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Farwell Council fires Conlay, will investigate charges
By Pat Maurer
Correspondent
A special meeting
of the Farwell Village
Council that started out
with the quiet review of
attorney opinions about
a list of concerns and
charges made by Village
Clerk/Treasurer Janet
Conlay last week, erupted
into a heated controversy
between council members
when a motion was made
by the Village President
Gina Hamilton to terminate Conlay’s employment
with the Village.
Conlay had been put on
a “temporary paid leave”
at a special meeting February 3rd.
When the vote of
4-3 confirmed Conlay’s
employment termination
Monday evening, longtime Council member
Elton Marshall quit saying,
“If Janet goes, I go. After
50 some years, I’m done.”
Hamilton, and Council
members Vicky Gunden,
Chris Brewer and JamesConlay voted to terminate
her employment. Council
members Elton Marshall,
Joe Manley and Joseph
Hillyard voted against firing Conlay.
James Conlay’s vote
was the last and deciding
vote on the matter, coming
after he extensively defended the Clerk’s actions,
saying it was her sworn
duty to bring the concerns
up. His yes vote shocked
several members of the audience and even the other
members of the council.
Before the vote was
taken, Marshall said,
“Janet has been one of the
better clerks we have had.
She has done a good job.”
Hamilton agreed. “She
is good at her job, but I
have a problem with her
people skills.”
Hamilton had said she
didn’t feel she would be
able to continue to work
with Conlay who had
made several allegations
against her specifically in
the lengthy list submitted
to the council February 1.
She also talked about
altercations with the Clerk
and that Janet Conlay
outlined in the list she
presented last week.
Manley said he had
never had any problems
with Janet, although at the
special meeting February 1, he commented that
he had heard about some
problems with the office
staff.
Brewer agreed, saying he was “not happy
with the way things were
Janet Conlay
handled at the last meeting.”
Gunden said, “We don’t
look good in the public
eye. Accusations were
made. It looks bad that we
allow things like this to go
on.” Later in the meeting
she said, It is more her
attitude and demeanor and
how she represents the
Village.”
She added, “I feel that
to terminate her employment would be in the best
interest of the Village at
this time.”
Hamilton said, “According to the attorney’s
opinion letter, there may
have been some insubordination.”
James Conlay asked,
“Have we ever had a
written complaint in eight
years, has she ever been
written up?”
Gunden said, “When
Lisa was terminated, was
she written up?” They are
at-will employees.”
Hoerauf wrote about
the Clerk’s complaints
regarding President
Hamilton’s decisions and
activities. She said, “The
Village President has
extensive responsibilities
and powers…is the Chief
Executive Officer of the
Village. Included in her
list of the Presidents duties
is supervision of Village
affairs and property.” She
added, “The point is that
the Village President has
much more responsibility
and much more authority
or power than the general
members of the Council.
The President is for all intents and purposes charged
with supervision of the
day to day operations of
the Village, in between
Council meetings.”
Hoerauf also stressed
that the Village President
is the Village employees’
direct supervisor. “If a
Council Member or the
President is in error, it is
not the end of the world,
an ethical violation, nor
should it be turned into a
huge mountain. She is still
the President, the elected
person with the responsibility and that is the end of
the discussion.”
In discussing another
concern on the list, Conlay
said, “I think the State
Police should be investigating if more than $500 is
missing [from DPW scrap
funds].”
Hamilton said, “That
Continued on page 2A
Residents oppose Garfield’s
proposed blight ordinance
Photo of downtown Clare (looking north) taken in the mid-1900s from the present
location of the Clare County Review.
Downtown Clare nominated
for National Historic Register
By Pat Maurer
Correspondent
After nine long years
of planning and preparation, Clare’s downtown
district got some great
news last month when the
State’s Historic Preservation Board unanimously
approved the City’s application for a nomination
to the National Register of
Historic Places.
Nominated sites are
generally added to the
Register within 45 days of
being submitted.
The City Commission
had approved submission
of the application nearly
two years ago on March
14, 2014 but the process to
designate downtown Clare
as a Historic District listed
in the National Register
of Historic Places began
about nine years ago in
2007.
Clare City Manager
Ken Hibl attended the
public hearing in Lansing.
He said, “The senior board
member who made the motion stated that it was with
great pride and joy that she
was able to do so as she
had the fondest childhood
memories of her overnight
stops in Clare and staying
at the Doherty Hotel on
her family’s way north for
their annual vacations.”
Hibl added, “We will
find out what the process is
and how long it takes from
here.”
Hibl continued, “We
consider the nomination of
our downtown as a National Historic District to
be significant and having
long-term, positive effects
for the entire Clare Community. The nomination
signifies the importance
and the value the City, the
Clare Downtown Development Authority, the Clare
Area Chamber of Commerce, and Clare’s downtown business community
places on the history of
Clare and the importance
of preserving that history.” “This is quite an
achievement for Clare
Downtown Historic
District,” said Sen. Judy
Emmons, R-Sheridan.
“This area makes up the
historic commercial core
of the city and is certainly
deserving of a listing in
the National Register of
Historic Places.”
The national designation would give downtown
Clare national recognition as well as help with
grant criteria and allow
tax credits to downtown
property owners interested
in historically rehabilitating their buildings.
Research for the yearslong project was completed with the services of
Ken Lingaur of Clare, who
was working on his Master’s Degree in Historic
Preservation from Eastern
Michigan University at the
time.
The Clare Downtown
Development District
(DDA) hired Lingaur who
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Garfield Township
small business owner Gary
Hendershot is rallying
opposition for a proposed
ordinance intended to rid
the township of dilapidated
and unoccupied structures
deemed as unsafe.
"There needs to be a
vote of the people to decide this," he said.
The proposed Dangerous Building ordinance has
been discussed by township officials for several
months. Action was tabled
in January when a throng
of residents appeared to
protest passage. Hendershot speculated an even
bigger turnout for the Feb.
22 meeting when the board
is expected to take action.
Hendershot sees the
new ordinance as a repeat
of the township's current
anti-blight ordinance. "So
use it," he said, accusing
the township of wanting
to circumvent the court
system. The new ordinance
which deals with issues
not covered by blight gives
authority to the township board for reaching
an agreement with land
owners in rectifying the
situation.
He also considers the
township stepping in to
have unoccupied, deteriorating structures removed
as "invasive."
He said the township
has some 50 houses targeted. "Some places were
there when I was a kid,
and I've lived here for 64
years. To target a place to
be torn down is not right,
just because a window or
door is not the right size."
The ordinance has 10
provisions describing what
a dangerous building is.
Most are based on existing state fire and building
codes that are enforceable by law. For instance,
this includes if a door or
stairway does not conform
to code, or if a portion of a
structure has been damaged by fire or wind.
Frostbite
is here!
By Pat Maurer
Review Correspondent
Harrison’s eighth annual
Frostbite Winter Festival
with a “Rock & Roll”
theme is underway next
weekend and guaranteed
to put some winter fun into
your February!
The excitement starts
Thursday night with the
Frostbite Kick-Off Party
from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
Budd Lake Bar, where
window painting and snow
sculpture winners will be
announced.
There is also a Button
Raffle, Auction, Poker
Card Raffle, and Auction
of the first jump spot in
the third annual Polar Dip.
There will be refreshments, a cash bar and a
50-50 Raffle. A Frostbite
Button is the cost of
admittance and they can
be purchased for $5 each
all over Harrison and in
Dodge City as well.
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Hendershot finds fault
with the clause that reads
if a structure is dilapidated
and becomes "an attractive
nuisance to children who
might play in the building...." He wants to know
who has the authority to
make that determination.
He dislikes ordering
a taxpayer to inform the
township if a structure will
be unoccupied for a period
of 180 consecutive days,
or more. This refers to a
vacation home, hunting
cabin or summer home.
Hendershot wants to know
who will be paid to investigate this order.
If a land owner does
not follow through and
the township pays to tear
a building down, the cost
will be a lien against the
property.
Hendershot considers
the township "can rule and
steal other property" until
the bill is paid.
The Garfield proposal
is almost identical to one
adopted by Hayes Township. Garfield's blight
officer Rod Williams also
is enforcement officer and
zoning administrator for
Hayes. Both townships
have multiple lake districts
where abandoned and/or
damaged, neglected structures are a problem.
"People are confused
about what this ordinance is about," remarked
Terry Acton, supervisor for
Hayes Township. "There
are structures where doors
are gone or the roof has
caved in, and cannot be
rebuilt."
Hayes had two structures razed and had three
owners remove buildings
on their own. Acton said
the process can take more
than a year because the
township board works with
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Chemical Bank to close
Harrison, Rosebush branches
A full-house of Farwell Village residents were able to listen, but not comment during the
sometimes heated special meeting Monday evening.
Farwell Council fires clerk
Continued from page 1A
going to the Investigation
Committee as the first
thing.” Brewer agreed saying, “It needs to be internally investigated first.”
The first item on Janet
Conlay’s list of concerns
was that DPW workers
were told to have checks
from the scrapyard made
out to them, that once the
checks were cashed the
funds were kept at the
DPW and that over $700
was missing from the
funds.
Concerning checks
from the scrapyard being
made out to DPW workers, Former DPW worker
Russ Hamilton said this
week that this is part of
State regulations at various
scrapyards around the area.
Hoerauf wrote that if
there was theft going on,
“a police report should be
made and the employee
fired. The employees are at
will and can be discharged
at any time for any reason
or for no reason.”
The allegations on the
list went back to last June
although one of Conlay’s
concerns listed had been
ongoing for eight years.
Six of the 11 allegations listed will be sent
to a special committee
appointed Monday night
by Hamilton consisting of
Vicky Gunden, Joe Manley
and Chris Brewer for
investigation.
In her opinion letter,
Village Attorney Jaynie
Hoerauf said “The list
contains many accusations
(some of criminal activity)
involving many others,
whether other employees, former employees or
elected officials. I think
that before any action is
taken on any of the complaints, the Council owes
the others named a duty to
investigate and determine
what actually happened.
She added “I think that
the Council will find that
there are differing versions
of the facts; there always
are.”
In her opinion letter
Attorney Hoerauf recommended any claim of
missing funds should be
investigated.
In her letter, the attorney also said, “I would
like to inquire whether
any of these issues were
brought to Council as
they happened?” Hoerauf
added, “If the matters
were not brought before
the Council, the next
question is why?”
One of the concerns
listed by the Clerk was
that Christmas decorations that were purchased
by residents were still
being stored at the DPW
for the past eight years.
Hoerauf wrote, “If Ms.
Conlay had an issue with
this and didn’t bring it
to the Council through
the eight years, then part
of the responsibility has
to be allocated to her as
well as the Council. One
can’t stand by and allow
something for eight years,
without speaking up, and
then complain that it went
on for eight years.”
Brewer said, “The
handbook says you have
to report things in a timely
fashion.”
At the meeting James
Conlay insisted that,
“Everything brought
out by Janet, the Village
President was told about.
I think the attorney should
know that she (Hamilton)
knew about this.”
Manley suggested that
residents should fill out
complain forms when
they have a problem.
“Things should be written
down,” he said.
“There are some
serious allegations here,”
Brewer said, “a lot are
verbal. We need to learn
to work together. An
Investigative Committee
is a perfect way to address
this. An Ethics policy
would really help alleviate all the things that are
going on.”
“We need to do an
investigation and have
everything documented
before taking further action,” he added.
By Pat Maurer
Rumours that Chemical Bank will be closing
branches in Harrison and
Farwell are not true, said
John Hatfield, First Vice
President of Marketing in
Midland.
The two area locations
that will be consolidated
with other locations in
April are the Chemical
Bank office in downtown
Harrison and the Rosebush Chemical Bank office. There are no plans to
close the office in Farwell,
Hatfield said.
“Our decision to close
these branches was based
on a number of factors including decreasing branch
activity and close proximity to other Chemical Bank
locations,” Hatfield said.
All customers of the
two Chemical Bank offices that will be consolidated were notified of the
changes in mid-January.
The consolidations will
take place April 15.
Hatfield said the Harrison office of Chemical
Bank downtown will be
consolidated with the
Harrison north office at
3245 North Clare Avenue
and the Rosebush office
will be consolidated with
the Clare main office on
McEwan Street.
“The only offices impacted in this area are the
Harrison downtown office
and the Rosebush office location,” Hatfield stressed.
He continued, “Any
Chemical Bank customer
can use any other office.
Locations closest to the
Rosebush office include
Clare’s main office and
the Chemical Bank office
in Mt. Pleasant on Pickard
Street.”
Customers with safe
deposit boxes at the Rosebush office will receive
additional information on
where their boxes will be
relocated after the change.
“Chemical Bank operates 18 community banks
across the state, each with
its own local leadership
and advisory board consisting of local business leaders,” Hatfield said. “Our
Clare Community Bank
will still operate eleven
other locations in the area
including in Coleman, Farwell, Gladwin, Harrison,
Alma, Mt. Pleasant and St.
Louis,” he added.
Chemical Bank is
located in more than 100
communities across Michigan and currently operates
over 185 branches across
the lower peninsula.
Residents oppose blight ordinance
Continued from page 1A
property owners beforehand, because they have
rights that are protected.
Officials try to work out
a plan with owners of
buildable properties.
"These are typically
summer cabins where
people have walked
away. Cabins were built
in the 1950s and passed
down in a family. The
family still pays taxes
but haven't been to their
cabin in 30 years. Their
grandfather built it and
they just can't let it go."
Acton went on to say,
"A Township Board has
an obligation to enact an
ordinance that protects
the public safety. It has
nothing to do with zoning. This is a health and
safety issue."
Garfield Township
Supervisor David Byl
has a list of structures to
target, including some in
lake districts. One older
area has small cottages
that have been neglected
for decades and are unrepairable. The township has
spent thousands of dollars
in court costs having some
structures removed through
the Blight ordinance. The
Dangerous Building ordinance would use the court
system as the last solution.
The Township Board has
more authority to work
with property owners
through the new ordinance.
Although Williams
is the township's blight
officer and enforcement
officer, he won't be the
one who will determine
whether properties are
unsafe, Byl said.
"We will pay an independent person but the
Township Board will have
the final decision."
Byl said he doesn't
know Hendershot that
well, although the two ran
for the township supervisor
position, which Byl won.
Last year a group of
residents approached trust-
ees wanting to know why
nothing was done to clean
up the neighborhoods.
Byl was a newcomer to
township government
and learned by attending Michigan Townships
Association conferences
during the three years
he's been in office of the
options townships had, he
said. "People who have
real investments are fed
up," Byl said. "I represent people who pay the
majority portion of taxes
who don't have a voice
because these are second
homes and they can't vote
in local elections."
Byl added that he hasn't
had anyone opposed to
the ordinance talk to
him one-on-one about it.
They come to meetings
and demand to exceed
the three-minute limit for
public comment, Byl said,
adding that can't be done
when so many people
want to talk.
