
the Clam. This mystery
spot was strewn with the
remnants of decomposing
building materials. Dad explained what this spot was
intended to be. We couldn’t
imagine what kind of a
pond it would have been.
But we were interested in
mushrooms and moved on.
Even though this spot
is not far away, I have not
been there in years. I’d bet
that the current owner has
no idea what expectations
the narrow and short road
grade to nowhere represents. Oddly enough we
got to this spot by walking along the O&A right
of way. And although it’s
no longer accessible we’ll
give this location a mental
marker and call it the corner of Light and Power. Letter to the Editor
What’s in a name?
The label of being “Prolife” draws a line in the
sand that is clear and there
can be no misinterpretation
of it’s meaning.
“So how can “Prochoice” be defined? To
some it means that there
is no right or wrong, all
choices are of equal
value and everyone can
and should just do what
they want. This is the
road to anarchy, and the
complete breakdown of
society. It leads to a world
we are fast approaching
where the weak, small,
those who have no advocacy group, are vulnerable
to those who are able to
impose their choices on
others.
For some, “pro-choice”
means that abortion is actually a good thing in many
cases. Those who actually
believe they are helping
women and society, who
welcome abortion as a
blessed remedy for one of
the many evils in today’s
society. For others “pro-choice
means that though some
choices are good and others are not, the ability to
choose is a higher good
that must not be restricted
in order to prevent some
lesser evil. This is the
person who’s line is, “I
am personally opposed to
abortion, but I believe that
everyone has the right to
chose abortion for themselves.” This is a morally
bankrupt position and can
be readily seen by apply-
ing the same principles to
owning slaves, committing rape, sexual abuse
of children, or any number
of other «choices” that
people sometimes want
to make. How absurd it
would be for a pedophile to
defend his act by stating:
“I’m pro-choice.”
Think about it: the
natural course of a
pregnancy is to give
birth. The only way avert
it’s inevitability is a choice
to kill. Bottom-line, “prochoice” really equates to
being “pro-death.”
Don Hoitenga
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170 people attend Marion alumni reunion
The Alumni Reunion
held on August 2nd at the
Elementary School was a
success. Of the approximately 170 people attending, 149 signed in! They
came from seven different
states and a foreign country. Out of town alumni
came from MI, GA, FL,
OH, MO, KY, IA, and
Germany. Uta Salchow
Leonard exchange student
from the class of 59 came
from Germany.
Welcome was given by
Jim Sheets and Invocation was given by Eugene
Baughan. The Pledge of
Allegiance was led by
Jim Sheets. Juy Slater and
Percy Watson played “500
Miles Away From Home”
on guitar and harmonica!
John Youngman spoke
for the 50 year class of
1964. He stated that one
of the defining moments
of his life came during a
football game. They had
lost two games and were
in the process of losing
the third one, when one of
the Seniors on the team,
with tears in his eyes, said:
“This is embarrassing,
we are the leader, we are
supposed to be teaching
the younger team members
how to play. We need to do
better.” After this inspiring
talk, the team went on to
win the game, and all the
rest of the games of the
season, except for the last
game! John gave his classmates Kennedy half dollars
to represent coin toss at the
ball games. Ron Lloyd was
given a gold half dollar for
being a true leader to the
class and school. There
were 18 class members in
attendance.
Kim Knickerbocker
spoke for the forty year
class of 1974. There were 7
class members in attendance. This class graduated from the new High
School. They went on
the senior trip to Toronto,
Canada, and some of the
boys listened to Charlie
Bird playing in one of the
clubs. The teacher taught
the kids to learn how to
learn! The class has a real
appreciation for small
towns. Putting a man on
the moon and the Vietnam
war greatly impacted their
lives.
Past teachers present were: Harold Kelly,
who was a music director
for many years, Homer
Filley, who taught at the
High School for 39 years.
Joe Togo, who taught at
the Elementary and High
School for 30 years, Nancy
Herald Gould for 3 years,
Lynn Crozier who taught
at the Elementary and Dan
Crozier, who taught at the
Elementary for 17 years.
Uta Salchow Leonard of
the class of 1959 came the
greatest distance from Germany. The oldest alumni
member attending was
Emily Smith Crozier from
the class of 1940.
