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Although about two-thirds of local government officials polled in Michigan rate their level of fiscal stress as relatively low, those in the Weekly Voice circulation area are far from enthusiastic about the financial picture in their municipalities.

University of Michigan re-searchers surveyed elected and appointed leaders earlier this year and released the results last week.

Officials in 1,328 jurisdictions returned valid surveys, a 72-per-cent response rate. The margin of error was 1.4 percent.

Personnel with the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy conduct-ed the poll.

Zack Szakacs, Evart’s city manager, said, “We’re OK. We’re sustaining ourselves.”

The city’s finances are noth-ing like they once were, though. Evart had a budget of just more than $800,000 in 2010. This year’s budget is a little less than $600,000. During that time, the city reduced its number of employees by about 25 percent. Now, Szakacs said, “everyone is wearing several hats.”

Evart’s treasurer, Sarah Dvo-racek, said that although many might see little cause for alarm, the city doesn’t have a large sur-plus of funds.

“Could we be doing better? Of course. People look at the money and think we have a lot. What people don’t understand is we need to plan for worst-case scenarios. You need to keep savings high in case something catastrophic happens,” Dvora-cek said.

Larry Emig, chairman of the Osceola County Board, said the commissioners needed to work

hard to keep a lid on things dur-ing the economic downturn. Declining property values hurt the county’s finances.

The county had some finan-cial reserves it turned to during the lean times. The county man-aged to not lay off any employ-ees, however, Emig said. Now, with the economy improving, things are getting a little better.

“We have a balanced budget. We’re not hurting. But we don’t have any money for frills and thrills,” Emig said.

Ron Howell, manager of Reed City, was more pessimistic than Evart and Osceola County offi-cials. Howell referred to a Mich-igan Municipal League report that found Michigan communi-ties failed to receive $6.2 billion in statutory revenue sharing

payments over the last decade. Reed City alone lost $325,000 over the last 10 to12 years, How-ell said.

In order to get by, Reed City officials had to put off making capital improvements. The city’s department of public works has been slashed in half. Positions have gone unfilled.

“The state balanced its budget on the backs of cities. ... It has reduced state-funded revenues

to local governments, and we’re left to fend for ourselves,” How-ell said.

According to Howell, the public policy survey asked the wrong question when it asked about financial stress.

“When you get less, you get used to living on less. We’re used to living on less. A better question is, ‘are you better off than you were in 2004?’” Howell said.

Osceola County EMS may need to find new Evart quarters

EVART — Osceola County’s Emergency Medical Services division will continue to lease space at the Evart Fire Hall dur-ing 2016, EMS Director Jeremy Beebe told the county commis-sioners at their Oct. 6 meeting. The EMS Department will pay $900 per month for rent. The rent includes the cost of utilities and trash and snow removal services.

The previous two-year release will expire at the end of this year. This year, the fire board offered only the one-year lease option.

The decision to offer a one-year lease was simply because the fire board may wish to look at other options for the use of the hall space. Shane Helmer, Evart’s fire chief, said the board and the county have a great relationship.

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Evart residents meet with Evart city manager Zack Szakacs (check spelling) regarding presence of perchlorate in drinking water supply.

Fireworks possibly taint Evart’s groundwaterCity looks to move annual display from fairgrounds to airport


EVART — Evart city officials are moving the annual fireworks display because of contamina-tion of groundwater at the fair-grounds.

Perchlorate, often found in fireworks, has been detected in the city’s drinking water after testing by Ice Mountain, said Evart City Manager Zack Sza-kacs.

For decades Evart has launched its Fourth of July fire-works near a field of water wells that supply the city’s residents with drinking water.

The perchlorates were first discovered in April when testing done for Ice Mountain revealed their presence. Ice Mountain purchases limited amounts

water from the city, but is no longer buying water from the well where the perchlorate was found. Perchlorate was not found in all of the city wells and Ice Mountain is receiving water from wells that did not test posi-tive for perchlorate.

“From April to now, Ice Moun-tain has spent $750,000 trying to figure out where the perchlo-rates are coming from. If I can keep letting (Ice Mountain) spend its money to check on this, I’m going to do that. We’re fortunate to have someone with deeper pockets than we do,” Sza-kacs said.

Szakacs said Ice Mountain has come to the aid of the city to help determine the source of the perchlorates and has been conducting all of the testing and

test wells.The city has 11 wells and Ice

Mountain had been using water from two wells, but stopped us-ing one well after it tested for trace amounts of perchlorates. Ice Mountain does use water for one well, which has tested clean.

