2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer#90194A - 4x42006 Chevrolet Malibu #60316A - LT2004 Honda Odyssey#12898A - Mini Van2006 Chevrolet Cobalt#80917B - SedanCall for Details231-839-7231GUARANTEEDCREDITAPPROVAL Corner of M-55 & M-66 Just South of Lake City www.classicchevyonline.com1-800-55-4LESS231-839-7231CLASSIC CHEVROLETBY ANDY DUFFYWEEKLY VOICEAvondale, a tiny cluster ofbuildings at a country cross-roads, may be an unusual spot for a church. The pint-sized, un-incorporated community strad-dles the intersection of14 mile road and 70th Avenue at a rural point in Osceola County. Nei-ther road is paved. Ten miles by road from the village ofMarion and nine miles by road from the small city ofEvart, Avondale is in a spot as out ofthe way as a person is likely to nd in Michi-gans Lower Peninsula.A church is there, though, the Avondale United Methodist Church. Each Sunday morning, the bell in the churchs belfry, calling parishioners to service, rings 15 times. Each Sunday morning, the faithful gather. Sunlight streams through stained glass windows while the worship team leads the others in the service in rousing rendi-tions ofold hymns.Not many gather, perhaps. At-tendance at the typical Sunday morning service averages about 14. But those who worship there keep coming back.They certainly could attend church somewhere else. They dont, though. Perhaps they gather there because the church has deep roots in the commu-nity. It was founded sometime in the late 1800s. A new church building supplanted the old one in 1903. The original church building was made oflogs. A photograph hanging in the foyer ofthe current structure shows both buildings standing side by side.The church doesnt have a large population pool to draw from. Farm elds and wooded acres spread away from the crossroads. Homes are few and far between.Avondale is perched in a township that boasted a popu-lation ofonly 629 people in 2000. Deer outnumber people there. The area averages about 40 deer per square mile. That means about 1,440 deer call the township Avondale sits in home. Someone trying to build a churchs ock might better work with cervids than with hominids.The Rev. Dr. Vaughn Thur-ston-Cox, the pastor ofGrace Life Parish in Northern Michi-gan and a Spring Arbor Univer-sity professor, said the Avondale church is probably a victim ofchanging times. Many country churches, Thurston-Cox said, began as family churches. The formula worked when chil-dren stayed close to home and worked on the family farm. Now, though, children and grandchildren are no longer staying on the farm. They are leaving to get educations and to nd work. Modern mechaniza-tion may have made farm life easier, but it also reduced the need for help. No wonder that many who grew up on a farm are leaving rural areas for life in the city. Whenever a farm kid leaves the farm, a family church loses a potential member.Another factor may be affect-ing rural church attendance, too. Adam Graber, in a Leader-ship Journal article titled How Cars Created the Megachurch, wrote that since the birth ofautomobiles, church life hasnt been the same. People have been willing to travel farther to nd a church they like. When a trip to town becomes a casual affair, it is to travel to a house ofworship that offers more amenities than backwater churches can. Cars created the proper environment for mega-churches. They did more than that. They made it difcult for rural churches to survive.Still, the news isnt all bad for country churches. Ifcoun-try folks can easily travel to towns now to attend church, town folks can easily travel to the country. As Thurston-Cox said, Country churches still offer wonderful opportunities for worship. The new reality for many churches will be con-gregations with 50-60 member-ships. There is something to be said for a church where people know everybodys name.The Avondale Church, ofcourse, badly misses the 50-60 membership benchmark. Still, except for the handful ofvisi-tors in the service, everybody appeared to know everybody else.Apart from the small number ofpeople in attendance, the service was much like others all over the country, too. Warm smiles and handshakes met the visitors. The pastor read the Scripture passage from a King James version ofthe Bible. The congregation sang a plentiful number ofsongs.The music team opened the service with Ill Fly Away. The team followed that old fa-vorite with The Little Brown Church in the Vale. As a treat for visitors, though, the con-gregants substituted the little white church in Avondale for the original words. Next came Mansion Over the Hilltop, The Poor Wayfaring Stranger and How Great Thou Art.Anybody who appreciated the buildings historic roots prob-ably would have appreciated the old-style music and the musical instruments found there, too. Besides the piano and organ, members ofthe worship team played a guitar and mandolins. And as the pastors benedic-tion drifted into the rafters and joined the lingering, fading notes ofthe closing hymn echo-ing around there, the tiny com-munity ofAvondale seemed to be the perfect location for that exact type ofservice.voiceFREEplease take oneWEEKLYwww.weeklyvoice.netThursday, August 13, 2015 Your community news from Evart, Reed City, Hersey, Sears & Chase.Road workConstruction on Oak Street in Evart gets underwayPAGE 4River heats upA busy weekend on top forMuskegon RiverPAGE 4Fall focusFootball practice kicked of at midnight for Evart and Reed City football teamsPAGE 8Country church clings to lifeANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICEThose in attendance at the Avondale United Methodist Church ne old mixed with new. Mics and ampliers assist the churchs music team.ANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICEThe Avondale United