Classes having reunions
this weekend are the class
of 1951, the combined
reunions of classes 56, 57,
58, class of 1959, and class
of 1964.
A second music selection was given by Judy
Slater and Percy Watson,
which spoke about the
Black Hills! Gary Gladu
had the Veterans salute the
Flag, and several families
of current alumni serving
in the Armed Services. Jim
Sheets read the list of credits of those who prepared
the Alumni reunion.
Nine cheerleaders came
forward to lead the alumni
in the school’s song.
A vote was taking on
whether to have future reunions in the Elementary or
High School. The Elementary School was chosen
with handicapped reminded
to use the ramp on the East
side of the building into the
gym.
Obituaries
Gertrude F. Heuker
Gertrude F. Heuker age
78 of Marion passed away at
Belle Oakes Living Center
at Lake City on August 20,
2014. Gert was born on May
23, 1936 in Aetna Township, Missaukee County,
to Henry G. and Eva Mae
(Warren) Workman. She
married Harold Heuker on
Nov. 2, 1956 at the Aetna
Christian Reformed Church
and he preceded her in death
on Oct. 30, 2000. Gert had
worked at Keeler Brass in
Grand Rapids and then she
and her husband farmed for
many years in the Marion
Area. She was a member
of the Highland Christian
Reformed Church and loved
baking cookies for VBS.
She enjoyed playing cards,
working with her husband
on the farm and had spent
many years suffering from
arthritis. She is survived
by her children, Gloria
(Ron) Koch of Barryton,
Howard Heuker and special
friend Trudie Walsh and
her children, Cody, Zoey,
& Raven of Lake City, and
son Marvin (Kathy) Heuker
of Cadillac. Grandchildren
are Betsy (Ryan)) Martin of
Mt. Pleasant, Travis (Sara)
Quist of McBain, Sarah
(Paul) Robinson of Barry-
ton, Kenda (Daren) Gernaat
of Marion, Fred Bullard of
Marion, Dustin Yonkman
of Battle Creek, and Crystal
Yonkman of Cadillac along
with great grandchildren,
Calvin, Jacob, and expected
birth of Emilee Ann Grace
Martin, Ethan, Levi, and
Olivia Quist, Marissa and
Lyla Robinson, Austin and
Kaylie Gernaat, and Malia
and Cyrik Yonkman. Siblings left behind are Dena
(Donald) VanderMeulen of
McBain, Winnie (Gord) Poll
of Caledonia, and Franklin
Jay (Gertrude) Workman
of Allegan. Inlaws are Jim
(Lois) Heuker of Grand Rap-
MARION PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Taking applications for the following:
ids, Ted (Marlene) Heuker
of Marion, John (Donna)
Heuker of Hudsonville, Elsie
Meekhof of Hudsonville,
Annette (Bud) Rozema of
Allendale, Millie (John)
Rozeveld of McBain, Harriet
(Fred) DeVries of Kalamazoo, and a sister in law, Kay
Heuker of Marion.
She was preceded in
death by Siblings, Gerrit
Workman, Dinah Workman,
Chuck Workman, Evart
Workman, Florence & Andy
Banks, In laws, William
Heuker, Harm and Norma
Heuker, Bernard and Rob
Meekhof.
Funeral services will
be held at the Highland
at 2:30 P.M., Sunday, August
24, 2014 with Rev. Keith
Mannes officiating. Burial
will be in the Highland
Hillside Cemetery, Osceola
County. Visitation will be
Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014
from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00P.M.
and one hour prior to
services at the Highland
.Memorial contributions
may be made to the building
fund at the church for a new
carport. Memorial Thoughts
and prayers may be left at
www.burkholderfamilyfuneralhome.com
Russell F. Cutler
McBain-Russell Florian
Cutler of McBain passed
away on Saturday August
16, 2014 at Autumnwood of
McBain. He was 81.
Russell was born on
February 1, 1933 in Clare,
Michigan to Cecil and Eva
(Lux) Cutler. He was a
graduate from Marion High
School with the class of
1951. Russell answered the
call of duty, serving with the
United States Army during
the Korean War. Russell
worked as a field technician
for Consumers Power retiring after 31 years. Russell
was married on August 16,
1952 in Temple, MI to the
former Ardith Wheeler. Russell had a passion for
horses and could often be
found harness racing. He
was a member of the UST
Association and of the
Marion Eagles. Russell
also loved to watch Tiger›s
baseball games.