Ice Mountain has been a big help to the city, Szakacs said.

Subsequent excavations con-ducted in the vicinity unearthed a lot of refuse, Szakacs said, but nothing that would explain the presence of the perchlorates in the water. The city will no longer allow fireworks to be discharged in the vicinity of the wells.

Perchlorates are not a con-taminant regulated by the state of Michigan, Szakacs said.

“Safe drinking water is a

priority of the city,” Szakacs said. The city is taking steps to reduce the presence of the substance. By running water continuously from one of its wells, city officials believe they have succeeded in lowering the amounts of perchlorate.

Several of the wells the city relies on for its water are shal-low. One, well No. 3, is only 42 feet deep.

Water from the city’s water towers contained perchlorates at 0.95 parts per billion.

The Environmental Protec-tion Agency has announced plans to begin regulating per-chlorate under the Safe Drink-ing Water Act.

Twelve people including city officials were present at Wednes-day’s meeting.

Local governments still short on cash, officials say

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Work is done on Evart’s Oak Street project. Evart officials say budget reductions have force the city’s to reduce staff by about 25 percent.

‘The state balanced its budget on the backs of cities. ... It has reduced state-funded revenues to local governments, and we’re left to fend for ourselves.’Ron HowellReed city city Manager

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Reed City church hosting bazaar

REED CITY— A bazaar will be held on Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Reed City United Methodist Church, 503 S. Chestnut Street.

Lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Soup, sandwiches, salad and desserts. Take out available.

Postage help needed for Books for Soldiers

REED CITY— If anyone is interested in adopting postage for the October Books For Soldiers ship-ment, there is now a box ready for delivery at the Reed City Area District Library.

This month’s shipment of magazines, books and donated personal hygiene items will be going to a ser-viceman in the Navy.

Sponsors of any ship-ment have the option of including a personal note of thanks.

If you would like to do-nate the $15.90 to sponsor this shipment, contact the Library.

Blood drives

• EVART— A blood drive will be held on Oct. 21 from noon to 6 p.m. at Evart United Methodist Church.

• REED CITY— A blood drive will be held on Oct. 15 from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Church, 831 S. Chestnut Street.

Haunted Barn in Reed City

REED CITY— Come visit a haunted barn on Fridays and Saturdays in October from 8 to 10 p.m., 23019 Me-ceola Road.

Cost is $5 per person.

Flu clinics• EVART— Central

Michigan District Health Department will be offer-ing a walk-in seasonal flu clinic on Oct. 16, 1 to 3 p.m., Evart United Methodist Church, Evart (adults, ages 19 and above).

• REED CITY— Central Michigan District Health Department will be offer-ing a walk-in seasonal flu clinic on Oct. 20, 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., 4329 220th Avenue, Reed City (all ages, 6 months and above).

Story hour at Reed City library

REED CITY— Story hour will be held on Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. at the Reed City Area District Library.

Stories, songs/move-ments, crafts and more. Ages 3 to 6 welcome.

Evening book club at Reed City library

REED CITY— An eve-ning book club will be held on Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Reed City Area District Library.

Join a discussion of “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee.

Reed City library board meeting Oct. 26

REED CITY— A library board meeting will be held on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Reed City Area District Library.

The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Free computer classes at Reed City library

REED CITY— The Reed City Area District Library will be offering free com-puter classes on the follow-ing dates:

•Oct. 17, 24; Nov. 14; Dec. 19. “Introduction to Com-puters” at 11 a.m.; “Inter-net Basics” at noon.

Register for one or both sessions by calling 231-832-2131. Must register.

Book fair at Reed City library

REED CITY— A book fair will be held during library hours on Oct. 21 through Oct. 28 at the Reed City Area District Library.

Bazaar and luncheon at Evart church

EVART— St. Paul Bazaar and Luncheon will be held on Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 435 West 5th Street.

Featuring vendors, bake sale, homemade cookies ($3.50 per pound), hand-made quilt (queen) and specialty items.

Meal donation, $5; soup, sandwich, dessert and bev-erage.

South Evart Quilt Club meetings

EVART— The South Ev-art Quilt Club meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month through May 30, at the Evart Town-ship Hall, Main Street, from 11 a.m. to 2:30-3 p.m. with a potluck lunch at noon.