Methodist Church building was constructed in 1903. The structure sits on an otherwise-empty corner in the country. The area boasts more hayelds and forests than homes.ANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICESome roots run deep. Although Gary Zingers grandparents attended Sunday morning church services in McBain, they occasionally attended Sunday evening services at the Avondale church. When he was a youth, the certied lay minis-ter attended evening services at Avondale.voiceWEEKLYYour Town. Your Paper. Your Voice.www.weeklyvoice.net Your community news from Evart, Reed City, Hersey, Sears & Chase.You never know what you might fndin the Weekly Voice Classieds. Find what you are looking for in YOUR town.GOT IT IN THE CLASSIFIEDSCall a classied specialist today 888.330.4144 or email customerservice@cadillacnews.com.WEEKLY VOICEAugust 13, 2015 Volume 9, Issue 16The Weekly Voice retains the publication rights to all content produced or supplied by the Weekly Voice. Use of said material without the written consent of the Weekly Voice is prohibited. Contents copyrighted; all rights reserved.130 North Mitchell St. P.O. 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The head (the curved portion) is solidly attached to the shaft, al-though the shape itselfal-lows the user to rock the tool in tight spaces. The rockability ofthe head offers extra leverage when trying to pry some-thing loose in small areas. The tapered end can be helpful in aligning parts (think back to elementary school when you needed to re-align binder paper for your 3-ring binder and you more-than-likely reached for a pencil or pen to insert into one ofthe holes to get the other two into conguration). These lady foot align-ment bars are universal in their appeal be it in industry or even at the corner body shop when removing dents in a car door. This answer is partially correct:Margie Emmons, Ev-art spud bar for lining up holesWhat is it?Do you know what the items are in the above photo? The quarter is there as a size reference. 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Main St. Evart 231-734-3531THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 | www.weeklyvoice.netweekly voice 3Book sale at Reed City libraryREED CITY A book sale will be held Aug. 10-14 during open library hours, 410 W. Upton Avenue.Senior center carnival bingoREED CITY On Aug. 15, during the Reed City Crossroads Festival, the Reed City Senior Center will be holding Carnival Bingo at 219 E. Todd Street from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Blood drives EVART A blood drive will be held on Aug. 19 from noon to 5:45 p.m. at Evart United Methodist Church, 619 Cherry Street. REED CITY A blood drive will be held on Aug. 13 from noon to 4 p.m. at Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital, cafeteria conference room, 300 N. Patterson Road.Farmers Market in Cedar TownshipREED CITY Cedar Township Farmers Market will be held every Saturday through October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., corner of170th and 9 Mile.Dairy Doo soil seminarSEARS The 12th an-nual 2015 soil seminar will be held on Aug. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 4353 US Highway 10.Visit www.dairydoo.com for more information.Cost is $25 per person.Reed City class of 1975 reunionREED CITY The Reed City Class of1975 Reunion will take place on Aug. 15 during the Reed City Crossroads Celebration. Stop by the tent.Crossroads farmers marketREED CITY Cross-roads farmers market will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chestnut Street.Fresh fruits and veg-etables, home-bakes goods and home-grown products such as eggs, herbs, honey and soaps, and locally made crafts.Evart farmers marketEVART Evart farmers market will be open on Sat-urdays, Evart Depot/City Hall, 200 S. Main Street.Local produce, packaged meats, gluten free prod-ucts, baked goods, honey, popcorn, eggs, owers, crafts and artisans.Bowl-a-thopn Aug. 15EVART A bowl-a-thon will be held on Aug. 15 at Twin Oaks, 11377 U.S. 10. Bowling begins promptly at 1 p.m. Pre-register from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.Cost is $10 per person; six bowlers per team; includes two games, pizza and drink, ball and shoes.To sign up, call Barb at 231-829-5743.Osceola County Township Association meetingLEROY The next Osceola County Township Association meeting will be held on Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. at Rose Lake Township Hall, 15953 16 Mile Road.OLAH holding monthly meetingsEVART The Osceola League for Arts and Hu-manities will be holding a monthly meeting on the rst Tuesday ofeach month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N. Main Street, Evart, 231-734-9900.Art, antiques, crafts. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Lapidary Class, Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.Classes in other areas ofthe arts will be offered for those interested.Free concert at Reed City DepotREED CITY A free con-cert at the Reed City Depot will be held on the second and fourth Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. through Sept. 17.Featuring music by Ce-dar Creek country, old-ies and gospel.Volunteers needed for Road to RecoveryREED CITY Road to Recovery is an American Cancer Society volunteer-based program that pro-vides transportation for cancer patients to and from their treatments. Volunteer drivers trans-port patients from their home to cancer treatment centers, doctor visits and other cancer-related ap-pointments.The American Cancer Society is working with Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital, Susan P. Wheat-lake Regional Cancer Center to recruit volunteer drivers and coordinators from Osceola and its sur-rounding counties to help drive