Russell is survived by
his two daughters, Barbie
(Roger) Lepley of Harrison,
MI, and Barbara Lilly of
Lansing, MI; his son, Danny
Cutler of Douglas, WY;
three sisters, Phyllis Wymen of Cadillac, MI, Lois
Shrader of Bridgeport, MI,
and Doris Regnier of Lake
City, MI; one brother, Doug
(Sharron) Cutler of Marion,
MI; grandchildren, Carrie
(Kasey) Whitaker and Craig
(Shannon) Gengler; greatgrandchildren, Allison and
Cooper Whitaker, as well
Chapel Hill
Pastor Steve Boven
as many other loving family
members and friends. Russell was preceded in
death by two sisters, Norma
Friend and Luella Goemen,
and his parents.
Funeral services for Russell will be conducted at the
Fosnaught-Holdship Funeral
Home on Thursday, August
21, 2014 at 11:00 am with
Rev. Jeff Schrock officiating. Visitation will be held prior
to the funeral service from
9:00 am to 11:00 am also at
the funeral home.
Memorial contributions in
memory of Russell may be
directed to activity department at Autumnwood in
McBain .
Condolences and
memories may be shared to
the family online at www.
fosnaught-holdship.com
Fosnaught-Holdship
Funeral Home is serving the
family.
One (1) full time paraprofessional
School year Monday-Friday
8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
One (1) part time playground aide
School year Monday-Friday
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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someone
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Sports
Marion football
has a new
MINDSET!
By Ben Murphy
head coach Tom Cutler.
Marion won the ‘class
A new season. A new
D-D’ state title in 1990 and
offense. A new defense and was still going strong as
a new coach. Perhaps most recent as 2008, when they
importantly the Marion
qualified for the playoffs
football team has a new
for a third consecutive
mindset.
year. Since 2009 Marion
“What we’re trying to
has won just six games,
do here this year is build
only one of those coming
a foundation for things
in the Highland Conferto come,” first year head
ence. The school has also
coach Chad Jenema, who
lost nearly 100 students in
once played for the Eagles enrollment.
and has been on the coach“We’re going to try and
ing staff the last 19 years
bring back the winning trasaid. “We’re trying to teach dition,” Jenema said. “It’s
them to do things the way
not going to come back
they need to be done. Basi- over night, it’s going to be
cally we’re trying to build a process. This isn’t willythe foundation this year
nilly, this is something we
and work up from there.
plan on doing and we’re
Wins are great, wins and
taking the steps to make it
losses are things that are
happen.”
going to happen but right
The Eagles will have
now we’re just going to
their work cut out for them
build the foundation.”
this year. With just three
The Eagles were once a players with varsity experismall-school powerhouse, ence Marion won’t be faprimarily under longtime
vored to win many games
The Marion football team is looking for its first winning season since 2008.
on paper in the talent-laden
Highland Confernce. The
players don’t seem worried
however.
“I don’t think we’ll be
intimidated,” senior quarterback, safety Spencer
Witbeck said. “I think it’s a
good challenge for us as a
new team.”
Football isn’t ‘new’ to
Marion, but the description
still seems accurate with
all the changes.
“It’s been different from
last year,” Witbeck said.
“It’s been harder, which I
think is a good thing. We
High expectations for McBain
By Ben Murphy
Loaded with 12 returning players the McBain
football team is primed
for big things in 2014.
The Ramblers went 5-5
last year, sneaking into the
playoffs where they fell
to an at the time unbeaten
Alcona team.
“Having so many
returning players is going
to help us a lot,” sixth year
head coach Chad Grundy
said. “We graduated a few
good players that we have
to replace but the core
guys we have back are all
better than they were last
year.”
Returning from last
years team are seniors
Jordan Vanderhoef (quarterback), Matt Bunning
(tackle), Kenny Vandenbos
(tight end), juniors Trenton
Bowers (running back),
Ethan Eisenga (tight end),
Seth Barnette (linebacker,
running back), Tyler Clark
(running back), Austin
Lucas (offensive tackle),
Adam Mentel (guard),
Alan Brown (running
back), Isaiah Rivera (defensive tackle) and Alex
Hoekwater (defensive
line).
