Story and photosBy John Hummer

EditorThe mystery of what happened to Melissa Havens,

the 30-year-old woman from Croswell who died at theFaster Horses concert at Michigan InternationalSpeedway in July, appears to have been solved.Havens, 30, was found dead at 7:30 a.m. on July 17 atthe music festival in Brooklyn, Michigan. There was nofoul play, according to the Michigan State Police.

“I can confirm that it’s been ruled as an accident,”said MSP Monroe Post Detective Sgt. Mike PetersonMonday afternoon. “We are no longer looking at it likeit’s a homicide.”

Initial reports right after Faster Horses indicated thatpolice were asking for help in identifying a black malewith short black hair and a black beard who was seenwith Havens before her death.

Melissa’s sister, Theresa Havens, spoke with thelead investigator Monday, MSP Sgt. Daniel Drewyor,and received information on the case. “Yes, they didtalk to him and there was no foul play. There were nosigns that he tried to hurt her – nothing like that.Honestly, it was just an accident.”

She stated that Melissa was seated in a campingchair when her accidental death occurred. “When she

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Gentner remembered forservice, love of community

By Dan CherryLenawee County contributing writer

A pillar of the Onsted community will beremembered for his service, and love ofcommunity, faith and family.

Todd Gentner, 56, died October 5 after abrief illness. He was currently president ofthe Onsted Community Schools Board ofEducation.

Onsted superintendent Steve Head saidGentner was an amazing man who loved hiscommunity.

“Todd’s been a member of the school board for 21years and president for 11 of those years,” Head said.“That is amazing. You don’t often see that level ofcommitment.”

A 1983 graduate from Onsted High School, Gentnerreceived his bachelor’s degree in business administra-tion from Adrian College. He had been employed forthe last 26 years as an insurance agent at KapnickInsurance in Adrian.

Gentner was also a member of St. Joseph Shrine inthe Irish Hills, where he served as a youth groupleader. He was first elected to the Onsted Board ofEducation in 2000, becoming the board president in2010.

Gentner also held officer positions forGoodwill Industries of Southeast Michiganand for the Onsted Kiwanis.

Head said that Gentner was “one of thegood guys.”

“He and I had a great relationship,” Headsaid. “He was such a positive person with hisview on life; he always had a smile. Hebrought a great perspective for me and theboard. He cared about the success of ourschool, making sure our kids had the bestpossible opportunities.”

Head said that Gentner “had a great way of helpingnew board members with settling into the role of aschool board member and working with myself and theadministration.”

“We are going to miss him,” Head said. “He was agreat friend and leader.”

The Onsted school district echoed Head’s reflec-tions of Gentner.

“His leadership, guidance, and positivity will begreatly missed amongst our school and community,”district officials said in a joint statement.

Gentner’s funeral liturgy was held Tuesday, October12, with burial in the St. Joseph Shrine Cemetery.

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Melissa Havens, front, is pictured here with herdaughter, Kayliee, and her sister, Theresa.

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From staff reportsThe Columbia Township board

recently passed a rate increase thatit will pass on to all local municipali-ties and customers it serves who uti-lize the Southern RegionalInterceptor.

A letter from its board to all cus-tomers states: “Effective November1, 2021, the Interceptor OM&R(Operations, Maintenance, andRepair) will increase by $4.50 perREU (Residential Equivalent Unit) to$8 per REU per month to help usfinance the rebuilding of the CadyRoad lift station and replenish ourfunds for other capital improvementsand monthly maintenance.” The let-ter notes that repairs will exceed $1million in cost and that the township’scurrent balance will not be adequateto meet the financial obligation at thecurrent rate.

The letter served as a notice of thepending increase for municipalitieswho transfer wastewater from theirarea to the Leoni WastewaterTreatment Plant. The letter statesthat the system’s infrastructure hasreached its design limits in someareas.

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fell asleep or whatever, shemust have went forward and allof her blood and everything wentto her heart and her head, andthat’s how she passed away.”