cancer patients to and from their treatment. All volunteers need is a few hours during the week and a desire to make a dif-ference.Local community mem-bers who are interested in volunteering for the Road to Recovery program should contact the Ameri-can Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.Spectrum offers diabetes support groupREED CITY Spectrum Health is offering a diabe-tes support group on the last Tuesday ofthe month at 4 p.m. at the diabetes education building, 219 East Church Street.The groups are free and open to those with diabe-tes or those who support someone with the condi-tion. Facilitators will lead discussions on various topics including healthy cooking, computer apps for diabetes, use ofover-the-counter medications and more.To register, call 231-592-4483.Dinner with friends at St. Paul Lutheran ChurchEVART Dinner with Friends Community Meal will be held on the second Wednesday ofeach month from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 435 W. 5th Street.Donations appreciated. Take out available.For more information, contact 231-734-3585 or 231-734-5491.Free dinner at Reed City churchREED CITY There will be a free dinner every Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Church ofthe First-born Revival Center, 310 S. Higbee.Donations accepted but not necessary.Free community dinnerSEARS Free commu-nity dinner will be held ev-ery Saturday night at 5:45 p.m. in Brooks Corners Hall with a contemporary worship at 6:30 p.m. Invite a friend.Weight loss group meetings on ThursdaysEVART T.O.P.S weight loss support group meets every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at the Evart United Meth-odist Church. Weigh in is from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and meeting is at 9:30 a.m. T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weight loss support groups meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30 p.m. and meeting is from 6:45 to 8 p.m.Health specialty clinicREED CITY Urolo-gist, John Anema, M.D. will be offering outpatient services at the hospitals Specialty Clinic twice a month.He will be consulting with patients on the second Friday ofthe month and performing outpatient sur-gery and other procedures, including lithotripsy on the fourth Friday.The clinic is located at 300 N. Patterson Road. Con-tact Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital Specialty Clinic at 231-832-7108 for more information.Fibromyalgia support group meetingBIG RAPIDS Support group for people with Fibromyalgia will be meet-ing the rst and third Sat-urdays at 9:30 a.m. at St. Johns Lutheran Church, located at 1004 N. McEwan.McEwan.Discussion topics are based on the needs ofmembers ofthe group. Suggestions are always welcomed.For more information, contact Lori at 989-386-6113.Crossroads Quilt Guild meetingREED CITY The Cross-roads Quilt Guild will hold meetings on the fourth Tuesday ofeach month, except December, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Reed City Church ofthe Nazarene.Quilts to Comfort meetingREED CITY Quilts to Comfort meets the second Tuesday ofeach month, except December, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Crossroads Quilt Shop. Charity quilts will be made for the Cross-roads Radiation Therapy Center.Crossroads Quilt Shop is located at 111-B Higbee Street.Activities at the Osceola Senior CenterREED CITY The Se-nior Center, 219 E. Todd Street, has activities hap-pening four afternoons during the week. On Mondays and Thursdays, euchre is played from 1 to 3 p.m.; on Tuesdays, bingo is played from 12:30 to 3 p.m.; and on Fridays, pedro is played from 1 to 3 p.m.The center is open for young and old to come and enjoy an afternoon offun and enjoyment.For further information, contact Carolyn at 231-832-2676 or Bonnie at 231-832-1136.Free movie nightsSEARS Free movie nights will be held the second Friday night ofthe month at 7 p.m. at Brooks Corner Hall, US 66 and 10. Free popcorn and hot dogs.Day book club at Reed City LibraryREED CITY A day book club will be held on the rst Wednesday ofthe month at 1:30 p.m. at the Reed City Public Library.Free clothing store in EvartEVART A free clothing store lled with like-new name brand clothing is open to all for shopping.The store is located on U.S. 10 in Evart across from Dairy Whip and is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.Free health care services availableCADILLAC Free lim-ited health care services are available in Cadillac for residents ofWexford, Missaukee and parts ofOsceola and Lake Counties with low income and no health insurance. Weekly health clinics are sched-uled based on availability ofvolunteer health care providers. New patients need to call for an eligibil-ity appointment.Medication assistance may be available through the Stehouwer Free Clinic. Qualied applicants must have a Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital afliated provider and meet guide-lines set by pharmaceuti-cal companies. Eligibility appointments are sched-uled for Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.Ofce hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.)Stehouwer Free Clinic is located at 201 N. Mitchell Street (Lower Level).Hersey Congregational Church servicesHERSEY Service time for Hersey Congregational Church, 216 S. Main Street, is a 9 a.m. traditional ser-vice.Congregate meal sites for Osceola County COATUSTIN Tustin Meal Site213 NeilsonMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-dayLunch served at noonREED CITY Reed City Meal Site802 Mill StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-dayLunch served at noonEVART Evart Meal Site732 W. 7th StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-dayLunch served at noonMARION Marion Meal Site221 S. Mill