“Hopefully scheme wise
we they pick things up
quicker because they’ve
been around a year,” Grundy said. “Zach Stephan
(last year’s leading rusher)
was a big part of our team
and so far no one has
stepped up to replace him
but I think as a result we’ll
be a little more balance.”
New to the team are
seniors Tyler Raymond
(defensive line), Nathan
Sabo (defensive back),
juniors Cole Powell (wide
receiver), Hunter Kitson
(wide receiver), Jimmy
Schneider (defensive
back), Carter Brunink
(tight end), Trevor Dick
(center) Garrett Google
(kicker), Stephen Hoekwater (defensive back),
Jake Roby (tight end) and
freshman guard Andrew
do a lot more drills and
it’s been more up-tempo.
There’s only a couple
seniors on the team but a
lot of players have been
stepping up and trying to
be leaders too which helps
the team.”
As the team learns its
new offense and defense,
the coach expects results to
turn in Marion’s favor.
“For me, it’s not a challenge, my whole ambition
has been to be the head
football coach at Marion,”
Jenema said. “This is the
stuff that won us games
back in the day. My
playbook is from 1995. I
took 1995 off of it and put
2014 on it. I whole-heartily
believe in it and the town
believes in it. We are
teaching it from the ground
up to get us back to where
we used to be.”
The new regime officially gets going on Thursday,
Aug. 28 when the Eagles
play their first game of the
year in Brethren. The team
already has confidence in
themselves.
“We usually beat them
so that’s what we plan on
doing this year,” Witbeck
said. “We hope to start off
strong and finish stronger.”
Photos by Roger Hagerman
The McBain Ramblers are hoping to build off of last year’s 5-5 campaign and climb up
the ranks in the Highland Conference and march deeper into the playoffs. Sikkema.
“Barnette was one of
our top players last year
and he had one of the
best off-seasons, right
now he’s probably the top
guy,” Grundy said. “Ethan
Eisenga, he’s another one
that has come up and done
a nice job this off-season
and has kind of surprised
us. Powell, he’s had a great
preseason, we expect a lot
of great things out of him.”
Last year the Ramblers, who started mostly
underclassmen had to win
its week nine game against
Pine River just to get into
the post-season. There, the
Ramblers played backand-forth with North Star
League champion and
undefeated Alcona before
falling 38-28.
“I think towards the end
of the year they learned
what it took,” Grundy said.
“Early in the year they
went through the motions.
They wanted to be good
but didn’t know how to
yet. As the year went on
they kind of figured it out
more.”
With so many back
it’s hard for Grundy and
his team to not have high
expectations for this year’s
campaign.
“The kids have already
said they want to get back
to the playoffs and win a
playoff game this year,”
Grundy said. “That’s our
main goal. We have a
tough schedule and hopefully we start off good
since we start with two
tough teams (Kingsley and
Traverse City St. Francis)
to start the year.
Hopefully defensively
we play to our assignments
more consistently than we
did last year. Offensively
I think we have to block a
little better up front than
we did last year. If we do
those two things I think we
will be pretty good.”
McBain last won the
Highland Conference
in 2011. The league is
expected to be as tough as
ever again this year.
“I think Beal City,
until someone beats
them, they’re the favorite
and they deserve to be,”
Grundy said. “I think
we’re right in the mix with
everybody else. Pine River
and Manton will be greatly
improved and Lake City
does a great job every year
too. Hopefully whoever
stays healthy and who
doesn’t make mistakes will
win the game.”
McBain opens the season at home on Thursday,
Aug. 28 against Kingsley.
The Stags topped the Ramblers 21-14 last year and
finished the season 6-4 and
lost in the first round of the
playoffs.
“It’s going to be a big
game for us,” Grundy said.
“We had our chance last
year to win the game but
we had some bad penalties
at bad times. Hopefully we
got some experience out of
it and we don’t make those
mistakes again.
“We have our film from
last year, we went through
that and we watched them
scrimmage,” Grundy
added. “They don’t have
a lot of guys back from
last year but they had a
good junior varsity team
and they have some good
pieces back. They’ll be a
solid team.”