Everyone interested in quilting, whether beginner or pro, are welcome. For more information, contact Margie at 231-734-3857 or Ann at 231-867-3237.

Cedar Township farmers market

REED CITY— Cedar Township Farmers Market will be held every Saturday through October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., corner of 170th and 9 Mile.

Crossroads farmers market

REED 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-baked 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, flowers, crafts and artisans.

OLAH holding monthly meetings

EVART — The Osceola League for Arts and Hu-manities will be holding a monthly meeting on the first Tuesday of each 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, Satur-day, 1 to 5 p.m.

Classes in other areas of the arts will be offered for those interested.

Volunteers needed for Road to Recovery

REED 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. Wheatlake Regional Cancer Center to recruit volunteer drivers and co-ordinators from Osceola and its surrounding coun-ties 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 difference.

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 group

REED CITY— Spectrum Health is offering a diabe-tes support group on the last Tuesday of the 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 of over-the-counter medications and more.

To register, call 231-592-4483.

Dinner with friends at St. Paul Lutheran Church

EVART— Dinner with Friends Community Meal will be held on the second Wednesday of each 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 church

REED CITY— There will be a free dinner every Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Church of the 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 Thursdays

EVART— T.O.P.S weight loss support group meets every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at the Evart United Methodist 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 hospital’s Specialty Clinic twice a month.

He will be consulting with patients on the sec-ond Friday of the month and performing outpatient surgery and other proce-dures, including lithotrip-sy on the fourth Friday.

The clinic is located at 300 N. Patterson Road. Contact Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital Spe-cialty Clinic at 231-832-7108 for more information.

Fibromyalgia support group meeting

BIG RAPIDS— Support group for people with Fibromyalgia will be meet-ing the first and third Sat-urday’s at 9:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located at 1004 N. McEwan.McEwan.

Discussion topics are based on the needs of members of the group. Suggestions are always welcomed.

For more information, contact Lori at 989-386-6113.

Crossroads Quilt Guild meeting

REED CITY— The Cross-roads Quilt Guild will hold meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except December, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Reed City Church of the Nazarene.

Quilts to Comfort meeting

REED CITY— Quilts to Comfort meets the second Tuesday of each 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 Center

REED 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 of fun 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 of the month at 7 p.m. at Brooks Corner Hall, US 66 and 10. Free popcorn and hot dogs.

Day book club at Reed City Library

REED CITY— A day

book club will be held on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Reed City Public Library.

Free clothing store in Evart

EVART— A free clothing store filled 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

CADILLAC— Free lim-ited health care services are available in Cadillac for residents of Wexford, Missaukee and parts of Osceola and Lake Counties with low income and no health insurance. Weekly health clinics are sched-uled based on availability of volunteer health care providers. New patients need to call for an eligibil-ity appointment.

Medication assistance may be available through the Stehouwer Free Clinic. Qualified applicants must have a Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital affiliated provider and meet guide-lines set by pharmaceuti-cal companies. Eligibility appointments are sched-uled for Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Office 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 services

HERSEY— Service time for Hersey Congregational Church, 216 S. Main Street, is a 9 a.m. traditional ser-vice.

Congregate meal sites for Osceola County COA

TUSTIN— Tustin Meal Site

213 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 noon

Beginning line dancing classes in Evart

EVART— 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.

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MEET: MikAyLA WALLAcESenior at Evart High School

of THE WEEk

What sports do you play?Volleyball, basketball

and softballWhat moment from

sports stands out the most to you? Why?

Beating Glen Lake in softball after we lost to them the year before. I also had a really good game.

Who is your favorite pro-fessional athlete?

This question was left blank.

What is your pre-game ritual?

Listening to music and chewing mint gum.

What is your favorite subject in school? Why?

Math, more like algebra. I like working hard to get the right answer.

Do you have a role mod-el? Who and why?

My dad. He pushes me to do better.

What are your future plans?

Going to Mid-Michigan Community College to be a PTA.

What advice would you give to younger people starting out in sports?

Always try your hardest

no matter how good you might not be. It’s about hav-ing fun. Winning is just a bonus.

BARRYTON — Anna B. Ureste, of Barryton, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, at her home in Fork Town-ship. She was 84.

Anna was born Feb-ruary 13, 1931, in Glad-win, to Otto and May Yeager. She married Ramiro Ureste in Reed City in 1986 and he pre-ceded her in death in 2002. Anna moved from Evart to Barryton in the early 1980’s. She en-joyed flowers and yard sales and loved her fam-ily, especially her kids and grandkids.

