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Crazy or not, it’s still aCensus year, and the U.S.Census Bureau is expect-ing to receive an updatedlook at who is livingwhere in America. Thebureau reports that al-most 50% of Americanshave completed the it.
We asked on Facebook:Have you completed andsubmitted your 2020Census yet? With 174votes, you said:
Feeding
America
truck here
today
By Carol Stiffler
There are three new bear cubs
at Oswald’s Bear Ranch, and the
Oswalds want your help in nam-
ing the cinnamon-colored one.
The babies came to the ranch
from Wisconsin on March 24,
both lucky and unlucky. They’re
separated from their mothers,
probably due to death, but
they’ve made it to Oswald’s.
They’ll be fed and cared for now
for the rest of their lives, as safe
as any bear could hope to be.
And they’re adorable.
“They’re little devils,” said
Dean Oswald, who owns and runs
the bear ranch with his family.
The cubs are currently living in
a wire enclosure in his living
room, he said, and they get regu-
lar bottle feedings of a mixture of
calf milk replacement, yogurt,
water, and baby rice cereal.
The cubs don’t have the privi-
lege of roaming the house, be-
cause Oswald knows better.
“We had some get out four or
five years ago, and it was like a
tornado went through the whole
house,” he said.
The Oswalds are collecting
names for the cinnamon-colored
cub via the Oswald’s Bear Ranch
Facebook page, and suggestions
are pouring in. Current name
ideas include Hope, Ember, and
Cinnabear.
Elsewhere on the ranch, bears
are emerging from hibernation. In
the wild, female bears sometimes
come out of hibernation with new
cubs that were born in January.
No cubs are ever born on the
ranch, Oswald said, since there is
no breeding there. New babies are
always the result of a rescue.
“If a person has bears or is
going to send them to a zoo, I will
purchase them,” Oswald said. “I
hate to see a bear go to a zoo,
where they have a 20-by-20 con-
finement.”
The Oswalds hope to open the
ranch to the public on May 22, if
statewide quarantine laws are
lifted by then.
Vol. 134, No. 47 U.S.P.S. No. 383980 newberry-news.com April 15, 2020 $1.25
Cooped up and fed upWhitmer gets backlash from Michiganders
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Newberry NewsToday’s Weather 33/20 Tomorrow 37/23 Newberry, Michigan
The Easter bunny - three Easter bunnies, actually - rolled through every street in Newberry on Sat-
urday, April 11, riding on the top of Newberry Fire Department trucks. Three people dressed up in
Easter bunny costumes, and each rode atop a fire truck to canvas the entire village. They spread
Easter joy to families and children who were experiencing a very solitary Easter weekend. While in
costume, Mary Archambeau, Penny Link, and Brooke Livermore waved to practically everybody in
town that day. One truck even doubled back into the village after learning two residential streets had
accidentally been skipped. “I saw smiles on the faces of parents and kids,” Archambeau said. “We
could tell we made a difference.”
The Feeding America
truck is bringing another
shipment of free food to the
community today. Pick-up
will be available at the
LINK on West Helen Street
beginning at 4 p.m.
LINK Director Mary Ar-
chambeau asks people to
line up along John Street as
usual, and not to come early.
The shipment includes
15,000 pounds of food - the
same amount usually or-
dered for our area.
During the last Feeding
America visit, the truck ar-
rived early and people lined
up early, too. The food was
dispersed and the supply ex-
hausted in an hour and 20
minutes, with the collection
ending before it was even
scheduled to begin.
Archambeau said the
early line was so long that it
was hazardous, and con-
sisted of people from 15
area communities including
Escanaba and Mackinac Is-
land. Feeding America stip-
ulations are that the food
must be given to anyone in
need regardless of where
they are from.
If the supply runs out
again, community members
have other resources for
food.
Taylor Market in Helmer
has pledged to feed anyone
in need, and has been filling
in as needed, Archambeau
said. To request assistance
from Taylor’s Market, call
906-586-6353.
School districts are con-
tinuing to feed students with
weekly food pick-ups as
previously planned. Contact
your student’s school for
more information.
Anyone who is still in
need can contact Archam-
beau at home, at 906-293-
3819. Though the LINK is
closed, Archambeau is still
working as a volunteer to
get food from the LINK to
people in need.
Highlightswe will miss,page 9
You voted
2020 is
still a
Census
year
By Carol Stiffler
April 1 was Census Day
- the date used by the U.S.
Census Bureau as the sin-
gle day that mattered in an
attempt to record who we
are and where we live. An-
swers to the 2020 Census,
which is currently under-
way, are based on who was
living in our household on
that date.
Census questionnaires
were mailed to each house-
hold in the country in mid-
March and responses are
required by law. Re-
minders on powder blue
postcards have already hit
mailboxes.
The Census Bureau en-
courages responses as soon
as possible, but will allow
us to respond any time be-
fore August 14 - that in-
cludes a two-week
extension due to coron-
avirus.
Newberry resident
Michelle Teske has already
completed her survey, opt-
ing to fill it out online.
“I did think it was easy
and pretty self explanatory.
Very easy to follow,” she
said. “I think it is vital to
our community to answer
the questions and help any
way we can.”
Teske is in the minority
for Luce County - more
than 70% of households
have not yet responded.
Luce County residents
have returned a mere
28.4% of their question-
naires. Nearby counties are
similar: Schoolcraft is at
37%; Mackinac has re-
turned 21.7%, and
Chippewa is at 35%.
Michigan’s current re-
sponse rate is 54.5%,
ahead of the national aver-
age of 47.9%. Michigan’s
rate is largely propped up
by a significant number of
responses in Livingston
and Macomb counties near
Detroit, which have re-
turned 65.7% and 64.3%,
respectively.
See CENSUS, page 2
Three new cubs at Oswald’s Bear Ranch
Sterling McGinn
Dean Oswald feeds one of three new bear cubs at the Oswald’s BearRanch. The bears arrived to the ranch on March 24.
Dustin Oswald
Where isyour money?page 2
Taking Easter to the streets
By Carol Stiffler
When Governor Gretchen Whit-
mer signed her expanded and ex-
tended “Stay Home, Stay Safe”
order on April 9, its stricter require-
ments rankled some citizens in an
already stressed Michigan.
New to this requirement were
rules that we can no longer cross
the street to visit neighbors unless
we are taking care of them, can no
longer buy home improvement sup-
plies, and can’t even operate a boat
if it has a motor.
In rural communities like ours, it
hasn’t always gone over so
smoothly. Luce County still has
only one confirmed case of
COVID-19; Mackinac has four, and
Schoolcraft has three. It’s a stark
difference from Macomb County,
which had 5,073 cases and 347
deaths as of Monday, April 13.
A Facebook group called Michi-
ganders Against Excessive Quaran-
tine is growing in popularity, with
more than 308,000 members on
Tuesday - including quite a few
from Luce County.
Whitmer addressed some criti-
cism in her Monday conference,
where she dispelled rumors that she
had banned homeschooling and
purchases of bug spray, American
flags, and child car seats.
“It’s O.K. to be frustrated,” she
said. “It’s O.K. to be angry, and if it
makes you feel better to direct it at
me, that’s O.K. - I’ve got thick
skin, and I’m always going to de-
fend your right to free speech.”
In addition to the Facebook
group, a movement to recall Whit-
mer is growing on Change.org.
More than 200,000 signatures to
date are endorsing a petition that
complains Whitmer has “lied since
day one” and caused more Michi-
ganders to get sick from the coron-
avirus by “further promoting the
pandemic”.
A valid petition to recall Whit-
mer would require more than
700,000 signatures from registered
Michigan voters, and would have to
contain language approved by the
board of state canvassers.
While anger grows in some
places, Whitmer reported on Mon-
day the encouraging news that
COVID-19 cases are reaching a
plateau in hardest hit areas of the
state, like Wayne and Macomb
counties. The state reported 997
new cases of the virus on Monday,
and 115 new deaths. On April 6, the
new numbers showed 1,503 new
cases and 110 new deaths.
“We are starting to slow down,
even flatten a bit. We are cautiously
optimistic,” Whitmer said. “The
stay at home order is working.”
It’s too soon to allow rural areas
to have additional freedom, she
said. Hospitals in those regions
aren’t equipped for a coronavirus
breakout, and Whitmer reports that
CEOs from rural hospitals have
asked her to keep the order in
place.
YES
84%
NO
16%
Other resourcesavailable, too
By Carol Stiffler
According to the United
States Treasury Department,
everyone with direct deposit
should receive their federal
stimulus funds before April 24.
People who qualify for the
funds but don’t have direct de-
posit will receive a paper check
in the mail, which could take
months.
Though the stimulus was
originally promised to all
Americans, stipulations on the
funds are emerging. Individuals
with a social security number
who make $75,000 or less per
year will receive the full
$1,200. Couples who earn
$150,000 or less and file taxes
jointly will receive $2,400.
Payments shrink as house-
hold incomes exceed the
$150,000 mark and disappear
entirely after reaching
$198,000.
Parents will receive an addi-
tional $500 for each child under
age 16 that they claimed on
their last tax return.
Most people do not need to
do anything to receive the stim-
ulus, but people who have not
yet filed their 2017 and 2018
income tax returns will need to
do that to be eligible for the
stimulus.
For more information on the
stimulus, visit
https://www.irs.gov/coron-
avirus-tax-relief-and-economic-
impact-payments
In Michigan, this is the week
where contract employees, gig
workers, and other similar peo-
ple can file for unemployment.
The $600 weekly stipend
should begin hitting bank ac-
counts - unless the filer re-
quested a debit card - on April
20.
Unemployment benefits for
hourly or salary employees
should be full unemployment
benefits plus $600 per week.
The additional $600 has re-
ceived federal approval.
Unemployment claims need
to be filed within 28 days of
being laid off.
To file for unemployment,
visit www.michigan.gov/uia.