First year head coach Chad Jenema talks to his team
during an early season practice.
Photo by Ben Murphy
Marion players hit the sleds as the Eagles prepare for the
upcoming season.
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Section B
August 22, 2014
50’s Plus Lifestyles
People see less of Jim Baughan these days
By Rosemary Horvath
Correspondent
Jim Baughan chuckles
recalling how often friends
and relatives fail to recognize him now that they see
133 pounds less of him.
Nearly a year ago
Baughan underwent gastric
sleeve surgery which
means more than half his
stomach was removed
leaving a stomach the vertical size of a banana.
The 69 year-old
Baughan weighed 335
pounds going into surgery
in Grand Rapids on Sept.
9, 2013 and on Tuesday
weighed 202.6 pounds. His
weight goal is 195.
His waist size has
dropped from a 56 to a 38.
Shirt size dropped from 4X
to XL. He picks up items
for a new wardrobe at thrift
shops.
A neighbor who had
the procedure and lost 177
pounds was his inspiration.
“She did it after she retired
and says she wished she
had done it 20 years ago,”
to which Baughan’s wife
Betty adds, “You say the
same thing.”
Baughan said his physician had recommended
gastric surgery for several
years. Now he’s convinced
diabetes would have
“killed me by now.” His
kidneys started to deteriorate and his eyesight
was becoming impaired
although he hadn’t totally
lost it.
Some years ago, he endured open heart three-way
surgery and had been paying $300 out-of-pocket for
medication beyond what
his insurance paid for.
“I don’t take any medication other than vitamin
pills,” he said. “It’s almost
unreal. The amazing part is
I am not hungry.”
Gale Noordhoek,
manager at the Marion
Lumber Company, where
Baughan worked 28 years,
says customers ask about
him all the time since his
retirement two years ago.
Baughan often drops by the
place to catch up.
“People don’t recognize
me. Good friends don’t
even recognize me. They
say, ‘I didn’t know who
you were.’ Some people
ask me if I feel alright
because they think I’m
sick. Some come up to me
and say they are looking
for my brother Jim,” not
knowing they are talking to
Jim and not to his brother.
Betty doesn’t cook big,
evening meals anymore.
She’s reduced her intake
but still prefers to eat “the
regular stuff,” she says.
Meanwhile, her husband
says, “Mashed potatoes
and gravy, gone. Pasta is
gone. Carbohydrates are
gone. I’ve had two slices
of bread since my surgery.
My diet is under a thousand calories or 70 to 90
grams of protein.”
The Baughans have
been on something of a
building spree in a workshop addition Jim built.
There, they both enjoy
building items with wood.
Last week, they entertained nine great-grandchildren ages 3 to 10. They
camped out in the yard,
watched falling stars and
meteor showers at night,
and rode in the wagon Jim
pulled with a tractor. One
thing in common Jim has
with the kids. They pretty
much eat the same amount
of food.
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Be happy, stay sharp
Be Happy - The Good
News: We get happier.
A recent AARP survey
showed that from your
early 50s on, happiness
rises significantly over
time. One explanation
for the trend: years of
experience. “As you get
older, you know that bad
times are going to pass,”
says Laura Carstensen,
Ph.D., director of the
Stanford Center on Longevity. “You also know
that good times will pass,
which makes those good
times even more precious.
There’s an emotional savoring that comes with age.”
The Not-So-Good
News: You might stay
away from stressful
situations, thereby missing
out on new opportunities.
“Older people are better
at anticipating difficult
situations and managing
their life so they don’t
expose themselves to
unnecessary stress,”
says Bob Knight, Ph.D.,
professor of gerontology
and psychology at the
USC Davis School of
Gerontology in Los
Angeles. While that may
be good for their emotional
health, it may also narrow
their social networks,
“limiting them to people
who are more supportive.”
What’s Up With
That? Are you worried
that you’re not as worried
these days? “The ability
to regulate one’s emotions
improves as you get older,”
says Knight. That means
situations that might once
have tied you up in knots
no longer bother you as
much. No wonder less
than 5 percent of those
ages 45 to 64 can expect
to experience major
depression.
