Marion Press November 20, 2015

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Friday, November 20, 2015
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Marion Press!
63 deer strung up on Marion buck pole
MAILING LABEL
Organizers of the annual Marion Buckpole
had another rousing
start for the rifle hunting
season and nearly broke a
record.
Jessica Miller said this
year’s event was another
“huge success thanks to
all of our sponsors and
participants.”
There was a total of 63
bucks which is six shy of
the record to date of 69.
“We did break the
record of most bucks on
the first day with 47; the
previous record being
45,” Miller added.
First buck on the pole
was also the first youth
boy, Brant Bontekoe,
12, who brought in his 9
point at 7:35 a.m. opening
morning. Sherry Kauffmann with
a 6 point was the first
female. Kila Boonstra,
11, was the first youth girl
with her 10 point. This year’s winner
was Brian Brunink with
a 10 point scoring 159
By Rosemary Horvath
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The release went on
to say the investigation
“took several months to
complete because of the
number of documents
collected from private
vendors. These records,
in turn, were forensically
analyzed by accountants.
Once there was sufficient
evidence to charge, Special Prosecutor Ambrozaitis chose to confront
Ms. Flore through her
attorney before filing a
criminal complaint.”
Otherwise, a trial would
have been “a complicated
and costly case to take
before a jury,” she added.
“This resolution ensures
that she is held accountable for her actions and
restitution is paid.”
In an email reply, the
prosecutor said auditing
services were performed
by Dr. Thomas Weirich,
learned a long time ago
not to second guess.”
Early this year, when
both Donnelly and Flore
held their county positions, Donnelly had
challenged Flore to vacate
either her position as
Clerk/Register of Deeds
or as Administrator/Chief
Financial Officer.
Donnelly said at the
time the titles were a
conflict of interest based
on the Michigan Incompatible Public Offices Act
since the official could
set her own salary. The
Board of Commissioners
disputed a conflict based
on findings by the board’s
civil attorney.
Flore was also able to
set her own pension which
is 80 percent of her earned
salary.
Flore has since resigned
from all positions but was
hired as a consultant to the
county at an hourly rate
of $45. It is not clear whether
this position constitutes
public employment which
Ambrozaitis said Flore is
banned from holding during the probation period.
County Commissioners
in October hired Precia
Garland to work three
days a week as county
administrator. Garland
also is a part-time grant
writer and grant administrator for Munson Health
Care. She previously was
assistant city manager and
Downtown Development
Authority director for the
city of Cadillac.
The county board has
appointed former clerk
deputy Jessica Nielsen as
full-time clerk/register of
deeds.
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held several administrative positions simultaneously in Missaukee
County for decades has
been barred from public
employment while serving
We at The Clare County 12 months probation, said
Review and Marion Press
Michelle Ambrozaitus,
are beginning to prepare
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Carolyn Flore, a 32less fortunate, and we
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pleaded no contest to a
In the next few weeks
misdemeanor charge of
Carolyn Flore, former Missaukee Clerk/Register of Deeds
we are asking readers that
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find themselves or their
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to finances.
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On behalf of the planning committee, Miller
said, “I would like to
thank all who contributed.
Once again it could not
have been such a success
without the help from
everyone. Good luck
hunters in the rest of your
hunting.”
Missaukee official barred from public employment
Mike’s
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Kelly Bekken went home
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Ben Kitson won the 308
with scope. Chris Gierson won the
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Page 2 - The Marion Press - November 20 , 2015
Baptist Church hosts
Thanksgiving Dinner
By Randy Johnston
Brody Vaden
Justin Baugher
Vaden, Baugher
charged in Farwell
armed robbery
By Pat Maurer
Correspondent
while brandishing a firearm.
The victim was able
to take a picture of the
suspect’s license plate and
called police.
Police located the two
men shortly after that
at Jared’s Express Mart
where they were arrested.
Both men were arraigned November 13 by
Magistrate Karen Willing: Vaden on the charge
of Robbery, Armed; and
Baugher on the charges
of Robbery Armed and
with Carrying a Concealed
Weapon.
Vaden’s bond was set at
$100,000/ ten percent and
Baugher’s bond was set at
$150,000/ ten percent.
Both men remain
lodged in the Clare County
Jail.
Two Farwell men have
been arraigned in 80th
District Court on charges
of armed robbery.
The charges relate to
a November 10 incident
when Brody Vaden, 19,
and Justin Baugher, 18,
both of Farwell allegedly
robbed another 18-year-old
Farwell man in a narcotics
deal gone bad.
According to an earlier
release from the Clare
County Sheriff’s Department, Vaden and Baugher
were paid a large sum of
money to purchase narcotics for the victim. When
the deal fell through, the
two suspects reportedly
took a large amount of
money from the victim
70th Avenue now open
If you are spending
Thanksgiving alone or
want to skip the fuss
and muss of hours in
the kitchen, get a group
together and enjoy the
good food and fellowship
offered by Marion Baptist
Church. On the day Americans set aside for giving
thanks, Marion Baptist
Church will serve a
free Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov.
26 from noon to 3 p.m.
For the church, the
sixth annual free meal is
an opportunity to give
back to the community.
Everyone in Marion
and surrounding towns
and villages is welcome—
singles, couples, families
and groups of friends and
neighbors.