Theresa said that in additionto Melissa, their mother went toFaster Horses along with theiraunt. “When my aunt and momjumped out of the camper andwent over to her, she was gone.”A couple of her cousins were ata different campsite.

“When my mom found her, itlooked like the chair was kind ofcollapsed in a little bit,” she said.“She was either trying to get upor was falling out of it, and itlooked like it cut off her circula-tion from the lungs up, or theneck up.”

Theresa noted that alcoholwas likely a factor that con-tributed to her death. “Her bloodlevel of alcohol was obviouslypretty high.”

Despite knowing what hap-pened now, it is still extremelyhard for Theresa to processwhat happened. “I’m nevergoing to have closure,” she said.“She left a 7-year-old – she just

turned seven Oct. 1. It’s beenreally hard, honestly. I mean, it’sher mother.” Theresa, 25, nowhas full custody of Melissa’sdaughter, Kayliee.

Melissa, apparently, wasn’t ashy woman. “Melissa was very,very outgoing,” Theresa says.“She was a social butterfly – shealways wanted to do something,either with Kayliee or withfriends. She would make that lit-tle girl happy if she only had adollar in her name. Nothing mat-tered but love.”

Theresa said Melissa did nothave a job at the time of deathbecause she was on disability.

Theresa added that she losther father, Kayliee’s grandpa, onSept. 6, Labor Day, as well. Hehad progressive multiple sclero-sis. “Honestly, I think it was moreof a broken heart,” she stated.“His last words were, ‘Melissa,come here.’ It was hard.”

Theresa’s mother helps outsome with Kayliee, as well asKayliee’s uncle. “Nana gets hersometimes when she wantsher,” Theresa noted. She alsosays that her boyfriend, Steven

Haffner, is helping out tremen-dously. “He has a job and isgoing to work for us and keepinga house over our head right now.He didn’t ask for this, and nei-ther did I, and we’re taking it –taking it by the horns, I guess.”

If there is anything elseTheresa wishes for, it’s thatFaster Horses is made a saferevent. She hopes for morepolice presence and security toput more eyes on what goes onat the event and in the camp-grounds to prevent more deathsfrom occurring.

A new GoFundMe page hasbeen set up to help withKayliee’s future home. The pagestates, in part, “She is still livingin her grandpa’s old house but ina few months will have to moveout to find a better home to livein. We’re asking for any and allto find Kayliee a new homewhere she can play, study, andbe safe. A new home to makenew and happy memories withher family and friends.”

To get to the fundraiser, visitgofundme.com and search for“Help Kayliee save for a home.”

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“The most valuable player is the one who makes themost players valuable.”

Peyton Manning

Dear editor, Hello neighbors, my name is Bruce and I’m a

retired educator living in Jackson. Our freedom to vote is under attack by extremist

state lawmakers across the country who want toput up deliberate barriers to make it harder to vote– especially for people of color.

The Freedom to Vote Act sets national stan-dards for us to – safely and freely cast our ballots,ensure every vote is counted, and elect peoplewho will deliver for us.

Our senators need to deliver the Freedom toVote Act to the American people, and to do that,

they need to end the Jim Crow filibuster which isblocking progress of this overwhelmingly popularand urgently needed legislation.

Please contact Senators Gary Peters andDebbie Stabenow thanking them for their sup-port of the Freedom to Vote Act and to work morevigorously to eliminate the filibuster from theSenate rules as the filibuster is an outdated unde-mocratic procedure that creates minority tyrannyundermining our Constitutional right to represen-tation by majority rule.

Bruce NowakJackson

“Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for some-thing. Always have class, and be humble.”

John Madden

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether youget back up.”

Vince Lombardi

“Leadership is a matter of having people look at you andgain confidence. If you’re in control, they’re in control.”