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Mt. Pleasant marijuana doctor’s license suspended
By Pat Maurer
Correspondent
Robert Lowell
Townsend, D.O., also
widely known as “Dr.
Bob,” had his license
suspended December 18,
after an undercover inspector posed as a patient
and obtained prescriptions
during several visits without physical examinations, review of medical
records or discussion of
alternative pain management options, according
to a Morning Sun article.
The incidents happened
in late 2015 and early
2016.
According to the
Michigan Department of
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of
Osteopathic Medicine and
Surgery, “After consideration of the documentation filed in this case …
the Department concludes
that the public health,
safety or welfare requires
emergency action…
He was charged with
negligence, incompetence, drug diversion and
failure to report/comply
according to a DAR publication.
“Respondent’s license
(Townsend’s) to practice
osteopathic medicine and
surgery in the State of
Michigan shall be summarily suspended commencing on the date this
order is served,” the order
continued.
Dr. Townsend reportedly took over care of Dr.
Robert Vanderbrook’s patients after he was “given
the option” to resign from
MidMichigan Medical
Center Clare last June
due to “threatening phone
calls.”
The Sun reported that
Townsend had filed an
appeal within the 30 day
period required, but it was
denied. They said he and
his attorneys are working
to get his practice reinstated.
Townsend treats
patients for pain management, Addiction therapy
and those holding medical
marijuana cards. He will
not be able to renew or
issue new cards while his
license is suspended.
Townsend is the owner
of ten Denali Healthcare offices in Michigan
including one in Mt.
Pleasant. Other offices
are located in Cadillac,
Gaylord, Kalamazoo and
Marquette with outreach
clinics in many other
communities.
According to his
website, Dr. Townsend
is active in the medical
marijuana community
in Michigan on both the
local and state level,
and writes extensively
on subjects related to
medical marijuana, pain
management, and narcotic
addiction therapy. He is a
long standing member of
Cannabis Patients United,
a organization that is
active politically on the
state level protecting the
intent and implementation
of the Michigan Medical
Marijuana Act.
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Two Clare County
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Thrush, 23, of Farwell
and Collin Jay Wright,
48, of Lake were arrested
last Sunday morning after
Isabella County Deputies,
serving a search warrant
on a larceny tip, discovered a meth lab hidden in
a camper trailer in Coldwater Township.
Deputies were serving
the warrant in a search for
a stolen weed eater following a report of the theft
on West Herrick Road last
Friday. An investigation
led to the two men who
were arrested at a residence in the 6000 block of
North Coldwater Road.
Wright was reportedly
living in the camper trailer
there, and during the
search, deputies discov-
ered a one-pot meth lab in
the trailer. A tip from the
larceny victim’s daughter
saying the weed eater and
at least one chain saw
were stolen, led to the
men’s arrest. She denied
being involved the the
thefts.
The two men were arraigned in Isabella County
Court.
Thrush is charged with
one misdemeanor count
of larceny less than $200
and two felony counts of
operating a meth lab.
Wright faces one count
of larceny less than $200
and two counts of operating a meth lab.
The felony charges
carry up to a ten year
sentence.
Both men have hearings
scheduled February 26.
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Thanks to good health and
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MP to host top snowmobile racers February 19th & 20th
By Steve Landon:
In recent years snowmobile race fans in Central
Michigan have enjoyed the
aerial artistry of professional snow-cross racing.
Now thanks to former
enduro racer and area businessman Mike Higgins,
oval track snowmobile racing returns to the Isabella
County Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday, February
19 & 20 for the second
round of the “No Bull
Triple Crown”. The new
three race series offers the
largest points purse in the
history of enduro racing.
Racers from the area as
well as Wisconsin and
Minnesota are expected to
take part. Professional oval track
enduro racing is nothing
new to Mt. Pleasant; in
1980 Jeff Hunt and Don
Jolliffe of the Lansing
based Hunt Racing won
the Budweiser Pro-Enduro
at Mt. Pleasant Speedway.
Racing returned to the
area for a few years in the
early ‘90’s running the oval
at Isabella County Fairgrounds north of Mt. Pleasant. The fairgrounds will
be the location when racing
returns next weekend.
The Mt. Pleasant, Clare
area has a great deal of history tied to enduro racing.
As a driver Alan Haynes of
Mt. Pleasant captured the
pole at the 1979 Soo I-500
and Traverse City T.C. 250
on a ski-doo, he later went
on to record several top
finishes on ski-doo, Polaris
and Arctic Cat driving for
various teams. Since his
retirement from the track
Haynes has remained active as a race official. Son
Mike Haynes is a driver for
Beard Motorsports Racing
running the teams #22
Polaris with co-driver Joey
Burch of Rosebush, Mich.,
Burch is the son of late
enduro racer and former
Mike Higgins/Tommie
Bauer Racing driver Joe
Burch.
Three generations of
Nothing beats seeing a bunch professional oval track racers dive into
the corner at the start of a No Bull Triple Crown race.
Bauer’s have raced under
Tommie Bauer Racing of
Farwell. Tommie, Chad
and Cody have all made
their mark racing snowmobiles and race
cars. Tommie Bauer
passed away in December;
however the team continues their family tradition
with Cody Bauer leading the way on the #19
Polaris with co-driver Tyler
Nickels. In addition to
Haynes, Burch and Bauer,
past drivers from the area
include; Pat Campbell, Jim
Stovak, George & Andy
Shull, Dale Thrush, Cody
Badour, Rick and Jesse
Wezensky and Dan Doerr,
just to name a few.
Action on Friday runs
from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. with
practice, qualifying and
heat races. Racing under
the lights starts at 7:00
p.m. with exciting finals
and the Semi Pro Enduro. In addition to great racing, there will be a Friday
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Action begins Saturday
at 9:00 a.m. with Kitty Cat
and 120 cc racing. The 500
lap Pro-Enduro featuring
the snow-belts best oval
track drivers and teams
starts promptly at 11:00
a.m.
Additional activities
and services include: an Ice
skating rink, sledding hill,
pictures with the “No Bull”
mascot, food concessions,
vendors, heated bar and
seating, hot seats, beer and
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Thomas Sims
By Pat Maurer
Correspondent
A Mt. Pleasant man
was arrested by Isabella
County Sheriff’s Deputies for operating a vehicle
without a license last week
while troopers from the
Michigan State Police Post
were searching for him on
a domestic violence/felonious assault incident.
According to a release
from Sgt. Norma Naylor
of the MSP, a trooper was
called to West Coleman
Road near North Coldwater Road February 4th on a
possible domestic assault
when citizens found a
woman in the road screaming for help and saying her
husband was going to kill
her.
Her husband, Thomas
Sims, was there and trying
to get his wife back into
his vehicle. He told the
witnesses that his wife
needed medical attention.
When he realized 911
was being called, the
release said, Sims “jumped
back into his vehicle and
took off.”
The victim was injured
in the assault and injured
by jumping out of the
vehicle while trying to
get away. She allegedly
reported being punched in
the face by her husband
and said he made threats
to kill her. She said he was
intoxicated. She was taken
to MidMichigan Medical
Center in Midland County
for treatment.
Troopers put out a
BOLO (Be On the Look
Out alert) on Sims’ vehicle.
When Isabella County
Sheriff’s Deputies located
the vehicle, they arrested
Sims on the unrelated
charge of operating without a license. The MSP
sought additional charges
for felonious assault from
the Isabella County prosecutor.
At his arraignment in
Isabella County, Sims was
charged with unlawful
imprisonment and felonious assault.
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If you’re looking for
family fun and action plan
now to attend the “No Bull
Triple Crown” races. Come
cheer on area race teams
and see the best of the best
in action.
Above: Former enduro racer turned sponsor and volunteer Ivan Hansen #76 shown racing on the Mt. Pleasant
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Below: Local racer Cody Bauer will be competing in the
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Obituaries
Gerald Alan Van Deusen
Gerald Alan Van
Deusen- age 56 passed
away on Sunday, February 7, 2016. He was born
on September 28, 1959 in
Bay City Michigan. After
graduating High School
he proudly and bravely
served our country with
the United States Navy
from 1977 until 1981.
He was decorated with a
Battle Award, and a Sea
Service Ribbon with 2
Bronze Stars. Gerald was a
Nascar Fan, loved watching football and cheering
on his favorite team, the
Denver Broncos, loved
hunting and especially
loved spending time with
his family. He will be
dearly missed by his
mother, Joyce Van Deusen,
sons; , Ryan Perry of IN,
Richard Van Deusen of
Kansas, brothers, Dale
Calder and wife Katheryn of St. Johns, Don
Calder and wife Linda of
Lake Wales, FL, Ron Van
Deusen and wife Michelle
of Spring Hill, FL, sisters;
Theresa Shepard and husband Rodney of East Lansing, Liane Hopaluk and
husband Clint of Lowell,
Kelli Bridgett and husband
Cleland of Lake, his pride
and joy companion; his
dog Alex, seventeen nieces and nephews, and many
great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his father Richard Van
Deusen in Aug 2013, and
sister Sharon Bovan in
Oct. 2013. A funeral service is planned for Friday,
February 12, 2016 at 1PM
at the Campbell-Stocking
Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Farwell.
Rev. Jeremy Gomez will
officiate with burial in Surrey Township Cemetery.
Military Honors will be
conducted following the
funeral service under the
direction of the American
Legion Post # 558. Memorial considerations to the
family in care of Joyce
Van Deusen. Memories
and condolences may be
shared online at www.
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Ruth Ann Helms
Ruth Ann Helms (Funke) age 69 of Greenville,
passed away at her home
under the care of her family and Spectrum Health
Hospice early Wednesday,
December 30, 2015.
She was born in Grant
Township, Clare, Michigan on February 14, 1946,
the daughter of Ralph
A. Funke and Lucille L.
Funke (Hall). She married
Alvin L. Helms Jr. on August 25, 1991, and together
they enjoyed traveling on
motorcycles and wintering
in Texas and Florida. She
loved her family.
Ruth is survived by her
husband Al; children, Steven (Patti) Powell of Blue
Lake, Linda (Mathew)
Cannon of Vail, AZ,
Douglas (Christina) Powell
of Lansing, Annette Marie
Snyder (Helms) of Ithaca;
grandchildren, Jessica,
Rachel, Steven, Jimmy,
Anna, Elizabeth, Haley,
Tyler, Brandon, Brit-
ton and Kayla; five great
grandchildren; sisters,
Phyllis (Thayne) Sides of
Weidman, Hilda (Roy)
Burmeister of Clare and
Alberta (Wendall) Reedy
of Kalkaska; brother,
Albert Funke of Farwell;
sister in law Anna Marie
(Jerry) Adair of Altha, FL
and Lila Lake of Orleans,
MI, and many nieces,
nephews, aunts, uncles and
cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her parents and
her step daughter Amy Sue
Helms in 2013.
Norris C. Hicks
Norris C. Hicks, age 84,
of Farwell, passed away on
Sunday, Feb. 7, at Northwoods Nursing Center in
Farwell. He was born the
son of Charles and Avis
(Crews) Hicks on Dec. 7,
1931, in Mayfield, Kentucky. He married Janet
Everts on March 31, 1956,
and she survives him. Norris has lived in the Clare and
Farwell area for the past 60
years. He was a member of
the Clare United Methodist
Church and the 20 Lakes
Antique Tractor Club. He
had been a Long Haul Truck
driver and loved tractors and
old cars. He also enjoyed
buying and selling cars and
real estate.
Norris is survived by his
wife, Janet, his children,
Ralph of Iron Mountain,
Steven (Sandy) of Clare,
James (Ruanne) of Farwell,
Lisa (Michael) Spoelstra
of Olivet, and Julia (Scott)
Morgan of North Branch, 11
grandchildren and ten greatgrandchildren. Also surviving are his brothers, Roger
(April) Hicks of Clare and
Flavious Hicks of Farwell. He was preceded in death by
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Cynthia Ann Taylor,
age 56 of Farwell, passed
away Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at the MidMichigan Medical Center
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the daughter of Truman
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Hale on May 16, 1959 in
St, Johns, Michigan. Cynthia was united in marriage to Mark Taylor on
August 27, 1990. For the
majority of her working
years, Cynthia worked in
the automotive industry
for General Motors. Her
favorite pastime was cooking, especially desserts to
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her husband Mark, children, Kegan (Stephanie)
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at 4:00 PM from the Clare
United Methodist Church
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of Farwell, passed away on
Sunday, February 7, 2016,
at his home. He was born
one of 16 children to Willis and Lydia (Reynolds)
Barber on Feb. 1, 1943,
near Farwell. He married
Lana Brinkerhoff on April
4, 1964, and she survives
him. Larry had served in
the US Navy during the
Vietnam War and had retired from Dow Chemical
where he had been a pipefitter. He was a patriotic
man who enjoyed decorating his home with an
elaborate Christmas Light
Display, which for the past
few years has been Red,
White, and Blue. Larry
also enjoyed gardening
and generally just being
outdoors.
Survivors include his
wife Lana, his children,
Leryc Barber of Toledo,
Oh., Jeremy (Jean) Barber
of Midland, Jason (Laurie)
Barber of Farwell, and
Brooke Doerr of Potterville, his six grandchildren,
Samantha, Casey, Mason,
Adam, Lydia, and Scotty,
siblings, Ernie (Jocelyn)
Barber, Helen Sanders,
Elton (Ethel) Barber, June
(Don) Wallace, Verna (KC)
Green, Stella (Gordon) Rydman, Wanda (Bud) West,
Donna (Nelson) Clark,
Marcia (Curt) Wagner,
Taylor. She is also survived by her father and
stepmother Truman and
Barbara (Smock) Hale
of Farwell, her brothers
Jerome (Steff) Hale of
Farwell and Jeff (Leslie)
Hale of Springport, and
her four nephews Jared,
Zeth, Nathan (Chelsea),
and Brandon Hale. Cynthia was predeceased by
her mother Betty Hale.
In keeping with the
Taylor family’s wishes,
cremation has taken place
and was handled by the
Farwell Chapel of Stephenson-Wyman Funeral
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Dewey (Vicki) Barber, and
Bruce (Mary) Barber. He
was preceded in death by
his brothers, Ellis, Don,
Arlo, and Gerald, and his
parents.
Funeral services will be
held on Thursday, Feb.11,
at 11:00 AM, at the Clare
Church of the Nazarene
with Pastor Tim Fall officiating. Friends may meet
with Larry’s family at the
Farwell Chapel of Stephenson-Wyman Funeral
Home on Wednesday from
2 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. Memorials are suggested to
MidMichigan Home CareHospice Clare County Unit
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Mike’s
Musings
Michael Wilcox, Publisher/Editor
Viewpoints
Pat’s
Bits & Pieces
Pat Maurer, Review Correspondent
Income down, but taxes,
surcharges continue to rise
A local attorney supplied me with some harrowing statistics in regards
to income in Clare County.