The traditional meal
will include turkey, ham,
mashed potatoes, sweet
potatoes and all the trimmings followed by pumpkin pie and an assortment
of tempting desserts. “We welcome all
area residents to come
and share a delicious,
homemade, family-style
Thanksgiving dinner,”
said church member
Peggy Hoard. “Folks
who’ve joined us in past
years love the food and
really like the chance to
visit with old friends and
make new ones.”
There is no charge for
the meal; advance reservations are appreciated
but not required.
If you are a shut-in, call
the church in advance and
request to have a meal
delivered to your home.
If you’d like to come on
Thanksgiving day but
don’t have transportation,
call the church and a ride
will be arranged.
Marion Baptist Church
is at 19909 40th Ave.,
Marion. For advance
reservations, to arrange
meal delivery or transportation, contact Pastor
Dennis Williams at (231)
388-0019. The Cadillac Police
Department says it needs
help finding a suspect
involved in an attempted
armed robbery at a local
gas station.
Police said the attempt
happened at Peterson’s
West Side Shell Station
on M-115 at M-55. They
said it happened just
before 9 p.m.
Police said they are
looking for a white man,
approximately 5’8”5’10” in height with a
medium build. They said
he was wearing dark
navy hooded sweatshirt
with a zipper, a light gray
vest over the sweatshirt,
dark pants and dark
gloves.
The cashier at the
gas station reported that
the person demanded
cigarettes and money
while carrying a knife.
Police said the cashier
did not give the suspect
anything and yelled for
help. That’s when the
suspect left, police said.
They said he was last
seen walking out of the
parking lot along M-55.
If you have any information that could help
with the investigation,
please call the Cadillac
Police Department at
(231) 775-3491.
Police looking for suspect Brunink’s buck biggest
The biggest buck at the Marion Buck Pole went to Brian
Brunink scoring 159 6/8 winning him a head mount
courtesy of Wildlife Legends taxidermy.
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and is posted as a narrow bridge. A 25-mile per hour advisory speed posting was to be added Thursday monring
when a sign crew returns to take down the remaining
detour signs, Houlton said.
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The Marion Press - November 20, 2015 - Page 3
Second Front Page
Marions “white tail wizard” talks about hunting
By Rosemary Horvath
Correspondent
Claude Pollington,
known as C.P. who put
Marion, Michigan in the
bullseye of hunters, reminisced the other day about
his bow hunting prowess, wishing he could do it
all again. The 84 year-old has
hunted so often over
60-plus years he once
chronicled his exploits
and shared his knowledge
in a first-person textbook
of sorts that meticulously
breaks down the movement of hunter, whitetail
deer and bow, particularly
the ones he designed.
The 223-page volume
entitled “The Life of The
Legendary Whitetail Wizard” was self-published in
2007 with assistance from
the late David Richey, who
had been a prolific outdoor
writer and photographer
and who helped catapult
C.P. to fame through numerous magazine articles.
The book is still available
for sale.
Richey had coined
the tag “whitetail wizard” to describe C.P.’s
legendary skill at deer
hunting. Richey was an
outdoor writer for The Detroit News from 1981 until
his retirement in 2003,
and had penned more than
7,000 outdoor magazine
and news articles and 22
books during his career.
Penny Miller, a Pollington daughter, says Richey
had introduced her dad to
Ted Nugent, famed rock
musician but, more importantly, avid hunter. Claude Pollington, also known as C.P., points to an array of C.P. Oneida Bows hanging
in the Buckhole Archery Shop he designed over the years. The line which has been a
Marion Township mainstay for nearly 10 years has been sold to a Missouri entrepreneur.
Nugent introduced C.P.
to his first Oneida Bow in
1983. He liked it so much
he became an Oneida
dealer and when the New
York-based manufacturer
hit on troubled times, he
bought the company 15
years ago and moved
production to Marion
Township, next door to
Pollington Machine Tool
Inc., another testimonial to
C.P.›s ingenuity.
C.P. perfected Oneida
bows and distinguished
his mark with his initials
added to the model names.
A year ago, Pollington sold the rights to the
Ruthann and Claude Pollington pose momentarily before
scooting off for another busy day.
archery product line to
John Paul Morris, son of
the founder of Bass Pro
Shops. At some point, the
family expects production
and everything will move
to Springfield, Missouri,
where Morris is based.
Morris is known for
bowfishing and puts on a
championship competition every year. Penny
said the sport has taken
off in southern states and
is growing in popularity
elsewhere.
Several Internet websites attest the C.P. Oneida
Osprey Bow as the top
selling bow for bowfishing.
Penny and husband
Chuck Miller had vacationed in the Upper Peninsula where they watched
osprey swoop down to nab
fish in the water. When it
came time to name C.P.›s
new bow design, Penny
suggested the name osprey
because a fisherman also
would aim at his prey.
Marion became a
destination for sportsmen
for several reasons due to
the Pollington touch. C.P.
had opened an 1000-acre
Buck Pole Archery & Deer
Ranch in the early 1980s
of which around 900 acres
is enclosed. The area
during its peak popularity
contained deer and elk for
weekend warriors willing
to pay for an adventure.
“Dad was always a
hunter,” Penny said, one of
seven children. Her mother
Patricia died in 1979 and
C.P. married Ruthann after
both had lost their spouses
to cancer.