CENSUS, continued
Technology is playing a
big role in the Census re-
sponse. In Luce County,
20.7% of responses came
via the internet. Answering
the survey online is avail-
able at 2020Census.gov
and should take only 10
minutes.
In lower Michigan,
where internet access is
more readily available, re-
sponses are almost entirely
online - all but 2.3% of
Livingston County’s re-
sponses were completed
online.
Information gathered in
the Census will be used for
major decisions in the next
10 years, including how
many congressional repre-
sentatives each state has,
and how much federal
funding is sent to our com-
munities to support pro-
grams like Medicaid, Head
Start, and Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Pro-
gram (SNAP).
If answers are as antici-
pated, Michigan could lose
up to five congressional
representatives. Booming
states like California and
Florida may grow by 15
representatives each, and
Texas could jump by 13.
The revised representa-
tive counts will remain in
place for the next 10 years.
The coronavirus pan-
demic is impacting the sur-
vey. Americans are given
an extra two weeks to re-
turn their surveys, and
Census workers who are
currently going door to
door in areas like rural
Alaska are interviewing
households from outside
their homes and standing at
least six feet apart.
Results will be given to
President Donald Trump
on time by December 31,
and redistricting counts
will be delivered to the
states by April 1, 2021.
News2 April 15, 2020
Bob Powell’s Snow ReportWe received slightly more than an inch of snow last
week, according to NOAA Weather Spotter Bob Pow-
ell. That puts us within a single hair of the 252-inch
prediction Powell set for snowfall this winter.
Quote of the week: Forget love. I’d rather fall in choco-
late - source unknown
Month 2017 2018 2019/2020
Oct. 2.5 6.0 2.7
Nov. 28.4 43.1 57.5
Dec. 33.8 14.8 69.2
Jan. 54.6 56 57.8
Feb. 60.3 25.1 43
Mar. 18.6 10.4 19.6
Apr. 6.1 38.1 1.6
Total 224.3” 193.5” *251.9”
*to April 13
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Where is your money?
COVID-19 diagnosedin Schoolcraft County
The first confirmed posi-
tive case of COVID-19 in a
Schoolcraft County resi-
dent.
On April 8, 2020, LMAS
District Health Department
became aware of a positive
COVID-19 case identified
through a private laboratory.
The identified person is an
adult with no history of re-
cent domestic travel. LMAS
believes the risk to the pub-
lic to be very low.
The LMAS District
Health Department will no-
tify people who have been
identified as close contacts
and will not disclose infor-
mation about the individual.
Two more people in
Schoolcraft County have
since been diagnosed with
COVID-19. The health de-
partment does not release
announcements in subse-
quent cases after the first
case in each county.
It is important for every-
one to assume that the novel
coronavirus which causes
COVID-19 is present
throughout the region.
People who are mildly ill
with COVID-19 are able to
safely recover at home
while others need additional
care through hospitaliza-
tion.
COVID-19 symptoms
may appear in as few as two
days or as long as 14 days
after exposure to the virus.
Symptoms include fever,
cough, and shortness of
breath.
Notice the little rays of sunshineBy Sarah Pleiman
Even though the weather isn’t
looking too sunny for the next few
days, there are little rays of sunshine
popping up all over the place.
Lately it often seems like there’s a
giant cloud covering the world, yet
people are still finding good things.
We’re finding ways to be together
while we are apart.
All across the country, “ordinary”
men and women with sewing ma-
chines at home are making masks
for family, friends, and healthcare
workers. People who don’t have a
sewing machine are donating fabric
and elastic so more masks can be
made. There are photographers of-
fering to take family portraits while
social distancing, then donating the
money to help buy personal protec-
tion equipment for those on the
front lines. It’s not just happening in
the “big cities” either - here in New-
berry, there are so many things to be
proud of.
This past Saturday, for instance;
the Newberry Fire Department gave
the Easter bunny a ride through
town so all the kids could see. They,
along with several other local busi-
nesses, have been offering home de-
livery of groceries and other
essentials since the Governor first
gave the “Stay at Home” order.
The Village has promoted the
“Nightly Neighborly Nod,” encour-
aging residents to check in on each
other while still practicing social
distancing.
Although Tahqua-Tots Learning
Center, LLC was unable to continue
normal operations, several staff
members have reached out to par-
ents who are essential workers to
provide childcare.
The schools in Luce County have
also stepped up to the plate to serve
the children in our communities.
The incredible teachers at TAS,
TLA, Engadine, and other local
schools have been launched out of
their comfort zones; yet they con-
tinue to reach out to students and
figure out ways to teach from out-
side their classrooms.
Kitchen staff has been working to
provide meals to make sure no child
goes hungry. Office staff members
work behind the scenes, doing their
best to keep things running
smoothly. Say what you will about
our education system, the people
within that system are amazing.
There are so many things to be
proud of during a time of such un-
certainty. People are stepping up
and little rays of sunshine are shim-
mering. All you have to do is look
for them.
Michigan has become
the first state in the coun-
try to gain federal ap-
proval of a program that
will provide nutritious
food to children who were
affected by school clos-
ings due to COVID-19.
The Pandemic Elec-
tronic Benefit Transfer
Program provides tempo-
rary funding to address
food needs for families af-
fected by the pandemic.
The food assistance
benefits will go to Michi-
gan families with students
ages 5-18 who are eligible
for free or reduced-price
school meals and will
reach approximately
895,000 students. This in-
cludes families currently
receiving Food Assistance
Program benefits as well
as those not currently en-
rolled in the program.
The benefits supple-
ment efforts taken by
school districts to con-
tinue feeding students.
Families not currently re-
ceiving food assistance
benefits will get an EBT
card in the mail under the
name of the oldest student
in the household.
Benefits will include
$193.80 per eligible stu-
dent for March and April,
and an additional $182.40
per student to cover May
and June combined.
Benefits for all eligible
children in the home will
be loaded onto this one
EBT card, which should
arrive in early May.
Families currently re-
ceiving food assistance
benefits will receive addi-
tional funds on their EBT
Bridge Cards.
Cards are used like
debit cards for food items
only, at SNAP retailers.
Michigan to provide EBT
cards for student meals
Carol Stiffler
By Dion Mindykowski,
Tahquamenon Area Li-
brary Director
As this shutdown con-
tinues, the Tahquamenon
Area Library is limited to
only those services we
can provide remotely.
We are continually look-
ing into ways that we can
go beyond Hoopla and
Overdrive to serve our
community.
Luckily, a long-term
project was recently com-
pleted that will help to
expand our digital serv-
ices. Historic issues of
the Newberry News and
the Luce County Democ-
rat can now be viewed
online.
This project was paid
for with award money
from the State Librarian’s
Citation of Excellence re-
ceived by the Tahqua-
menon Area Library in
2018, along with dona-
tions from Jacqueline
Richardson’s Painting
Classes. This digitization
covers 1886 through
1896 of the Newberry
News and 1891 to 1892
of the Luce County De-
mocrat. We are currently
exploring other funding
sources to continue with
the digitization of addi-
tional years.
To use this service,
visit https://digmich-
news.cmich.edu/ and
click on “Titles”. From
there you will scroll
down to the Newberry
News, the Luce County
Democrat, or any of the
other available publica-
tions that you wish to ex-
plore.
You can choose a
month and use a calendar
view to browse issues, or
you can click on “show
all issues of this publica-
tion” for an easier way to
navigate all issues avail-
able.
Once you have selected
an issue you can use the
search bar to search for
specific terms in that
issue, such as a business
or family name. Or you
can read through page by
page with the navigation
arrows and zoom button.
The scissor icon will let
you select a portion and
save it as an image file
for sharing with others, or
just to archive in your
own records.
If you’d prefer to read
issues offline, you can
click on “download the
whole document” and
view it later even without
an internet connection.
As a reminder, during the
shutdown the library’s
wireless network has
been left on so that you
can access it by parking
out front. The network is
called libraryguest and
the password will remain
5214CV19 until we re-
open.
If you need help ac-
cessing the digital news-
papers, please send your
questions to tahquam-
[email protected]. Dur-
ing the shutdown I have
been checking it multi-
ple times per day, seven
days per week and
should be able to answer
your questions within 24
hours or less.
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By Pastor Kyle Kuehl
In the midst of this pan-
demic, God’s promise to
Noah seems hard to be-
lieve.
We certainly remember
the way things were before
the pandemic that distorted
our lives and disturbed our
sleep. Daily life is turned
upside down now. Lives are
lost. Those who are seri-
ously ill do not always re-
cover. Nothing will ever be
the same again. But even
after such a pandemic,
some things will remain
unchanged. God’s promise,
signaled by His rainbow in
clearing skies, is certain,
“While the earth remains,
seedtime and harvest, cold
and heat, summer and win-
ter, day and night, shall not
cease.” (Genesis 8:22)
Tragic pandemics and dis-
asters, while they will
never again destroy all life
on earth, still disrupt and
destroy. But God’s prom-
ises remains. Creation
moves forward as He de-
signed it.
We need to go back far
beyond creation to remem-
ber God’s “wonders of
old.” We need to go back to
a time before time, before
the world was created, be-
cause that is when God
chose us to be His own.
From before creation, our
remembering fast forwards
to a stable in Bethlehem
and then to a cross outside
of Jerusalem. God sent His
Son to be our Savior and
Redeemer. On the cross
Jesus laid down His life for
us, taking our wrongdoings
and pains and heartaches
onto Himself and suffering
the penalty of death in our
place. Then we remember
the event just three days
later, when the open and
empty tomb revealed that
Jesus had risen from the
dead. Alleluia!
Our memories of the past
continue forward to the day
when God adopted us as
His children. On that day
we were buried with Christ
and raised to new life in
Him, a life that will con-
tinue on into eternity.
God’s steadfast love has
not ceased. He has not for-
gotten. His promises for us
did not end; they were only
beginning. The mighty
deeds and wonders of God
are displayed for us to find
and remember in His Word.