Tom Landry

Freedom to vote is under attack

Dear editor,The Columbia School District has placed a sink-

ing fund proposal on the upcoming November bal-lot. The proposal was developed this year by theBoard of Education.

You may wonder what a sinking fund is?Although we must legally call it a “sinking fund,” itis really better described as a “restricted savingsaccount” that only can be spent on certain auditedcategories.

Being good stewards of our taxpayers’ monies,we refunded our 2014 bond debt, saving .65 mills.Although the sinking fund ballot language statesan increase of .65 mills as a new issue, it is really“net neutral” and will NOT increase your millagerate.

The passage of the sinking fund will allow theschool district to make major repairs and renova-

tions to existing facilities (such as new roofs andparking lot repairs), invest in educational technol-ogy (replacement of outdated Chromebooks), andother needs as allowed by law to create a restrict-ed fund to support those needs. These funds can-not be spent on operations and salaries.

As a lifelong member of the community, aColumbia School District board member, and aperson committed to the success of our studentsand community. I encourage everyone to investtheir time in becoming more knowledgeable aboutthe district’s sinking fund proposal (for more infor-mation visit www.myeagles.org). I am confidentthat you will see the benefit of joining me and oth-ers in voting YES on November 2nd!

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Dear editor, In what most people refer toas an extremely polarized world,I want to talk about the possibil-ity of having friends that do notthink exactly like we do. I had the distinct pleasure tohave as my best friend an indi-vidual that always voted in theopposite direction that I did. Didit matter to me? Yes, and no. Iam a person with some prettyfirm convictions, and I would liketo think I could have swayed myfriend, but our friendship was farmore important than requiringhim to see the world as I do.One of the best things abouthaving such a close friendwhose political views were theopposite of mine is that I couldfreely question current topicswith him, and not suffer the ram-pant bitterness and wrath that isso common today. Dialogue has

died in many instances. Today, ifyou do not agree with eachother, then one of you must bean idiot. Those who do notagree with us must simply benot as smart as we are. Thevenom out there is concerning,and rather disgusting. Of course, each side hasmedia sources that “spin” thenews to their ownadvantage. Their followers donot have to think much, as yourcamp has sources to train youwhat to focus on and how tothink about nearly everything. I would encourage whoever isprepared to listen to considerthat the one you feel the need toargue with just may have some-thing unique to offer. You see, I lost my dear friendalmost exactly a year agotoday. This past year I had writ-ten this letter many times in myhead. He deserved to be writtenabout, and I think our friendshipcontains a very important mes-sage. His long battle with cancersurprisingly and rather suddenlycame to an end. In the yearleading up to this, I was regular-ly invited to “come up to thecabin” or to do the many thingswe often did together. Becauseof his treatments, and due tothis hideous COVID situation, Iwas in a huge dilemma. I want-ed to visit, but feared that I couldbe a potential carrier. It wasawful. I feel for the many thatwere in this same situation. Imostly stayed away, in hopesthat we get through this, andenjoy the post-COVID days.

I did so much cherish ourfriendship and enjoyed everyhour or day we got to spendtogether. As new political topicscame into view, I alwaysenjoyed hashing them out withhim. I never thought he was anidiot, and I think he may havefelt the same about me? Wenever yelled at each other, and Ido not recall a time when wewere mad or disappointed ineach other. Like I said, we always pulledthe opposite lever in the votingbooth, but it seems we alwaysable to accept that, sort of like,perhaps, accepting the color orone’s hair. The world can be seen inmany differing ways without theconstant disrespect that is sotypical today. If you ever find akind friend like mine, I encour-age you to cherish them. I thinkthat what made the differencefor us is that we were bothunafraid to be honest and truth-ful with each other. Contrast thatwith the news media stars whoread scripts where little honesty,or at times integrity, is evershown. There seems to be littleeffort to include (as Paul Harveywould say) “the rest of thestory.” I miss my dear friend Arthureach and every day. He had awide variety of friends, and justseemed to want to enjoy life asbest he could. This is my tributeto him, and I think an importantstory for us all to contemplate.