Ruthann Pollington is
a quiltmaker and teaches
quilting at the Marion
Historical Musuem.
“My dad was always
busy; always doing
something,” Penny added.
“I never saw him lie on
a couch -- not once. He
bought an excavator this
year and is building ponds.
He’d always tell us kids do
something creative!”
When the young Pollington family lived in
Farwell, C.P. worked
at Holley Carburetor in
Clare as a machinist and
foreman. He grew up with
nine siblings on a farm in
Falmouth. He and seven
of his brothers worked as
tool and die makers, Penny
said.
Bernie, Les and Lyle
still have machine shops in
the area. C.P.’s precision
tool and die shop started
out manufacturing precision tools in small volume.
Now as the second and
third generations man the
ship, the company is about
to get into volume production using robotics.
Gearing up to celebrate
its 50th anniversary in
2016, the family-owned
Pollington Machine Tool
company has embarked on
a huge expansion (story in
the Marion Press Nov.6)
under the direction of
Claude’s grandson, Ross
Richards, who grew up
hunting with his grandfather.
C.P. said he had been
blessed with “good eyes.”
HIs formal education was
limited at a young age and
as a consequence he said
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and Shelley Miller, daughter and office administrator at Oneida Eagle Bows that soon
will move to Missouri by its new owner. Not pictured is Penny’s son, Jeff Miller, in quality
control at Pollington Machine. Ross’s brother, Shawn Richards, of Holton’s True Concrete
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220 Elm 3BR 1 BA located in the
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in 2007. $89,900
NHN Arnold Lk Rd 46 +/- acres on
a paved road with a nice mixture of
hardwoods and pines across the
street from State Land. $89,900
For Photos Text: T101202 To: 85377
2894 Hayes 962 sf, 2 BD, full bath
cabin has large eat-in kitchen, deck
overlooking 40ft on Townline Lake,
2 car det gar $89,900
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Musings
Michael Wilcox, Publisher/Editor
Continued from Page 1
St., Clare Mi. 48617
or The Marion Press,
P.O. Box D, Marion Mi.
49665. Better yet you can
send the letter by email to
info@clarecountyreview.
com or yourmarionpress@
gmail.com. Deadline for
us to receive letters is
December 4.
We in turn take the best
letters to area businesses,
who will provide money
and donations to see that
your Christmas Wish is
fulfilled. We and area
businesses have literally
helped hundreds of
families in other areas
over the year’s Wilcox
Newspapers has operated
this program. Last year
alone we gathered over
$10,000 in cash and gifts
to help nearly 70 families.
Interestingly enough
we had a couple donors
provide $1000 in cash
to help disadvantaged
families. In one instance
I was vacuuming our
office when I came upon
an envelope lying on
the floor. I opened the
envelope and lo and
behold, inside were 10
$100 bills. An anonymous
person had simply opened
the office door and tossed
the money inside without
anyone noticing.
Another person sent a
check for $1000. Others
sent $500. For a closet
Scrooge, like myself,
I couldn’t believe the
generosity of some of the
businesspeople and more
well-to-do residents in the
area. The old adage “we
take care of our own,”
certainly applies in this
area. I have a premonition
the same will happen here
in Chambers County.
Letters we have
received in previous
years have motivated
us to find an apartment
for a homeless couple,
purchase a gravestone for a
distraught widow, provide
a vehicle and gas money
Postcard from
the Pines
By Julie Traynor
Extra Pockets
for a family to travel 200
miles to meet relatives
for Christmas dinner; as
well as provide countless
articles of clothing, toys
by the truckload, and
groceries for dozens of
families in the area.
Thus if you legitimately
need help, and I stress
LEGITIMATELY, write
us a letter. Who knows our
selection committee might
pick your letter, and we
could be at your doorstep
with a carful of gifts and
a nice envelope of cash.
All you have to do is write
or email to the addresses
above.
Reflections
By Roger Campbell Ministries
Thanksgiving: The Antidote for Anger
We’ve become an angry
people.
Reasons for our anger
range from the fear of
another terrorist attack,
becoming the victim of a
violent crime or to what
some see as the maddening loss of the American
dream.
Anger is a dangerous
emotion that affects every
area of life; some being
more serious than others.
It is one thing to be angry
enough to turn politicians
out of office and another
to vent our anger at home,
verbally and physically harming those we’re
responsible to love and
protect.
But how can one get rid
of anger?
Try thanksgiving.
It is impossible to
be angry and thankful
simultaneously. And we
have many reasons to be
thankful.
In his great Psalm of
thanksgiving, Psalm 103,
King David stressed the
importance of thanksgiving, writing “Bless the
Lord, O my soul, and
forget not all His benefits.”
He seems to be scolding himself for being so
ungrateful when God has
given him so many blessings. Can you identify
with him?
Never have so many
had so much and appreciated it so little.
First century heroes
of the faith could praise
God even in prison. They
could glory even in their
infirmities while we even
growl in our affluence.
Their secret was to be
thankful in the most difficult of circumstances,
being convinced that
God’s love for them was
unchanging even when
things were tough.
The Pilgrims endured
many privations and heartbreaks. Half of their number died during the first
winter in their new land.
By today’s standards, they
had good reasons to be
angry, resentful, quarrel
among themselves, rebel at
their leaders and give up.