And should there be those
long and restless days and
nights when we cannot re-
member His promises, God
remembers.
We are a people who have
living hope, confident that
we in Christ will rise to
share forever in the victory
that is ours through faith in
His name. Our risen and
reigning Lord tells us,
“Fear not, I am the first and
the last, and the Living
One. I died, and behold I
am alive forevermore, and
I have the keys of Death
and Hades” (Revelation
1:17-18). Death does not
have the last word, not
now, not ever. Jesus does.
A message of hope
Remember the promises
Pastor Kyle Kuehl
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need your help in protecting our community. Consider
making a homemade mask.
Donations of masks can be dropped off to 218 E Ave
B in Newberry. There is a sterilized tub on the back
porch located on Parmalee. All donated masks will be
distributed to the Luce County Ambulance, Newberry
Fire Department, Garfield Ambulance, Newberry Cor-
rectional Facility, and Helen Newberry Joy Hospital.
For more information and resources to make your
own mask, visit http://trending.hnjh.org/homemade-
face-mask-information.
DNR cancelsEUP Citizens’
AdvisoryCouncil
meeting inLuce CountyIn accordance with
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
and the Michigan Depart-
ment of Health and
Human Services’ recom-
mendations designed to
help prevent the spread of
Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19), the
Michigan Department of
Natural Resources has
canceled a scheduled
meeting of the Eastern
Upper Peninsula Citizens’
Advisory Council.
The meeting was set for
April 22 at the LMAS
Health Department Build-
ing in Newberry. This ses-
sion has been canceled
and will not be resched-
uled.
The DNR is taking
proactive steps to mitigate
the spread of COVID-19
in Michigan.
For more information
about the council, contact
Stacy Haughey at 906-
235-2092.
Michiganders who lose a job, resulting in a loss of their
healthcare coverage or a change in income, may have low
or no-cost healthcare options available through the Afford-
able Care Act (ACA) Marketplace, Medicaid, or the Chil-
dren’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Consumers in these situations are not required to wait
for the yearly Open Enrollment Period and should act now.
“Michiganders who lose employer-based health insur-
ance may have options to continue or replace their cover-
age,” said DIFS Director Anita G. Fox. “If consumers
have questions about enrolling, DIFS is available to as-
sist.”
Consumers have 60 days after losing essential health
coverage, such as through a job loss, or experienced a
change in income to take advantage of a Special Enroll-
ment Period. To determine eligibility, consumers should
visit www.healthcare.gov.
Depending on income and their situation, consumers
may qualify for cost sharing reductions, premium tax cred-
its, coverage for their children (CHIP), or Medicaid. Con-
sumers should contact DIFS toll free at 877-999-6442 if
they need assistance.
When a consumer loses essential health coverage, they
may be eligible to enroll in an individual health plan dur-
ing a Special Enrollment Period.
If consumers are new to http://www.healthcare.gov, they
can create an account. If
they already have one, they
may log in to start or update
an application.
Enrollment help is avail-
able DIFS can help. The
Michigan Health Insurance
Consumer Assistance Pro-
gram (HICAP) can provide
shopping tips and help an-
swer questions about health
insurance or Special Enroll-
ment Periods.
The Michigan History Center today
announced a new collecting initiative
that gives residents the opportunity to
share stories that reflect their experi-
ences during the COVID-19 pandemic,
for the benefit of future generations.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a critical
moment in history, and the Michigan
History Center is committed to docu-
menting through objects, archival mate-
rials, stories and experiences from
diverse Michiganders how the coron-
avirus is affecting Michigan residents in
the workplace, at home, in communities
and in many other settings.
The first phase of the three-phase col-
lecting initiative is active right now. It
offers a web-based platform for people
to share and donate photos, videos and
audio files that document their daily
lives during this emergency all of which
will be considered for
preservation in the
Archives of Michigan’s
collections.
The following ques-
tions can provide a
starting point in choos-
ing what to share:
—How are you com-
municating with family,
friends and colleagues?
—Have certain
places become more important to you?
—What is something that has
brought you unexpected joy?
—What steps have you taken to pro-
tect your health and the health of others?
“Archives and museums preserve and
share the real stuff of the past, but we
also have an obligation to collect and
preserve the documents, images and ob-
jects that will help future residents un-
derstand our present,” said Sandra
Clark, Michigan History Center direc-
tor.
“There is no question that the coron-
avirus emergency that is so deeply af-
fecting all our lives is a significant
history-making time. That’s why the
Michigan History Center is launching
this collecting project now,” Clark said.
“We hope, too, that the shared experi-
ences will strengthen our state’s sense of
community and reduce feelings of iso-
lation.”
Phase 2: 3D objects
The second phase is collecting three-
dimensional objects and documents re-
lated to the coronavirus emergency for
the Michigan History Museum system’s
collections. In keeping with the “Stay
Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order, this
phase will begin with a call to the public
to help identify items and move to phys-
ically gathering them once it is safe to
do so.
Phase 3: Interviews and stories
The third phase involves long-term
collecting of stories, through oral history
and StoryCorps interviews, memoirs
and other materials that are created dur-
ing the reflection period after an imme-
diate crisis. These materials will be
preserved in both the museum and
archival collections.
Learn more about the initiative at Michi-
gan.gov/MHCStories
Obituaries4 April 15, 2020
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How to Donate to Pet Pals
OBITUARYCarol Jene Carmody
Longtime Newberry resident, Carol Jene Carmody,97, died Sunday morning April 12, 2020 at Helen New-berry Joy Hospital.
Born November 12, 1922 in Cheboygan Michigan,daughter of the late Carl and Garnet(Thomas) Hagstrom, Carol was a 1939graduate of Cheboygan High School.Carol married her lifelong partner EarlLee Carmody on December 24, 1946.She moved to Newberry in 1954 withher husband and family.
Carol served in the Newberry community as a CubScout Leader, Girl Scout Leader, and Sunday SchoolTeacher. She was a member of the Newberry UnitedMethodist Church and volunteered during the summerat Michigamme Methodist Institute for many years.Carol and Earl wintered in Thonotosassa Florida forover twenty years and attended the Thonotosassa UnitedMethodist Church. Later in life, Carol volunteered withthe Red Bird Mission in Kentucky in route to Floridaeach year.
Carol worked at the Newberry State Hospital to pro-vide music to residents in the school system. After grad-uating from Lake Superior State University andNorthern Michigan University she was employed as anElementary Teacher at Pentland Township School andlater at the Newberry Elementary School. Carol en-joyed square dancing, camping throughout NorthernMichigan, painting, playing the piano, an endless num-ber of craft projects, and playing cards with family andfriends. She enjoyed all of her grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Carol is preceded in deathby her husband, Earl Carmody (January 27, 2015);grandchild, Benn Angell; sister, Joan Ushman; andbrothers, Kenneth, Charles, Donald, and Carl Hagstrom.
Survivors include children Robert (Sandy) of New-berry, David (Pam) of Newberry, Susan (Stephen)Soltys of Kincheloe, and Gary (Kathy) of Niantic, Con-necticut; Grandchildren Lauri Smithson, Angie East-man, Kara Dumus, Maegan Deneau, David Carmody,Tony Carmody, Jennifer Woodruff, Lori Severance,Melanie Middleton, Douglas Soltys, Patrick Soltys,Samantha Severance, Amie Angell, and Leslie Fraser;25 great- grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren.
A memorial service celebrating the life of Carol willtake place during the summer. Memorials may be di-rected to the Newberry United Methodist Church in hermemory.
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Help Michigan capture COVID-19 experiences for future generations
Healthcare coverage available to Michiganders
who lose job or experience a drop in income
The Michigan Department of Insur-
ance and Financial Services (DIFS)
announced that the state has received
agreements from nearly all of the
state’s health insurance companies to
waive cost-sharing, including copays,
deductibles, and coinsurance for coro-
navirus (COVID-19) testing and treat-
ments. The Whitmer Administration
and DIFS had worked with insurers to
waive these costs.
“Michiganders that are fighting for
their lives should not have the extra
burden of fighting with their health in-
surer to cover the costs of their care,”
said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Consumers with these individual
and group health plans will not be
charged cost-sharing for coronavirus-
related medical treatment, such as pri-
mary care visits, laboratory testing,
emergency room visits, ambulance
services, and FDA-approved medica-
tions and vaccines for COVID-19
when they become available.
The insurers who have agreed to
waive cost-sharing are:
—Aetna Better Health of Michigan
—Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michi-
gan, Blue Care Network, MI Blue
Cross Complete
—HAP, Alliance Health
—Humana Insurance
—McLaren Health Plan
—Meridian Health Plan
—Molina Healthcare Michigan
—Physicians Health Plan (PHP)
—Priority Health, Priority Health In-
surance Co., Priority Health Choice,
Total Health Care
—United Healthcare Insurance,
United Healthcare Community Plan
The waived cost-sharing applies to
commercial health insurance products
from these insurers. Consumers with
questions about their specific coverage
may wish to reach out to their health
plan directly.
DIFS can help consumers with
health insurance questions and com-
plaints. The Michigan Health Insur-
ance Consumer Assistance Program
(HICAP) can provide shopping tips
and help answer questions about
health insurance including Special En-
rollment Periods for those experienc-
ing job loss or an income
reduction. Contact DIFS at 877-999-
6442 or email at DIFS
Michigan’s health insurers agree to provide
Coronavirus treatment at no cost to patients
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By Carol Stiffler
At 2:30 p.m. on Friday, April 10,
my kindergarten daughter, Natalie,
had a Zoom meeting with her teacher
and classmates. Using the video call-
ing platform, which allows everyone
to see each other on the same com-
puter screen, classmates showed off
what they’d built with LEGO and
mostly eyeballed each other awk-
wardly. It was super cute.
At 5 p.m. that afternoon, my sib-
lings and I joined a Zoom birthday
meeting for my father. My brother,
Ken, hopped on the call from Reno
and showed us his new baby, Weston,
the third child for him and his wife.