Mrs. Ureste is sur-

vived by three daugh-ters: Sharon (Mike) He-berling of Reed City, Connie (Jim Hawkins) Mills of Barryton, Nan-cy (Ron) Smith of Ca-dillac; one son, Ray-mond (Helen) Singer of Evart; nine grandchil-dren; 13 great-grand-children; and one brother, Gus Yeager of Evart.

Anna was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ray in 2002; daughter, Char-lene; and a son, Calvin.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

Anna B. UresteObituary

From the Desk oF the superintenDent tim WebsterThank you for your

ongoing support of Reed City Area Public Schools. Our schools have long been a focal point in Reed City, bringing pride and unity to our community. A strong and vibrant school system is a benefit to the entire community, reaching much deeper and effecting much more than students alone.

Despite significant state funding cuts over the past decade Reed City Area Public Schools has maintained opera-tions without negatively effecting student pro-grams. Only recently, through careful fiscal planning, have we moved out of the financial dan-ger zone identified by Michigan Legislature. While we have been able to maintain academic integrity, we have come to a point where our fa-cilities have needs that have been put on a back burner and must be ad-dressed.

In the previous news-letter, I indicated that we may be asking for a millage vote this coming May. Prior to asking for a millage, the board of education and I are ask-ing you to please fill out a survey to give input on potential bond proposals aimed at maintaining fa-cilities, making improve-ments, and supporting student learning. This is your chance to let us know your views and share your opinions on what you will support. We are tentatively plan-ning two separate bond proposals.

Part one, address-ing site and building necessities, is what I consider foundational needs. These are things such as roofs, buses, fur-niture, phone systems, carpet, parking lots, etc. Computer infrastructure is also an important part of a school’s foundation. This too, has been put off and needs upgrading. In today’s world, it is impor-tant to make our physi-cal buildings as safe as possible. Remodeling our school entrances to bet-ter protect our students from outside threats is a need. It is my opinion, that all of these are a “must fix” for our stu-dents to live and learn in a positive and safe envi-ronment.

To fund the foundation-al needs we are consider-ing asking taxpayers for a zero increase bond in May of 2016. That means

the current bond rate would stay the same and the term of the bonds would be extended for an additional 2 years, specifically from 2029 to 2031. This zero increase rate/extended term bond would generate approxi-mately 4 million dollars in revenue. I propose we use that money for necessities, thus, taking care of our foundational needs.

Part two of the plan would involve upgrades. These enhancements, would involve a tax rate increase. These improve-ments, while important, should not jeopardize our basic needs if they do not come to fruition. Considerations for such improvements may in-clude:

• Auditorium/Multi-purpose Space - Giving our band and others a place to perform, extra athletic space, and space for hosting community events and activities.

• HS Gym, weight room, and Locker Room Upgrades - I have been approached by many who say it’s time to finish the gym. In 1964 it was a money saver to not add seating to the west side.

• Track- We are cur-rently unable to host track meets due to drain-age problems with the football field that have caused the track to heave creating an unsafe run-ning surface.

These items and more are on the survey with ample space for your ad-ditions and opinions.

Key points of informa-tion:

• We will inform tax-payers exactly how mon-ey will be spent before we go to the polls to vote.

• No decisions have been made at this point.

• Survey is the first step in engaging with the community

• RCAPS will continue to keep the community informed throughout the process

• School improvements make our entire commu-nity proud and enable us to attract families who

value education to choose to live in our com-munity.

• We host a School of Choice population who may leave if our facili-ties are substandard.

School has needs, superintendent saysINPUT WANTED - Community SURVEY Regarding School Facilities

by AnDy DuFFyWeekly Voice

EVART — Familiar names dominated the list of candidates to replace Evart’s outgoing school superintendent Howard Hyde. Hyde plans to retire during the middle of the school year.

From 11 applicants, the Evart Board of Educa-tion narrowed the list to four at Monday’s meet-ing. All four are former superintendents of public schools. Three of them were formerly employed at schools within 35 miles

of Evart.The board plans to re-

place Hyde with an inter-im superintendent. Board president Alan Bengry said it is difficult to make a mid-year replacement. The district needs a su-perintendent to finish out the school year. By search-ing for someone to begin a new school year, board members believe they will have a larger pool of ap-plicants to choose from.