Instead, they chose to be
thankful. This not only enabled them to survive but
thrive and their attitude of
gratitude gave birth to the
first Thanksgiving.
In his first Thanksgiving
Proclamation, President
George Washington said
it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the
providence of Almighty
God, to obey His will, to
be grateful for his benefits,
and to humbly implore His
protection and favors.
He also chose a day in
November, in his words,
“to be devoted by the
people of the nation to the
service of that great and
glorious Being, who is
the Beneficent Author of
all the good that was, that
is, or that will be; that we
may then unite in rendering unto Him our sincere
and humble thanks for His
kind care and protection of
the people of this country,
and for all the great and
various favors which He
has been pleased to confer
upon us.”
Neither the Pilgrims nor
the President lived to see
the blessings we have too
long taken for granted.
It’s time to put away our
angry complaining and be
thankful.
Roger Campbell was an
author, a broadcaster and
columnist who was a pastor for 22 years. Contact
us at [email protected]
Adopt-A-Pets
Today (Friday) is the
324th day of 2015. We
are less that a week away
from Thanksgiving. Give
or take a few meals, this is
the 394th Thanksgiving to
be celebrated since the arrival of the Pilgrims. And
even before their landing,
people living on this continent have been thankful
for health and bounty for
many centuries. Giving
thanks is a long American
tradition. Like many, and
especially just now, we are
looking forward to being
thankful in the company of
our family.
The blueprints for our
annual Thanksgiving dinner are deeply imprinted
on our memory banks; an
indelible menu, seldom
changing from what we
think is perfection. No
need for lists or hunting down special items,
although the uncut loaves
of stuffing bread we grew
up with and prefer are becoming harder to find with
each passing year. Turkey,
stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravies are the
necessities and everything
else we put on the table is
just so much added fluff.
The annual turkey meal
is greatly anticipated and
much appreciated. Yet, as traditional as
our meal and its preparation may be, we have
dispensed with what was
once an essential piece of
everyday in all kitchens.
Unlike our grandmothers,
aunts and mothers, and for
good or bad, we do not
wear aprons. It is not that
I do not own an apron.
I do. I have a number of
them in fact. I just seldom
use them. It has to be a
pretty messy task for me
to seek an apron. Unlike
my mother, an apron is not
part of my daily dress or
one of my regular kitchen
utensils. Mom wore an apron
everyday while performing most of her household
chores. It protected her
clothing from housecleaning tasks and cooking
splatter. And most handily, her aprons provided
pockets, which the clothing it protected might not.
Mom’s aprons always
had pockets. Where better
to keep the ever-handy
tissues and piece of paper
towel? Where else would
she put clothespins or the
stray crayons, puzzle pieces or buttons she found?
She gathered the bottom
corners to carry vegetables
from the garden and apples
from the tree. I’ve seen her
use an apron to cover her
head when caught out in a
sudden shower, and drape
one around her shoulders
when she was chilly.
Mom’s aprons were
more than just something
tied on for extra pockets
or to keep what she was
doing from her clothing.
She had favorites in color
and style and, like many
a mom, made most of her
aprons. She wasn’t much
for the pinafore type, not
caring to look like Betty
Crocker or Lucy Ricardo.
Nor did she wear the cover-all style apron favored
by my grandmothers. Give
her an apron with a full
skirt, a pocket or two and a
long sash to tie in the back.
She liked bold, splashy
prints, stripes and plaids.
No calicoes or dainty flowered prints for her. Pieces
of favorite skirts or dresses
often became aprons when
they no longer served in
their original form.
My mother’s apron
drawer was like a patchwork quilt. It held sentimental recycled favorites
for daily wear, storebought brand new and
rarely worn special aprons
alike. They were all beautifully starched and ironed
and ready for service.
Mom wore an apron tied
over her bathrobe, shorts,
slacks, everyday dresses
or her very best. An apron
was part of her housewifemom uniform. You did
not often see my mother
without her glasses or her
apron. Both were a part of
her and who she was.
Aprons were an extension of the women who
wore them. For years
aprons have been used for
things well beyond their
intended use. The hems of
aprons have wiped away
tears and dirt from little
faces, stanched the flow of
blood from scraped knees
and nicks from dull knives.
They have hidden grief
and despair; been waved
to catch attention and in
celebration. Their regular
use may have fallen by
the way in my kitchen,
but the memories of the
women who wore them
while cooking for Thanksgiving and Christmas and
everyday are as bright as
the aprons they wore.
Happy Thanksgiving
from the Pines. And by
the way, there are 35 days
until Christmas.
Cooking & Recipes
Carol Cope
What’s Cooking?
NEW ORLEANS
STYLE SHRIMP
DIXIE
BROOKLYN
AMERITTO
OH yea! This is my
kinda of cat! INTRODUCING DIXIE who is just
back from being spayed,
has had her vetting done,
vaccination, FIV, and fel
leuk negative - the works!
She is SUPER pretty,
lovely long fur, very nice,
and only $5.00!! Ohhh
If only I had more room
- she’d be coming home
with me for sure!!! Can
you tell she’s one of my
current favorites! Cats are
like potato chips and you
can’t have just one!!!
BROOKLYN took such
a wonderful and charismatic photo with our
FABULOUS photographer
Jayne Richmond! This
sweet English pointer is
about 1-2 years old, has
lots of energy, and would
be best suited for the active household where she
will be promised room
to run and play! Already
house-trained all she needs
now is YOUR help finding
a loving new home!