Karl KerschClarklake

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Letters

Dear editor,Recently you published the

obituary for [a local man] whodied from COVID. He was agood family man and citizen. Hedied because he believed thelies and misinformation spreadby the anti-vaxers, Mike Shirkey,and Dr. “Quack” Soldano, who is

now permanently banned fromYouTube. If he had been vacci-nated, he would probably still bealive.

This newspaper is anunapologetic supporter andmouthpiece for the anti-scienceplague that is lingering acrossour society. A newspaper should

be a bearer of intelligence – dis-peller of ignorance. Your editori-al policy contributed to thisuntimely death and probablyothers, it is worse than FakeNews, it is Destiny Death News.

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the Camp Liberty Fall Car Show & FreedomFestival Sunday to support the work of the campas a resource for veterans to get out and enjoynature and the many outdoor activities the campoffers them. The event featured a car show put onby Marshall Motors, food and refreshments, aswell as activities for kids including hayrides,pumpkins, face painting, and trick-or-treating.

Camp Liberty Development Director AnnieCallahan said the event was geared toward draw-ing support from the local area. Callahan, whostarted her role with Camp Liberty in January2021, said she has been surprised that she learnedthe camp is not well known in the area. She is mak-ing an effort to change that and Sunday’s event,which drew a large crowd, was the beginning ofthat effort. She is also making headway into utiliz-ing the talents of veterans for children’s programs.

Camp Liberty, located on 137 acres off AustinRoad in Norvell Township, provides inclusive out-door recreation programs that aid in the reintegra-tion of U.S. military service members, veterans,and their families, with an emphasis on assistingthose with post-traumatic stress, traumatic braininjuries, and mobility disabilities. The camp’svision is to build a stronger veterans’ communitywhile providing access to the outdoors for any vet-eran that needs a place to go. At right, above, isPhil Pearson of Pleasant Lake (north of Jackson)who brought his 1965 Pontiac GTO to the CampLiberty car show. Pearson has owned the car over20 years.

At right, below, is Camp Liberty DevelopmentDirector Annie Callahan. She has taken on the roleof fundraising and coordinating activities at thecamp. Veteran volunteers who visited the campover the summer helped Callahan grow these“patriotic pumpkins” to give to kids (and maybe afew adults!) who attended Camp Liberty’sFreedom Festival Sunday.

PHOTOS BY JOHN HUMMER

Search for missing FranklinTownship woman continues

By Dan CherryLenawee County

contributing writerThe property of missing

Tipton-area woman Dee Warnerwas searched again October 11by members of area law enforce-ment, including the FBI.

Warner went missing in lateApril and has been the subject ofan ongoing search into herwhereabouts.

As part of the ongoing investi-gation into the disappearance ofthe Franklin Township woman,

the Lenawee County Sheriff’sOffice conducted another searchof her residence and surround-ing property. The search was anattempt to gather any more infor-mation into where she might be,Sheriff Troy Bevier said Monday.

The investigation remainsongoing, as a national spotlightis being renewed on many miss-ing person cases. Last month,law enforcement out west foundthe remains of missing womanGabby Petito, as well as theremains of a man from a previ-

ous report. Investigators acrossthe country continue to seekadditional people who havebeen reported missing in recenttimes.

Anyone with information aboutthe Warner case is asked to callLenawee County DetectiveKevin Greca at 517-264-5364.

Assisting deputies in theWarner search are the FBI, theMichigan State Police, theMichigan DNR, K9 One fromFlint and Consumers Energy.

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Congratulations to theHighland Inn for winningthe People’s Choice Awardfor the Taste of the Irish Hillsevent. The BrooklynMoose Lodge was a closesecond.

Brooklyn’s Wesco isholding open interviews onThursday, October 14, from1 to 4 p.m. They are offeringtuition reimbursement,401K, flexible schedule,health benefits, weekly pay,associate perks, holidaydouble pay, $12/hour start-ing pay, quarterly raises,profit share program andpaid time off. For moreinformation, visitgowesco.com.

