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Vol. 48 - No. 8 www.TowneCourier.com March 13, 2011
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MERIDIAN TWP. – The township’s vot-ers may be asked to decide the future of amedical clinic on Okemos Road, if a localattorney is able to get enough signatures ona petition by April 5.
Stephen Schultz has notified the town-ship he will seek a reversal at the ballot boxof the board’s approval of a rezoning of aformer day-care center from residential useto office use.
In a letter hand-delivered to the town-ship clerk’s office March 7, Schultz indicat-ed his intent to file a petition regarding therezoning of 4133 Okemos Road Schultz isa principal in the law firm of Fahey, Schul-tz, Burzych & Rhodes, whose offices havebeen at 4151 Okemos Road since 2008.
The rezoning was approved by a 4-2
margin at the board’s March 1 meeting,followed on March 6 by the ordinance’spublication.
Dr. Shannon Wiggins, who has an officeon Michigan Avenue in Lansing, and her
husband purchased the building with theintent of establishing a medical clinic.
However, Schultz has raised concernsabout Wiggins’ certification of patients aseligible to apply for medical marijuanacards.
His partner in the law firm, William Fa-hey, recently sent a letter by E-mail to offi-cers in the Chippewa Middle School ParentGroup, among others, asserting that theboard’s decision should be overturned.
“By their public comments, a majority ofour Township Board apparently sees mari-huana as a benign substance that should belegalized. We strongly disagree that this re-flects the view of the vast majority of Merid-ian Township residents,” Fahey wrote.
Fahey said during a recent public hear-
Meridian’s votersmay decide futureof medical clinic
By DAWN [email protected]
Medical marijuana issue atcore of rezoning challenge
See Vote/page 5
Photographs by Dawn Parker
Record-breaking
spaghetti supper
It was a busy night at Okemos HighSchool on Feb. 25, with musicians inthe halls and hungry diners listening tobands and choirs while lining up in theschool cafeteria. The Spaghetti Dinner,put on annually by the Okemos MusicPatrons booster organization, raisedmore than $27,000 this year - a record- to support music programs acrossthe district. From left, OHS studentsEmily Laub, Emma Fedorchuk andHeidi Schaetzl made up part of avery special dinner clean-up crew.Polystyrene plates and bowls werescrubbed of dinner debris and readiedfor a trip to Dart Container’s recyclingfacility in Mason.
Catherine Zhang (left) and StephanieShort served up two differentvarieties of spaghetti sauce - regularand meatless. The event attractedhundreds of Okemos area peoplewho wanted to support the musicprogram.
MERIDIAN TWP. – Resi-dents of Meridian Townshipsupport their parks – that’snot in question.
What some would like tosee in certain parks is anoth-er question entirely, a topicthat came up March 8 dur-ing a public hearing for thetownship’s Master Plan forits parks.
Both proponents and op-ponents of establishing a dogpark within Legg Park, locat-ed off Van Atta Road, spokeout at the meeting.
The dog park, a long-sim-mering issue among town-ship residents, is amongpriorities ranked by residentsin a recently-conducted sur-vey.
The proposed park wouldsit on between 15 and 20 ofLegg Park’s 103 acres.
The dog park is only asmall facet of the overallparks master plan, whichmust be updated every fiveyears to maintain grant eligi-bility.
Once a thorough revisionis complete, the plan issubmitted to the MichiganDepartment of Natural Re-sources and Environment.
Van Atta Road resident
Park for dogs debatedBy DAWN [email protected]
See Dogs/page 3
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News in brief
Kiwanis Club of E. Lansingto hold meeting March 14
The Kiwanis Club of East Lan-sing will meet on the second floor ofthe Student Union Building, MSU,corner of Abbot and Grand River, at11:50 a.m., Monday, March 14. Thescheduled program is Shirley Ander-son, “Dictonary Project.” For moreinformation, visit www.kiwanis.org/club/eastlansing.
Landscaping with NativePlants class set at HNC
Learn how to design and main-tain a native garden at the HarrisNature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road,Meridian Township, on Tuesday,March 15, at 7 p.m. The classwill be taught by Vern Stephensof Designs By Nature. The price is$15. Call (517) 349-3866 or [email protected] to havea registration form sent to you.
Weekday science programsat Harris Nature Center
Enhance your child’s science ed-ucation at the Harris Nature Cen-ter, 3998 Van Atta Road, MeridianTownship, once a month throughprograms specifically designed tointroduce and reinforce science cur-riculum for home-schooled children.The programs are open to children5-15 years old. The next program,“Mollusks: Aquatic and Terrestrial,”is Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.The third program for the springseason is “Michigan Wildflowers”on May 6. The fee is $4/child/class.To receive a brochure and registra-tion form, contact (517) 349-3866 [email protected].
Fish fry will served up eachFriday at American Legion
A weekly fish fry (cod) will beheld Fridays, March 18 and 25 andApril 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 4:30-7 p.m.at American Legion Post 269, 1485Haslett Road, Haslett. Dinner willinclude fish (two pieces), baked po-tato or macaroni and cheese, cole-slaw, roll and water. Extra fish is$1.50, beverages and desserts are $1extra. Cost: Adults, $8; Seniors 65and over or children under seven,$6. The public is invited.