HI remember me? This
is our young AMERITTO
now about 9 months old,
who’s recent adopters sadly had to return her to our
care after they had some
damage done to their home
by a storm - and found
they needed to locate a
new place to live. AMERITTO is house trained and
very sweet here at our
shelter, who loves everyone she meets!
To adopt one of
these sweet pets
or check out other
pets visit the
Osceola
County
Animal
Control
502 S. Savidge
St, Reed City,
Michigan
(231) 832-5790
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& Steve Landon
& Michelle Turner
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1/2 cup fresh parsley
leaves
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup whole grain
mustard
1/4 cup prepared
horseradish
2 scallions, chopped
fine
1 celery rib,
chopped fine
2 Tbsp. ketchup
2 tsp. paprika
1 garlic clove,
minced
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. tabasco
sauce
3 pounds cooked
and peeled large shrimp
1 head iceberg lettuce, cored and sliced 1/4
inch thick
1. Process parsley,
oil, vinegar, mustard,
horseradish, scallions,
celery, ketchup, paprika,
garlic, salt, pepper, and
Tabasco in food processor
until mostly smooth, about
30 seconds; transfer to
large bowl. Stir in shrimp,
cover and refrigerate for
at least 8 hours or up to
a day.
2. Spread lettuce unto large platter or
individual plates. Using
slotted spoon, remove
shrimp from marinade and
lay over lettuce. Spoon
additional marinade over
shrimp and lettuce to taste
and serve.
**Note; You can use
smaller shrimp to make
it easier to eat. If you
feel that it is more oily
than you would like, cut
back on oil and increase
mustard, horseradish and
Tabasco. This is a real
good and easy recipe to
make, very enjoyable.
SCALLOPS WITH
THYME
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 pound sea scallops,
rinsed and patted dry
3 Tbsp. butter
2 cloves garlic,
minced
2 scallions (white
part only) chopped
1 Tbsp. fresh thyme
or 1 1/2 tsp. crumbled dried thyme
juice of 1/2 lemon
1. Combine the salt
and cayenne in a small
bowl. Sprinkle the
mixture over the scallops. Heat the butter in a heavy
skillet or a wok over medium-high heat until it is
bubbling and beginning to
brown. Add the garlic and
scallions and cook, stirring
for 30 seconds. Add the
scallops and thyme to the
skillet and cook, turning
the scallops, about 4 minutes, until they are lightly
browned. Drizzle with the
lemon juice and serve immediately.
This will serve 2 generous servings. **Very tasty
and very good!!
S’MORES - INDOORS
Pam vegetable cooking
spray
2/3 cup light corn
syrup
2 Tbsp. margarine or
butter
1 package (11 1/2
ounces) Nestle milk
chocolate morsels
1 tsp. vanilla
1 package (10
ounces) Golden Grahams
cereal (about 8 cups)
3 cups miniature
marshmallows
Spray rectangular pan
(13x9x2)inches with Pam
vegetable cooking spray. Heat corn syrup, margarine
and chocolate morsels to
boiling in 3-quart saucepan, stirring constantly;
remove from heat. Stir in
vanilla. Pour over cereal
in large mixing bowl; toss
quickly until completely
coated with chocolate. Fold in marshmallows,
1 cup at a time. Press
mixture evenly in pan
with a piece of waxed
paper. Let stand until firm,
at least 1 hour. Cut into
about 1 1/2 inch squares. Makes 48 squares. Super!
Super Good!!
Until next week, God Bless, Carol Jean
Community Events
Upcoming events should be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance. Email to [email protected]
CADILLAC
FOOTLITERS
AUDITIONS
The Cadillac Footliters
will hold auditions for The
Nerd, directed by Richard
Kraemer and assisted by
Erin Roby, on Sunday, November 22nd, at 3:00 pm
and Monday, November
23rd, at 7:00 pm at Cooley
School Annex, 600 Granite Street in Cadillac. If you
would like a script before
auditions please call Richard Kraemer at 231-7794086.
Performance dates for
The Nerd are January 15,
16, 22, 23. Time will be allowed for holidays during
rehearsals.
The Nerd is produced
through special arrangements with Dramatists
Play Service, was written by Larry Shue, and is
underwritten by Edward
Jones. There are roles
for four men ages 20 – 60,
two women ages 20 – 45,
and one boy able play an
8 year old.
The
story
revolves
around a young architect visited by a man who
saved his life in Vietnam,
but the visitor turns out
to be an incredibly inept,
hopelessly stupid “nerd”
who outstays his welcome
with a vengeance.
For more information
visit the Cadillac Footliters
web page at http://cadillacfootliters.com/
UTILITY ASSISTANCE
Mid Michigan Community Action is offering utility assistance to ease the
burden of lingering utility
bills and supply deliverable home heating fuel in
preparation for next winter.
Residents of Bay, Clare,
Gladwin, Mecosta, Midland and Osceola Counties are encouraged to
apply now. Assistance
will save them money and
provide the peace of mind
that comes with a healthy
supply of heating fuel. Individuals and families can receive relief two
ways. Funds are available to those faced with
shutoffs. Propane, fuel
oil, kerosene, wood, heating fuel pellets and other
deliverable fuels are also
available.