StreetMonday, Tuesday, Thurs-dayLunch served at noonBeginning line dancing classes in EvartEVART Line dancing 101 (beginner line dancing) will be held every Wednes-day from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 110 U.S. 10 in Evart.There will be a $3 dona-tion.For more information, contact Carol at 231-734-5305.Bingo at Evart VFWEVART Bingo will take place every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Evart VFW 7979 Post.Breakfast on second Sunday at Evart VFWEVART Breakfast will be held the second Sunday ofeach month from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Evart VFW.Includes eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, biscuits and gravy and pancakes. All you can eat for $6.Childrens story hour at Reed City LibraryREED CITY Childrens story hour will be held on the second and fourth Wednesdays ofevery month at 1 p.m. at the Reed City Public Library.Whats Happening in the AreaWant to see your pictures in the paper?Send your photos to community@weeklyvoice.net, and watch for your photos on the community page.Your town. Your Paper. 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Friend us on FACEBOOK Crossroad Farm Market-Reed City4 weekly voicewww.weeklyvoice.net | THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 EVARTE.Keith Smith, ofEvart, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015,atSpectrum HealthReedCityHos-pitalafterashortbat-tle with cancer. He was 78.Mr.Smithwasborn October 19, 1936, to Ed-garandLuci l l e (DeView)Smith,ofAshton.Heattended LeroySchools.Keith marriedJoycePratt October 19, 1957. He re-tired from the Osceola CountyRoadCommis-sionin1992,after25 yearsof service.Mr. Smith enjoyed his fam-ily, watching westerns, doingwoodwork,hav-ing coffee with friends and traveling. He liked helpingtheneighbors bymowinglawnsand plowing snow. He espe-ciallyenjoyedsitting onthebackporchin theeveningwithhis wife.Keithissurvivedby hislovingwifeof 57 years,Joyce(Pratt) Smithof Evart;chil-dren:Sheila(Mike) MacEachron,of Big Rapids,Jeff (Sheila) Smith, ofEvart, Kerry (Troy)Jennings,ofGrant;sevengrand-children and ve great grandchildren. He was precededindeathby his parents, Edgar and LucilleSmith;dearly lovedmotherandfa-ther-in-law,Alexand DoraPratt;son-in-law, ThomasSquicciarina; threebrothersand three sisters.Funeralservicesfor E.KeithSmithare11 a.m.Tuesday,August 11, at the Sears Church ofGod, 5955 40th Ave., Sears,Michigan,with visitation at 10 a.m. un-tiltimeof services. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m.Monday,August 10, at the Corey Funer-alHomeinEvart.In-termentwillbeinthe Ashton Cemetery East.ObituaryE. Keith SmithBY ANDY DUFFYWEEKLY VOICEEVART Work has be-gun on Evarts controver-sial Oak Street Sewer and Water Replacement Proj-ect. Workmen and heavy equipment have lled the street and the roar ofma-chinery lls the air in the normally quiet neighbor-hood.The project drew the ire ofthe property owners in the one-block section ofthe Oak Street affected by the work after the city council decided to levy a special assessment to cover a share ofthe cost. The en-tire project will cost about $200,000 and property own-ers will be required to pay 25 percent ofthe total.The property owners will be assessed according the amount ofstreet front-age they own. The total cost will be about $8,000 for some. Nine pieces ofproperty line the block. Property owners will have 15 years to pay their por-tion ofthe cost. They will be charged four percent interest.City councilman B.J. Foster said that in an ideal world, special assessments would be used sparingly ifat all. The reality, he said, is that most municipalities cannot afford to pay the en-tire cost ofsuch projects.Councilman Dan Elliott blamed the state legisla-ture for the nancial shape ofmany communities. Property taxes are about the only source ofrevenue available to cities, Elliott said, and any shared rev-enues from the state are in-sufcient to give cities the resources they need.Deborah Garner, the owner ofEvarts Lamp-lighter Cafe, said, Ev-erybody uses that street, not just us. She said that when work was done to Pine Street, the city picked up the entire tab for the project out ofits coffers. It would have been a lot easier to swallow this cost ifwe had known a couple ofyears in advance. It seems like this was just sprung on us.Elliott said a few Evart street projects havent been funded by special assess-ments, but not very many.City manager Zack Sza-kacs said that it was a mistake and a uke that we didnt assess the Pine Street Project.Work starts on Evarts Oak StreetANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICEThis construc-tion crew member is getting a close look at the work being done on Evarts Oak Street. Water and sewer lines are being installed and other improvements are being made.ANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICEThe blacktop is gone and crews are busy replacing sewer lines along a one-block section of Evarts Oak Street. The property owners along the street have been assessed $46,683.84 or 25 percent of the total cost of the project. The 216-mile long Mus-kegon River has been seeing an increased amount ofac-tivity near Evart. The river drains Houghton Lake. Known for its smallmouth bass, pike and walleye sh-ing in its upper reaches and its steelhead and salmon shing in its lower reaches, it is becoming increasingly popular with canoeists, kay-akers and tubers.Kate Beasley ofRiver Country Campground said the livery there is complete-ly booked for Saturday. The business anticipates renting 50 canoes, 20 kayaks and 40 inner tubes. More than 165 people will be on the water.Will Bieri and Hillary Holman, ofSears, beat the weekend rush by oating the river Tuesday. They en-tered the water where 50th Avenue crosses the river and planned to oat to the campground. Bieri said that few things are more enjoy-able than oating down the river.ANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICEWill Bieri and Hillary Holman of Sears set off from Osceola Countys 50th Avenue bridge to oat the Muskegon River Tuesday. 