In almost every governmental unit- city, village or
township, median household income, according to
the U.S. Census Bureau,
has declined from 2009
levels to 2014. Some of
the declines are downright
frightening.
As a comparison, using
the 2009 figures as 2014
dollars, median household
income in Redding Township has dropped 29.2%.
To me that is unbelievable! But wait a minute,
Summerfield Township
reports a 27.8% drop.
Clare City, which many us
consider well-to-do when
compared to other areas in
the county, reported a decline of 21.1%; and Hayes
Township and Farwell Village were not far behind,
each at 20.75%
In fact the only governmental units to see an
increase were Winterfield
Township, which made a
7.5% jump and the City
of Harrison which has
by far the lowest median
household income, saw it
rise 4.6%.
Let’s look at poverty
rates.
The number of people
considered living in poverty rose from 17.2% in
Hayes Township in 2009
to a whopping 36.4% in
2014. That means more
than a third of the people
in Hayes are living in poverty. But guess what, it is
worse in the City of Clare
where the rate increased
by 15.7%, to 38.9% The
only municipality with
a higher rate is Redding
Township which increased
by 11.8% to 39.7%.
The attorney who provided the numbers, (thanks
very much) wants to remain anonymous, but poignantly said this, “I don’t
know if people realize how
much more difficult the
times are than they were
10 years ago. Even in the
last four years, the drastic
drop in household income
in our communities is quite
alarming.”
He went on to write,
and rightfully so, that he
doubts if our elected officials in Lansing, and even
locally, are cognizant of
the economic realities that
families in this area are
facing.
“In just the same period
as this study reflects, we
have started to tax senior’s
pensions, added additional
gasoline and registration
fees, had local millages run
and rerun until they passed,
borrowed heavily to build
new local government
buildings, looking at adding additional surcharges
to everyone’s bills, and
added countless fees and
surcharges at the state level
for everything from hunting, to court recordings, he
said.
If you think about it, in
these terms, the average
homeowner, and consumer
for that matter, is getting
walloped hard in the pocketbook by all units of government. The feds certainly
could care less about you.
The state nickel and dimes
Winter cold arrives,
Ah ... February
us for everything. And the
local governments- well
they whack us pretty good
too. Yet our median household income continues to
decline and poverty levels
continue to rise. Something
isn’t right.
The attorney adds,
“When a millage just adds
$150 a year to the average
household, when a gas tax
increase of 7 cents a gallon, just adds $100 per car,
when a car registration just
adds $25 per car for every
year, these dollars collectively add up to a substantial amount….”
And that substantial
amount means a lot more to
the people of Clare County
who haven’t enjoyed the
benefits of better economy,
like those in the suburbs.
Heck our numbers are
still going backwards. We
haven’t seen an economic
recovery here, and probably won’t for a few years.
Like the letter writer
says, it is frustrating for us
all to hear from Lansing
“how good” things are in
Michigan, and then seeing
a real benchmark, like the
household income and
poverty figures telling a
completely different story.
Maybe some of those
Lansing politicians ought to
spend a week with a family
in Clare County, and see
the difficulty of balancing
a checkbook here where
taxes and surcharges are
burying us.
Grant Twp. news you can use
By Supervisor Dan Dysinger
How the new road funding
package will fall short
As I promised a couple
months ago, we’ll provide
some basic interpretation
of just how much money
will be applied on Grant
Township roads after the
gas tax and vehicle fees
increase.
Let’s start by detailing
how much the “estimated”
revenue stream will develop for the Clare County
Road Commission.
Keep in mind, if it goes
into the Road Commission coffers we hopefully
will see some results on
the road surfaces, that all
depends on how things are
managed. But you’ll also
see it isn’t much.
The revenues as estimated by the House Fiscal
Agency and MDOT:
In 2015 the Michigan
Transportation Fund Revenues (MTF) for the Clare
County Road Commission
(CCRC) were set at $3.9
million. In the first year
2017, after applying the
tax and fee increases the
estimated increase (above
2015 MTF levels) will be
$923,000, 2018=$1.21
million, 2019=$1.57 million, 2020=$1.99 million.
Finally adding 2015
levels and full tax and fee
phase in during 2021 total
MTF revenues for CCRC
in 2021 should be at $6.55
million. (a $2.6 million
increase)
This is the utopian
view; there are a lot of
variables which could
affect these estimates.
Comparing 2015 MTF
numbers to 2021 one
“could” anticipate adding
about 65% more money
entering the coffers which
serve Clare County Roads.
While we should be
optimistic, caution in
anticipating such revenue
increases is needed.
Here is one of the large
variables; the legislation
was labeled a $1.2 billion
increase for road infrastructure, tax increases
make up about half and
the remainder comes from
the State General Fund
coffer.
The portion that comes
from the General Fund is
where things get sticky,
in a bad year or if less
conservative movements
within the State Legislature rule, funding from the
General Fund could be in
peril. So in a worst case
scenario, in a bad year(s)
General Fund appropriations could vanish, in this
situation the $1.2 billion
revenue increase could
likely be only $600 million.(that amount derived
from tax and fee increases)
As we’ve seen in the
past, many times the
lawmakers can’t be trusted
or become loose with the
purse strings.
Let me count the ways
of waste, social and corporate welfare abound.
We need to keep in
mind; if all goes well five
years from now extra
money from the new legislation will reach its peak
goal then adjust slightly
compensating for inflation.
In Grant Township we
have always said to keep
pace with annual road
repair /maintenance needs
about $400,000 annually
would be needed.
If we take the additional $2.6 million increase
to CCRC and divide it
between all the 16 Townships it comes to about
$165,000. Still far short
of Grant Township needs,
the amount could represent
about 1 mile of paving
and 2 miles of gravel road
repair in a given year.
Meanwhile the surfaces
deteriorate in increasing
magnitude driving up repair costs. The catch here
is that CCRC would wisely
not guarantee such an
amount be distributed this
way. It’s a matter of sound
economic management.
No one can predict with
any certainty where other
fluctuating expenses will
come in. Even the Road
Commission can’t guarantee more matching money
to Townships.
We would all like to see
it, but one must have the
money in hand to spend
it. The longer we wait
the more it costs, so we
change strategies and make
decisions based on money
available, ignoring sound
engineering and proven
concepts, instead shifting
the higher costs to a future
date.
The Grant Township
Board has met on two occasions with CCRC staff to
iron out differences, resulting in some movement but
more disagreement to be
sure.
Unlike National and
State leadership we have
always kept the door
I swore I wasn’t going
to complain about February this year, but I am just
not going to make it.
Bitter cold, complete
with a refreshing (?)
breeze has arrived here in
the middle of the mitt…
It seems we are now
facing the “heart” of the
season. Valentine’s Day
is nearly here and any
“warm feelings” will have
to come while you are
inside out of the cold.
Still it is a pretty
nice holiday right in the
middle of a not-so-nice
winter month. Gives us
something to think about
while we are shivering
our way to the office, grocery, buying a card or gift,
or anyplace away from
the furnace or fireplace at
home.
I know I plan to stay
right here unless I absolutely have to go out!
Jack (my resident
weather watcher) says we
are in for some really frigid temperatures and wind
chill temps down below
zero in the next few days.
What happened to that
prediction of a “warmer
than usual February and
March?”
There, I believe I have
it out of my system until
I have to go outside again
anyway.
Meanwhile, you might
as well enjoy this time of
year. There is actually a
few things to do to escape
“Cabin Fever.” The following couple of paragraphs were shared with
me several years ago.
Feel like sleeping in on
the weekend? Go ahead.
There isn’t a lawn to mow
and any weeds in the
garden are buried under
the snow. Want to spend
the weekend watching
movies? No midterm finals, so let the kids check
out what’s on the shelves
and toss one or two in for
yourself. Like to curl up
with a good book? Why
not? It isn’t like you can
put a new roof on the
house anyway. How about
making some homemade
cookies? Sure! Swimsuit
season is months away
and if you get real ambitious and shovel the walk,
you’ll burn off the extra
calories anyway.
So warm up the cocoa,
put on your most comfortable old sweats and watch
the birds at the feeder (or
at our house, the squirrels driving the birds, and
each other, away from the
feeder). Have a snowball
fight with the kids. Bundle
up and take the dog for
a walk down a deserted
country road. Ski. Go
snowmobiling. Beg or
borrow a sled if you don’t
have one, and find out if
you are too old to go that
fast down the hill. Take a
nap. Light up the fireplace.
Valentine’s Day is
Sunday this year, and I
will be spending it with
mine – my best buddy
Jack. We don’t have any
special plans as yet, but
I will brave the cold and
buy him a special card.
After all he has managed
to stick with me for more
than 49 years – that’s
pretty special since I’m
certainly not easy to live
with all the time…
In fact I just read that
about 150 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, making
it the second most popular
card sending holiday after
Christmas.
Nobody actually knows
for sure how the Valentine’s Day came into
being. A search on the Internet (history.com) turned
up a bit which I will share
with you.
The Catholic Church
recognizes at least three
different saints named
Valentine or Valentinus,
all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a
priest who served during
the third century in Rome.
When Emperor Claudius
II decided that single
men made better soldiers
than those with wives
and families, he outlawed
marriage for young men.
Valentine, realizing the
injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages
for young lovers in secret.
When Valentine’s actions
were discovered, Claudius
ordered that he be put to
death.
Other stories suggest
that Valentine may have
been killed for attempting to help Christians
escape harsh Roman
prisons, where they were
often beaten and tortured.
According to one legend,
an imprisoned Valentine
actually sent the first “valentine” greeting himself
after he fell in love with
a young girl–possibly his
jailor’s daughter–who
visited him during his
confinement. Before his
death, it is alleged that he
wrote her a letter signed
“From your Valentine,”
an expression that is still
in use today. Although the
truth behind the Valentine
legends is murky, the
stories all emphasize his
appeal as a sympathetic,
heroic and–most importantly–romantic figure. By
the Middle Ages, perhaps
thanks to this reputation,
Valentine would become
one of the most popular
saints in England and
France.
Whoever came up with
the idea, it is a pretty nice
one to celebrate.
Parents who host, lose the most
By Goldie Wood, Prevention & Outreach Manager, Ten 16 Recovery Network
open for dialog, that will
continue.
It could be anticipated
that after a couple of years
saving up funds, this
summer Grant Township would allocate about
$330,000 toward road
repairs.
A couple of miles of
paved surface and maybe
3 or 4 miles of gravel
improvements may be the
plan.
Then the Township
saves money for a couple
more years to do 1 to 3
miles of paved surface
repairs and some gravel
work.
At this pace poor surfaces will worsen, potholes
will increase and the costs
therefore will move upward. That doesn’t sound
like a good plan at all, but
one where money meets
the road in limited fashion.
One final thought, I
dreamed the other day of a
plan whereby Government
could save up revenues to
pay for future needs (not
wants). Isn’t that dream
naïve and novel, saving
money for fixing or replacing something worn out?
Then I awoke and realized we are in the midst of
a national $19 trillion dollar debt, caused by leaders
who are attempting to
spend our way to national
prosperity. They are all
being treated to a Keynesian economic cocktail of
poison policy.
The
Tips for Youth
Today I would like
to speak to the young
people of Clare County.
As a young person you are
faced with many challenges. However, very few
have the potential to affect
your life in a more significant way than the decisions
you make about alcohol
and drugs. These decisions will influence your
health, your grades, your
relationships, your job or
career, maybe even your
freedom. Here are some
tips to protect you and
reduce the risk of alcohol
and drug problems: Don’t Be Afraid to Say
No: Sometimes, our fear
of negative reaction from
our friends, or others we
don’t even know, keeps us
from doing what we know
is right. Real simple, it
may seem like “everyone
is doing it,” but they are
not. Don’t let someone
else make your decisions
for you. If someone is
pressuring you to do something that’s not right for
you, you have the right to
say no, the right not to give
a reason why, and the right
to just walk away.
Connect With Your
Friends and Avoid Negative Peer Pressure: Pay
attention to who you are
hanging out with. If you
are hanging out with a
group in which the majority of kids are drinking
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alcohol or using drugs to
get high, you may want to
think about making some
new friends. You may be
headed toward an alcohol
and drug problem if you
continue to hang around
others who routinely use
alcohol and drugs. You
don’t have to go along to
get along.
Make Connections With
Your Parents or Other
Adults: As you grow up,
having people you can
rely on, people you can
talk to about life, and your
decisions about alcohol
and drugs is very important. The opportunity to
benefit from someone
else’s life experiences can
help put things in perspective and can be invaluable.
Enjoy Life and Do
What You Love - Don’t
Add Alcohol and Drugs: Alcohol and drugs can
change who you are,
limit your potential and
complicate your life. Too
often, “I’m bored” is just
an excuse. Get out and
get active in school and
community activities such
as music, sports, arts or
a part-time job. Giving
back as a volunteer is a
great way to gain perspective on life.
Follow the Family
Rules About Alcohol and
Drugs: As you grow up
and want to assume more
control over your life, having the trust and respect of
your parents is very important. Don’t let alcohol
and drugs come between
you and your parents. Talking with mom and dad
about alcohol and drugs
can be very helpful.
Read next week’s article to find out more tips.
Goldie J. Wood, MSA,
CAC, CPC, has been active in the substance abuse
field for over thirty years,
focusing on adolescent
counseling, substance
abuse prevention, and
coalition building in Bay
County and the state of
Michigan.
She currently serves as
Prevention and Outreach
Manager, for 1016 Recovery Network, for all six of
their regional counties.
Her home office is at their
Clare site, where she will
be a working Supervisor.
Goldie lives in Rhodes,
MI with her husband,
three dogs, and two cats.
She has two wonderful
adult children, 12 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. She enjoys
camping, fishing, hunting
and reading.
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Sanders takes New Hampshire
Reflections
By Roger Campbell Ministries
Still Valentines?
“Doesn’t anybody stay
together anymore?” asked a
once popular song. Sadly,
it’s a question that’s still in
tune with today’s marriage
miseries. Home breakups
are the major tragedy of our
time and the trend keeps
accelerating. Thankfully,
there are some efforts to
right the marital ship and
stem the tide of this plague
that so negatively affects
children and those left alone
to raise them.
The seven days leading
up to Valentine’s Day have
been designated as Marriage
Week in the United Kingdom since 1996 and in the
United States since 2002.
This special designation is
to celebrate the importance
of marriage.
Julie Baumgardner,
director of “First Things
First,” believes Valentine’s
Day is the perfect time to
make this emphasis, saying:
“We celebrate birthdays, we
celebrate holidays, but when
it comes to marriage, people
often forget that it’s really
something to be celebrated.”
My first five words today
were spoken to my valentine
of more than fifty years:
“I’m thankful we’re here
together.” And my sleepy
valentine’s reply made my
day: “I’d be thankful to be
anywhere with you!”