Since October 2014,
MMCA has provided more
than $2 million dollars in
heat and energy-related
support to local community members. “Although we’ve provided more than 3,000
services, we know there
are still people in the
mid-Michigan communities that need support,”
said Jill Sutton, executive
director of Mid Michigan
Community Action. “We
encourage anyone who
facing burdensome current or future heat related
costs to reach out and
allow us to assist them.”
Funding availability is
limited. For more information or eligibility determination, contact a local Mid
Michigan Community Action office. DANCING AT THE
EAGLES
The Snow birds are coming home. The Back in
Time Band will be playing
at the Eagles in Marion
the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
every month from 6pm
– 9pm. All are welcome.
Come dance with us and
have a good time.
Kathrynn Nowland
Zane Philo
Damein Schwab
Katelynn Shiel
Marshall Smith
**Jonathan Stahl
Brittney Sutten
Tashawa Switalski
**Nicolette Maddox
**Riley Moggo
Marlaina Nehmer
Kaiya O’Mara
Chloe Philo
Natalie Pollington
Payton Raymond
Anthony Russ
**Chase Seeley
**Natalie Stahl
Hailie Switalski
Sabrina Uber
**Andrea Weaver
Liam Wertenberger
Morgan Wetherford
Connor White
McCoy Williams
HEALING PRIVATE
WOUNDS
Healing Private Wounds
offers sexual abuse recovery groups, counseling
services, mentors and information to all victims of
sexual abuse and those
wanting to help victims
heal. We have ongoing recovery groups and
services available at our
Center at 856 N Mitchell
St,in Cadillac. All groups
and services are confidential and free. Sexual abuse
is never the fault of the victim. Call 231-846-4495 for
more information or to register for a man’s, woman’s
or teen group.
ANNUAL CRAFT
BAZAAR/BAKE SALE
Living Hope Lutheran
Church is having their annual Craft Bazaar/Bake Sale
and Luncheon on Saturday,
November 21, 2015 from
9:00 am to 3:00 pm. All the
tables will be filled with arts
and crafts from numerous
crafters from the area. Lots
of glassware, dolls, needlework, quilted items, Christmas items, lots of baked
goods, too many items to
name them all.
Come do your Christmas
shopping with us. Luncheon
will be different kinds of
soups and sandwiches. We
are selling raffle tickets for
2 drawings on a handmade
quilt and afghan. Drawing
will be Sunday, November
22, 2015 at church. You don’t
have to be there to win but
we would love to have you.
Living Hope Lutheran Church
is located at 2855 W. Cadillac
Drive, Farwell, near the overpass of US 10 and M-115.
For more information contact
Marian 1-989-544-2883 or
the church 1-989-588-4799.
PD 11/20
ADOPTABLE PETS
Give a homeless pet a reason to be Thankful this season and give Rover or Fluffy
a new home! Adoptable pets
from the Clare County Animal Shelter will be available
at Family Farm and Home in
Clare on Saturday, November 21 from 11 am to 3 pm.
Cheerful and helpful volunteers will help find the right
pet for your situation and
walk you through the quick
and easy adoption procedure; you will be taking your
new best buddy home the
same day! (989) 539-3221.
Marion Junior High, High School honor roll
Marion Jr./
Sr. High School
Honor Roll
Marking Period 1
Students with ** have
earned all As
Brandon Neuman
Hunter Pollington
Brittney Ryan
**Kylie Sikkema
Camren Turner
Sarina Willis
12th grade
**Kelly Booms
Samantha England
**Carmen Gage
Erin Hatfield
Aleynie Lemmon
Jason Lowes
**Jewelie Moore
Rylee Philo
**Amanda Rodenish
**Andrew Seeley
Brendan Sian
Chelsea Snover
Lillian Swiler
Erica Swinehart
**Ryota Yamaguchi
11th grade
Halie Coffel
Jessica Dean
**Jared Deighton
Alexis England
Cote Eychner
Anna Ferman
Taylor Hopkins
**Isaiah Keeler
Aitana Massey
Garret Melvin
10th grade
**Erick Carey
Whitney Colberg
**Brette Eychner
Nathan Fisk
Brooke Gillespie
Kristina Gossett
Lena Hall
Hannah Hopkins
Katie McClung
Jacob Nichols
Kaitlyn Richards
Cody Romatz
Caitlyn Schepers
Christopher Wengert
Carley Williams
9th grade
Charles Ankney
**Trinity Bloss
Katlin Booms
Lauren Brocht
Hayle Gremel-Miller
William Jenema
Bailey Jensen
Samantha Miller
Evia Neuman
Tyler Neuman
Obituary
Alicejoy E. (Baker) Mentel
Alicejoy E. (Baker)
Mentel, age 84, passed
away, Monday, November 16, 2015 at Munson
Healthcare of Cadillac.
She was born June 5, 1931
in Toledo, Ohio to Milton
and Dorothy (Dunham)
Baker. Alice married Robert Mentel in July of 1949
and he preceded her in
death in March of 2002.
Alice graduated salutatorian of her class from
Bedford High School in
1949. She owned and operated several businesses;
Alice’s Cake Decorating Supplies in Cadillac,
Avondale Stove the Ritz
Motel in Cheboygan and a
grocery store in Minnesota. She also sold real estate
for United Farm Agency in
Lake City and worked for
Jobs for Senior Citizens in
Cheboygan. Alice retired
and moved to Marion. Alice was very proud of the
fact that she had a great
great grandchild.