Weston is dreamy. He slept through
the entire call, even when we
shrieked about how cute he is.
At 3 p.m. on Sunday, my aunts, un-
cles, cousins, and significant others
held a giant Zoom gathering, a sub-
stitute for their usual Easter brunch.
We virtually gathered from as far
away as California and Delaware,
some of us seeing each other for the
first time in years.
My aunt, Elena, who is a nurse in
Los Angeles, showed us the house-
boat she lives on with her partner,
Berti. Elena updated us on hospital
conditions in Los Angeles and said
they were limping along with an in-
sufficient amount of personal protec-
tive equipment. California isn’t able
to test enough patients for coron-
avirus to report an accurate number
of infected citizens, she said. And
there definitely aren’t enough hospi-
tal beds.
Her sister, Emily, who lives near
Detroit, said the landlord who lives
in her duplex had a confirmed case of
coronavirus and though Emily has
felt all right, she lost her sense of
smell a couple weeks ago. That was
alarming.
On a lighter note, I got to meet my
cousin Steven’s girlfriend, Rachel,
my cousin Jessica’s new bulldog,
Grover, and my Uncle John’s black
kitty, Apollo.
I learned that my Uncle Andy
shaved off his mustache – I can’t
ever remember him without it - for
this chaotic episode and now looks
much like my beloved Uncle Ed,
who passed away 20 years ago.
There were a few tears, but mostly
laughs. We miss each other. Still,
everybody was smiling almost all the
time.
There are other ways to connect
online, but Zoom seems to dominate
during the coronavirus pandemic.
Churches are even Zooming church
services to members. I wonder how
the Zoom servers can handle the sud-
den success, and why I’d never heard
of Zoom before.
Now I hear about Zoom more than
any other thing except coronavirus.
Zoom is getting a whole lot of credit
for making the impossible possible
these days.
It’s a small thing – an app – but
right now, Zoom is playing a super-
hero role in daily life. Coronavirus
will eventually calm down, probably
with the aid of a vaccine. But Zoom
will still be here, bringing time zones
into one place and doing nothing
new, really, but winning at every-
thing at the same time.
To the Editor:
The Governor’s latest emergency order defies
logic on several counts. While seemingly well in-
tentioned to slow the spread of coronavirus, which
causes Covid-19, there are many things about the
order which have no scientific basis. It seems that
the underlying motives are to purposely cause major
disruption of not only our economy, but our family
and social structures as well.
Prolonged idleness has never had a positive effect
on mankind. While people are ordered to stay at
home, we will begin to see the obvious outcome of
a breakdown in human behavior. Drunkenness will
increase, which will cause an increase in domestic
violence and spousal and child abuse. Mental illness
and disorders will increase as well.
This will be exacerbated by the lunacy of the spe-
cific bans on the sales of such things as paint, furni-
ture, carpet, plants and garden seeds. It seems
idiotic to stop a person from buying paint to produc-
tively occupy their time and beautify their home but
allow them to buy alcoholic beverages and drink
themselves into a stupor.
A positive mental state is necessary to sustain and
protect life so why would you stop people from en-
gaging in activities in their own homes that would
help maintain a good mental state. Also, to allow
outdoor activities but to ban the use of a boat with a
motor has absolutely no logical basis. To ticket peo-
ple and block access sites from people just trying to
maintain sanity is insane.
As the weather improves, they are just asking for
civil unrest by unreasonably blocking these activi-
ties. People should be out raking yards, planting
seeds, preparing flower beds, fishing, and any other
reasonable activity. I love to read, but even I can
only do that for so many hours in a row and then I
need some physical activity. How are alcoholic bev-
erages and lottery tickets necessary to sustain life?
Tim Teed
Lakefield
Editorial5April 15, 2020
Letters to the editor
Traveling through time: This week, through the yearsBy Sterling McGinn
From April 19, 1895
Local
—Five Newberry ladies
visited Dollarville last Sun-
day afternoon. They ran
short of funds for the return
journey by rail but the ap-
peal three of them made
would have melted a heart
of stone and
a friend ad-
vanced the
n e e d e d
amount of
“ f i l t h y
lucre.’ The
other two
walked fol-
lowing the
train with
l o n g i n g
eyes as it
carried their
c o m p a n -
ions to to-
wards the
celery city.
—While
Wm. Green
of Deer
Park and a
man named
Coster were
crossing a
n a r r o w
bridge near
the mouth
of the Two Heart, one of the
horses attached to their
buggy fell into the stream,
carrying the buggy and
Coster with it. Mr. Green
managed to scramble out of
the rig and escaped. Coster
got out alive but with a bro-
ken arm and some bad
bruises. The horses escaped
without a scratch.
From April 23, 1920
Local
—The Newberry High
school annual will be issued
from the News presses
sometime within the com-
ing months. All the material
for the publication is pre-
pared by the graduation
class. The book will be pro-
foundly illustrated with half
tone engravings, and will be
on a much more pretentious
scale than anything hereto-
fore attempted. Three hun-
dred copies will be issued
by the class.
—A little girl was struck
by an automobile at Dol-
larville but fortunately was
not seriously injured. The
driver of the machine drove
away without waiting to see
how badly his victim was
injured. Two arrests have
been made within the past
few days for speeding, and
the officers state unless
more attention is paid to the
speed regulations, an exam-
ple is to be made of some of
the reckless drivers.
From April 23, 1970
280 Kids Enjoy Tackle
Party
The annual “Kid’s Tackle
Party” sponsored by the
Tahquamenon Sportsmen’s
Club on April 18 was bigger
and better than ever before
—between 270 and 280
boys were registered, with
each one receiving a bag
with some type of fishing
gear.
In addition, 18 other
prizes were given to holders
of lucky numbers as fol-
lows. Steve Berry, Kim
Fraser, Steve Perry, Richard
Miller, Clyde Whalen, Tom
Magnuson, Steve Leazier,
Paul Uhlbeck, Kevin Erick-
son, Doug Newman, Mark
Forsberg, Greg Quinn, M.
Lehto, Steve Hedberg, Ben
Biber, Chas. Stephenson, G.
Derusha, D. Fuller.
Approximately 140
adults were present and all
told 100 lbs. of ham; 150
lbs. of potatoes; over 10
gallons of baked beans; 40
dozen rolls; 20 cases pop;
peanuts, etc., were con-
sumed with nothing left.
State Representative
Chas. Varnum and Northern
Michigan Sportsmen’s
Assn. President Roland
Jukemich of Negaunee
were also present, assisting
in the drawings. Joe Weber
of Newberry won the door
prize of a tackle box and
other among the adults were
Norbert Mainville, Glen
McCutcheon, H. Haa-
palainen, Chuck Bryant,
Jim Painter, Beverly Pent-
land, R. Lackey and Dan
Puckett.
Legion Engine Has
New Bell
The American Legion’s
40 and 8 locomotive has
something new added re-
cently—a ship’s bell,
strange as that may seem for
a strictly land machine.
Some months ago Martin
Harju Sr., conversing with
an old friend, Jerry Thack-
ham, formerly of Newberry,
now a first mate on a Pacific
liner, remarked that the old
locomotive needed a new
bell. Thackham replied that
he knew where there was a
bell, and that he would send
it back to Martin.
Recently a bell appeared
shipped from Hong Kong,
China. It was an old ship’s
bell, of many years service,
the clapper having obvi-
ously been replaced at some
time. Martin has completed
building a new hanger for
the bell, and it is mounted
on the locomotive. It still
speaks with an authoritative
voice and will be heard at
Legion functions in the fu-
ture.
The Newberry NewsU.S.P.S. 383980
Publisher, Steve Stiffler
Editor, Carol Stiffler
Office Manager, Lauren Burton
Advertising Manager, Teri Petrie
Historian, Sterling McGinn
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Is Zoom our new superhero?
1918: Remembering the local impact of the Spanish fluContinued from last week.
From Newberry News Files
Flu Epidemic Hits Newberry
Hard
November 8, 1918
The influenza epidemic has
shown a big improvement during
the past week with a great reduc-
tion in the number of patients oc-
curring, and doctors are in full
control of the situation.
Although the city hospital is
still crowded with cases, a goodly
number of these have been
brought in from outside points,
and all are reported to be making
favorable progress toward recov-
ery.
The number of cases occurring
in the county during the past
week from influenza is placed at
nine, four of these being employ-
ees at the Grondin’s Camps.
If the conditions continue to
improve, it is now thought that it
will be possible to lift the ban on
the schools, churches within an-
other week. Care will need to be
exercised, however, to guard
against a recurrence of the out-
break by a too early lifting of the
quarantine.
November 15, 1918
The Ban is Lifted
Influenza Epidemic Stamped
Out – Schools, Churches, The-
aters Allowed to Reopen
The influenza epidemic, which
has cost the lives of nearly one
hundred persons within Luce
County is so well under control,
that the ban against public meet-
ings and gatherings has been
lifted.
For the first time in six weeks
services will be held in the
churches Sunday and Monday
morning the children will again
be permitted to assemble in their
classes in the public schools. The
motion picture theater will also be
permitted to open Monday.
The disease has practically
been stamped out within the vil-
lage, only a few mild cases re-
maining and these homes are
closely quarantined.
The emergency hospital is still
in operation, but it is thought it
will be possible to close this
within the coming week. Most of
the patients being cared for at the
hospital now are those that have
been brought here from the lum-
ber camps and nearby towns for
treatment.
The epidemic has been the
worst of any that has ever visited
this section. Besides the large toll
of lives taken, it has cost the city
and county many thousands of
dollars to bring it under control.
Rebecca Long
I wonder how theZoom servers can handle the suddensuccess, and why I’d never heard of
Zoom before.