Love makes marriage one
of life’s greatest adventures,
but married people who
ignore the importance of
cultivating love through caring words and attitudes miss
out on the mutual feeling of
accomplishment that results
from making a marriage
last.
A seminary student and
his wife were having such
serious marital problems
that they concluded divorce
was their only option.
Then, agreeing to give their
marriage one more chance,
they sought counsel from
one of the professors at the
seminary. The wise professor advised them to read
1 Corinthians 13 together
each day for a month and
then report to him on how
they were doing. This
moving description of love,
so often read at weddings,
says love is to be patient,
kind, giving, forgiving and
faithful. At the end of that
month long experiment,
this searching couple had
discovered the meaning
of love and rescued their
marriage, enabling them to
have a long and satisfying
relationship and share their
discovery with others.
During my years as a
pastor, I developed a counseling approach for couples
who came to talk to me
about getting married that
I hoped would help them
keep their love alive.
First, I asked the prospective groom why he wanted
to marry this woman. His
answer was almost always
the expected: because he
loved her.
“Why do you love her?” I
then asked.
An awkward period of
silence often followed during which I felt sorry for the
bride-to-be whose future
husband couldn’t think of
one reason for loving her.
Fortunately, after time to
think about it, the groom
usually stated good reasons
for his love, to the great relief and pleasure of the one
he intended to marry. If you
haven’t voiced your love
to your valentine recently,
speak up!
Remove all doubts about
your love today.
Roger Campbell was
an author, a columnist and
broadcaster who was a pastor for 22 years. Contact us
at rcministry@ameritech.
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WE are spending ourselves
into oblivion, taxing ourselves
into oblivion, sodomizing our
military, drugging or youth
and dumbing them down
through “outcome based education.” We are flooding our
country with foreigners and
even talk of a second national
language.
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the most decorated soldier
in Vietnam, went back to get
MIA’s out he met Kuhn Sahn,
the drug lord who the CIA said
was dead. Kuhn Sahn said
he would just as soon grow
tomatoes because he wasn’t
making the big money from
the drugs anyway. Kuhn Sahn
showed his list of customers,
most of which were high up
in the US Government, including Richard Armitage in
George Bush’s cabinet.
For forty years we have
been dismantling our rail
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time that debased their currency, sooner or later ended
in tyranny.
In 1961, JKF signed us
into “Freedom from War”
a UN document. It featured
three stages of disarmament.
In the third stage, they pick
our all the guns. A re you going to trade your guns in for
tennis shoes? If the honest
people turn their guns in who
is going to possess the fire
arms? The criminal element
certainly wouldn’t turn in
theirs. Afterword, he figured
out that the UN and the Federal Reserve were part of a
treasonous plot. In a speech at
Columbia University he said
“The high office of the President has been used to foment
a plot to destroy the American’s Freedom, and before I
leave office, I must inform the
citizen of his plight.” Then
days later, he was dead. The
Warren Commission covered
up the assassination and now
we now the driver killed Kennedy; they had to be sure he
was dead because he was preparing to go to ABC, NBC
and CPBS and tell the whole
rotten mess. John Kennedy
had come out in 1963 with
all new money backed by
other banks as a first step to
get us out of the UN and the
Federal Reserve. Only the 2
dollar and 5 dollar denominations made it into circulation.
They have a red seal, unlike
the Federal Reserve notes
which have a green seal. As
soon as Johnson took office
he rescinded the new money
(except $2 and $5 bills already in circulation.) He put
us back into the Vietnam War
and signed 2 huge contracts
for arms.
JKF was also a member
of the CFR a group of elite
who meet at the Pratt house
in New York, given to them
by John D Rockefeller in
1921. Yeltsin’s first stop here
was the Pratt House and Gorbechev is closing our military
bases; our tanks are being
dumped into the ocean for
fish homes, and we are scrapping our nuclear submarines
and mothballing our aircraft.
In the event we may need
them, it would take months to
put them back in service.
George Bush’s grandfather
helped fund Communism. He
was the head of the ChaseManhattan bank, and along
with other world bankers,
financed the Bolshevik Revolution which created Communism.
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Dear Editor:
A lot of people are wondering what’s going on in
this country today. This condensed version may help explain it.
Prior to the Revolutionary War, the paper money
was a joke. “Worthless as a
continental” was a common
expression, which endures to
this day.
The war of 1812 was financed by the Rothschild
family to get this country
back for England because
our money was based on substance – GOLD AND SLIVER COIN, - and we had an
iron clad Constitution. The
Rothschild family didn’t want
this to catch on, because they
pretty much ran Europe from
behind the scenes, most of
which were in debt to them.
When they could not win on
the battle field they infiltrated
our government. They didn’t
think 200 years would be too
long to get this country back.
Approximately 45 Presidents
are related to the Rothschild
family. They are the largest
of eight families that own our
Federal Reserve (76% owned
by foreign bankers), which
isn’t FEDERAL and isn’t a
RESERVE. These bankers
caused the Great Depression
first by encouraging people to
go into debt (just as they are
now by pushing credit cards(
and the buying of stocks by
“speculation” without the
money to pack up the purchase. Then they all pulled
their money out of the market and the debt ridden public
panicked to salvage whatever
bit of their investments could
be saved. After the crash, the
bankers bought up everything
for peanuts.
Every war we were put
into was a bankers war. And
guess who gets the interest off
the national debt?
Are you starting to see the
picture?
They stole OUR gold under Roosevelt, and they killed
Kennedy and then took OUR
silver out of the coins, Bobby
Kennedy was also killed because he know what John had
learned.
All governments through
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We could tax everyone that
makes over $100,000 a year
100% and it could not pay for
everything. This is the falsehood that people still buy. Let me also add this. What
corporation forced any person
reading this to buy a product
or service from them? Which
one of them by force, made
you do such a thing? None
of you were forced, you by
free will paid for such things
and by your own purchase
you made those people rich. So when Bernie talks about
greed, he should be talking
about himself or his followers. Because taking from
people by force, in this case
using government power, that
which is not theirs, that which
they did not earn freely, is the
real greed folks. And we
wonder why our industry is
all jumping ship to better
places to do business. Not
a single Bernie supporter I
have talked to could pass a
simple economics test, nor
understood a thing about our
tax code and how it relates to
business and global trade. Essentially people are
electing a Santa Clause. They
are greedy little brats wanting a bag full of free stuff. I
have been involved in politics
for a good number of years
now, and spend hours a day
doing nothing but research,
learning,
understanding,
shifting with new dynamics. Meanwhile, most voters are
catching a few headlines, or
happened to catch someone
saying free stuff here, give
me your vote. Sad state of
affairs, and worse yet many
people I interact with have
a degree of higher learning. This speaks volumes of our
failed education system that
simply is not instilling in
the youth the value of critical thought, research, logic,
history, etc.. It is now the
state telling teachers to get
ready for test after test. But
that there is another story of
yet another socialist failure
which is state run schools and
teachers who are handcuffed
more and more as the years
go by.
Eric Isaac, Clare
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Dear Editor:
So we have see the “Live
free or Die” State nominate a
Socialist to run for POTUS. This is truly disheartening not
only for the State and Country as a whole, but for the
people who fought and died
under the banner of Live Free
or Die. For those of you who
flunked history, or were selectively taught history, Live
Free or Die means a great deal
to the founding of this Country we live in today. It was
a battle against oppression
from an over bearing government. Today, people in NH
just voted to bring that type
of government right back in
as if it was not already getting
bad enough and ignoring our
Constitution. Bernie Sanders has always been a socialist, a person either void of rational or
critical thought, or just flat
out power hungry. There is
no between with Socialism. You can call it Democratic
Socialism all you want, but
putting something in front of
Socialism does not change
what it is no different than
Hitler using National Socialism. Socialism is a vehicle
of control over the people by
government, the exact opposite of what this Country was
founded on. How did Bernie get so
popular? Well he just rode
the coat tails of our Socialist President Barack Obama. However Obama never dared
come out and say that. Democrats have over time adopted
every tenant of the Socialist party so it is no surprise
people are already soft to the
word socialist, however they
needed to make it slightly different by putting Democratic
in front, to make is more palatable. Bernie promises free college, free this, and free that. He talks of taxing the evil
corporations and the rich
folks that will magically pay
for all this while we are 19
trillion in the hole as a nation
with approximately 10 trillion more dollars in unfunded
liabilities over the next decade, and possibly more now. A lot of people are wondering what’s going on in our country
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Community Events
Upcoming events should be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance. Email to [email protected]
OLD DOG TRICKS
Clare Public Schools National Honor Society in conjunction with Cops & Doughnuts present “Old Dogs
– Tricks!
Why: Old Dogs – New
Tricks is a hands on program
to teach seniors how to use
smart phone technology. Often, seniors buy or are given
a smart phone, but lack the
knowledge of how to do even
simple tasks, such as sending email, texting or sharing family photos. Today’s
teenagers grew up with this
technology. The N.H.S. of
Clare High School is excited
to share their knowledge!
Attendance is free to everyone of any age. The
N.H.S. students’ will be
available to help anyone
who would like to learn more
about the wonders of the
modern smart phone or any
other smart device.
Where: Old Dogs – New
Tricks will take place at Cops
& Doughnuts in downtown
Clare, MI.
When: Old Dogs – New
Tricks will take place on
February 16th from 4:00pm
to 7:00pm.
Contact:
Jamie LaPoe
Clare High School N.H.S.
Coordinator 989-386-7789
SOUP SUPPER FEBRUARY 26
Farwell High School National Honor Society and
Class of 2018 sponsoring Snowfest Soup Supper
on Feb. 26 from 4:15 to
6:30 P.M, just prior to Clare/
Farwell JV & Varsity Boys’
Basketball Game. K’s Diner
will cater with their famous
Chicken Dumpling Soup
served in bread bowl, salad,
drink and dessert. Tickets
on sale until Feb. 23 at High
School office. Cost: $8.00/
Adults and $6.00/children Supper will be held in High
School Cafetorium.
CLARE COUNTY
REPUBLICANS
The Clare County Republicans have changed their
meeting night to the 4th
Thursday of the month and
will be holding their monthly
meeting Thursday, February 25 at the Doherty Hotel. Dinner is at 6 pm with
the meeting starting at 7
pm. There will be updates
from several public officials
and information on upcoming events including the
Presidential Primary and
how the delegates will be
proportioned. The public is
welcome and encouraged to
attend. Any questions can
be directed to: [email protected] or call
989-339-7889.
FOOD ASSISTANCE
Rosebush Ecumenical Assistance Program (REAP) –
Free food pantry Thursday’s
at the St. Henry Church –
corner of Mission & Vernon
Rd. Serving Rosebush, Mt.
Pleasant, Clare, Farwell,
Lake, Weidman only.
Hours 9:00am – 11:00am
Please bring a valid Michigan ID
SWISS STEAK DINNER
The monthly swiss steak
dinner will be held at the Farwell United Methodist Church
(on the corner of Ohio and
Superior St.) on Thurs., Feb.
18 from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. The
menu includes swiss steak, mashed potatoes and gravy,
hot vegetable, cole slaw,
rolls, dessert and beverage. The donation is $9 for
adults, $5 for children. Takeouts are available.
ERADICATE POLIO
Come support the fight
to eradicate Polio by
purchasing a pint or pop and
add your “purple pinky” to
the Clare Rotary banner!
Sponsored by Clare Rotary and Four Leaf Brewing. Clare Rotary will match the
proceeds made Wednesday
evening Feb. 17, from 5 to 8
pm. which will go to Rotary
International’s Polio Fund
to help eradicate Polio once
and for all!
COMPANION PLANTING
WORKSHOP
Are you wishing for spring
and planning how to make
the most of your garden
space to maximize your
fresh summer produce? You
might consider companion
planting!
Companion planting is a
term used to describe the
interplanting of different
crops in proximity for pest
control, pollination, providing habitat for beneficial
creatures, maximizing use
of space, and to otherwise
increase crop productivity.
You can learn these
tips and more by attending the Companion Planting Workshop sponsored
by the Northern Gateway
Master Gardener Association on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 7:00pm in
the basement of the Clare
County Building, Meeting
Room A. Rebecca Krans,
MSU Consumer Horticulture Extension Educator, will
be presenting this topic via
Zoom.
For more information
about the MSU Extension
Master Gardener Program,
contact Marybeth Denton at denton.marybeth@
Johnny and Blondie visit Clare
By Steve Landon
Radio personalities
Johnny Burke and “Blondie” whose real name is
Bonnie Belger-Holzhei
anr.msu.edu or call MSU
Extension -Clare County
at (989) 539-7805, or stop by
the Clare County Building,
located at 225 West Main
Street, Harrison, Monday
through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.
to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to
4:30 p.m.
CLOTHING GIVEAWAY
Living Hope Lutheran
Church has a ministry to help
anyone in need of clothing.
We have lots of clothes for
men, women and children in
all sizes, including pajamas,
coats, hats, gloves, under
garments, socks and shoes.
Also donated sheets, rugs,
curtains, and toys etc. Come
see what we have.
To better serve the community we will now be open
2 days a month, the 2nd
Tuesday and 4th Friday
starting Tuesday, February
9, 2016 and Friday, February 26, 2016 from 9:00 am to
3:00 pm.
We are located at 2370
W. Ludington Drive, Farwell
across from the Oakridge
party and marathon station. If the school buses are
not running because of the
weather we will not be open
either. If you have any questions contact Marian 1-989-
were at Cops & Donuts
broadcasting live this past
Tuesday for “Fat Tuesday” Paczki Day. Burke
and Blondie were morning
radio hosts at WHNN FM
In Saginaw until recently when they left the
station unexpectedly. Today they host Johnny and
Blondie Live radio show
on the internet.
544-2883. PD 2/5
When road conditions may
be unsafe feel free to contact
us. If you have questions or
would like to register please
call 989-386 3381.
25TH ANNUAL CRAFT
SHOW
Farwell Area Women’s
Club 25th Annual Craft Show
will be held Saturday, April
2, 2016 at the Farwell High
School. Vendors are needed
for this special event. If you
have a craft item to sell, call
Shirley at 989-588-3140 to
reserve a table today.
CABIN FEVER VARIETY
SHOW
Farwell Band Boosters
Presents: Cabin Fever Variety Show on Saturday, February 20, 2016 @6:30PM
at the Farwell High School
Jaime Performing Arts Center, Tickets at the door $6
adults & $4 children 5 and
up/ Doors open @ 6:00pm
GRIEF SHARE
GriefShare-13 week grief
recovery seminar and support group-a nondenominational Christ centered-with
focus on grief topics associated with the death of a
loved one. GriefShare will
be held at Clare Church of
the Nazarene (South Entrance) 10160 S. Grant Ave,
Clare beginning TuesdaysFebruary 23 at 5:30pm.