If the board members like the interim superin-tendent, they would hope the person would apply for the permanent position.

The serving superinten-dent would still need to apply and go through the selection process, Bengry said.

Ron Kraft, Doniel Pum-mell, Shirley Howard and Steven Westhoff are the four finalists for the posi-tion.

Kraft formerly served as the superintendent of Hale Area Schools in Oge-maw County.

Pummell served as the superintendent of Clare Public Schools and is cur-rently working as an ad-junct professor at Grand Valley State University.

Shirley Howard former-ly served as superinten-dent in the Chippewa Hills School District.

Steve Westhoff is a for-mer Reed City Area Public Schools superintendent.

The board will hold special sessions on Oct. 15 and Oct. 19 to interview the candidates. Both meet-ings will begin at 5 p.m. and will meet at Evart Middle School, 321 N. Hemlock St. On Oct. 15, the board will interview Kraft and Howard. On Oct. 19, the board will interview Pummell and Westhoff.

Hyde leaving as Evart Superintendent, board narrowed interim replacement list to four

by AnDy DuFFyWeekly Voice

The Missaukee Osceola Youth Soccer Association received a grant from the Missaukee Area Com-munity Foundation. The foundation is a geographic component of the Cadillac Area Community Founda-tion.

The soccer association and the Missaukee Area Community Foundation are working together to improve children’s quality of life.

The soccer association serves about 220 communi-ty youth, ages 6-11, by pro-viding a soccer program at the Northern Michigan Christian School soccer complex each fall.

For the past several years, this program has provided children with the opportunity to develop their soccer skills and has encouraged physical activity and exercise. It also provides lessons in team work, leadership, and commitment and teaches participants to accept di-rection and constructive criticism from their lead-ers and coaches.

Each year the MOYSA program relies on a team of 20-30 volunteer coaches, organizers and officials to promote community in-volvement and activity.

Officials with the youth soccer program said they are grateful for all of the time and energy these parents, grandparents and friends invest in the lives of area youth.

Leaders of MOYSA said they are grateful for the grant. The funds will be used to purchase soccer balls, goalkeeper gloves, equipment bags and lines-men flags for the program.

Questions regarding the Missaukee Osceola Youth Soccer Association can be directed to David Skin-ner at Northern Michigan Christian School, (231) 825-2492. Anyone seeking more information may also visit the MOYSA Facebook page or the organization’s website, www.nmcs.us/MOYSA.cfm.

Foundation grant helps children develop soccer foundation

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Piper Closson, Makayla VanPolen, Elijah Bowden and Zack Eisenga participate in a soccer match. The Missaukee Osceola Youth Soccer Association received a grant from the Missaukee Area Community Foundation to be used for soccer equipment.


REED CITY — Deputy Mark Cool will receive the Osceola County Sher-

iff ’s Department’s Life Saving Medal because of his efforts to resuscitate a victim of a drowning.

He will receive the award Oct. 20 at an Osceola County Board of Commissioners meeting. Three others who also aided in the resuscita-tion effort will receive the department’s Citizen Award of Valor. Osceola County Sheriff James Crawford will present the awards.

Crawford also sub-mitted Cool’s name to the Michigan Sheriffs’ Association Candidate Review Board for consid-eration for the Michigan Sheriff Association’s State Life Saving Award.

Cool was dispatched to a Wells Lake residence Aug. 16 where a 73-year-old woman, Velda Ham-mel, was believed to have drowned. He arrived on the scene and found James and Sandy Ed-strom and Heather Bush administering CPR.

Cool determined that Hammel wasn’t breath-ing and had no pulse. He began CPR and, after several minutes, was suc-cessful in getting Mrs. Hammel breathing.

Hammel was transport-ed by ambulance to Reed City Hospital and trans-ferred to Butterworth in Grand Rapids. There doc-tors confirmed her life was saved in part by the actions of the Edstroms and Bush and by the ac-tions of Deputy Cool. After an extended stay at the hospital, Mrs. Ham-mel recovered from the incident and returned home.

Sheriff Crawford said he wanted to thank Cool, the paramedics and the emergency room doctors for their role in saving Hammel’s life.

“Everyone played a crucial role; this lady is alive today because of their efforts,” Crawford said.

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Following the Spanish American War the United States acquired the Philip-pines from Spain in the Treaty of Paris on Dec. 10, 1898.