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OYKMEN
OESOM
BLRTYTUEF
ASPPLYUT
HIUKPMCN
SSPOMUO
TANRAALTU
ONROCAC
KCOCEAP
OLUGRFBL
YOCOET
RELCABBAK
TEWEEARITLIDH
GKEATASNRER
LERTTU
AGDELALEB
RBITBA
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MONKEY(M), MOOSE(M), BUTTERFLY, PLATYPUS(M), CHIPMUNK(M),
OPOSSUM(M), TARANTULA, RACCOON(M), PEACOCK, BULLFROG,
COYOTE(M), BLACK BEAR(M), WHITETAIL DEER(M), GARTER SNAKE,
TURTLE, BALD EAGLE, RABBIT(M)
Foreign Languages
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Sí
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Tal vez
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Bad
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Please
Nothing
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I love you.
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Welcome!
Happy birthday!
Health! (used when
someone sneezes)
Excuse me!
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I don’t know.
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My Spanish is bad.
Do you speak English?
What time is it?
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No
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Common Spanish Phrases
Pre-K & KindergartenFine motor skills
Making crafts from items commonly
found around the house can be a great way
to hone younger children’s fine motor
skills. Try making some spring flowers
and butterflies using toilet paper rolls like
in the pictures here! Kids can decorate
them with paper, pom-poms, buttons, bot-
tle caps, stickers, or whatever else you
have around the house! Try making an en-
tire flower garden and grouping the flow-
ers by similarities to practice analysis and
logic.
Make sure an adult helps with the cutting!
ReadingAnalysisElementary, Middle &High SchoolHave your child select one
of their favorite books and
write a book report.
Younger readers: Who is
the main character? What
does the character do? Is
there a bad guy? How does
it end?
Older readers: Identify the
protagonist and antagonist.
What lesson(s) does the
book teach? How would
the story have been
different if it was written
from another character’s
perspective?
ChemistryMiddle SchoolIdentify the following elements on the periodic table.
Where have you seen these elements in your everyday
life?Are there any you have never come across?
High SchoolIdentify the following compounds. What are the
compounds commonly known as? On a separate sheet
of paper, draw the bonds between the atoms in each
compound. Make sure to label everything clearly.
Na
O
He
C
K
Au
Ir
Ne
U
N
Pb
Ca
H
Ti
Fe
Cu
As
Cl
Sn
S
NaCl
H2O
HCl
CO2
NH3
SO2
N2O5
CH4
SO42-
Happy Easter Everyone!
Please see below for our updates for
the upcoming week. We will be shar-
ing information regarding our plans
for Senior Graduation and digital
Green and Gold Review this week.
Please stay tuned for more informa-
tion.
If you have any questions, need
technology support, or need to sched-
ule a time to pick up items from
school, please do not hesitate to reach
out. We look forward to working with
you!
Have a great week everyone!
Joshua Reed
Engadine School Superintendent and
7-12 Principal
Work: 906-477-6313
Cell: 440-570-5065
Email: [email protected]
Student Belongings
Student belongings can be picked up
at the school between the hours of 8
a.m. - 1 p.m. In order to comply with
the Governor’s social distancing
guidelines and ensure the safety of all
visitors and personnel, we are asking
that parents call the school one hour
before arriving. This will also allow us
to have your child’s laptop computer
prepared for use outside of school.
Please remember that students are
not allowed to enter the building when
retrieving items.
Parents/Guardians are the
only people permitted to
enter the building during
this time. We appreciate
your understanding.
Distance Learning
We are now entering our
second week of online dis-
tance learning. We had a
very successful launch to
our online platform with
over 80% of our K-12 stu-
dents interacting with their
instructors remotely. Now
that everyone has had a
week to familiarize them-
selves with the platform, on-
line learning activities will
ramp up accordingly.
For those of you utilizing
physical packets, materials
were mailed to 7-12 stu-
dents on Wednesday. Pack-
ets should be in everyone’s
hands by the end of the day
on Monday. Packet work
can be submitted digitally or
mailed directly to the
school.
7-12 Third Quarter
Grades
7-12 teachers will be com-
piling third quarter grades in
the next two weeks. If stu-
dents have any outstanding
work from the third quarter, they may
submit without penalty by Friday,
April 24. Third quarter grades will be
closed after that date. Students may
email their teachers if they have any
questions.
2020 Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Congratulations to our 2020 Vale-
dictorian Sophia Vaughn and Salutato-
rian Ian McArthur. Both students have
demonstrated and modeled academic
excellence for the entirety of their high
school tenure. Sophia and Ian will be
formally recognized at our graduation
ceremony.
In addition, they will each have an
opportunity to publicly address their
classmates during the event. Once
again, congratulations to Sophia and
Ian. The Eagle community could not
be more proud!
2020-2021 Engadine Schools
Kindergarten Round Up
Our Kindergarten Round-up Event
has moved online!
Engadine Schools Kindergarten en-
rollment packets are available.
If you would like a packet mailed to
you, please call (906) 477-6316, op-
tion #2 or email Lesa Baker at
[email protected]. Please in-
clude your name, student’s name and
mailing address.
When returning enrollment packets,
required items listed on the cover page
will need to be included to complete
enrollment.
I hope all of you and your families
are well. Hoping also, that you had a
nice Easter even though it might have
been different.
WOW!!! Monday, April 13 marked
a month of not being able to come to
school. Many things are different these
days; the way you spend your Monday
through Fridays - how we can go to
stores, how we can’t play
with friends or have people
come to your house - mom,
dad, or big sibling helping
you with school work - talk-
ing to your teachers via the
phone, email, or chat - for
some, mom/dad might be
working from home - and the
list goes on.
Things are different but
they aren’t all bad. They are
hard to get used to and some-
times make you mad or sad or
both…and that’s okay.
Strive to look at the good in
all that is different. The good
is we have time with
mom/dad/sibling(s) that we
might not have had before;
families might be playing
games together more or have
started; talking and laughing
with family; learning new
things about each other;
learning how to learn differ-
ently; seeing how our com-
munity comes together to
help each other out when
things get tough and how your teach-
ers are working hard to get you mate-
rials, but most importantly to see how
you are doing.
Yes, again things are different, but I
believe out of this we will learn more
about ourselves and those around us
that is good, and
we will all be greater after.
New material and packets will be
coming out next week. Your parents
will be receiving information on how
packets or computers will be received
and how all learning will continue.
I miss everyone dearly. Keep smil-
ing, laughing and enjoying your time
with family!
–Mrs. Price
Greetings, Families!
I hope you are all staying healthy and taking the
time to do what makes you happy during this time of
school closure. I miss you all so much! Some of the
information this week is repeat from last week, but I
would rather someone read the same message twice
than miss it.
Last week, teachers began to input assignments into
Google Classroom and sent instructional packets out
to those students who do not currently have access to
the internet. Students still have the opportunity to bor-
row laptops if they are in need of devices. Please e-
mail [email protected] if you need a
computer and have not obtained one yet.
As part of our Continuity of Learning Plan, please
expect to be in communication with your child’s
teacher at least once a week. The best way to contact
staff right now is to e-mail them or call and leave a
message at school. All staff e-mails are listed at
www.threelakesacademy.com under ‘Contact Us’.
Most important messages go out via School Messen-
ger, so if you are not signed up for that service, please
call (906)586-6631 to get on the list. Many tips can
also be found on our school Facebook page.
Food distributions will happen every Tuesday from
1-3 p.m. at Three Lakes Academy. Please pull up at
the front driveway and we will bring the food to you.
If you can’t make it to a food distribution we can send
your food with a neighbor or friend, or delivery is also
an option. Tuesdays will also be when we collect work
and distribute new work to anyone needing packets.
You may also photograph completed work and e-mail
it to teachers, or there is a black drop box outside of
the school to put paperwork in. Library books may
also be returned this way. We will return students’ per-
sonal items each Tuesday when we run the food distri-
bution. If there is something particular you need,
please let your child’s teacher or Mrs. Bommarito
know and we will work to secure it. If you are unable
to pick up packets, we will mail them after each food
distribution.
How is everyone doing with goal setting? Remem-
ber, your goals can be short term or long term, and
you can really set them around anything! I got two
runs in this week, but will shoot for three again next
week. Try to find a partner to discuss your goals with
and keep yourself accountable. It’s ok if you fall short,
just keep trying!
My goal happened to be around activity because it
is so important for both physical and mental health to
stay active. This week I challenge you to get outside
and/or get some exercise every day. Have someone
take a picture and post it on our Facebook page or e-
mail Mrs. Bommarito for entry in a prize raffle for a
basket filled with outdoor toys and other goodies. I
will draw for the gift basket on Sunday, April 19th.
Did you know April is poetry month? One of my fa-
vorite types of poem is the “Where I’m From” poem.
I’ve written these with 2nd, 6th, and 7th grade stu-
dents and the end product is always beautiful and pro-
found. An example and template can be found here:
https://bit.ly/TLAwhereimfrom
Have each member of your family write one and
compare.
Open Enrollment is April 13th-24th. If you are new
to Three Lakes Academy and interested in obtaining
an enrollment packet for next year, please e-mail
[email protected] or leave a message at (906)
586-6631. If your child will be re-enrolling next year,
please return the form that went out last week, or
call/e-mail to let us know.
Thank you all for your cooperation during this time
of major change. Hard times will not last forever. As
always, if you need anything please let me know.
Schools7April 15, 2020
From the Eagles’ nestEngadine Consolidated Schools Updates
Update from Whitefish Community SchoolsParadise Rockets Continuity of Learning Plan has been approved and is
posted on our school website at whitefish.eupschools.org for anyone to re-
view.
Our fish are going to be released Thursday afternoon; they are big
enough to get going out on their own. We will live stream or post a video
of this for all to see on our Facebook page.
Each parent of a Whitefish Township Community School student should
have received a letter in the mail this past week with information from each
of your child’s teachers.