5TH ANNUAL FREEDOM/
FRIESE 5K RUN/WALK
On behalf of the Veterans
Freedom Park Committee,
we would like to invite you
to join us at our 5th Annual
Freedom/Friese 5k run/walk
in memory of Spc. Robert
Friese on April 30, 2016; as
this date coincides with Roberts ultimate sacrifice to this
great nation.
We have made some enhancements to our event
this year, and your participation and support is needed
to make this park a reality.
We are hoping that you will
have the opportunity to show
your support, by becoming a
sponsor and participating at
this great event. For your
convenience you can now
register and pay online at
www.veteransfreedompark.
com .
SUPER BUCK
SPORTSMAN NIGHT
Liberty Baptist Church,
6007 W. Mannsiding Road,
Lake George, MI (48633)
announces their ‘Super
Buck Sportsman Night’ on
Saturday, February 13.
Pastor Peter Gelatt and
LBC invite everyone to
Super Buck X. The venison potluck dinner starts
at 5:00 pm with a wonderful evening of fun and fellowship to follow. There will
be drawings for numerous
door prizes.
Bring in your deer racks
as there will be prizes
awarded in Gun, Archery,
Ladies and Youth categories.
Special guests are: Jeff
Tipton, 20 year veteran of
the Ohio Dept. of Natural
Resources Wildlife Officer.
Rick McNeilly of Lake, MI
sharing an exciting western
elk hunt and testimony.
Admission is always
free. Please call 989-5887039 for more information
and/or directions.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FUNRAISER
The Clare County Democratic Party will hold a fundraiser next month, on February 24th at the Four Leaf
Brewery in the city of Clare
at 5:00 pm.
The Brewery will provide
samples of their brews
and appetizers.
Local
Democratic
candidates
will be introducing themselves. Find out the local
issues, ask questions, and
meet other like-minded
Democrats. Come join us
for good company, good
food, and sample the local
brews.
THE BIG GAME
The BIG GAME is coming back to GLADWIN.
Again this spring the Gladwin County Crimestoppers
will take on the Detroit
Lions in the annual benefit basketball game at the
Gladwin High School.
The highlight of the BIG
GAME is always the halftime autograph session
where the Lions sign autographs and souvenirs
for children and fans of
all ages. The BIG GAME
is great fun for the whole
family.
This year the BIG GAME
is Friday, April 22 at7:00
p.m. Tickets to the BIG
GAME are on sale now.
Tickets in advance are
$18.00 and $23.00 at the
door. The special family
ticket for grandma, grandpa, mom, dad and all the
kids is still only $45.00.
The
Gladwin
County
Crimestoppers calls it the
Deal of the Century!
For tickets and BIG
GAME information call the
BIG GAME hotline at (800)
205-7174.
Section B
Sports
Farwell
wrestlers
win districts
February 12, 2016
By Ben Muphy
Sports Writer
The Farwell wrestling team picked up two dominating wins Wednesday night at Mio, giving the Eagles
their third straight district title. Farwell’s Chandler Skornicka holds down a Whittemore-Prescott wrestler during Wednesday’s championship bout.
It wasn’t quite as dramatic as last year’s district
title. The Farwell wrestling team will celebrate
just as much however,
as it dominated Mio and
Whittemore-Prescott in
Wednesday’s division four
district at Mio.
“It felt good,” head
coach Tyler Lentovich
said. “We have a rough
team record because we
have wrestled for a lot of
the year with some voided
weight classes, but we
have been able to get our
health back in time for the
post-season. I don’t know
why, but it always seems
to happen that way for us.
Obviously that tells me
we’re doing something
right.”
The Eagles battled W-P
in the championship bout
and it was clear early on
that Farwell would be in
good shape to win more
hardware. The Cardinals
voided their first two
weight classes (119 and
125) to give Farwell an
early 12-0 advantage.
Chandler Skornicka
wrestled at 130, picking up
a narrow 5-4 decision win
to stake his team to a 15-0
advantage. W-P voided
two more classes after that,
putting Farwell well in
control at 27-0.
At 145 Justin Norbury
earned a win thanks to a
first period pinfall, and at
152 it was AJ Frizzel getting an 11-7 decision win.
W-P won at 160 to close
the gap to 36-4, but in 171
Garrett McQuiston pinned
his opponent in just 56
seconds to state Farwell to
a 42-4 edge.
Two more W-P voids
put the Eagles lead at 54-4,
with Farwell giving six
points back at 285 and
103, making it 54-16. The
Cardinals also won the last
match of the night with
a second period pin, but
Farwell had already had
the match well in hand.
In the semi-final, Farwell earned a 45-30 win
over host Mio.
“They are a well
coached team, they are always dangerous,” Lentovich said of the win over the
Thunderbolts. “A couple of
our guys lost their matchups with them earlier in the
year but they were able to
win tonight.”
Starting in 112, Cole
Forfinski got Farwell off
on the right foot with a first
period pin, but a void in
119 tied it back up at 6-6.
After that, the Eagles
jumped to a 29-6 lead
thanks to pins by Peyton
Barnett (125) and Brenden
Smith (140).
The Eagles eventually
pulled ahead 45-12, then
elected to take a series of
voids to bring the final to
45-30.
Farwell (10-13) hosts
individual districts on
Saturday and travels to
Pine River on Wednesday
for team regionals. The
Eagles open with the host
Bucks with Frankfort and
Charlevoix battling on the
other side of the bracket.
“We’re going to give it
a try,” Lentovich said of
regionals. “We’re happy
we managed to get our
line-up together for this.
We looked like swiss
cheese for awhile this year,
but we got it together at the
right time.”
Photos by Ben Murphy
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Lady Eagles
trounce Vestaburg
They trailed after the
first quarter but the Farwell
girls basketball team pretty
much dominated things
from there. The Lady
Eagles, playing at Vestaburg Tuesday night, earned
a 50-27 non-conference
victory.
“I was happy about our
play on the defensive end
our ability to reduce our
fouls,” head coach Gordie
Risbridger said. “We have
worked really hard to not
foul as much and drive to
the basket and get to the
foul line. In the previous
three of the four games
we have outscored our opponents from the field, but
still lost because we were
shooting less from the free
throw line. That was not
the cas this game as we
won the battle to get to the
line.”
The Eagles did trail
12-10 after the first quarter
but put themselves in good
position at the half, ahead
21-18. After three quarters
of play Farwell had put its
lead to 35-25.
For the Eagles, Marissa
Gassel led the way with 19
points and nine rebounds,
Shay Stalter and nine rebounds, Rio Risbridger had
eight points, five rebounds
and four steals and Grace
Saupe had two points and
seven boards.
“I was very happy
with the play of Gassel,
attacking the rim and
drawing two charges at the
beginning of the game,”
Risbridger said. “I thought
Shay played a really good
defensive game, hustling
back to defend their point
guard. Rio did well breaking their press and Dani
Hanna has been doing an
excellent job coming off
the bench when we need
her. It was nice to get off
the losing streak we have
been on and it was a big
win for us.”
On Thursday, the Eagles
hosted Houghton Lake in
a Jack Pine Conference
game, dropping a close
game, 46-42.
“We are still trying
to get over the hump,”
Risbridger said. “We are
playing better and have led
at the half in three of the
last four games. We just
have to learn how to finish
teams off. We were at the
beginning of the season
and now we just have to
start expecting to win at
the end of the game.”
The Eagles were down
8-7 after the first quarter
but were leading 22-20 at
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Justin Norbury tries to flip over a Whittemore-Prescott wrestler.
By Ben Muphy
Sports Writer
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Lady Pioneers notch
comeback win
By Ben Muphy
Sports Writer
Farwell’s Grace Saupe defends an inbound pass during
last week’s home game with Roscommon.
Courtesy photo
the half. After three the
Lady Bobcats held a 35-28
lead and held the Eagles
off with a 13-12 scoring
edge in the fourth.
Risbridger led the way
for the Eagles with 13
points, four steals and three
rebounds, Gassel had 12
points and four rebounds,
Hanna had five points, four
boards and three steals and
Saupe had two points nine
blocks and five rebounds.
“I thought Gassel and
Risbridger played really
well, knocking down some
big shots,” Risbridger
said. “I was happy with
our defense, especially
Stalter. Saupe (was good)
overall with her blocks and
rebounding.”
Farwell (2-9 JPC) was
at Beaverton on Thursday,
hosts Coleman on Tuesday
and is at Meridian next
Thursday.
It took a frantic fourth
quarter effort, but the
Clare girls basketball team
managed to pick up a
home non-conference win
Tuesday night, as it topped
Coleman 48-44.
“Our shots weren’t on
from the outside all night,”
head coach Kevin Richards
said. “We did well not
turning the ball over and
getting the ball inside. We
play at home until districts
start so we’re looking to
finish strong and go into
districts with more confidence.”
Clare led 12-9 after the
first quarter, with the Lady
Comets pulling within
22-21 at the half. Coleman pulled ahead in the
third, taking a 39-35 lead
entering the fourth. The
Pioneers had its best frame
in the fourth though to pull
off the win.
For the Pioneers, Natalee Kunse led the way
with a well 16 points, four
rebounds and four assists,
Lexy Harton had 12 points
and two rebounds, Kayla
Junge had a well rounded
night with seven points, 12
rebounds, five blocks and
three assists. Peyton Hubel
also had six points.
On Thursday, Feb. 4 the
Clare girls played at Jack
Pine Conference foe Beaverton, falling 51-45.
The Pioneers fell behind
12-9 after the first quarter
and 29-25 at the half. Both
teams netted eight points
in the third quarter, giving
the Lady Beavers a 37-33
margin with just the fourth
left to play. In the final
frame Beaverton held a 1412 scoring edge.
The Pioneers did have
a bright spot in Ellie Johnson, a sophomore who was
called up from the junior
varsity team to fill in for
Harton, who had to miss
the game. Johnson had 18
points and five rebounds in
her varsity debut.
“She really stepped up
and had a great night,”
Richards said. “As a team
we shot the ball well but
struggled defensively and
gave up too many offensive rebounds. We’re
playing good enough to
compete in game but not
well enough to win these
close games. We have to
earn the victory and we are
missing that little extra that
goes into that.”
Clare (7-6 overall, 6-4
JPC) hosts Harrison tonight (Thursday) and is off
until it hosts Roscommon
next Thursday.
.
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The Clare County Review - February 12, 2016 - Page 3B
Pioneers fall at Lake City
as it was the Trojans
picking up a 71-61 nonconference win.
The contest was tied
at 11-11 after the first
quarter, but the Trojans
A bad second quarter
cost Clare a chance at
Lake City Monday night,
erupted for 25 second
quarter points to carry
a 36-25 lead at the half.
The Pioneers did have a
good third quarter and cut
the Lake City lead to 52-
45, but Lake City pulled
away to a double digit
lead in the fourth.
“We have a difficult
stretch coming up, but I
think it’s what this team
needs,” Clare head coach
Rob Wise said. “We are
struggling to find an
identity right now. We
need to get back to playing Clare basketball the
way it has been played the
last 10 years. That means
playing good defense and
rebounding.”
For the Pioneers,
Camden Dice led the
way with 23 points and
11 rebounds, Travis Vida
had 14 points, Brandon
Zinser had eight points
and Brendon Sersaw had
five assists.
On Friday, Clare hosted
Jack Pine Conference
leading Beaverton and
suffered a 56-31 setback.
The Beavers led 16-11
after the first quarter
then pumped its lead to a
30-14 margin by the half.
After three it was a 45-21
Beaver lead.
“Our defense was
decent most of the night,
other than a short spin in
the second quarter,” Wise
said. “We just couldn’t
find any rhythm on offense.
Dice led the way for
the Pioneers with 13
points and Sersaw had 10
points.
Clare was at Reed City
on Thursday, is at Harrison tonight (Friday) and
travels to Roscommon
next Friday.
Clare’s Camden Dice tries to get by a Beaverton
defender during Friday’s home loss.
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Clare skiers finish 2nd in conference
By Ben Murphy
Sports Writer
at regionals,” coach Ross
Crawford said.
For the Lady Pioneers
in the slalom Hannah
Hofweber was second
place with a time of 41.33,
Molly Merillat was third at
41.50, Macy Sykora was
10th, Alise Cronin was 12th,
Maddie Franko finished
17th and Emylee Allen was
20th.
In the girls giant slalom
Merillat took third with a
time of 34:01, Hofweber
was fourth at 34:06 and
Cronin was 11th at 37.60.
Sykora finished in 12th and
placing 18th and 20th was
Maddie Potter and Franko.
The boys had a similar
The Clare ski teams
hosted the Central Alpine
Ski Conference finals on
Tuesday, at Snowsnake.
The Pioneers once again
took second place in both
the boys and girls races,
cementing their second
place finish in the conference standings.
“The girls team skied
like they have all year,
consistently good but just
not able to take the top
spot away from the dominant Mt. Pleasant girls
who have a good chance to
qualify for state as a team
day, giving them second
place points.
“The boys team did an
amazing job, coming in
just nine points behind the
winner for second place,”
Crawford said. “They all
knew what was at stake
and they all stepped up
big time. We were just
unable to take that spot
once again. We have a lot
of confidence coming into
regionals at Caberfae on
Wednesday.”
Ryah Whiteman won
the slalom with a time of
35.59, Gavin Showalter
was fourth at 39.90, Max
Hofweber was sixth at
40.24, Wyatt Rowell was
16th, Thad Tanner and Peter
Boxhammer were 20th and
21st.
In the giant slalom it
was Whiteman again taking the top spot, clocking a
time of 31.31. In a time of
32.96 it was Hofweber in
seventh and Showalter was
ninth at 33.10. Justin Robers was 15th, Rowell was
17th and in 20th was Charlie
Brown.
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Farwell wasn’t able
to nab its first Jack Pine
Conference win of the
season Friday night, as its
boys basketball team fell at
Houghton Lake, 50-39.
“We played excellent defense but we just
couldn’t manage much
offense and we didn’t take
care of the ball very well
against their pressure,”
head coach Jason Ma-
cLean said. “I’m extremely
happy with their effort
though after the lackluster
performance against Gladwin earlier in the week.”
The Eagles were led
by Austin Tigner with 15
points and seven rebounds
and Austin Maxey had 12
points, five assists and four
rebounds.
Farwell (2-12 overall,
0-10 JPC) hosts conference
leading Beaverton tonight
(Friday) and is off until it
hosts Meridian next Friday.
Three make SVSU list
Saginaw Valley State
University named students
to the President’s List
for the fall 2015 semester. To be eligible for the
President’s List, a student
must take at least 12 credit
hours and earn a 4.0 grade
point average. For more
information, visit www.
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Penny Price, of Harrison, was named to the
President’s List.
Sonia Roe, of Harrison,
was named to the President’s List.