Alice is survived by her
children; Debbie and her
children and grandchildren, Nicholas Mentel of
Naples, Florida and Tom
(Karen) Mentel of McBain
and their 9 children, 18
grandchildren and 1 great
grandchild. She also
leaves behind her brother
Harold Baker of Adrian
and her sister Sandra
(Tom) Hoak of Alaska.
Alice was preceded
in death by her husband
Robert, her son Timothy
Mentel and her sister inlaw Lois.
Burial will take place
in the Caldwell Township
Cemetery in Missaukee
County. Arrangements are
being handled by Burkholder Family Funeral
Home LLC in McBain.
Thoughts and prayers for
the family may be left at
www.burkholderfamilyfuneralhome.com
8th grade
Alexis Bell
Isabell Bontekoe
Owen Bontekoe
**Jasmine Book
Elaina Chavira
**Teagan Cox
Mason Davis
**Alivia England
**Riley Kischnick
Rebecca Mills
Kaylie O’Mara
**Rylie Richards
Gaven Romatz
Chase Ryan
**Alexis Salisbury
Brandon Stewart
Christian Stewart
**Alex Sutten
Darian Troost
7th grade
James Alberts
Joshua Beaker
**William Bennett
Dakota Boring
Kameron Carey
John Chambers
Sean Coffel
**Haylee Collige
**Sara England
Gwenyth Hall
Colton Hammar
Destiny Klatt
Delaney Kruse
Keegan Lane
6th grade
Ty Baker
Keegan Baldwin
Amari Block
Brant Bontekoe
Mack Bontekoe
Brenda Chavira
Grace Clark
Alexis Edwards
Emily England
Emilia Fisher
Heaven Fredell
Abraham Grill
Devynn Hall
Stella Henderson
Thomas Jenema
Emily Krchmar
Makenzie Ramacker
Joshua Reed
Logan Romatz
Hunter Russ
Bobbidale Sharp
Cameron Sian
Ethan Smith
Gavin Smith
Darrah Troost
Eric Williams
Faith Bible
Church
9.5 Miles South of Marion
on M-66/30th Ave.
Ph. 231-734-3331
www.faithbiblemi.org
Pastor Tim Ford
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Adult Study & Youth Group
Sunday 6:00 p.m.
Bible Study and Prayer
Wednesday 6:45 p.m.
Chapel Hill
Pastor Steve Boven
Mark R. Holdship: Owner/Director
Managers/Directors: Adam Hilt and Chelsea Sietsema
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Services: Wed. 7 pm
Sunday 10 am
Everyone Welcome
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5. Skin layer
10. Cunning
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15. Egg-shaped
16. Largest continent
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19. Ceremonial splendor
20. Mineral rock
21. Deservedly receives
22. Panderers
23. Enigma
25. Dish
27. A late time of life
28. Together again
31. Evanesces
34. Mobile phones
35. Beam
36. 1 1 1 1
37. Carapace
38. Plunge
39. Caviar
40. Discharges
41. Cuts into cubes
42. Aliens from the Red
Planet
44. Hairpiece
45. Brandish
46. A style of roof
50. Stairs
52. Overact
54. Prefix meaning “Modern”
55. He writes in verse
56. Ingenuity
58. Style of hairdo
59. Change
60. Away from the wind
61. Being
62. Tired
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2. Vestibule
3. Units of land
4. Japanese apricot
5. Old person
6. Each and all
7. A soft sheepskin leather
8. Spells incorrectly
9. Citrus drink
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deer
11. Three-dimensional
12. Not stiff
13. Blabs18. Rinds
22. Shallow metal containers
24. T T T T
26. Quiet time
28. Stinks
29. Overhang
30. Colors
31. A mold for setting
concrete
32. Dwarf buffalo
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McBain’s post-season
run ended at the hands of
a team that looked like
a squad destined for the
state finals. Traverse City
St. Francis swept away
McBain in the two’s class
‘C” volleyball regional at
Manton on Thursday, 2515, 25-17 and 25-10.
“TCSF was a very
tough team,” McBain head
coach Dawn VerBerkmoes
said. “They have really
good servers and are a
very good blocking team,
which made it hard for
us to get any kind of offense going. We not only
struggled with our pass,
but also on the hitting. My
girls played great defense,
but that didn’t get us
any points. We will have
another shot at them next
year, I presume.”
Rylee Eisenga led
McBain with eight kills
and eight digs, Michaela
Koopman had two kills,
four digs and a block,
Kate Bode had two kills,
one block, one ace and 11
digs, Sammy VanHouten
had one kill, one block and
nine digs Allyssa Johnson
had two kills, Ally Richardson added 14 assists
and two digs and Maggie
Eisenga had 10 digs.
The Lady Gladiators
had swept Tawas Area in
the semi-finals two days
prior, and also swept its’
quarterfinal opponent
Calumet on Tuesday.
TCSF plays in the final
four in Battle Creek this
weekend.
On Tuesday, Nov. 10
McBain had a relatively
easy time with its’ regional
semi-final game against
Roscommon, winning in
straight sets 25-22, 25-22
and 25-19.