Our staff misses all of our students and we hope everyone is staying
healthy and keeping busy. Reach out to your teachers, check your school
email and DO YOUR WORK!!! :)
Three Lakes Academy Column
We missyou,
secondgrade!
From
Mrs. Havens
& Miss Mac
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Cover to Cover:
The WitcherBy Dion Mindykowski,
Tahquamenon Area Library
Director
Working in the library
field, I like to pay attention
to pop culture trends. If ex-
citement for a certain cre-
ative work builds on a
statewide, nationwide or
even worldwide level, it is
likely that patrons of our li-
brary will take an interest,
as well. This includes more
than books.
I try to keep an eye on
music, movies, and televi-
sion shows, too. One recent
example of this was The
Witcher, which is a fantasy
series released by Netflix.
However, it is more than
that - it originated as a se-
ries of books by author An-
drzej Sapkowski, which
also spawned a trilogy of
videogames before the tele-
vision show was even pro-
duced.
The Netflix show had a
lot of people talking and it
received favorable reviews,
putting it on my radar. Due
to a busy winter though, I
was behind on my ordering
and before I got copies for
our library, one of our reg-
ulars already asked that we
purchase the book series.
As soon as the first books
were put on the shelf, the
hold requests were nonstop.
It was definitely popular.
The first book in The
Witcher saga is called The
Last Wish and follows Ger-
alt, a monster hunter with
supernatural abilities. The
novel contains those things
common in most fantasy
stories; magic, sword
fights, monsters, political
intrigue, and romance. It is
an exciting read and great
for those who love the
genre and for those that
need a new series to read as
they wait, seemingly for-
ever, for the next George
R.R. Martin book.
In some ways, The Last
Wish is an improvement
upon the genre in its sim-
plicity. While many other
fantasy novels, starting
with book one, include a
sprawling cast of characters
and a plot to save the world
right from page one, Sap-
kowski deals with Geralt
and those immediately
around him in more local-
ized adventures. At least in
this first novel, there is no
grand plot with large scale
consequences. The story of
what a Witcher is, is re-
vealed little by little in a se-
ries of linked encounters,
giving the reader a full un-
derstanding by the end.
Another highlight of this
book is the monsters. They
are more than just mindless
killing machines. In more
than one encounter, Geralt
has long conversations with
the creatures, as opposed to
just fighting them. In other
novels, there is a firm line
between good and evil, but
Sapkowski shows complex-
ities, as each monster has a
unique personality and set
of circumstances. This is
further explored with how
people react to Geralt. In
many cases his supernatural
abilities and appearance re-
sult in him being treated
like a monster. Don’t worry
though, the dialogue be-
tween Geralt and the mon-
sters is just as exciting as
the battle descriptions.
Though the library owns
the novels in The Witcher
saga, our current closure
has them currently locked
away. The good news is that
our Overdrive service has
eBook and download audio
versions available. They
are in such high demand
that you’ll want to put a
hold on it immediately and
you’ll receive a notice
when your copy of The Last
Wish is available.
Sheriff honored forbucking up; Presented withSave by the BeltAwardChippewa County Sheriff
Michael Bitnar’s trip to Par-
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On Saturday, Aug. 10,
2019, he was headed west
on M-28, bringing a car full
of supplies to the family
cabin in Paradise.
About 25 miles from his
destination, an east-bound
vehicle pulled into Bitnar’s
lane, leaving him a split-
second to react. He was able
to avoid a head-on collision,
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the driver’s side of his Prius
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landing in a ditch.
Bitnar suffered multiple
injuries including a ruptured
spleen, fractured ribs, a col-
lapsed lung, and was in se-
vere pain for weeks. But
Bitnar survived the crash
because he was wearing his
seatbelt.
To recognize his life-sav-
ing decision, the Michigan
Office of Highway Safety
Planning (OHSP) and AAA
Michigan are presenting
Bitnar with the Saved by the
Belt Award. He will be hon-
ored at the 25th Michigan
Traffic Safety Summit, 20
years to the day that Michi-
gan’s primary seat belt law
went into effect.
“As a law enforcement
officer, I have seen so many
people die in crashes that
wouldn’t have if they had
only worn their seat belt,”
said Bitnar. “Wearing a seat
belt is the most basic way to
ensure your safety during a
crash and I’m thankful I
wear mine every time I’m in
a vehicle.”
In Michigan in 2018, 192
people were killed in traffic
crashes that were not wear-
ing seat belts. A 2019 obser-
vational study by Michigan
State University estimated
statewide seat belt use at
94.4 percent.
Michigan’s primary seat
belt law took effect on
March 10, 2000. “During
the last two decades, 3,454
lives have been saved be-
cause of the seat belt law,”
said Michael L. Prince,
OHSP director. “Buckling
up saves lives, and Sheriff
Bitnar is living proof.”
Chippewa County Sheriff Michael Bitnar
Vickie Holcomb’s grand-daughter, Jocelyn, is now schooling at home like students across the state of
Michigan. Jocelyn’s school work includes this short essay on what life is like for her now. Photo courtesy
of Vickie Holcomb
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SportsApril 15 , 2020 9
SECTION TWO
Highlights from sports seasons we’ll missBy Dan Hardenbrook
Oh what could’ve been? It’s
one of many key questions
people are asking these days. I
hear it all the time as people
are forced to sit back and
watch potential moments and
memories pass them by. And
with the feeling that spring
sports have been taken away, I
have asked the same question.
When it came to the track, di-
amond, and golf
courses...what could have
been?
Let’s take a look at what we
missed in track, field, and
softball.
Track & Field
We start on the track, where
the largest number of local
athletes should have been bat-
tling this spring. It’s also
where a ton of top-notch tal-
ent was coming back. I’ve al-
ways loved seeing track teams
come together. Coaches have
to get creative, and the bal-
ance of individual efforts
equalling team results is in-
triguing.
The Newberry boys had a
banner year in 2019, winning
conference and regional titles
before taking second at U.P.
Finals last June. They just
missed out on their fourth
U.P. championship since
2005. A strong senior class
moved on and 2020 would’ve
been all about who stepped
up. Coach Drew Schultz, who
won two U.P. titles with a
great group in ‘05 and’ 06,
would have spent the early
season seeing where the
pieces fit.
I believe behind a solid core
coming back, they had a
chance to be competitive
again in Division 2. A tough
conference season against the
big schools in the SAC, and a
ton of talented teams in the
EUP, which is mostly all Di-
vision 3, would’ve prepped
them for big meets late in the
season.
Led by U.P. qualifiers
Ephram Evans in the distance
events, Carter Smithson in the
hurdles, Ivan Oswald in the
sprints, and getting points
from Noah Gielecki in the
mid-distance and Jared Wal-
lace on pole vault, the core
was definitely there for the In-
dians. Their progress during
the season was a storyline
worth watching.
The Lady Indians, led by
Cori Canfield, almost cer-
tainly were looking to sur-
prise some people.
Multi-sport star Katie Rahilly
was a lock to land in four
events at U.P. Finals, and
sophomore Bailey Zellar eas-
ily could’ve stepped up as the
sidekick for the Lady Indians.
They both saw multiple
events at U.P. Finals last year,
and between the two of them
the ladies had a great chance
to win eight events every time
out. Add in a young core com-
ing up and several key pieces
from relay races, and they had
the right mix. Jorja Suriano
and Mikayla Wolf also have
U.P. Finals experience.
Down in Engadine, the
Lady Eagles track team was
poised for a promising year.
Eight girls who qualified for
the U.P. finals were set to
come back. Five of the eight
went to Kingsford in multiple
events. Add in a fully healthy
Sophia Vaughn, freshman
Leah French, and sophomore
Imani Miller, and Engadine
girls had all the pieces to be a
major player in Division 3.
The Eagle boys had an en-
tire relay team back. David
Petrie, Dustin Hanselman,
Paul Davis, and Hunter Sapp
were a perfect mix of speed,
mid distance, and endurance.
Sapp had a great cross coun-
try season this fall, and would
have been a beast in the mile
and two mile.
With Matthias Miller and
Drew French finding their
way in shot and discus, Enga-
dine’s boys could’ve been a
bright spot in the EUP.
Softball
I really wanted to see this
Lady Indians softball team.
Conference clashes with
Cheboygan, and a potentially
really good rivalry with Rud-
yard, were games I already
had circled. Cheboygan is al-
ways a contender in the con-
ference, and Rudyard and
Newberry have had so many
emotional and heated battles
in basketball and volleyball.
They played a classic district
final on the diamond last year
where Newberry almost
pulled off the upset.
Junior Jen Dzelak was des-
tined to be the next in line as
the ace of the Indians. I know
how hard she works and very
few are as competitive. New-
berry softball has had its share
of great pitchers. Now she
will have to wait and show it
as a senior.
Coach Bruce Dake got a
week in with his girls before
the season was suspended and
liked what he saw.
“We were returning one
senior, Ambriah Ducsay,”
Dake said. “She was poised to
have an excellent year, both
batting and fielding. We had
two other returning players,
Katie Rahilly and Jen Dzelak.
Jen was going to be our start-
ing pitcher while Katie is one
of the best players in the state.
“The other players were
first-time players at the var-
sity level: sophomores Brit-
tany Kimbler, Ellie Maki,
April James, and Bailey Zel-
lar.
“We had freshmen Macken-
zie Dunbar, Kelsey Kimbler,
and Bethany Gage. We only
had one week of practice, but
these players showed them-
selves to be very athletic and
extremely coachable. We
made quite a bit of progress in
one week and we were look-
ing forward to seeing the
progress we were going to
make this year. I felt we were
going to be an exciting team,
improving each day. This hia-
tus will take a toll on all
teams, but we will try again
next year.”
The Lady Indians were even
adding four more players the
following week, which
would’ve added even more
depth and talent.
We will continue to look at
the missing spring sports sea-
son next week with a review of
baseball and golf.
Keep your game strong while you wait
Jim Diem
Newberry’s Ephram Evans wonthe 3,200 meter run at this meetin St. Ignace last spring, and ex-pected more victories this year.