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Home Industry Farm Auto Cash Discounts Budget Program RV Cylinders FilledNOW INCADILLAC!THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 | www.weeklyvoice.netweekly voice 5BY SHANNA AVERYSPECIAL TO THE WEEKLY VOICEarly towns and settlements in the area equated railroads with progress and were a much-coveted addition to local infrastructures.During the 1870s, the in-tersection ofthe Flint and Pere Marquette line with the Grand Rapids and Indi-ana railroad gave Reed City the advantage ofa cross-roads town. Big Rapids accumulated the Grand Rapids and In-diana, Chicago and West Michigan, and the Detroit, Lansing and Northern rail-roads.By the end ofthe 1870s, the people ofManistee were pushing for a railroad to their city. The question ofwhich route this line should take dated the epic battle ofReed City versus Big Rapids as a railroad center, each desiring this Manistee line to run through their town.Big Rapids argued that the railroad company would save construction ofabout 10 miles by com-ing into Big Rapids and running on the Muskegon line to Hungerford, then through Lake County to Manistee.Reed City argued that the proposed route through their town would be cheap-er and built through level terrain versus the rough hilly land the Big Rapids route would encounter.The battle between Reed City and Big Rapids waged through the weekly news-papers. The editor ofthe Big Rapids Current, V. W. Bruce, got ugly and person-al with his remarks toward the Reed City Clarion, The Reed City Clarion oflast week, in order to get even with the Current for calling Reed City a Crossroads-burg, etc., makes faces at us in three different articles, and throws numerous ugly things at us just as ifthat was going to squelch us, or make Reed City ofany more account. Mr. Clarion, you may look cross-eyed at us all you want to, and you may call us a little infant a dozen times a week for the next 18 years, ifit will relieve you; but Reed City is nothing more than a little, dirty, muddy, drunken and immoral town at the best, and will never have another railroad as long as it lives. So there. April 3, 1879A year later, the Big Rap-ids Current still carried on the bashing, Wonder ifthe Reed City Clarion man did not know, when he was writing that long article to prove that Reed City pos-sesses superior advantages for a railroad to Manistee, that by coming to Big Rap-ids the Manistee people get all they would at Reed City and a considerable more which they would not get there? March 4, 1880The Reed City Clarion, owned during this time by G. W. and J.T. Minchin, took the high road and did not stoop down to the level ofinsults as the Current, but pushed for the railroad in a more objective tone, We have been urged this week to make a few remarks con-cerning the railroad project which has so enlivened the people ofManistee for a few weeks past. The railroad project stands like this: Manistee wants an overland outlet, and have been stirring in the move-ment for several weeks. They succeeded in getting Gen. Thomas, chiefengi-neer ofthe Detroit, Lan-sing & Northern Railroad, to look over the ground between Big Rapids and that city. Continuing, Mr. Thomas struck out from Big Rapids, bearing a little to the west, and crossed the F.&P.M. line about one mile west ofChase, thence on a northwestwardly direc-tion to the city ofManistee. This observation led him to the beliefthat owing to the roughness ofthe country along the route, the expense would necessarily be so enormous that it was doubtful ifD.L.&N ever would make the undertak-ing.The feasibility ofa route between Reed City and Manistee is too thor-oughly known to all these companies to have it passed by unnoticed and uncon-sidered. The route itselfis an excellent recommenda-tion. But the money! And again it is our beliefthat the rst railroad that will ever reach Manistee will be a line from Hobart, (a small station above Tustin) built and consoled by the G.R.&I. Co. February 20, 1880The March 5, 1880 article ofthe Clarion keyed in on more specics about pos-sible routes as related by the Manistee Times, We have before us a line from here to Reed City, which will pass over about 50 miles and give us very good connection with a large number ofvery desirable routes to desirable points. Over that road we can go to Grand Rapids and there nd connections with a va-riety ofroads that will take us to most any point we de-sire. The country through which this line could pass contains a large amount ofpine and the land is level. A road over this route could probably be built, equipped, and put to work for $750,000 or 3/4ths ofa million. This route, as we understand it, is to be a di-rect line from Reed City to Manistee, and would afford excellent connections here with the F&PM and G.R.&I roads to all principle points in the state. This line has already been extensively discussed in the Clarion on several occasions, and is known by Manistee people as well as those ofReed City to be the best possible route.The Times names its second route as follows: We also have a line from here to the F&PM road to touch that line about 18 miles east ofLudington, a road about 20 miles long would give us connection with that road and would pass through or near a large amount ofpine probably some billion and a halffeet. It would cost to build, equip, and put this road in working order about a halfmillion dollars or $400,600 would probably do it.The Manistee Times related ofthe Big Rapids Route, This route would pass through a large quan-tity ofpine, and would have to extend over a distance ofnearly 60 miles to reach Big Rapids, we could then pack it to Grand Rapids and get all the connection we need. It would cost about 1 million to put this road in operation.Leaving Big Rapids the route is hilly and rolling to get to the line ofthe F.