What›s Ahead: People
in their 60s and 70s get
progressively happier and
more satisfied with their
lives, according to AARP’s
happiness research. While
18 percent of those 61 to
65 rate themselves very
happy, a full 24 percent
of people 66 to 70 say the
same. Studies also suggest
that emotions like anger
and sadness become less
frequent with age, perhaps
because older adults
get better at tuning out
negativity.
Stay Sharp - The Good
News: The growth of new
brain cells continues well
into your 50s and 60s —
and the capacity to learn
new things stays strong.
The Not-So-Good
News: With age comes
a delay in accessing
memories, but memory
loss — once thought
intrinsic to aging — is
often avoidable, according
to new research. Case
in point: MRIs show
that adults who exercise
regularly have a bigger
hippocampus (the brain
region responsible for
memory and learning),
which helps keep the mind
sharp.
What’s Up With
That? So you find yourself
in the kitchen with no
idea why you’re there.
Relax. In your 50s, mild
forgetfulness happens
because the transmission
of nerve impulses
between cells slows down
slightly. It’s rarely a sign
of something serious —
unless it happens every
day or you never recall
what you needed from the
kitchen.
What’s Ahead: Real
cognitive decline becomes
more prevalent in your
60s, and especially in your
70s and 80s. Your best
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stimulation and an active
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SAY WHAT? Admitting hearing problem is difficult
By Sylvia Stevens
For many senior citizens
admitting a hearing problem is difficult whether it
is because of the fear of
the stigma of getting older,
the fear of doctors or just
the worry of fretting over
nothing. However hearing
loss is very serious and
any concerns about hearing
trouble should be brought
to an audiologist right
away. If a hearing issue is
brought up quick enough
the issue can be resolved
or kept from getting any
worse. An audiologist is trained
to evaluate hearing loss as
well as other disorder and
can rehabilitate individuals
that are experiencing them.
The tests they perform
are simple and painless
so there isn’t any reason
not to see them when a
hearing or balance issue
appears. It all starts with
a few simple questions
about the environment an
individual is in when they
have difficulty hearing as
well as any health issues or
medications that could be
causing the problem.
The audiologist then
will inspect each ear for
recorded on an audiogram which will have
the patient’s hearing loss
reflected in frequencies and
decibels. The audiologist
will be able to explain the
type, pattern and degree of
the hearing loss as well as
the percentage of normal
conversational speech that
can still be heard without
assistance. From those
results the audiologist will
determine what can be done
to improve the hearing loss
whether it be rehabilitation
or a hearing aid. So, there isn’t any
reason to wait to go see an
audiologist about hearing
loss. The tests are simple
and painless and in no time
at all patients with hearing
loss will be back to their
normal routine with the
ability to hear better then
they ever could before. What to expect as you age
fully experience improvements too, such as fewer
allergies, better sex and a
more positive outlook on
life. obstructions to see if that
is causing the hearing
difficulty. An instrument
called an otoscope is used
to check the ear canal and
ear drum for obstructions
like ear wax that many
have built up.
If they don›t see an
obstructions they move
on to the impedance test
which will determine the
movement of the eardrums.
If the eardrums are moving
abnormally that could be
caused by a perforation of
the ear drum, middle ear
fluid or Eustachian tube
dysfunction. Then they move on
the pure tone hearing test
which will determine
the exact threshold that
each ear can hear various
frequencies of sound. As
the audiologist changes the
volume of the tones the patient will indicate whether
or not they can hear it by
raising their hand or saying
yes or no. The audiologist will
then move on to the
speech test to determine a
patient’s comprehension,
because hearing a tone is
not enough to determine if
there is a hearing issue they
also want to see if a patient
is having trouble comprehension what the sounds
are. During a speech test a
patient will hear a series of
one and two syllable words
at different volumes and
will need to repeat them.
This will determine at what
volume a patient can not
only hear something being
said but can understand
it. A more complicated test
would involve repeating a
sentence in a noisy environment to determine if a
patient can discern speech
from background noise. If the hearing loss is
severe enough an otoacoustic emission test will be
performed. An otoacoustic
emission test is a brief,
non-invasive inspection of
the outer hair cells of the
inner ear. These hair cells
are essential to hearing
because they transform
sound waves into electrical
signals to stimulate the auditory nerve so we can hear
them. The fewer hair cells
a person has the harder it
is to hear because it takes
much louder sounds to
stimulate the hair cells so
they will transmit sound to
the auditory nerve.