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Page 4B - The Clare County Review - February 12, 2016
Sports
Hornets win two
Lady Hornets top
Rosco in nail biter
By Ben Muphy
Sports Writer
Harrison dug itself
into a deep hole at home
against Roscommon last
Thursday. The Lady Hornets managed to dig out
of it however, claiming a
42-38 win over the Lady
Bucks in Jack Pine Conference girls basketball.
“Roscommon just
couldn’t miss in the first
quarter,” head coach Carl
Anderson said. “They led
by 10 points after the first
but after that we tightened
up our defense and dominated the second and third
quarters.”
The Hornets in fact
were down 10 at 14-4
after the first quarter, but
pulled things together in
the second and got a 40foot three pointer by Erika
Cullen at the halftime
buzzer to fall to pull her
team within 20-17 at the
half.
The third quarter went
even better for Harrison,
as it outscored the Bucks
15-5 in the frame, giving
them a 32-25 lead entering the fourth.
“We just played a little
bit too loose in the first
on defense,” Anderson
said. “In the second and
third quarters shots started
falling for us too and that
we played pretty well
the rest of the way. The
kids showed that they can
come back when the game
doesn’t start off well.
They kept their composure and continued to play
hard.”
Cullen finished off her
big night with 15 points
and 19 rebounds, Lexi
LaChappa had nine points
and 11 boards, Nicole Willman had eight points, Aja
Heber and Jessica Scherrer
added two each and Elle
Coughlin netted two.
“Toni Fletcher, even
though she didn’t score
played great defense and
had seven assists,” Anderson added. “Mackenzie
Williams didn’t score
either but she played great
defense. Sometimes a kid
By Ben Muphy
Sports Writer
Harrison’s Elle Coughlin looks to grab a rebound during
last week’s home game with Roscommon.
doesn’t score but contributes in so many other ways
and that turns into a really
good thing.”
Harrison (6-9 overall,
5-6 JPC) hosted Clare on
Thursday, hosts non-league
Hale on Tuesday for senior
night and hosts Gladwin on
Thursday.
did that,” Ashcroft said of
the non-conference win.
“They played as a team,
took good shots when they
needed to and they played
good defense.”
On Friday Harrison
played at Roscommon,
earning a narrow 53-50
Jack Pine Conference win
over the Bucks.
“It was pretty much a
five-to-10 point game the
whole night,” Ashcroft
said. “The kids just played
hard the whole night,
played as a team and did
not try to do too much
individually. They’re just
playing good basketball.”
Scherrer led the way
with 18 points and three
rebounds, Kenny Haskell
had 11 points and three
assists and Bennett had 10
points and eight boards.
Harrison (2-8 JPC) hosts
rival Clare tonight (Friday)
and is off until next Friday
when it travels to Gladiwn.
The Harrison boys basketball found the winning
touch in its last two games,
most recently winning
at Coleman on Monday,
62-35.
“The team is just getting
better,” head coach Joe
Ashcrof said. “They’re
working hard at getting
better, they’re listening
well and they’re working
on the fundamental things
that they need to do in
order to be successful.”
The Hornets had a big
offensive game from Adam
Scherrer, as he scored 26
points and grabbed three
rebounds. Jared Bennet put
in 10 points and had seven
boards and Will Dennis
had eight points and nine
rebounds.
“At the beginning of
the game they focused on
playing as a team and they
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2016 AREA WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULES
CLARE
20
2015/2016 WINTER SCHEDULE
THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
VARSITY BASKETBALL – BOYS
Feb.
3
at Houghton Lake
5
BEAVERTON
11
at Reed City
12
at Harrison
19
at Roscommon
22
EVART
26
at Farwell
Mar.
3
MERIDIAN
7-11
@ Big Rapids Districts
TIME
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
JV BASKETBALL – BOYS
Jan.
29
GLADWIN
Feb.
3
at Houghton Lake
5
BEAVERTON
11
at Reed City
12
at Harrison
19
at Roscommon
22
EVART
26
at Farwell
Mar.
3
MERIDIAN
TIME
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
FRESHMAN BASKETBALL – BOYS
Jan.
29
GLADWIN
Feb.
3
at Houghton Lake
5
BEAVERTON
9
at Chip Hills
19
at Roscommon
22
SACRED HEART
Mar.
3
MERIDIAN
TIME
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
VARSITY BASKETBALL – GIRLS –
Feb.
2
HOUGHTON LAKE
4
at Beaverton
9
COLEMAN
11
HARRISON
18
ROSCOMMON
25
FARWELL
Feb. 19 – Mar. 4 @ Chip Hills Districts
Mar.
2
HARRISON
TIME
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
5:30 pm
JV BASKETBALL – GIRLS –
Feb.
2
HOUGHTON LAKE
4
at Beaverton
9
COLEMAN
11
HARRISON
18
ROSCOMMON
25
FARWELL
TIME
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
VARSITY WRESTLING
TIME
Feb.
3
FARWELL/LAINGSBURG 6:00 pm
6
at Meridian JPC Tournament 10 am
10 – 11 Team Districts
TBA
13
Individual Districts
TBA
17
Team Regionals
TBA
20
Individual Regionals
TBA
26 – 27 Team State Finals @ CMU TBA
Mar.
3–5
Individual State Finals @ Palace TBA
SKIING – BOYS/GIRLS
TIME
Feb.
2
SNOW SNAKE Conf. Jamb. 4 pm
5
Benzie Invite at Crystal
TBA
9
SNOW SNAKE Conf. Meet 4 pm
17
Regionals at Caberfae
TBA
25
SNOW SNAKE Langlois Inv.TBA
29
State Finals at Schuss Mt.
TBA
BOWLING – BOYS/GIRLS
Feb.
6
at Harrison
TIME
10 am boys/
1 pm girls
Mar.
26 - 27
4-5
at Meridian
JPC Singles Tournament
Regionals (TBA)
State Finals at Jackson
1 pm
Feb. 13
TBA
TBA
Feb. 17
JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL –
5:00 PM
Feb.
1
at Gladwin
GLADWIN
3
HOUGHTON LK at Houghton Lk
8
at Harrison
HARRISON
10
at Farwell
FARWELL
15
BEAVERTON
at Beaverton
18
at Meridian
MERIDIAN
20
at Beaverton Tourn. at Beaverton Tourn
HARRISON
2015/2016 WINTER SCHEDULE
HARRISON SKI TEAM CASA CONFERENCE
Feb.
02
Jamboree
(Har. Host) Snow Snake
09
CASA Conference
Snow Snake
(Clare Host)
15-19
MHSAA Regional TBA
25
Langlos Invite Snow Snake
(Mt.P Host)
29
MHSAA State Finals TBA
(Qualifiers)
TIME
HARRISON JV/VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL
Jan.
29
Houghton Lk. @Houghton Lk.
Feb.
03
Beaverton - Home
05
Roscommon @Roscommon
08
Coleman @Coleman
12
Clare - Home
19
Gladwin @Gladwin
23
Lake City - Home
26
Meridian - Home
29
Augres - Home
March
9
Reed City
15
Farwell - Home
07-11
DISTRICTS - TBA
TIME
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
TBA
4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
TBA
4:00 p.m
TBA
HARRISON JV/VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL TIME
Feb.
02
Beaverton @Beaverton 6:00 p.m.
04
Roscommon - Home 6:00 p.m.
11
Clare @Clare
6:00 p.m.
16
Hale - Home
6:00 p.m.
18
Gladwin - Home
6:00 p.m.
25
Meridian @Meridian
6:00 p.m.
Feb./Mar, 2/29 – 3/4 DISTRICTS TBA
TBA
FARWELL
2015 FALL SCHEDULE
VARSITY BOWLING (BOYS)
Feb. 06 @ Jack Pine Team Challenge
Jack Pine Team Challenge
Feb. 20 @ Jack Pine Singles Tourney
Jack Pine Singles Tourney
TIME
VARSITY WRESTLING (BOYS)
Jan. 30 @ Reed City High School
(Reed City Invitational )
Feb. 03 @ Clare Public Schools
Clare Public Schools
Feb. 06 @ Meridian JPC Conference Meet
@ Meridian
Feb. 10 @ MHSAA Team Districts
@ Mio HS MHSAA Team Districts
@ Mio HS
TIME
9:00AM
1:00PM
10:00AM
Feb. 20
Feb. 26
Mar. 03
Individual Districts
@ Farwell High School
High School New Gym
@ Pine River High School
(Team Regionals @ Leroy Pine River HS)
@ Rogers City High School
(Individual Regional @ Rogers City HS)
@ OPEN DATE (Team State Finals
@ Mcguirk Arena CMU)
@ OPEN DATE
(Individual State Wrestling Finals
@ Palace of Auburn Hills )
JV BASKETBALL (GIRLS)
Feb. 02 Gladwin High School
Farwell Area Schools
Feb. 04 Houghton Lake High School
Farwell Area Schools
Feb. 09 @ Vestaburg Vestaburg
Feb. 11 @ Beaverton High School
Beaverton High School
Feb. 15 Coleman High School
Farwell Area Schools
Feb. 18 @ Meridian High School
Meridian High School
Feb. 25 @ Clare Public Schools
8:00AM
6:00PM
9:00AM
1:00PM
3:00PM
TIME
6:00PM
6:00PM
6:00PM
6:00PM
6:00PM
6:00PM
Clare Public Schools
6:00PM
VARSITY BASKETBALL (GIRLS)
Feb. 02 Gladwin High School
High School New Gym
Feb. 04 Houghton Lake High School
High School New Gym
Feb. 09 @ Vestaburg Vestaburg
Feb. 11 @ Beaverton High School
Feb. 15 Coleman High School
High School New Gym
Feb. 18 @ Meridian High School
Feb. 25 @ Clare Public Schools
TIME
JV BASKETBALL (BOYS)
Jan. 29 @ Roscommon High School
Feb. 03 @ Gladwin High School
Feb. 05 @ Houghton Lake High School
Feb. 12 Beaverton High School
Farwell Area Schools
Feb. 19 Meridian High School
Farwell Area Schools
Feb. 24 @ Vestaburg Vestaburg
Feb. 26 Clare Public Schools
Farwell Area Schools
Mar. 03 @ Harrison High School
TIME
6:00PM
6:00PM
6:00PM
VARSITY BASKETBALL (BOYS)
Jan. 29 @ Roscommon High School
Feb. 03 @ Gladwin High School
Feb. 05 @ Houghton Lake High School
Feb. 12 Beaverton High School
High School New Gym
Feb. 19 Meridian High School
High School New Gym
Feb. 24 @ Vestaburg
Feb. 26 Clare Public Schools
High School New Gym
Mar. 03 @ Harrison High School
Harrison High School
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
6:00PM
6:00PM
6:00PM
6:00PM
6:00PM
TIME
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
7:30PM
6:00PM
9:00AM
6:00PM
JPC Team Tournament
VARSITY CHEERLEADING (GIRLS) TIME
Jan. 30 @ Munising Middle/High School
Farwell Competitive Cheer @
10:00AM
Feb. 13 @ Houghton Lake High School
Farwell Competitive Cheer
2:00PM
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Downtown Clare nominated
Clare Students of the Month
Clare January Students of the Month include Seated: Ava Crowder and Wyatt Albee.
Standing from Left to right: Gunner Larson, Riley Schroeder, Danny Huang, Paige Bailey. Missing from picture: Brecken Corp and Paige Thering
Frostbite Festival is here
Continued from page 1A
from the Lodge kitchen.
If a chilly swim is your
fondest dream, be at the
Budd Lake Power Docks
(Saxton Landing) at 9:30
a.m. and sign up for the
Polar Dip! Take the plunge
at 10 a.m. Cost is $10 per
person and free sweatshirts
will go to the first 25 registered jumpers.
WUPS Radio Station
will be there with a Live
Remote and there will be
a Costume Contest with a
prize for the best dressed.
Call (989) 539-6011 to
pre-register for the plunge.
You may want to hang
around after the plunge because Saturday at 11 a.m.
is the check in at the Budd
Lake Power Docks for
Golf on the Ice of Budd
Lake. Play is from 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m. and if you register by today (February 5th)
you can even get a “Rock
‘N Rollback” price of $15
per person. Registration
on the day of the event is
at the check-in table for
$30 per person. Forms
and details are available at
Harrisonchamber.com.
Golfers will play two
nine-hole courses in teams
of two. There will free
t-shirts and goody bags for
the first 50 golfers to register. The event includes
Bucket Drawings and a
Hole-in-One contest.
At 12:30 p.m. at the
Bud Lake Power Docks
there will be a Sled Decorating Contest. Golfers can
dress up their sled in the
‘Rock ‘N Roll’ theme for a
chance to win cash prizes:
$100 fir first place, $75
for 2nd and $50 for third.
There’s no entry fee just
show up!
Kids can get in on
the ‘Frostbite Fun’ from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Moose Lodge. Use your
Frostbite Button to get in
where there will be indoor
games and crafts, Zoo Loo
the Clown, Pony Rides by
Earle Hopkins, Indoor Exotic Animals on display by
Whispering Pine Mobile
Zoo, Free Eye Checks for
the kids by the Harrison
Lions Club and more!
Before the Carnival begins, the Crazy Hat Contest
will be held at the Harrison
Moose Lodge at 10:30 a.m.
Decorate your hat in the
Rock & Roll theme for a
chance to win a $25 gift
card from Steve’s Country
Market. $25 for the winner
in each of three catagories:
Most Outrageous, Most
Beautiful and Best Representation of Theme. Go to
harrisonchamber.com for
official contest rules.
More Saturday events
will include a Concession
jStand and Silent Auction
from 11 a.m. to 1:30 at
the Moose Lodge; Parties
at local bars and a Button jRaffle Drawing at 7
p.m. at the Budd Lake Bar
and Restaurant with a first
prize of $750; and a 2nd
Prize of $250.
Remember, buttons are
available for $5 each at
local businesses.
Winding up this year’s
Frostbite Festival will be
an Ice Fishing Tournament
on Budd Lake. Registration is at 7 a.m. at the
Budd Lake Power Docks
and the tournament will be
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Winners will be announced at
2:30 p.m. Pre-registration
is $20 for adults and $10
for children up to 12. The
price on Sunday is $25 per
adult and $15 for youngsters 12 and under. Up to
$850 in total cash prizes
will be awarded.
Several other commu-
‘
nity events will also be going on during the Frostbite
Festival.
The Harrison Lions
will sponsor a Lions Soup
and Chili Cook-Of Friday,
February 12 from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Call Penny at
(989)539-0092 for details.
The Harrison VFW Post
#1075 will sponsor Bingo
Friday evening with Speedballs at 6 p.m. and Early
Birds at 6:30 p.m. Call
(989) 539-6172 for details.