&P.M railroad and passes through a good tract ofpine. After passing that point the country is level and nice and lled with pine until we arrive in the southeast corner 20-15 about 20 miles southeast ofthis city and commences a barren plain and continues until Manistee is reached. Ofcourse, from that point to the city, there would be nothing more than a few nice farms in Freesoil to give trafc to the road at present.The Clarion closed their argument in the April 8, 1880 issue, By the way, in this case ofinquisitiveness, will the Times man be kind enough to inform us why the people ofManistee are as anxious as he says they are to build a road to that city to Big Rapids at an expense ofa million when a road to either F.&P.M or G.R.&I at less than halfthat investment would answer all practical purposes and receive just as much pa-tronage?When all was said and done, neither Reed City nor Big Rapids could boast the much-coveted line to Manistee. The Manistee Railroad was established June 19, 1880, and formed a branch line from the F.&P.M. main line at Wal-halla, Mason County, to Manistee. This line was completed in1883 and con-solidated with the F.&.P.M. January 30, 1889.Tug of war between Reed City and Big Rapids for railroadE BY ANDY DUFFYWEEKLY VOICEOsceola County received a $189,862 grant that will fund no-interest loans to Evart and Reed City home-owners, Osceola County Community Development Coordinator Dan Massy said Monday. Massy has spent weeks working through the grant applica-tion process.The loans are for emer-gency assistance for homeowners and for home rehabilitation. Homeown-ers who earn up to 80 per-cent ofthe median income qualify for the loans. To be eligible for the loans, a one-person family may make up to $22,800 per year. The cut-offgure for a two-person family is $26,040. The in-come threshold for a three-person family is $29,280 and for a four-person family is $32,520.The loans are available for emergency repairs such as a new well, furnace or septic system. Emergency loans are nalized without going through a bid pro-cess, but other projects, for which a homeowner can borrow up to $35,000, need to be competitively bid. Loans are also available for those who wanting to refur-bish their homes. Besides wells, furnaces and septic systems, the loans are often used for roofrepairs, new siding and windows, Massy said.The loans are interest free and borrowers do not have to make payments on them. The loans are paid back at the time the home-owner sells the home or it is no longer the borrowers principal residence. Ifthe homeowner dies, the per-son who inherits the home may assume the loan ifhis income qualies him for one. Otherwise, the loan must be repaid at that time. The drawback to taking out a loan, Massy said, is that the homeowner cannot re-nance the residence until the loan is paid offand the lien is removed.Except for emergency requests, loans will be awarded on a rst-come, rst-served basis, Massy said. He hopes the money will be loaned out quickly. Any grant dollars not used within two years will need to be returned, and when funds go unused, com-munities are less likely to be considered for future grants for a number ofyears. The Michigan State Housing Development Au-thority awarded the funds for the program. Although Massy is still working out the loan application pro-cess with MSHDA ofcials, homeowners will be able to start the process soon. As soon as the nal details are worked out, homeowners will be able to get access to the information on Osceola Countys website, www.osceola-county.org. Massy will also provide the infor-mation to agencies likely to refer homeowners who may be interested in receiving a loan.Civic leaders were effu-sive in their praise ofthe program. How nice, how nice, Reed Citys city man-ager Ron Howell said upon learning ofthe grant. That is wonderful because so ma-ny homeowners who quali-fy will have hope ofmaking repairs they thought would be beyond them. It is a won-derful program.Howell said a good ex-ample ofa loan beneciary would be someone who would just like to get old, single-pane windows re-placed with double-pane ones. After learning how much the new windows would cost, many home-owners who might cover their windows with plastic to get through another winter. With one ofthe no-interest loans, the home-owner might make the home improvement.Dan Elliott, a member ofthe Evart city council and a former Evart city manager and director ofthe citys Downtown Development Authority and the Local De-velopment Finance Author-ity, believes the MSHDA loans can spark a wave ofhome improvements in the Evart and Reed City com-munities. When a property owner in a neighborhood makes improvements to his home, others often upgrade their property too, Elliott said.Elliott is quick to tout the benet ofsuch programs to a community. When home-owners make improve-ments to their property, the value oftheir neighbors property also increases. The improvements can af-fect whole neighborhoods or cities. The attractiveness ofa community will even affect an areas success in attracting new industries. A whole community can get the reputation that this is the place to move. Too many rundown houses be-come a cancer on the com-munity, Elliott said.Although only homeown-ers in Evart and Reed City are eligible for loans from the current grant, Massy hopes to obtain another grant within a couple ofyears that will assist home-owners in other Osceola County communities.Although other commu-nities are eligible to receive the MSHDA grants, Massy said the complex applica-tion process deters some ofcials from requesting them.No interest, home improvement loans availableReed City and Evart residents who meet income requirements can applyANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICEThis home in Evart looks empty and vacant. No interest home improvement loans are now available that will help homeowners make needed improvements.NewsCADILLACTrusted. Local. 