The Onsted FestivalCommittee is holding a CraftShow on October 16, from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Millin Onsted. Interested ven-dors, please email onsted-craftshows@gmail.com for aregistration form.

Camp Killarney is holdingits Fall Fest on Saturday,October 16, from 10 a.m. to9 p.m. The day includespumpkin decorating, carni-val games, silent auctionitems, trick-or-treating, a

church service and ahayride with cider anddonuts. For more informa-tion, go tokillarneycamp.org.

Downtown Brooklyn isholding its annual WitchesNight Out on Thursday,October 21, from 5:30 to 8p.m. Dress up and strollthrough downtown Brooklyn,visiting participating venuesto see what great “witchy”specials they have to offer.For more information, con-tact Kelsey’s Boutique andGifts at 517-592-5032.

The Friends of WalkerTavern group is looking forboard members. Their annu-al meeting is Thursday,October 20 at 10 a.m. at theHewitt House at CambridgeJunction Historic StatePark. All members areencouraged to attend. Toexpress interest or askquestions, please contactFrank Bolak at 517-422-9205 or emailfranceczk@hotmail.com.

Brooklyn PresbyterianChurch will be holding afree After School Programcalled C.O.R.E, CommunityOutreach Recreation

Education. This program isfor kindergarten through12th grade on Thursdaysafter school until 6 p.m. Goto brooklynpres.org for moreinformation or call 517-592-2801. There will be a freecommunity dinner at 6 p.m.,all are welcome.

Stagecoach StopWestern Resort is holdingthree Haunts in the Irish Hillsevery Friday and Saturdayin October from dusk until 11p.m. The Haunts are theStagecoach Stop Walk-Through, the Horror MovieMuseum and the HauntedDrive-Through.

The Irish Hills RegionalChamber has been hostingthe Chamber Lunch Bunchon the third Wednesday ofeach month at various loca-tions throughout the IrishHills. On October 20 atnoon, we will be meeting forlunch at Highland Inn inManitou Beach. If you wouldlike to join us, please emailcindy@irishhills.com tomake a reservation.

For more October eventshappening in the Irish Hills,visit IrishHills.com.

It’s YOUR BusinessBy Cindy Hubbell, President/CEO

Irish Hills RegionalChamber of Commerce

517-592-8907 • www.irishhills.com

Bob Elrod swirled cotton candy into a perfect ball for pedestrians infront of the Village Peddler Gift Shoppe during last Saturday’sPumpkin Quest. Donations for the treat went to the Brooklyn FoodPantry. For those wanting something even better than cotton candy,Village Peddler sells a complete line of Gilbert Chocolates.

The Candy Man can!

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October 1General non-criminal:Fords Drive; MarshallStreet; Personal welfarecheck: Deland Road;Overdose: South MainStreet; Fraud: East LowryStreet; Breaking andentering: Wolf Lake Road;Peace officer: RiversideRoad; Accident: SouthMain Street

October 2Domestic: BrooklynRoad/Crego Road;Accident: School Street;Chicago Street; Warrantarrest: Jefferson Road;Fraud: South Main Street;Motorist assist: BrooklynRoad; Suspicious situa-tion: Coral Drive

October 3Personal welfare check:South Mill Street; West MillPond Drive; Field contact:South Main Street; Assistother agency: BrooklynRoad, Napoleon Township;General non-criminal:South Main Street;Wamplers Lake Road;Accident: Hewitt Road;Operating while impaired:Constitution Avenue/SouthMain Street

October 4Motorist assist: JeffersonRoad; Property damage:Hewitt Road; Naturaldeath: Constitution Avenue;Domestic: Irwin Street;Conservation: JeffersonRoad; General non-crimi-nal: Hyde Road; Accident:Jefferson Road