On Saturday the Dusty
Bottoms Off Road Race
Promotions and local
busineses will sponsor
Snowmobile Radar Runs at
the Clare County Fairgrounds. Registration is
at 9:30 a.m. with the start
scheduled at 11 a.m. Cost
to attend the Radar Run
and Grudge match is $25
or get a Single Radar pass
for $5. Unlimited runs are
$50 per class and Kids’
Class for age 12 and under
is free. Call John at (989)
802-2955 for details
Visit Gaetano’s Deli and
Pizza Saturday afternoon
from 4 to 6 p.m. and Putt
for a chance to win a one
topping pan pizza. It’s free
to enter. Call (989) 3681191 for details.
If you have questions on
any of the events planned
for the weekend, contact
the Chamber office at
989-539-6011; email them
at harrisonchamber@
sbcglobal.net or visit their
website at harrisonchamber.com.
continued from page 1A
extensively researched the
City’s history, gathered
information and pictures
from all the historically
contributing buildings in
the Main Street district
and ultimately prepared
a 96-page application for
the City.
Hibl said, “Ken spent
countless hours, weeks,
and months of weekend in Lansing and Clare
County in the respective
archives of those institutions and he interviewed
innumerable people
verifying historic data and
information and in putting
together the application.” Information in a release
from MSHDA [Michigan
State Housing Development Authority] said, “The
Clare Downtown Historic
District is located entirely
within the original plat of
the City, situated along
four blocks of North McEwan Street. The district
is home to 51 buildings,
two structures, one site
and two objects, dating as
early as 1873.”
It continues, “The
key feature of the downtown district is its many
Neoclassical buildings.
The number, size, and fine
detailing of these buildings visually dominate the
McEwan streetscape and
is responsible for giving
the downtown much of its
character.”
“If you have ever visited Downtown Clare you
know it has a charm all its
own,” said State Rep. Joel
Johnson, R-Clare. “I am
proud to say that the city I
call home has been nominated for this prestigious
distinction.”
The earliest buildings
constructed in this district
are three former residences, all framed with wood
and designed using local
materials available at that
time. Of the three, the 1882
Goodman House at 120 E.
Fifth is the most intact.
From an architectural
standpoint, the district’s
two most important 19th
century buildings are the
adjoining Doherty Opera
House (1891) and Clare
County Savings Bank
(1887). These buildings
were designed in the Late
Victorian style with complimentary broad upper
facades.
The Clare Congregational Church is also of
significance, particularly
because of architect W.
T. Cooper. The The main
portion of the building
remains substantially intact
since its completion in
1909. The church itself has
been listed on the National
Register of Historic Places
since 1995.
“The National Register is more than a list of
resources that have been
researched and identified
as locally and nationally
significant,” State Historic
Preservation Officer Brian
Conway said. “The register
is a tool for honoring and
preserving historic properties.”
In all, at the January
meeting the State Historic
Preservation Review Board
approved the nomination
of seven Michigan historic
sites for listing. The other
sites include Sacred Heart
(Gros Cap) Church in Moran Township (Mackinac
County), Bay City Masonic Temple in Bay City (Bay
County), Eric and Margaret Ann (Davis) Brown
House in Kalamazoo as
well as Pontchartrain Club/
Town House Apartments,
WJBK-TV Studios Building, New Center Commercial Historic District and
Professional Plaza Tower
all located in Detroit.
The National Register
of Historic Places is a
program of the National
Park Service within the
U.S. Department of the
Interior. In Michigan, the
State Historic Preservation Office administers the
program.
Larson names Good Citizens
Larson Elementary
School is pleased to present our Good Citizens
for the month of January
2016
Kindergarten: Zoey
Balcer, Easton Eichorn,
Keegan Robinson, Gavin
Jansen
First Grade: Matthew
Latunski, Malachi Coul-
Correction
In the January 29, 2016 special tab section “Best of the
Best” in the Clare County Review, Ruckle’s Pier won the
category for “Best Friday Fish Fry”. It wasn’t clarified in
the article that Ruckle’s does their fish fry on Saturday
instead of Friday. The fish fry at Ruckle’s Pier starts on
Saturday at 4 p.m. and runs until they are out of fish.
son, Storm Gallagher,
Cooper Whitaker
Second Grade: Alexis
Davis, Carl Slack, Aubree
Sparks, Chelsea Bayn
These students have
demonstrated Responsibility, Trustworthiness,
Fairness, Caring, Respect
and Good Citizenship. Congratulations to these
students and their parents.
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Mentele named top entrepreneur
Pictured left to right is Dylan Worden, Austin Currier, Ronnie Richardson, Carlos Zieroff,
Sulley Cousineau, Josh Pate, Travis Krueger, David Sturgeon, Brandon Cergnul, Brandon
Pahl and Aron Pohl.
Pictured left to right is Christian Kuhns, Dakota Burgess, Max Crafard, Connor Vanbuskirk,
Max Taylor, Corbin Brewer, Zach Hillier, Zach Bowers, Cody Coburn and Jeffery Lawrence.
23 receive auto certification
Twenty-three Auto
Technology students recently gained certification
through the Automotive
Service Excellence test for
electrical and electronic
systems. More than 80
percent of the high school
students, enrolled through
the Clare-Gladwin Regional Education Service
District’s Career & Technology Education program,
passed the test to achieve
certification. The CTE Auto Tech students took the Automotive
Service Excellence (ASE)
test for electrical/electronic
systems in early January.
Instructor Rich Hollister
was impressed with the
results.
“The student ASE testing is a very hard test, and
unlike any other test platform that these students
have ever had,” Hollister
said. “Not only does it test
the students on the area of
automotive repair that they
have been studying, it also
tests each student’s ability to problem solve. The
technology of the modern
automobile is complicated,
and to repair it properly,
a technician has to have
very good math skills and
the ability to follow a flow
chart.
“The students perform
tests using computerized
equipment reading data
and comparing to what
the data should read,” he
added. “Then they determine a corrective action to
make the repair. In order
to properly diagnose and
repair a fault with a vehicle, it takes a special type
of problem solving skills
to determine the correct
repair is performed.”
For students, ASE
Adopt-A-Pet
Student Certification can
be thought of as the first
step in building a career as
a service professional by
providing them with their
first industry-recognized
certification through ASE.
Student certification is
valid for two years from
the date of the exam. The
testing program’s independent assessment is a
particularly valuable tool
for instructors and administrators who are working to respond to today’s
increasing demands for
measurable outcomes and
accountability.
“I am very proud of this
group of students,” Hollister said. “They have all
worked very hard to pass
this test, and it shows with
an 80% pass rate, which is
nearly double of some previous years. This group of
students will be a great asset to the workforce in the
near future, and with the
demand for certified automotive technicians being
so high, they will definitely
find gainful employment
when they graduate.
Added Para-Educator
Suzanne Ledford: “We
have a great group of
kids this year, so I wasn’t
surprised they did so well.
They worked hard and
their efforts paid off.”
Students earning
certification include Zach
Bowers, Max Crafard,
Devun Grein, Christian
Kuhns, Matt Shaw and
Connor Vanbuskirk of
Clare; Corbin Brewer,
Cody Coburn and Jeffery
Lawrence of Farwell;
Brandon Cergnul, Sulley
Cousineau, Austin Currier,
Travis Krueger, Ronnie
Richardson, David Sturgeon and Carlos Zieroff
of Beaverton; Brandon
Pahl, Josh Pate, Aaron
Pohl and Dylan Worden of
Gladwin; Zach Hillier and
Max Taylor of Harrison;
and Dakota Burgess of
Coleman.
For more information
about CGRESD and CTE,
please visit www.cgresd.
net or facebook.com/
ClareGladwinCTE.
NOTICE TO
NOTICE TO
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
CREDITORS
CREDITORS
State of Michigan
Probate Court
County of Clare
State of Michigan
Probate Court
County of Clare
State of Michigan
Probate Court
County of Clare
File No. 16-16982-DE
Estate of:
Isaiah White, Deceased
Date of Birth: 02/08/1987
File No. 15-16957-DE
Estate of:
Carl Jay Spicer
Deceased
Date of Birth: 05/08/1978
File No. 16-16992-DE
Estate of:
Janet A. Gardner,
Deceased
Date of Birth: 08/29/1940
TO ALL CREDTORS:*
TO ALL CREDTORS:*
NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
The decedent, Carl J.
Spicer , died 11/27/2012.
Creditors of the decedent
are notified that all claims
against the estate will be
forever barred unless presented to Shirley M. Spicer,
personal representative or to
both the Probate Court at
225 W. Main, Courthouse,
Harrison, MI and the personal representative within
4 months after the date of
publication of this notice.
The decedent, Janet A.
Gardner, died 10/05/2007.
Creditors of the decedent
are notified that all claims
against the estate will be
forever barred unless presented to Emery C. Booker,
personal representative or
to both the Probate Court
at 225 W. Main Street,
Harrison and the personal
representative within 4
months after the date of
publication of this notice.
02/04/2016
John J. Devine Jr. P12724
304 E. Broadway,
Suite 201
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
(989) 773-3333
Shirley M. Spicer
2561 South Finley Lake
Avenue
Harrison, MI 48625
02/03/2016
Steven R. Worpell, Jr. P77949
127 W. Fourth St., Ste. 1,
PO Box 265
Clare, MI 48617
(989) 386-3454
Emery C. Booker
2411 E. 7th Street
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918) 813-8455
Decedent's Estate
TO ALL CREDTORS:*
NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
RILEY 026D16:
Riley is an owner surrender looking to find his
forever home. Riley is 2
yrs of age and he weighs
a solid 80 lbs. Riley
is a nice boy that loves
attention. Riley could
benefit from an obedience
class. Riley is available
for immediate adoption.
For more info on adopting
me please call the Clare
County Animal Shelter at
989-529-3221. Thanks for
checking me out!
Opportunistic insight
poised Jim Mentele for the
2015 CMURC Entrepreneur of the Year award.
The award is a prestigious honor given by industry leaders and experts
who serve on the Central
Michigan University Research Corporation Board
of Directors.
“Mentele stood out
to the Board given his
unique background in
corporate America, which
transitioned in to leading
multiple entrepreneurial
endeavors,” said CMU
President George E.
Ross, who also chairs the
CMURC Board. “It is individuals like Mentele who
take the risks necessary for
success in today’s business
world.”
Mentele has been
heavily involved in the
development of multiple
companies, leveraging
technologies in the same
industry with the same
target market. Mentele’s
foundation began with
impressive academic accolades and years of industry
research and practical
experience dating back to
1970.
“Through Mentele’s
exceptional vision and
leadership, he continues to
evolve and develop new
companies,” said President
and CEO of CMURC Erin
Strang. “Due to the connectivity of the technologies, Mentele’s companies
are experiencing growth
and have had a positive
economic impact on the
Great Lakes Bay Region.”
Beginning in 2001,
Mentele’s entrepreneurial
journey began by utilizing
his experience to mentor
and consult in the area of
business analytics and pro-
The decedent, Isaiah White,
died November 7, 2015.
Creditors of the decedent
are notified that all claims
against the estate will be
forever barred unless presented to Heather White,
personal representative or
to both the Probate Court
at 225 W. Main Street,
Harrison and the personal
representative within 4
months after the date of
publication of this notice.
02/12/2016
Gregory P. Jahn P33821
600 Pine St.
Clare, MI 48617
(989) 386-3456
Heather White
2103 W. Ludington Drive
Farwell, MI 48622
(989) 339-8120
The City Commission of the City of Clare will hold a
public hearing at 6:00 p.m., Clare City Hall, 202 West
Fifth Street, Clare, MI 48617 on Monday, March 7,
2016, to receive public comment pertaining to an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate
filed with the City of Clare by StageRight Corporation.
The stated purpose of the application is for tax abatement for machinery and equipment installation under the
provisions of Michigan P.A. 198. Public comment will
be accepted by the City Commission at the scheduled
hearing or in writing if received by the City Clerk not
later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the scheduled hearing.
The application is available for review in the Office of
the City Clerk, M-F, 8 am – 5 pm. Phone 989/386-7541
x 106. This institution is an equal opportunity provider
and employer.
COMMERCIAL
RATIO FACTOR
ARTHUR TOWNSHIP
41.66 1.20019
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP
44.91 1.11334
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP
40.90 1.22249
FROST TOWNSHIP
51.89 0.96358
GARFIELD TOWNSHIP
46.32 1.07945
GRANT TOWNSHIP
43.37 1.15287
GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP 41.52 1.20424
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP
44.95 1.11235
HATTON TOWNSHIP
48.78 1.02501
HAYES TOWNSHIP
43.09 1.16036
LINCOLN TOWNSHIP
50.00 1.00000
REDDING TOWNSHIP
41.53 1.20395
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP
41.56 1.20308
SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP 50.00 1.00000
SURREY TOWNSHIP
50.00 1.00000
WINTERFIELD TOWNSHIP 36.94 1.35355
47.56
43.13
46.77
48.91
45.82
57.46
50.00
55.65
52.98
55.57
42.07
48.44
46.19
48.22
48.53
50.00
CITIES
CITY OF CLARE-CLARE CO 50.00
CITY OF HARRISON
50.00
46.92 1.06564
47.84 1.04515
1.00000
1.00000
1.05130
1.15929
1.06906
1.02229
1.09123
0.87017
1.00000
0.89847
0.94375
0.89977
1.18850
1.03220
1.08249
1.03691
1.03029
1.00000
INDUSTRIAL
RATIO FACTOR
Publication Date: 02/12/16
Decedent's Estate
42.24
50.00
50.00
46.46
50.00
51.29
43.12
48.65
41.96
50.00
48.42
45.40
51.51
50.00
45.11
50.10
1.18371
1.00000
1.00000
1.07619
1.00000
0.97485
1.15955
1.02775
1.19161
1.00000
1.03263
1.10132
0.97069
1.00000
1.10840
0.99800
51.49 0.97106
50.85 0.98328
RESIDENTIAL
RATIO FACTOR
56.45
47.19
47.30
49.22
48.33
49.52
50.70
50.62
51.51
49.75
46.37
44.74
49.04
52.59
50.51
46.24
49.01
49.10
0.88574
1.05955
1.05708
1.01585
1.03455
1.00969
0.98619
0.98775
0.97069
1.00503
1.07828
1.11757
1.01958
0.95075
0.98990
1.08131
1.02020
1.01833
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CITY OF CLARE
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City Commission of the City of Clare will hold a
public hearing at 6:00 p.m., Clare City Hall, 202 West
Fifth Street, Clare, MI 48617 on Monday, March 7,
2016, to receive public comment pertaining to an application for an Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate filed with the City of Clare by StageRight Corporation. The stated purpose of the application is for tax
abatement for machinery and equipment installation
under the provisions of Michigan P.A. 198. Public
comment will be accepted by the City Commission at
the scheduled hearing or in writing if received by the
City Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the
scheduled hearing. The application is available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, M-F, 8 am – 5 pm.
Phone 989/386-7541 x 106. This institution is an equal
opportunity provider and employer.