Sterling McGinn
Newberry softball pitcher JenDzelak was expected to have anexcellent season.
By Dan Hardenbrook
While Covid-19 may have killed
what was left of the 2020 school sports
season, it hasn’t completely taken away
opportunities for athletes to work on
their skills and development. Sure,
there may be no practices, and connect-
ing with coaches may be harder, but
there are many ways to work out when
you feel cooped up due to the quaran-
tine.
You can start simple. If you have an
outdoor court or area in the yard this
can be perfect. Just remember some of
the drills that you dreaded in practice,
and work on them. Try reaching out to
your coach or gym teachers for a per-
sonalized workout plan. Something as
simple as getting some shots up, or
doing a series of pushups, situps,
crunches, etc. can be quick and easy.
For those who are looking to take
their game to the next level with skill
development and training, you can still
get access to all of that, even from the
best of the best. Professional athletes
are locked down as well, and many of
them are offering up tips and tools in
their free time. Just follow your favorite
athlete’s Twitter feed or Instagram.
Many of their videos feel like a one-on-
one workout that you can do anytime,
and almost anywhere.
Many athletic sites are also helping
out. The popular site Hudl has been a
go-to source for coaches to get their
game film distributed to players. Many
local athletes have access to the site
through their fall or winter sports
coaches. Sign up
is easy and most
of the features are
free. Not only can
you find game
film, many
coaches, and the
team at Hudl,
have been posting
videos with popu-
lar workouts, tips,
and advice from
coaches and athletes. They even have a
series of programs to teach you to think
about other areas of the game, so you
stay mentally prepared as well.
Prep sports news site Max Preps also
has many features that are free to check
out. The free membership can get you
access to tons of extra content including
training videos, quick workouts, coach
and athlete advice, and more. Just sign
in, select your sport, and see what some
of your favorite players are posting.
For basketball players who may miss
their summer camps and scrimmages,
two terrific trainers with ties to the local
area are here to help. GrindHouse Bas-
ketball Skill Development, owned and
operated by former LSSU basketball
player Marcus Davis, has become a go-
to source for players of all ages and
skill levels across
the EUP.
Davis, who also
works as the
strength and con-
ditioning coach
for the Lakers, has
worked with
many top players
in the EUP who
have credited him
and his program
with their growth in the game. Grind-
House is offering monthly online bas-
ketball training courses through Zoom.
There is a cost ($75 for the eight course
series) but it’s well worth the time and
money if your kid loves basketball and
would like to continue improving, or
you just need them to get some physical
activity in.
Classes are Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Friday from Noon-1 p.m. and fea-
ture not only skill development, but
also weekly “homework” assignments,
and a special “Life Lesson/Quote of the
Week ‘’ segment. You can get more in-
formation on the Newberry Athletics
Facebook page or checking out the
website grindhousebsd.com. Discounts
are offered to families with essential
workers.
Another great source is Jeremy File’s
series of workouts and drills. File, who
played both Division 1 college basket-
ball, as well as professionally overseas,
started his “LAB” camps many years
ago and continues to train players.
File’s focus on lLife and basketball”
brings a great balance of on-the-court
tips as well as advice on how to carry
yourself off of it. File has hosted many
camps in the area. You can check out
his series of drills, workouts, and step-
by-step training videos on Facebook,
YouTube, and Instagram.
Whatever the sport, and no matter the
skill level, you can find plenty of re-
sources online. Many colleges offer
workouts, drills, and plans on YouTube,
or through their athletic department
websites. You can also get in-home or
yard workouts from many great coach-
ing and training sites online.
Whatever you do, don’t let your game
stay locked up!
Many videos from professional athletes
feel like a one-on-one workout.
For the week of April 6 through
April 12 the following activity was
reported by the Mackinac County
Sheriff’s Office:
—Deputies investigated one possi-
ble Executive Order Violation.
—Deputies responded to 6
crashes, 5 involving car vs. deer, 1
car vs. coyote.
—Deputies provided four agency
assists: three to St. Ignace Police De-
partment, one to Child Protective Serv-
ices.
—Deputies responded to one false
alarm at a local business.
—Deputies responded to one larceny
complaint and one break and entering
complaint.
—Deputies conducted three well-being
checks.
—Deputies investigated one abandoned
property complaint, and two suspicious
situations.
—Two people were booked into the
Mackinac County Jail: one male, one Fe-
male. One was a local warrant arrest.
Legal10 April 15, 2020
State of Michigan
Probate Court
County of Luce
Notice to CreditorsDecedent’s Estate
File No. 20-3962-DA
Estate of DAVID
PATRICK RUSCH, De-
ceased
Date of birth: 07/02/1958
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS:
The decedent, DAVID
PATRICK RUSCH, died
03/04/2020.
Creditors of the decedent
are notified that all claims
against the estate will be for-
ever barred unless presented
to Robert L. Rusch, personal
representative, or to both the
probate court at 407 W. Har-
rie Street, Newberry, MI
49868 and the personal rep-
resentative within 4 months
after the date of publication
of this notice.
April 15, 2020
Donald F. LeMire (P29729)
100 South Eighth Street,
Suite 200
Escanaba, MI 49829
(906)786-0516
Robert L. Rusch
1 Bay View Drive
Jacksonville, NC 28540
(910) 526-6867
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3/18-4/15
NOTICE OF SALEDefault having been made
in a condition of the mort-
gage made February 19,
2013, by Lisa K. Anderson,
a single woman, as Mort-
gagor, to Tahquamenon Area
Credit Union, as mortgagee,
and recorded on February
27, 2013, in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Luce
County, Michigan, in Liber
184, Page 193, on which
there is a claim to be due and
unpaid at the date of this no-
tice, Forty-Four Thousand,
Six Hundred, Forty and
19/100ths ($44,640.19) Dol-
lars in principal, Nine Hun-
dred, Three and 40/100ths
($903.40) Dollars in interest,
and One Hundred and
00/100ths ($100.00) Dollars
in late fees, no legal or equi-
table proceedings have been
instituted to recover the debt,
or any part of the debt, se-
cured by the mortgage and
the power of sale on the
mortgage contained having
become operative by reason
of default.
Notice is given that on
Thursday, April 30, 2020, at
10:00 a.m., at the Luce
County Courthouse in New-
berry, Michigan, that being
the place for holding the Cir-
cuit Court for the County of
Luce, there will be offered
for sale and sold to the high-
est bidder, at public sale, for
the purpose of satisfying the
amounts due and unpaid on
the mortgage, together with
the legal costs and charges of
sale, including attorney fees,
as provided by law in the
mortgage. The lands and
premises described in the
mortgage, are as follows:
Township of Lakefield,
County of Luce, State of
Michigan. Part of Govern-
ment Lot 3, Section 31,
Town 45 North, Range 11
West, described as beginning
at a point West 1111.4 feet
and South 13° 12’37” East
341.64 feet from the East ¼
corner of said Section 31;
thence South 22° 25’30”
East 336.76 feet along the
Westerly Right-of-Way Line
of County Road 135 along
the long chord of a curve to
the left; thence South 86° 50’
West 306.0 feet; thence
North 36° 11’ West 306.0
feet; thence North 05° 17’
East 62.0 feet; thence North
86° 50’ East 450.55 feet to
the point of beginning.
In the event that the prop-
erty is sold at the foreclosure
sale, the borrower will be
held responsible to the per-
son who buys the property at
the mortgage foreclosure
sale or to the mortgage
holder for damages to the
property during the redemp-
tion period. The redemption
period shall be six (6)
months from the date of the
sale.
Dated: March 11, 2020
Mortgagee:
Tahquamenon Area Credit
Union
Charles J. Palmer (P39153)
Attorney for Mortgagee
545 Ashmun St., Ste. 9
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
(906) 632-1155
LEGAL NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR RESIDENTS
USING VILLAGE ELECTRIC SERVICES:
Village staff will not be conducting in-personmeter reads for the month of April, due to COVID-19. Residents are asked to call in their electricmeter reads between April 6th and April 15th.Please call 906-293-5681 to report your name,service address, and read. Meter reads not re-ported by April 15th will be estimated.
Thank you for your cooperation.
INVITATION TO BID
The Mackinac County Housing Commission will receive sealed bids until 3:00 PM, local Curtis time, May 10, 2020at N9174 Kozy Street, #50 Curtis, Michigan 49820, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened andread aloud in the Community Room. Sealed bids shall be mailed in, or E-mailed in to the Mackinac County Hous-ing Commission Office; shall be to the attention of Carmen Pittenger, Executive Director, N9174 Kozy Street, #50,Curtis, Michigan 49820, with the outside of the envelope marked "Sealed Bids for 2020 CFP.” Bids, whethermailed, or emailed will not be accepted if received after the above mentioned time and date. It is the Bidders re-sponsibility to verify Bids arrived by Mail or Email before the Bid date and time. Hand delivered Bids will not be ac-cepted. Due to the COVID-19 virus, a public Bid Opening will not be held.
Work in general shall consist of:
Base Bid 1: Replace Storm Doors and Prime Entrance Doors at all apartments at the Curtis site.
Base Bid 2: On 5 buildings, remove existing shingles and replace with new architectural shingles at the Curtis site.
Plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the Architect and Mackinac County Housing Commissionand the following Plan Rooms and Builders Exchanges: Delta County Builders Exchange, Iron Mountain-KingsfordBuilders Exchange, Marquette Builders Exchange, Sault Ste. Marie Builders Exchange, and Traverse City BuildersExchange.
Complete set of plans and specifications can be obtained from Architects Group Limited, 1825 South Webster Av-enue, Suite 202, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301, and telephone: 920/432 1232 for a refundable deposit of $25.00and a non-refundable mailing fee of $15.00. All plan deposit checks shall be made out to the Mackinac CountyHousing Commission. Non refundable mailing fee shall be made payable to Architects Group Limited. Electroniccopies of the Plans and Specifications are available from Architects Group Limited at no charge.