After all the tests are
done the results will be
What to Expect . . . in
Your 50s
You may notice subtle
(unwanted) changes, especially in your metabolism
and skin. But you’ll hope-
Your 60s
Being 60-something
isn’t as old as it used to
be. And staying mentally
and physically active can
help keep you both fit and
young at heart. (By the
way, an older heart really can pump as well as a
youthful one.)
Your 70s and Beyond
Sure, much about aging
isn’t great. (Example: Your
nose and ears really do
grow larger the older you
get.) But there are great
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otics) that can help digest
per decade, that doesn’t
What’s Up With That?
lactose.
mean you have to gain
After years of guzzling
What’s Ahead: In your
weight. Just stay active
60s and 70s you may
andgradually
secrete less hydrodecrease calories,
chloric acid, which
eating more nutridecreases availabilent-dense foods,
ity of vitamin B12,
including whole
says Lichtenstein.
grains, fruits and
Ask your physician
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fat dairy products
eat more vitamin
and fish, says
B12-rich foods or
Alice Lichtenstein,
need a supplement.
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Health
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tory at the USDA
you’ve been active all
Human Nutrition
your life, your bones,
Research Center
joints and muscles
on Aging. “We
have a better chance
have fewer ‘free’
of being in pretty
calories for sweets
good shape during
and soda.”
your 50s.
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Good News: Your
News: Aging and
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ties more slowly,
41 percent of Americans say they’re
to achy joints bewhich can increase
“optimistic” about getting older,
cause of the wearing
the risk of reflux.
down of cartilage, the
And the slowing of
milk shakes with no
loss of lubricating joint
digested material through
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fluid and weaker muscles.
the large intestine can
yourself suffering a dairy
Some remedies: maintaintrigger constipation, says
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ing a normal weight and
John I. Hughes, M.D., a
stomach bloating and
strength training.
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What’s Up With That?
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Want to stay young in
mind and body? Develop
these lifelong habits.
Who doesn’t wish for a
fountain of youth? Magical youth-restoring springs
exist only in legend, but
science does point to a few
simple, healthy habits that
can help extend your life.
Heather Whitson, MD,
associate professor of
medicine (geriatrics) at
Duke University School of
Medicine, shares the most
effective tips.
Don’t Slow Down
“Exercise and physical
activity is where the
strongest evidence lies, not
just for reducing mortality,
but also for across-theboard health benefits,”
Whitson says. She ticks
off exercise’s advantages:
fewer heart risks, improved sleep and memory,
less depression and pain,
better bone strength, and
fewer falls.
What kind of fitness is
best? “If you’re only able
to do one kind of exercise, aerobic exercise is
what you want to do,” she
says.
Do anything that sounds
like fun. In other words,
walk briskly, ride a stationary bike, or take a dance
class. Even better, alternate
aerobics with strength and
flexibility training for a
well-rounded program.
Go Mediterranean
With its emphasis on
fresh fruits, vegetables,
whole grains, and healthy
fats, the Mediterranean
diet is one of the healthiest
ways in the world to eat.
Plus, it’s delicious, so
you’ll want to stick with it.
The Mediterranean diet has been linked
to better heart health and
greater longevity. Whitson
recommends it to her
patients.
Ban butter. Switch to
unsaturated
olive oil for
cooking, and
use olive
oil for salad
dressings.
Vegetable oils
such as canola
and grape
seed are also
healthy.
Switch to fish. Twice a
week, substitute a serving
of salmon, herring, or albacore tuna for red meat.
Load up on veggies. Leave more room on
your plate for vegetables
like broccoli, kale, carrots, and tomatoes. Grill or
steam them, or serve them
raw, instead of frying.
Stay Connected
When family moves
away and friends move
on, you can lose touch and
get isolated. Don’t let that
happen.
“The more connectedness people have, the better,” Whitson says.
Build a support network
through your doctor, community center, or religious
organization.
No Butts
It takes an average of
seven attempts to ditch the
tobacco habit for good.
“Just because you’ve tried
in the past doesn’t mean
you’re incapable of quitting. It just means you’re
closer to the time when you
succeed,” Whitson says.