Publication Date: 02/12/16
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP
2016 BOARD OF REVIEW
MEETING SCHEDULE
THE BOARD of Review for 2016 will be held at the
Sheridan Township Hall, The orgizational meeting will
be held at the Eagle Church of God, due to primary
elections.
Tuesday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. = Organizational Meeting
8987 E. Surrey Rd., on the following dates:
Tuesday, March 15, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. = Appeal Hearing
Wednesday, March 16, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
and 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. = Appeal Hearing
Diane Lyon
City Clerk
Decedent's Estate
Tentative Ratios and Factors 2016
AGRICULTURAL
RATIO FACTOR
success is a direct result
of an entrepreneur who’s
persevered and dedicated
his life to a culture of innovation with exceptional
vision and leadership,”
said Strang.
In 2015 the five companies that Mentele is associated with have produced
over $2.7M in revenue. “We’re dedicated to
creating high paying, high
growth jobs in Michigan,”
added Mentele. Since the
first inception in 2001, the
companies have led in the
creation of 26 jobs.
As CMURC Entrepreneur of the Year, Mentele
is dedicated to sharing his
experiences to support the
development and growth
of other local entrepreneurs
throughout the CMURC
community.
Read News
Online!
Diane Lyon
City Clerk
CITY OF CLARE
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN COMPLIANCE WITH SEC.211.34A OF THE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX LAW OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, FOLLOWING ARE THE TENTATIVE
RATIO AND TENTATIVE MULTIPLIERS TO BE APPLIED TO THE ASSESSED VALUES OF EACH CLASS OF PROPERTY IN EACH UNIT OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN COUNTY TO ACHIEVE COUNTY EQUALIZED VALUES FOR 2016.
TOWNSHIPS
cess optimization, which
ultimately evolved in to the
development of multiple
technologies. He remains
focused and dedicated
to incorporate data and
knowledge processes to
improve the human condition, all while improving
the economic landscape of
Michigan by creating jobs
both directly and indirectly.
Mentele partially attributes his entrepreneurial
successes and growth to
CMURC. “Working with
CMURC has assisted in
the companies’ formations and growth. As a
single point of contact for
professional partnerships
with service providers and
funding sources, it has
been easier to develop and
conduct business.”
“Mentele’s continued
TIMBER-CUTOVER
RATIO FACTOR
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
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1.00000
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1.00000
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1.00000
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1.00000
50.00 1.00000
50.00 1.00000
DEVELOPMENTAL
RATIO FACTOR
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
PERSONAL PROP
RATIO FACTOR
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
1.00000
50.00 1.00000
50.00 1.00000
50.00
50.00
1.00000
1.00000
The Board of Review will meet as many more days as
deemed necessary to hear questions, protests, and to
equalize the 2016 assessments. Residents are able to
protest by letter, provided protest letter is received
prior to March 15.
The Township will provide necessary reasonable
services to individuals with disabilities at the Board of
Review meetings upon 7 days notice.
Contact: Bill Strouse, Secretary of Board of Review
8164 E. Washington Rd. Clare, MI 48617
989-386-3795
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale
THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
WE OBTAIN WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBER BELOW IF YOU ARE IN ACTIVE MILITARY
DUTY.
ATTN PURCHASERS: This sale may be rescinded by
the foreclosing mortgagee. In that event, your damages,
if any, shall be limited solely to the return of the bid
amount tendered at sale, plus interest.
MORTGAGE SALE - Default has been made in the
conditions of a mortgage made by Abby Laboda, A Single woman, original mortgagor(s), to Prime Financial
Group Inc., Mortgagee, dated February 20, 2003, and
recorded on March 5, 2003 in Liber 837 on Page 228,
and assigned by said Mortgagee to Towne Mortgage
Company as assignee as documented by an assignment,
in Clare county records, Michigan, on which mortgage
there is claimed to be due at the date hereof the sum
of Thirty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-Six and
33/100 Dollars ($36,856.33).
Under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and
the statute in such case made and provided, notice is
hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a
sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, at
public vendue, at the place of holding the circuit court
within Clare County, at 11:00 AM, on March 16, 2016.
Said premises are situated in City of Harrison, Clare
County, Michigan, and are described as: The Northerly
1/3 of Lot 8 and the Southerly 1/3 of Lot 9, Block 4,
Mill’s Addition to the City of Harrison, Clare County,
Michigan.
The redemption period shall be 6 months from the
date of such sale, unless determined abandoned in accordance with MCLA 600.3241a, in which case the redemption period shall be 30 days from the date of such
sale.
If the property is sold at foreclosure sale under Chapter
32 of the Revised Judicature Act of 1961, pursuant to
MCL 600.3278 the borrower will be held responsible
to the person who buys the property at the mortgage
foreclosure sale or to the mortgage holder for damaging
the property during the redemption period.
Dated: February 12, 2016
For more information, please call:
FC H (248) 593-1300
Trott Law, P.C.
Attorneys For Servicer
31440 Northwestern Hwy Ste 200
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334-5422
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The Clare County Review - February 12, 2016 - Page 7B
A large crowd was on hand to enjoy the delicious potluck dinner.
Junior Livestock fundraiser earns $2,275.00
By Sherry Landon
On Saturday, February 6,
2016 the Clare County Junior Live Stock Association
hosted a Fundraiser dinner
at the Clare VFW Hall. A
potluck dinner with all the
best homemade dishes and
desserts you could imagine
was available. Part of the
fun was a food competition
involving decorated cakes
and main dish casseroles.
First place cake decorating
went to Natalie Armstrong
with Teresa Coats coming
in second. Best tasting cake
went to Cassidy Ogg while
Natalie Armstrong brought
home a third place finish.
Trudy Foster was awarded
the best casserole while
Levi Davison took second.
During the dinner guest
could also bid on items
in the silent auction. The
association is pleased to
have raised approximately
$2,275.00, their biggest
amount ever for the annual
event.
Funds raised help sponsor the kids for clinics,
continued education and
barn improvements at the
Fair. People or businesses
wanting to help out with
donations can contact
Trudy Foster at tfoster@
farwellschools.net or 989330-1941
Food competition winners: Teresa Coats, Cassidy Ogg, Trudy Foster, Levi Barton,
Natalie and Madison Armstrong. Makayla Ogg and Vanessa Foster greeted guest at the door. Read News Online!
www.clarecountyreview.com
Guest at the dinner check out the silent auction items looking for just the right thing
to place a bid on.
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FURNITURE & APPLIANCES
FOR RENT
QUEEN PILLOW TOP
Mattress set. $175 each.
King $275.
Full set
$150. All new in plastic.
989/772-1517. TFN
AMISH LOG \
HEADBOARD
With queen pillow top
mattress set. New in plastic. Cost $975. Sell $275.
989/773-5582. TFN
MEMORY FOAM
Mattress set. Queen size.
New. Never used. Cost
$1,399. Must sell $475.
989/953-4400.
TFN
FOR RENT
2 & 3 Bedroom Homes.
Call
between
8-6
weekdays.
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FOR SALE
HAY FOR SALE
Excellent alphalpha, net
wrapped, round dry bales &
baleage. $40. 989-426-7725
2/26/16
TRACTOR
Tractor with 27 H.P. Kohler
46” two-stage snowblower,
mower and scraper blade.
989-339-4616.
$2375.00
3/4/16
FOR SALE
26 cu. ft. side by side refrigerator, black, third door.
$300. Small microwave
$30, small chest freezer $75.
231-250-5556. 2/12/16
PETS FOR SALE
FOR SALE
3 purebrede Males, Shih
Tzu, vet checked. For more
information call 231-2507156 3/4/16
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FOR RENT
1 bedroom, kitchenette,
fenced in yard, porch.
$360/month plus first &
last months rent. Small
pets ok. Call 989-5397475. 2/12/16
GREAT Apartment
SWEET Community
AMAZING Price
with FREE Heat!
Harrison
Woods Apts.
800 Richard Dr.,
Harrison
1, 2, 3 Bedroom Apts.
Tons of Storage Space
On Site Laundry
Free Heat, Water,
Trash Removal
Deck/Patio
Beautiful, Pleasant
Community
Easy Access to US 27
and US 10
Rent Based on Income
Equal Housing
Opportunity
Barrier Free Units
Available
TDD/TTY: 711
Equal opportunity
provider/employer
No Application Fee!!
APPLY TODAY!
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FLEA MARKETS
BINGO
FARWELL
FARWELL
BINGO
FLEA MARKET
AND THRIFT STORE
770 E. Main, Farwell
Tues. 6PM, Open 4PM
CC Senior Comm. Ctr.
(Behind Hardware)
Over 18 Welcome
Open Daily 10 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Proceeds: BLDG/Upkeep
989-588-3090
License A22094
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
Farwell Area: 3 bdrm., 2
bath, 2 lots, 28x40 garage,
5” well, nat. gas, $75,500.
John W. Laverty Real Estate, 64 W. Ludington Dr.,
Farwell, MI 48622. 989588-9702 or 989-429-0733.
2/12/16
OUTDOOR
Central Boiler certified
E-Classic
OUTDOOR
WOOD FURNACE. Get
the most heat with less
wood. Call Today! Beaverton Outdoor Wood Furnace 989-435-9240 2/19/16
HELP WANTED
REAL ESTATE
AGENT WANTED
Family owned Real Estate
office looking for self-motivated team member to join
our “family” Real Estate
License required. Contact
Andrea Harrison Realty
989-539-2261 2/12/16
HELP WANTED
Looking for maintenance
man to do rental house repairs. Must be able to do
some mechanic work and
drive a dump truck and operate small equipment, etc.
Please fax resume to 989588-2237. 2/26/16
SERVICES
HOUSE CLEANING
Honest, dependable, references. Weekly, monthly or onetime. Keenon’s Kleanin’ 989/429-8496 - TFN
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EXPERIENCED COOK
Lakeside Bar & Grill
seeks experienced cook.
Application by appointment. Call Jerry. 586-6153065. 2/12/16
HELP WANTED
ICTC/I-Ride is holding
open interviews for Vehicle
Technician and Inventory
Clerk February 16-18 from
9am-12pm or by appointment. Candidates must
have clean driving record,
ability to obtain a Commercial Driver License and
DOT physical card. Office
located at 2100 E. Transportation Dr., Mt. Pleasant
2/12/16
MANAGER NEEDED
On site resident manager
needed for 68 unit apartment complex in Big Rapids. Must be willing and
able to do grounds work
and general repairs and
have good communication
skills. Housing and full
time hourly. Send resume
to Stratford Group Ltd.
P.O. Box 517, Alpena, MI
49707 or fax to 989-3588874. 2/19/16
Deadline for
Classifieds is
Wed. at Noon
WEB GURU
WANTED
Computer Maintenance and
Network Tech
Do you like building and
maintaining websites?
Do you have a solid knowledge
of word press?
Do you have a knack for
solving computer problems
and networking issues?
If interested please contact us
at 989-386-4414.
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FAFSA help available for students
A semi-truck was damaged but the driver was not injured in an M-115 head-on collision on
Feb. 3rd. The Jeep Liberty was demolished and the Lake George couple had minor injuries.
Photos courtesy of the Clare County Sheriff’s Department
Lake George couple injured in head-on
By Pat Maurer
Correspondent
A Lake George couple
had only minor injuries
after their Jeep Liberty hit a
semi head on February 3rd.
According to a release
from the Clare county
Sheriff’s Department,
Lorne McCulloch, 75, was
driving a Jeep Liberty north
on M-115 near Silver Lake
Drive when he lost control
on icy roads. “The Jeep
hit a snowbank and spun
out of control,” the release
said, into the path of a Semi
truck and trailer that was
southbound on M-115. The
truck and Jeep hit head on.
Officers responded to the
scene at 10:01 p.m.
McCulloch and his wife
Rose, 65, were taken to
MidMichigan Medical Center – Clare Emergency by
Mobile Medical Response
Ambulance Service, where
they were both treated for
minor injuries.
The driver of the semi,
Charles Fiebing, 52, of Interlochen, was not injured.
The Sheriff’s Department was also assisted at
the scene by Surrey Township Fire Department Rescue and Lincoln Rescue.
The release said alcohol
and/or drugs were not a
factor in the accident.
College-bound students
and their families will find
completing the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) a breeze
with hundreds of helpful
volunteers at nearly 40 MI
College Goal sites statewide
in February.
“Many students and their
families find the FAFSA a
big challenge,” State Superintendent Brian Whiston
said. “The good news is
these MI College Goal
events provide student aid
experts who can guide families through the complex
applications and help get the
most benefits for students
wanting to go to college.”
The FAFSA is required
of all students seeking
financial aid, including
grants, loans, and many
scholarships. Last year,
more than 1,000 students
received free help at MI
College Goal events.
According to feedback
from students, many of
whom qualified for thousands of dollars in financial
aid, nine out of 10 reported
that it’s worthwhile to attend MI College Goal.
Thirty-eight sites are
available to date for the
2016 MI College Goal, and
more information about
event dates, times, and locations is available atwww.
micollegegoal.org. Traditionally, most
events occur afternoons on
the second Sunday in February. But this year site coordinators were given more
flexibility, so only a dozen
or so events are scheduled
for Feb. 14th; the rest are
spread out throughout the
month.
Locally, Mid Michigan Community College
will host events on Feb.
22nd from 5:30-7PM on
both of their campuses (Mt.
Pleasant and Harrison).
“The FAFSA is the most
important form to access aid
for college and vocational
training,” said EduGuide
president Bryan Taylor.
“But like any tax form, it
can sometimes be confusing. Our volunteers are
there to ensure families can
complete the form ahead of
the March 1 priority date,
ensuring they’ll be able to
maximize their funding.”
Students under 23 years
of age are encouraged
to attend with a parent
or guardian. Parents and
students should bring their
completed 2015 federal tax
return (1040) if possible, or
their W-2 and 1099 forms.
MI College Goal is a
team effort of the Michigan
Department of Education,
state Treasury, Michigan
Student Financial Aid Association, and the nonprofit
EduGuide.
Winter safety tips
By Alea Thayer,
Clare High School
BPA member
Winter can be a very
dangerous time of year.
That is why everyone
needs to be aware of the
great amount of precaution that should be taken;
whether it be while driving
or simply walking across
the street. Drivers need to
be extra attentive and take
it slow.
For those walking around
town, be aware that a driver
cannot slam on their brakes
in these weather conditions.
Wait for them to drive by if
they’re too close, and take
the crosswalks at your turn.
Always look both ways, and
make sure your actions will
not negatively affect those
around you.
Drivers, start slowing
down sooner before stop
lights and signs, check your
surroundings. Also, don’t let
your mood effect your decisions. Take a deep breath
and have patience. Simply
doing that may save yours
and somebody else’s life.
Be safe this winter.
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72 months/$314/$19,695
72 months/$318/$19,975
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60 months/$389/$20,800
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72 months/$364/$22,800
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72 months/$415/$25,998
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