Two years prior the Philippines’ struggle for independence conceived a revolutionary force. On Feb. 4, 1899, these forces clashed with the Ameri-can troops stationed near Manila. With ongoing con-tention, on June 2, 1899, war erupted between the U.S. and the Philippines, which lasted until July 4, 1902.

George Henry Marin, who lived most of his life in the Chase and Reed City area, was one of the soldiers stationed in the Philippines during the Insurrection and served as a Sergeant in the 33rd U.S. Voluntary Infantry. Around this time, he and his brother, Will, were in Oklahoma, where he en-listed.

George was born July 28, 1872, to John Marin and Martha Pirs. He died February 18, 1941, and was buried in the Woodland Cemetery, Reed City.

The following excerpts are from a letter that George wrote to his broth-er, Will Marin, published in the May 2, 1900 issue of the Reed City Clarion. The letter was posted March 4, 1900, from Bangued, Phil-ippine Island.

“Dear brother Will, Your welcomed letter was received last night and will try and answer it. I am well and hope this will find all of you enjoying good health. The war is over here now, and we are doing garrison duty. I have

not been on a “hike” for two weeks. The last one, we went from one small town to another, selected officers, established civil governments, notified the people that the war was over, and that men caught with guns would not be considered prisoners of war, but would be consid-ered as thieves and rob-bers, and would be shot on site. This does not change things much with the 33rd, as we never did take many prisoners. When we did take any we would just make them take the oath of allegiance, take their guns, turn them loose, and expect to get a shot at them in a day or two.

“There will be good chances in this country for a man with a little capital, but it is no place for a poor man. As for the report about the mines you hear about in this country, there is nothing in it. There is some min-eral in this country, but I doubt its being in paying quantity, and as for that report of that Colorado Regiment it is not so. Until after our landing here no troops have ever been into the mining districts; they have never been over 40 miles from Manilla and that is no mining country. There are good indica-tions of copper in some places I have been, but I have never seen any signs of gold or silver in paying quantity. There are a num-ber of prospectors here and the mountains will soon be full of them, but if I had any money to invest here I would either invest in cattle or machinery. And I am afraid the cattle business will be overdone before I get out to make much in them. Stock cattle

and fat cattle have more than doubled in price in the past two months and are still going up.

“I do not believe I could get mustered out here without enlisting in some other regiment, so you can look at me home for a while whenever we are mustered out. Has there ever been any clearing done on that 80? If I were there I would like to try ir-rigating that bottom land. I believe that could be ir-rigated at small cost. All the land here is irrigated. These people here are experts in that line, and I think I shall experiment a little when I get back, that is if I stay there. A fel-low could grow immense crops there if he had it irrigated.

“The principle crop here is rice, but they can grow good cane and tobacco and nearly every foot of good farming land is un-der cultivation. We have surely brought prosperity to these people as nearly everything that they raise here brings them from 50 to 100% more than it ever has for the past 15 years. Farm labor is very cheap here from five to eight cents a day and they board themselves. Rice is one cent a pound, 36 bananas for five cents, flour is not known to most of them, eggs 15 cents per dozen, beef is high and beef steak is 40 cents a pound.

“There is six months dry season here and it gets pretty dry too, but the next six makes up for it, and get an average about 100 inches during the rainy season. We got the benefit of some of it when we first struck the island wading through flooded fields and swimming riv-

ers.“Yes, I was in the battle

of San Jacinto, where Major Logan and several others were killed. When we first landed at Manila we were taken out to Caloocan where the 20th Kansas made their record. We stayed there and did outpost duty for six days, then were taken back to Manila and loaded on the same transport we came over on “The Sheridan” and sailed under sealed orders on November 7, and landed at San Faybin after the place had been shelled by the gunboat, which was a fine site.

“We had a lively little skirmish with them but only had one man wound-ed. I was the third man on shore, Captain Shields and Lieutenant Bojac be-ing the first. We had land-ed right into the midst of the insurgent forces and had from one to three skir-mishes every day until the 11th, when we attacked their main army 2,100 strong, in trench between San Faybin and San Jacin-to. They gave us a warm reception, killing eight of our boys and wounding 14, but according to their own book, which we afterward captured, what we did for them was a plenty, 327 killed, 296 wounded, and 150 missing.