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Offcers were requested to arrest a 56-year-old male on a parole violation. The individual was located, arrested and lodged at the Osceola County Jail with-out incident. Offcers were requested to assist with a civil matter regarding a family mem-ber withholding a check belonging to an 18-year-old male. Offcers were able to get it resolved over the phone.8/4/15 Offcers were advised ofdamage on the Linear Park along the river path. Offcers walked the trail to observe the damages, which included several sec-tions oflattice appeared to have been kicked in and a bench in the river. Offcers notifed the Department ofPublic Works, who then reported that one oftheir sheds in the park had been knocked over and tools strewn about. Offcers were dis-patched to a local residence in reference to a large pile oftrash being stored in a garage. The trash was found to be no more than a normal amount for weekly pickup. Offcers were dis-patched to a local apart-ment complex regarding verbal threats being made towards an employee and the company by 59-year-old previous tenant. No charg-es were made at this time at the request ofcorporate headquarters. Offcers were called to a property damage ac-cident involving a bicycle and a pickup truck. The 49-year-old male bicycle rider failed to stop in time and hit the back end ofthe truck. No injuries were reported. Offcers were called to a local residence regarding an ongoing property dam-age issue. The 45-year-old male owner stated that he believes that someone has been intentionally driving onto his yard turfng up his lawn. Offcers observed a 26-year-old male at a local bar, which is a violation ofhis parole. The individ-ual complied with a PBT which registered .000. Of-fcers advised he make an appointment with parole offcer the next day. Offcers responded to a loud noise complaint in-volving power tools at 11:30 p.m. Offcers spoke with the individual operating the tools and the matter was resolved without inci-dent.8/5/15 Offcers responded to the alarm at local a bank before 8 a.m. Once on the scene it was found to be an employee unable to shut the alarm off. Offcers received a call from a local dentist offce regarding the disorderly conduct and harassment from a patient who was upset over his bill. The 53-year-old male went to the RCPD and spoke with the offcer there over the matter, and stated he would stop contact with the offce. Offcers observed a 25-year-old male walk-ing around town, he was known to have a felony warrant out ofMecosta County. The individual was placed under arrest and transported to Me-ceola Central Dispatch and handed over to a Mecosta County Sheriff s Depart-ment Deputy without inci-dent. Offcers observed a suspicious vehicle leaving the Secretary ofState after hours. The male was found to be cleaning the building.8/6/15 Offcers located a 20-year-old male who had a warrant out for his arrest for providing alcohol to a minor and contributing to the delinquency ofa mi-nor. The arrest was made with incident. Offcers were called to local apartment complex regarding a domestic mat-ter. Offcers advised the 23-year-old female to seek assistance from the WISE organization and how to get a Personal Protection Order. Offcers responded to a two-car accident. No inju-ries were reported. Offcers were called to local residence after a neighbor observed a 53-year-old male chasing and yelling after a 13-year-male teen. Offcers ques-tioned the male who stated all was fne, they were just playing around. Offcers were requested to perform a parole check on a 32-year-old male. Offcers responded and performed a preliminary breath test (PBT) with a .000 result. While on patrol, offcers found an open window at the elementary school. Contact was made for the appropriate people to go in and close it. Offcers responded to a verbal domestic matter regarding child custody is-sues. Both parents agreed to a preliminary breath test (PBT). The 43-year-old mother was found to be in-toxicated while the 38-year-old father had no alcohol in his system. Offcers advised the father take the children somewhere else for the night. Offcers were dis-patched to perform a well-being check on a 33-year-old female.8/7/15 Offcers were dis-patched to a local resi-dence for further activity to a civil complaint taken the night before over child custody. The male reported his wife had trashed the house while he was gone and may be experiencing some mental diffculties. Offcers were able to deter-mine the female was seek-ing medical treatment. Offcers responded to an ongoing next door neigh-bor dispute over one neigh-bor yelling at the other from her window. Offcers warned both neighbors about their behavior and counseled them on getting along or avoiding contact. Offcers were dis-patched to a local bar regarding a 53-year-old fe-male passed out inside her vehicle and a 59-year-old male standing outside ofthe vehicle that appeared to be high intoxicated. Of-fcers spoke with both indi-viduals and advised them not to drive themselves home while intoxicated.8/8/15 Offcers were requested to locate the driver ofa vehicle that drove too close to a 13-year-old riding his bike. Offcers were able to locate the 46-year-old male driver, who said he had not realized he was that close to the boy on the bike. A verbal warning was is-sued.8/9/15 Offcers were dis-patched to a medical assist ofan infant having sei-zures. When the offcers ar-rived the infant was no lon-ger seizing. EMS arrived and took over the scene.Public recordvoiceWEEKLYYour Town. Your Paper. 