Bid Form, Bid Bond, Form of Non Collusive Affidavit, and Representations, Certifications and Other Statements ofBidders forms shall be submitted with bid. Failure to do so may be cause for rejection of bid. Copies of the abovementioned forms are in the specification book for contractors to make copies of. Bidders shall also include with bidletters regarding Minority Participation and Section 3 Requirements as outlined in the specification book. A bidbond of 5% is required to be submitted with the bid for bids over $25,000.00 with the bonding company listed in cir-cular 570. See instructions to bidders for requirements. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish materiallabor Payment Bond and Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid along with Insurance Certificate be-fore commencing work.
Each Bidder shall comply completely with Instructions to Bidders and General conditions of the Contract for Con-struction. This shall include evidence of an Affirmative Action Program, including women and minorities. FollowExecutive Order 11246.
Contractors shall comply with minimum salaries listed in the wage rates included in the specification book.
The Mackinac County Housing Commission reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive any informalitiesin the Bidding.
No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent ofthe Mackinac County Housing Commission.
The requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 apply to this project and to thegreatest extent feasible, contractors shall fulfill their obligation to utilize lower income residents as trainees and/oremployees. See Supplementary Instructions to Bidders and General Conditions of the Contract for Construction,Article 40, and Division 1-U regarding their responsibilities.
MACKINAC COUNTY HOUSING COMMISSIONN9174 KOZY STREET #50CURTIS, MICHIGAN 49820
BY: CARMEN PITTENGER - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Pentland TownshipReminder - Filing Deadline to Run for
Township Office
The filing deadline to run as a partisan candidatefor the Pentland Township Board is April 21, 2020, at4:00 pm.
The township board consists of the Supervisor,Clerk, Treasurer, and two Trustees for a four-yearterm.
Interested citizens must contact the Pentland Clerkat [email protected] or call the PentlandTownship Utilities Office at 293-8755 to obtain therequired forms.
The Luce County Board of
Commissioners meeting scheduled for
April 21, 2020 has been canceled. Thank you for your understanding.
Sharon Price, Luce County Clerk
Mackinac County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Activity Report
April 6, Minor in possession, E. Tru-
man Blvd, Newberry, investigated, report
taken.
April 7, Runaway, E. Helen St, New-
berry, investigated, report taken.
April 7, Malicious destruction of prop-
erty, CR457, Pentland Township, investi-
gated, report taken.
April 12, Assist to EMS, E. Ave B,
Newberry investigated, report taken.
April 12, Assist to EMS, Florance Dr,
Lakefield Township, investigated, report
taken.
April 12, Obstruction of Justice, Phelps
St, Newberry, investigated, report taken.
Traffic Stops: 2
Traffic Citations: 0
Verbal Warnings: 3
Motorist Assists: 1
Property inspections: 76
Liquor inspections: 0
Assist Other Agencies: 4
Assist Own Agency: 4
Investigative arrests: 1
OWI Arrests: 0
Concealed Pistol License Fingerprints
Taken: 0
Process Servings conducted: 0
Hours Patrolled: 53
Miles Patrolled: 924
Complaints taken: 6
Bookings:
April 11, 25-year-old male, delivery of
methamphetamine
April 12, 52-year-old male, obstruct an in-
vestigation
April 12, 37-year-old male, registration
violation, no proof of insurance
April 13, 53-year-old female, conditional
release violation
*NOTICE REGARDING CORON-
AVIRIS PRECAUTIONS*
The Luce County Sheriff’s Dept., is
now closed to walk-in traffic. If you
have a complaint, please call 911. Oth-
erwise you can still call 906-293-8431
which our phone number Monday thru
Friday 8am to 4pm to speak with staff.
This policy will stay in effect until
further notice.
Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank
you for your understanding during this
crazy time. May you all stay safe.
EMERGENCY, CALL 911
NON-EMERGENCY,
906-495-2140
(Central Dispatch)
Luce County Sheriff’s LogApril 6–13
COVID-19
STATISTICS
AS OF APRIL 13, 2020 AT 8:25 PM
DECEASED RECOVERED
TOTAL CONFIRMED
CASES
119,588 448,998
1,918,855
WORLDWIDE
TOP 10 COUNTRIES AFFECTED(CONFIRMED CASES)
MOST LEAST
581,679 –USA
170,099 –SPAIN
89,571 –UK
137,877 –FRANCE
73,303 –IRAN
130,072 –GERMANY
83,213 –CHINA
159,516 –ITALY
61,049 –TURKEY
30,589 –BELGIUM
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.htmlCenters for Disease Control & Prevention
TO-DATE
MORTALITYRATE
6.2%
By Bill Cook
Michigan has large volumes of standing dead trees.
The distribution varies among species, sizes, and geo-
graphically around the state. These stories say much
about how the forest resource is valued.
The volume of standing dead trees in Michigan
forestlands amounts to 2.2 billion cubic feet, or the
equivalent of about 28.7 million cords. By comparison,
Michigan’s annual harvest is roughly five million cords.
If all the dead, stand-
ing trees were laid-out
in cords, side by side,
that pile would run
nearly 22,000 miles, al-
most around the Earth at
the equator. Another
way to imagine that cord
volume, four feet deep,
is that it would cover a
township of 36 sections
(square miles). This vol-
ume represents about
6.5 percent of the stand-
ing live volume.
So, it’s no small
amount of wood. And,
it’s accumulating.
Yet another way to
look at this standing
dead volume is how
many wood-based mills
it might support. That 28.7 million cords could provide
enough feedstock for about 24 large paper mills, or 100
large sawmills. Of course, the forest doesn’t accumulate
28.7 million cords every
year. It’s built-up over
time.
Now, standing dead trees
are valuable for habitat.
Many species of wildlife
will use the trees for cavity
nesting, roosting, an insect
food source, and other pur-
poses. The larger the dead
tree, the better. However,
almost two-thirds of the
dead tree volume is in the
smaller size classes, under
a foot in diameter. And,
wildlife populations do not necessarily increase with
higher numbers of dead trees. Many species are territo-
rial.
Eventually, those dead trees fall over and create im-
portant on-the-ground habitat for a different suite of
wildlife. Over the decades, the wood decays and be-
comes part of the soil, although most of the nutrients in
a tree are not in these woody trunks and roots.
The major species groups of standing dead trees are
the ashes, aspens, and fir-spruce, together accounting
for nearly half the volume. We
can thank the emerald ash
borer for much of the dead
ash. The spruce budworm
may be able to take part of the
credit for fir and spruce.
Five individual tree species
account for 40 percent of the
standing dead volume; green
ash, quaking aspen, white ash,
balsam fir, and paper birch.
Maples comprise nearly a
third of all Michigan live vol-
ume, but account for only nine
percent of the standing dead
trees. This suggests the maple
resource is currently healthy
and vigorous. Maple-domi-
nated forest types are among
the most commonly managed,
which would help explain this
healthy condition.
There is more to tree mortality than standing dead
trees. Every year, trees die. Of course, eventually all
trees die, even our favorites. This annual mortality rate
runs around the equivalent of six million cords, which is
also more than what is harvested. Only over the last
few years has Michigan’s mortality volume exceeded
the harvest volume.
Not surprisingly, the patterns of annual mortality are
similar to those of the standing dead tree volumes.
Most of the annual loss occurs in the smaller diameter
trees and is among the ashes, aspens, and fir-spruce.
Five tree species account for 46 percent of the annual
mortality volume; green ash, quaking aspen, white ash,
balsam fir, and red maple. This is almost the same list as
for the standing dead volume. However, when weighed
against the live volume, which species have taken, pro-
portionally, the greatest hits?
The top ten volume losers, by percentage of live vol-
ume, include the three ashes, American elm, and beech.
These five have suffered from exotic species. Balsam
fir and white spruce have been hit by the native spruce
budworm. The other three, to round-out the top ten, are
paper birch, jack pine, and quaking aspen. This mortal-
ity has been due to old age and successional changes.
If even a million cords of the annual mortality, of the
six million, could be harvested, that would be enough
wood to supply a large pulp mill, many sawmills, or
provide heat and hot water for 200,000 homes. There
are more factors in better utilizing forests and enhanc-
ing the economy than just the forest inventory. How-
ever, understanding the magnitude of the potential
supply is a good place to start.
With an amenable set of socio-economic conditions,
Michigan’s renewable forests could sustainably con-
tribute much more to human welfare, forest health,
wildlife habitat, and clean water. So, in the end, it’s
more about the people, than the forest.
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White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, D.C.
20500
202-456-1414
Senator:
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1609 Longworth HOB
Washington, D.C. 20514
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National forests in Michigan close recreation sites
The Hiawatha, Huron-Manistee and Ottawa National
Forests are shutting down developed recreation facilities
(e.g. Clear Lake Education Center, lighthouses) and rest-
rooms, as well as suspending trash pick-up indefinitely ef-
fective immediately.
In addition, on the Hiawatha and Ottawa, all overnight
use is shut down and no campfires are allowed, in order to
minimize the risk to first responders in the event of wild-
fire.
For more information on the status of our recreation sites,
please visit https:/fs.usda.gov/Hiawatha.
Standing
Dead
Trees
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(906) 440-3085 Cell
Right: Post-wildfire jack pineBelow: Fungal fruiting bodies on
a dead elm. Source: MSUE
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CROSSWORD
PUZZLE SOLUTION
Local Surnames Park VI
Word Search Answers
Local Surnames (Part VI)
Let’s look at some surnames commonly found in
our area. This is the sixth in a multi-part series.
Search for the following names:
Derusha
Hoy
Robinson
Lustila
Schummer
Schultz
Garrett
Neumann
Stark
Taylor
McNamara
Labadie
Musselman
Obey
Strawe
Villemure
Stamper
Williams
Lewis
Rathje
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