“For the next two weeks we kept skirmish-ing around that part of the country, capturing some officers and small bands, but the main body had gone north over the mountains. We took after them and followed them for about 140 miles. Then on December 2, the second battalion of our regiment attacked them in a moun-tain pass, where they had

entrenched themselves. Our loss was two killed and seven wounded, but the boys drove them out, killing 170.

During another skir-mish in the Mountains, “Borrison was shot in the arm and I was shot in the right leg, but neither one of us stopped until after the trenches were taken. Two of our boys were killed, and we killed about 25 of them.

“I was taken from there to the coast and put in

board the hospital ship “Relief ” where they kept me until January 9, when I was transferred to the “Romulous.” Landed at Bigar on the 16th. The next day got permission from the Colonel to join a detachment going up in the mountains, but have had no scraps yet.

“Hoping to hear from you again. Will close for this time. Give my regards to all the people back there. Your brother, George Marin.”

Letter home from George Marin during Philippine insurrection

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George Marin; taken in the early 1900s.

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Evart Police Department weekly report

10/05/2015• Breaking and Entering/

Larceny — An officer re-sponded to a breaking and entering complaint. The in-vestigation remains open.

10/06/2015• Traffic Complaint — A

dispute between two neigh-bors resulted in a traffic complaint. The investiga-tion remains open.

10/08/2015• Larceny — An officer re-

sponded to a complaint of a stolen car part. The investi-gation remains open.

10/09/2015• Malicious Destruction

of Property — While on patrol an officer observed damage to the City Hall building. A suspect was ar-rested and taken to Osceola County Jail.

10/10/2015• 911 — An officer was dis-

patched to a suspicious 911 call that resulted in a well-being check. No cause for alarm was found.

• Retail Fraud — An offi-cer responded to a report of stolen merchandise from a local business. The investi-gation remains open.

10/11/2015• Open Door — An officer

was dispatched to an open door at a local business. A key holder was contacted and the building was se-cured.

• Property Damage Acci-dent — An officer respond-ed to a two-vehicle accident on Main and 7th Street. No injuries were reported.

Reed City Police Department, weekly report

10/5/15• While on patrol, officers

found a local residence to be in violation of City Or-dinance code 652.04, for am-plified music. The 53-year-old male owner was issued an appearance citation.

• Officers were dis-patched to the Animal Shel-ter regarding an open alco-hol container and possible operating while intoxicat-ed (OWI). The investigation resulted in the arrest of the 48-year-old male driver. He was transported and lodged in the Osceola County Jail without incident.

• Officers received a com-

plaint from a business own-er regarding a disruptive client. A No Trespassing Notice was served to the 68-year-old female.


found a woman sleeping in the front seat of her car. The 50-year-old female said she was in the area early, and she decided to take a nap before she went to work.

10/7/15• Officers were dispatched

to the Osceola Count Court House to assist with the ar-rest of a 33-year-old male in violation of his parole. The individual was lodged at the Osceola County Jail without incident.

• Officers received a com-plaint regarding fraudu-lent activity with counter-feit checks. The matter is under investigation.

• Officers were dispatched to local apartment com-plex regarding a domestic violence situation. The 24-year-old male involved was located and placed un-der arrest and lodged in the Osceola County Jail.

• Officers were called to investigate an alarm at a local residence. Officers woke up the owner who located the beeping smoke alarm in the back of the house.

10/8/15• Officer received a report

regarding the larceny of an IPhone. It was later found to have been returned.

• Officers assisted the Osceola Count Sheriff ’s Department in the middle of the night, in locating a business owner to inform him the business alarm was activated.

10/9/15• Individual requested a

permit for a road kill deer. Officers responded and a permit was issued.


responded to a loud verbal dispute between two males. Verbal warnings were is-sued.

• Officers were dispatched to assist EMS with an in-toxicated 29-year-old male who called 911 to get as-sistance to the hospital for unknown reasons. A short time later, officers were in-formed that the man had an unusually high amount of carbon monoxide in his system. Officers contacted

the Reed City Fire Depart-ment to respond to the scene. The other occupants were checked and another residence the male had spent time at in the Hersey area was also checked.

• Officers were dispatched to a local residence regard-ing a loud noise complaint. The responding officers were unable to hear any loud music and thought perhaps the individual at one point heard the music from the Reed City High School homecoming dance. Case closed.

10/11/15• Officers were requested

to assist with scene secu-rity for the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Department. Offi-cers remained on the scene watching over multiple subjects while deputies conducted sobriety testing.