“We went into the
Roscommon game with
a lot of confidence, even
though we had lost to them
earlier in the season,” VerBerkmoes said. “I knew
that if we shut down their
best middle hitter, that
we would have a chance
to beat them. The girls
understood the game plan
and did a nice job executing it.”
VanHouten led the
Ramblers with 14 kills, 17
digs and one block, Bode
had six kills and six digs,
Rylie Eisenga added five
kills, three blocks and 16
digs, Johnson had five kill
sand two digs, Maggie
Eisenga had 11 digs and
was 14-of-14 with one ace,
Richardson had 17 assists,
six digs, one kill and one
ace and Brooke Richards
had 14 assists and two
digs.
McBain finishes the season 37-17-4, took second
place in the Highland Conference and was district
champion, after avenging
a couple of regular season
loses to Lake City in the
district title game.
“This was a great season for us,” VerBerkmoes
said. “The seniors will be
missed. Our loss to St.
Francis was unfortunate,
but my girls have nothing
to hang their heads about.
We should have a solid
team next year and plan
to give our post-season
another good run. We will
continue to schedule good
competition to get ourselves ready.”
Right: McBain’s Alyssa Johnson spikes the
ball for a point.
Below: McBain setter Ally Richardson passes
the ball during last week’s regional action. Photos by Ben Murphy
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Sports
Ishpeming topples McBain in regional title game
by Ben Murphy
Sports Writer
fense with six tackles and
Eling brought down five.
McBain finishes the
season 8-4 and shared the
Highland Conference title
with Beal City.
“I think our team accomplished a bit more than
what people thought we
would at the beginning of
the year,” Maloney said.
“It makes a good season
feel a bit better but we
The best McBain football season in several years
came to an abrupt end
Saturday afternoon, as the
Ramblers played to a 40-2
loss to host Ishpeming, in
a division seven regional
championship game.
“We did not play well,
but they had something
to do with that,” McBain
head coach Pat Maloney
said. “We didn’t execute
some plays we normally
do, so it was disappointing
especially in the red zone.
We had the ball twice
inside the 20 and didn’t
score.”
Logan Eling opened the
game with a solid 25 yard
kick-return, but McBain
would fumble the ball
away on its first play from
scrimmage, giving the
Hematites the ball on the
Rambler 32-yard line.
Ishpeming ran four
plays and got a one yard
plunge by quarterback
quarterback Ozzy Korp.
The Hematites also converted the two-point conversion to give themselves
an 8-0 lead and it wouldn’t
be the last McBain would
see of the senior quarterback Korp.
“Korp was a big, strong
kid that could run, throw
and block, he did it all
well,” Maloney said.
On the Ramblers next
drive a big pass play from
Jimmy Schneider to Eling
gave them some life, but
the drive stalled out at the
Ishpeming 35-yard line.
The Hematites picked
up two quick touchdowns
after that, getting a 35-yard
touchdown pass from Korp
and a 16-yard touchdown
run by an Ishpeming running back.
The Ramblers trailed
22-0 late in the half, but
did get a break as they
forced an errant Hematite
punt that gave them the
ball on the Ishpeming 33yard line with 2:17 to play.
On third-and-15 the
Ramblers pulled into their
bag of tricks, in having
Schneider line up as a
wide receiver. Eling, who
lined up as quarterback
on the play, took the snap
and quickly slung it out
to Schneider. Schneider
then fired a perfect pass
back to Eling, who at this
point was in the middle of
did not accomplish some
of our program goals and
looking back, those will be
areas we plan to work on
in the off-season. Expectations may have been a little lower than what should
be the bar. That bar has
been set in 2015 so 2016
has work to do in order to
exceed the previous year’s
accomplishments.”
Photos by Ben Murphy
Tylor Clark puts his head down and battles for extra yardage.
a wheel route. Eling found
his way to the 13-yard
line before being brought
down.
That spark was
short lived however, as
Schneider over-threw his
receiver in the endzone
on the next play. The ball
went off the finger-tips of
his wide-out and into the
hands of Ishpeming cornerback Daren Giuchin.
Giuchin then returned that
interception down the left
sideline 105 yards for an
Ishpeming touchdown,
and a an insurmountable
28-0 halftime lead.
“Scoring before half
would have given us the
boost we needed,” Maloney said. “22-6 is a much
more doable comeback
than 28-0. We played well
enough on defense in the
third quarter, but our offense just did not produce
what it needed.”
Korp added a 28-yard
touchdown run in the third
quarter that made it 34-0
and the Ramblers scored
their only points of the
game later in the frame. A
bad snap went flying into
the endzone, where the
Hematites alertly picked it
up and ran it through the
back of endzone to minimize the damage.
McBain couldn’t cash in
on the ensuing possession,
with Ishpeming adding
one last score in the fourth
quarter to bring the final
to 40-2.
Jimmy Schneider finished three-of-13 passing
for 102 yards and three
interceptions, Eling had
three receptions for 67
yards and Tylor Clark had
51 yards on 24 carries and
also had 41 yards receiving.
Isaiah Rivera led the de-
McBain head coach Pat Maloney signals in a play during
Saturday’s playoff loss.
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McBain quarterback Jimmy Schneider gets off a pass
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McBain’s Logan Eling squeezes through a hole for a chunk of yardage.
McBain huddles before a play.
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