October 5Field contact: NorthConstitution Avenue/AshleyCourt; Marshall Street/NorthMain Street; Accident:Brooklyn Road; Traffic haz-ard: Bedford Drive/AbbottLane

October 6General non-criminal:North Lake Road; Sexoffender registry: WhiteRoad; Personal welfarecheck: South Main Street;Animal complaint:Woodstock Street, CementCity; Civil dispute: ReedRoad; Assist otheragency: Stetler Drive,Napoleon Township;Suspicious situation:Nicole Drive

Columbia police report

One cool cat

Blowing up: Three-year-old tiger, David Morgan, of Napoleon, eagerly awaits his

balloon animal after getting his face painted at Pumpkin Quest.

MarriagesAmanda L. Kirkpatrick, Jackson County clerk, reports the following recentlyrecorded marriage license applications:

William Kenneth Kirst II, Jackson and Jayde Lee Ann Ammerman, Jackson;Tyler Austin Bostedor, Jackson and Lilian Michelle Varner, Jackson;Tamara Renee Johnson, Grass Lake and Robert Glen Bannan, Grass Lake;Michael Christopher Smith, Jackson and Summer Marie LaRose, Jackson;Hope Koren Jehnzen, Michigan Center and Joseph Scott Garcia, MichiganCenter; Jennifer Janet Pulk, Jackson and Grant William Blom, Jackson;Kenneth Andrew Koshko, Grass Lake and Hailie Nichole Casper, Grass Lake;Kira Ann Clark, Jackson and Kenneth James Leonardson, Jackson;Derek Robert Miller, Hanover and Angelica Grace Tellier, Hanover;Stacy Ann Bender, Jackson and Todd Joseph Wicht, Jackson;Brandon Michael Herzberg, Clarklake and Cayleigh Brianna Twohig, Vicksburg;Stephanie May Warblow, Albion and Kyle Paul Garred, Albion;Dwayne Anthony Riley, Jackson and Tazyarae Shanee Reece, Jackson;Olivia Danielle Thomas, Jackson and Tyler Phillip Vogt, Jackson;Alyssa Nicole Rottler, Cement City and Stuart Lee Goralski, Cement City;Karen Michele Newcomb, Jackson and Rocky Elton Every, Jackson;Austin Hezekiah Marks, Jackson and Laura Lynette Holton, Spring Arbor;John David Hays, Jackson and Eric Noelle Rosentreter, Jackson;Alexa Brooke Pluta, Jackson and Ronald Joel Cochran, Jackson;Christopher Matthew Kellenberger, Jackson and Ashley Lynn Sell, Jackson;Brian Keith Lampky II, Jackson and Tara Ann Schray, Jackson;Roger Keith Van Doren, Cement City and Lauren Elizabeth Moenart, Utica;Rikki-Lynn Payton Robinson, Adrian and Connor Sean McGuire, Brooklyn;Annabelle Kaye Pahl-Nebelung, Jackson and Dylan Jay Wagner, Jackson;Kristina Joy Warner, Jackson and Brandon Matthew George Tripp, Jackson;Lynn Allen Norton, Jackson and Rebecca Longton Chandler, Brooklyn;J. Preston Moody, Jackson and Leslie Anne Inman, Jackson;John Patrick Stolaruk, Jackson and Stephanie Marie Cantin, Jackson;

I’ll get you my pretty! Witches Night Out 2021

The downtown merchants are hosting Witches Night Out on Thursday, October21, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. So take the night off from your busy schedule and call yourfriends and invite them to an evening of shopping in Downtown Brooklyn and a lit-tle fun of dressing up as a witch (witch attire is optional).

Eagles to host perch dinner

The Irish Hills Eagles is hosting a perch dinner on Friday, October, from 5 to7:30 p.m. or until they run out.

The Irish Hills Eagles are located at 9500 Wamplers Lake Road, Brooklyn. Formore information, call 517-592-8842.