• Officers were requested to assist the Osceola Coun-ty Sheriff ’s Department on a domestic situation in progress. Upon the officers arrival, the female resident had left the scene.

• Officers were dis-patched to respond to an anonymous call regarding a possible parole violation. The individual was located and not in violation of pa-role conditions.

• Officers received a re-port on a missing bicycle. The matter is under inves-tigation.

• Officers responded to a possible domestic situa-tion in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Of-ficers were unable to locate any situation.

• Officers were called to local storage unit after dark, where a door to a unit was left open. The owner was contacted and the unit was secured.

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By Gerald lindquistMSU ExtEnSion

The trend to graze blended mixtures of annual cover crops continues to grow across the Mid-West as livestock farms realize the practice not only pro-vides a high quality forage to graze in late fall, but also improves soil quality by adding organic matter to the soil surface and to the sub-soil.

A pasture walk will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., on the Salinas beef farm near Marion. Participants will be able to view beef cattle grazing five different mixes of annual forage cover crops. These mixes include forage oats, dwarf Essex rape, cereal grain rye, tur-nips, hybrid rape, forage radishes, collards and vol-unteer wheat. Agricultural Educators with Michigan State University Extension have found these late-sum-mer planted crops can be highly productive and nu-tritious for cattle, sheep and goats in the fall when most pasture forages exhibit di-minishing growth.

For each month that farms can graze these cover crops with their livestock, MSU Extension Educators estimate that they will cut their feed costs by 40 per-cent if the alternative is to start feeding hay. For ex-ample it could be a savings of $15 to 25 per beef cow per

month in feed costs. This savings estimate does take into account the costs of seeding and fertilizing the cover crop mix.

The total financial benefit of this practice will be even greater as the cow herd will be recycling the forage into a truly green manure, adding nutrients and or-ganic matter to the soil. The remaining cover crop stubble will provide winter protection on the soil by reducing soil and wind erosion. The plant stems and roots will add more organic matter to the soil as well when they decompose. This compounding benefit of adding plant materi-als into the soil, and the animal manure on top of the soil, is a great method of soil improvement. It will increase soil organic matter which will increase soil fertility, and improve the water holding capacity of the soil. It also provides stimulus for soil organisms like earth worms and other microscopic organism that improve soil quality even more.

Research has estimated that a practice like this can easily increase the soil organic matter, and thus fertility of the soil, by $60 to $80 per acre per year. This fertility improvement eas-ily covers the cost of seed and the drilling of the cover crop. Thus the feed savings for the cow herd of an esti-mated $15 to $20 per cow per

month grazed could easily be doubled if soil fertility improvement is factored in.

The event will take place at the Salinas Farm field at the corner of 15 Mile Road and 50th Ave, in Middle Branch Township of Osceola County. From the intersection of M-66 and M-115, travel two miles west on 15 Mile Road to the field location on the northeast corner. The 48-acre field of cover crops with graz-ing beef cattle will allow those attending to view the growth of the different crop mixtures, to see if there is an animal preference for a certain mix and to evaluate the cows and their result-ing manure to estimate the nutritional attributes of the mix.

The walk is sponsored by MAEAP, MSU Extension and the NRCS Offices of

Osceola County. It is part of a Soil Health Summer Se-ries of Meetings that these organizations sponsored and Michigan Farm Bureau supported with a financial grant. The USDA programs are open to all people.

For more information, contact Jerry Lindquist at the MSU Extension Office at (231) 832-6139 or Greg White at the NRCS Office at (231) 832-5341.

Anyone needing special accommodations to attend the walk should notify one of these agencies before the day of the event.

This arTicle is courtesy of Michigan State University Extension. For more informa-tion, visit http://www.msue.msu.edu. To contact an expert in your area, visit http://expert.msue.msu.edu, or call 888-MSUE4MI (888-678-3464).

Fall cover crop mixes topic of upcoming pasture walk near Marion

Photo coUrtESy of MSU ExtEnSion

Livestock farms can lower their feeding costs in the fall by 40 percent or more by allowing cattle to graze on multi-specie cover crops. In this photo, cattle are grazing a multi specie mix at the Nicklas Farm near Hersey in Novvember of 2014.


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Newly crowned 2015 Reed City High School Homecoming king and queen, seniors Tyler White and Bethany Maciejewski.The duo were crowned at halftime of Reed City’s football game against Central Montcalm match up Friday night.

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