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Hearing aids evolving Christian Counselor - Life Coach
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have the processing com-
ponents in a case behind
the ear with a tube that
Most adults with hearing travels to the earmold in
loss can use a hearing aid
the listener’s ear. Behind
to help improve their way
the ear hearing aids are
of life, but they shouldn’t
used by for mild to prothink they will have to
found hearing loss. endure their grandfather’s
The newest style is an
hearing aid to do it. The
open-fit behind the ear
ever evolving variety of
hearing aid that fits behind
hearing aids allows people the ear completely, with
to select the type of hearing only a narrow tube inserted
aid that best fits their lifeinto the ear canal, enabling
style and their budget. the canal to remain open.
There are five types
While there are tradiof hearing aid styles:
tional analog style hearing
completely-in-the-canal
aids new digital hearing
style, in-the-canal style,
aids are giving wearers
in-the-ear style, convenmore features and better
tional behind-the-ear style
sound quality. Some even
and open fit behind the ear mimic the way a person
Style.
use to hear before they
Completely-in-the-canal experienced hearing loss.
style hearing aids are the
The digital hearing aids
smallest and most cosalso have dual microphones
metically discreet. It fits
so wearers can hear better
completely in the canal so
in noisy situations as well
it can’t be seen.
as cancel out distracting
In-the-canal style
noises and feedback. Some
hearing aids are the next
even adjust automatically
size up and fit within the
to the listening environear canal and are used for
ment. mild to moderately severe
Depending on the type
hearing loss. and severity of hearing
In-the-ear style hearing
loss as well as the patients
aids are the next size up
budget,an audiologist will
and fit in the bowl area of
help select the type of hearthe ear and are used for
ing aid that will work best
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Despite rain date, 100 attend senior picnic
Who says a little rain
has to dampen the spirit?
No one! The 2nd Annual
Senior Northern Camper
lunch was postponed a
day due to rain, but volunteers were there along
with senior guests—and
the sunshine—on August
13.
Held at the Missaukee
Conservation District
(MCD), there were over
100 in attendance, half of
which were volunteers.
The Cadillac Wexford
Transit Authority once
again was a leader in
community service
transporting seniors from
Autumnwood and Countryview Apartments in
McBain. Residents from
Belle Oakes in Lake City
were also special guests,
along with seniors from
Lake City, Falmouth, and
the Golden Agers from
Merritt.
Cocoa from K-9 Companion was there to greet
people as they got off the
bus. Hotdogs and burgers was grillin’ with help
from Autumnwood of
McBain. Airway Oxygen,
Hospice of Michigan, The
Northern Camper and
Leelin Home Health Care
helped with other picnic
essentials. And dessert?
Of course there was dessert! There were brownies and cookies to start
from Belle Oakes and ice
cream from Heartland
Hospice to top off the
sweet tooth.
Along with great food,
the objective of the lunch
was to give seniors an
opportunity to enjoy the
outdoors. The nature trail
at the MCD provided
the perfect setting, as
it is wheelchair accessible. Volunteers were
stationed along the trail
to share their passion of
quilts, rocks, loons and
hummingbirds. Residents
from Missaukee County
along with volunteers
from the Lake City Women’s Club, Mercy Rehab
and Agape Care Essential
were also on hand to assist seniors.
And just like dessert,
what would a party be
without music? Local
band “Play Date” joined
the party again this year
and kept toes tapping
with songs everyone
could sing, as well as a
special song written by
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Mercy Hospital Cadillac’s Laboratory has been
awarded accreditation by
the Accreditation Committee of the College of
American Pathologists
(CAP), based on the results
of a recent onsite inspection.
The laboratory’s director, Russell H. Hjelmstad,
MD, PhD, was advised of
this national recognition
and congratulated for the
excellence of the services
being provided. Mercy
Hospital Cadillac Laboratory is one of more than
7,000 CAP-accredited
laboratories worldwide.
“The results of this
inspection are the reflection of dedicated staff that
is committed to providing
excellent patient care,”
said Dr. Hjelmstad. “Each
member of our team works
tirelessly to ensure we meet
and exceed our regulatory
requirements.”
The U.S. federal government recognizes the CAP
Laboratory Accreditation
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1960s, as being equal to
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of procedures for the
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