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Open 6 Days A Week!Sunnyside Farm Bake & Coffee Shop 6700 W. County Line Rd. (3 Miles South Of McBain) Open Fri. & Sat. ONLY, 7am-5pm. Call (231)825-2342.Please include your name, address, email, and phone number, plus information about the photo. * All pictures subject to editors discretion.Not all pictures may be published.Pictures will not be returned.Send your photos tocommunity@weeklyvoice.net, and watch for your photos on the community page.Want to see your pictures in the paper?Your town. Your Paper. Your VOICE.voiceWEEKLY1-888-330-4144THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 | www.weeklyvoice.netweekly voice 78 weekly voicewww.weeklyvoice.net | THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015BY ANDY DUFFYWEEKLY VOICEEVART Following consecutive playoffsea-sons, Evarts football dropped offto a 2-7 season last fall.The squad didnt have many seniors, coach Pat Craven said. At times, the team had only 14 players suited up. In four or ve oflast years losses, the team played close until the second halfwhen it just ran out ofsteam. Now the veteran coach is wonder-ing how many players he will have this season.Football is hard. Foot-ball is tough, Craven said. Were at the point where kids have to make a decision. Do I want to participate in this tough sport, or do I want to do something else?The coaching staffg-ures it is good shape at all the skill positions. Return-ing players will ll every slot, and theyre all very good athletes, Craven said.Leading the way for the Wildcats will be Zach Parshall, Trevin Ladd, Chris Imhoffand Robbie Tapling.Parshall plays defensive end and offensive line-man. He has tremendous quickness and agility. He gained a lot ofesperience last year, Craven said. He is a hard worker, smart, and brings a tremendous amount ofenerty to the team.Ladd, the teams quar-terback, also plays de-fensive back. The junior started every game last year at quarterback. Ladd is an extremely smart, tough, hardworking kid who has worked to im-prove his speed, strength and technique, Craven said.Chris Imhoffis a return-ing starting middle line-backer. He is also going to move into the backeld this year. Imhoffis an ex-tremely tough kid with a great work ethic. He leads by example and really brings some toughness to our team, Craven said.Tapling, a senior this year, plays defensive back and, Craven said, is an athlete on offense. He plays many positions on offense. Tapline, a third-year returning starter is smart, a hard worker and a very plus athlete for our league.All the strength at the skill postiions could mean little ifCraven cannot nd the personnel to shore up the teams offensive and defensive lines. Ifyou cant win the battle ofthe line ofscrimmage, most times youre going to be in big trouble, said the Wildcat coach. The teams potential weakness will be its youthfulness. Craven could have three or four sophomores starting on the offensive line. That is never ideal, but well take what we have and work from there, said Craven.Evart line play key to seasonFootball season kicks offANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICEEvart Coach Pat Craven presides over a Wildcat practice session early Monday morning. The team hopes to rebound after a disappointing season 2014 season.BY ANDY DUFFYWEEKLY VOICEREED CITY By any measure, the Reed City Coyotes had a successful football season last year. The team nished with a 9-3 record, won its rst district championship in school history, and won its fourth consecutive confer-ence championship. The team the Coyotes lost to in regional action, Grand Rapids West Catholic, eventually won the state championship.Despite losing a dozen plus players to gradu-ation, Reed City coach Monty Price hopes for another good year. Were optimistic. We have expe-rience. We will see what this season has in store for us, Price said.Led by the likes ofTay-lor Pelton, Andre Jones and Collin Hateld, a solid nucleus ofveterans is returning.Pelton, a linebacker and offensive lineman, was voted all-conference last year. Pelton, said Price, is tough and not afraid to get dirty. He is physical offthe ball. He nished the season with more than 100 tackles.Andre Jones, a running back and outside line-backer, rushed for more than 1,000 yards his last two seasons. He amassed 1,330 yards on 151 carries for an impressive eight plus yards per carry last year and scored 17 touch-downs.Collin Hateld, a run-ning back and defensive back also was an all con-ference player. He rushed for 722 yards on 93 carries for an average ofnearly eight yards per carry. He scored 10 touchdowns.Price is looking for the dozen or so rookies who will be joining the team this fall to soothe the loss oflast years seniors.Price said he doesnt like to make predictions. He looks for effort and enthusiasm from his players. Ifthey compete hard, he said, he believes the team will have a good season.ANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICEA surpris-ingly large number of Coyote fans made it out for the rst practice of the Coyote football sea-son.Reed City has core group of footballers returningvoiceWEEKLYYour Town. Your Paper. Your Voice.www.weeklyvoice.net You never know what you might fndin the Weekly Voice Classieds. Find what you are looking for in YOUR town.GOT IT IN THE CLASSIFIEDSCall a classied specialist today 888.330.4144 or email customerservice@cadillacnews.com.