Auditions for Grimm playwill be held March 21, 22
Auditions will be held at the MidMichigan Family Theatre, 440 Fran-dor Ave., Lansing, for “The TwelveDancing Princesses” by the Broth-ers Grimm, adapted by Adele Thaneon March 21 and 22 at 6:30 p.m. Ac-tors need only attend one night and
should arrive at the starting timeand be prepared to stay until beingdismissed. Production dates for theplay are May 13-May 22. Furtherinformation about cast size andother things can be found atwww.mmft.net. For information, e-mail [email protected] or call (517) 339-2145.
Share with writers at RedCedar Neighborhood Cafe
Hear from Tom Foster, collegeprofessor, writer of best-sellers;John McCune, greengrocer, writerof stories and storyteller; LeonoraSmith, college professor, short sto-ry writer; Rod Murphy, writer of po-etry, short stories, essays, plays andKen Harrow, professor, writer ofscholarly books, African film ex-pert; Wednesday, March 16, 7-9p.m. at the Red Cedar Neighbor-hood Cafe, University LutheranChurch, 1020 S. Harrison Road,East Lansing. For more informa-tion, e-mail [email protected] [email protected].
Knights of Columbus hostblood Drive at Fr. Mac Hall
The East Lansing Knights of Co-lumbus Council 7816 will host ablood drive, Friday, March 25 from
1 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the basementof Fr. Mac Hall at St. Thomas Aqui-nas Church in East Lansing. [email protected] or the St. Thom-as Aquinas Paris office, 351-7215 tomake an appointment. The appoint-ments are 15 minutes apart.
Dance company toperform ‘Souls Entwined’
Michelle’s Studio of Dance & Per-forming Arts Center’s house com-pany, The Attitude Dance Company,will perform “Souls Entwined” atthe Hannah Community Center inEast Lansing on March 18 at 7 p.m.Tickets are $15 for general admis-sion and can be purchased at thestudio in Haslett prior to the showand also at the door an hour beforethe performance. For more informa-tion, call Michelle’s Studio of Danceat (517) 339-3090. Become a fan onFacebook at www.facebook.com/MichellesStudioOfDance or followthe studio on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MiStudioOfDance.
Kiwanis Club of Okemos tohost recreation director
The Kiwanis Club of Okemoswill hold its weekly dinner meetingTuesday, March 15, at the Snell-Towar Recreation Center, 6146 Por-
ter St., East Lansing, at 6 p.m. Theprogram will be presented by GregGrothous, director of the RecreationCenter. Call Terry at (517) 349-2028for more information.
Marble School to conductbook fair March 14-17
Marble Elementary School, 729Hagadorn Road, East Lansing, willhold a book fair from Mondaythrough Thursday, March 14-17. Thepublic is welcome to attend.
Books will be available for salefor all ages, along with posters andgift items. All proceeds from thebook fair, which will be open from8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday and Tues-day and 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdayand Thursday in the school’s multi-purpose room, will benefit Marbleschool programs and the library.
For more information, call theschool at (517) 333-7860.
MacDonald hosts meetingon cyberbullying March 16
The MacDonald Middle School(MMS) Parent Council invites thecommunity to attend a meeting ondigital abuse and cyberbullying 7-8p.m. Wednesday, March 16 in themiddle school auditorium, 1601 Bur-cham Dr.
Special guests at the meeting areState Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, MMS seventh-graderAbigail Sokolnicki and MMS coun-selor Linda McDonald. Those plan-ning to attend should send an e-mailto [email protected] or call (517)930-3440. Attendees are asked to ar-rive promptly, as Whitmer will onlybe available for the first 20 minutes.
Doctorow, famous author,to give lecture next week
World renown author E.L. Doc-torow is the Signature Lecturer, 7:30p.m., Tuesday, March 15, at PasantTheatre, Wharton Center. He is pre-sented by MSU College of Arts &Letters. His fiction, mostly histori-cal fiction, has been translated intomore than 30 languages and adapt-ed to five films and a hit Broadwaymusical.
Doctorow’s honors include theNational Book Award, two Pen/Faulkner Awards, three NationalBook Critics Circle Awards, theEdith Wharton Citation for fiction,the William Dean Howells Medal ofthe American Academy of Arts andLetters, and the presidentially con-ferred National Humanities Medal.His novels include The March, Cityof God, Welcome to Hard Times, TheBook of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake,World’s Fair, Billy Bathgate, The Wa-terworks, and Homer and Langley.
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East Lansing hoop champions
The East Lansing Blue sixth-grade boys basketball team, partof the Red Cedar Basketball League, won their tournament theweekend of Feb. 26-27. This is the second consecutive yearthe team has won the tournament. The team posted a 12-0record during its regular season. Players are sixth-gradersfrom Whitehills and Glencairn elementary schools. They arecoached by Montgomery (Monty) Myles and John Foley ofEast Lansing. Top row, from left: Coach Myles, Henry Foote,Connor Foley, Sam Liao, Westin Myles, Harry Gilstrap, JoshJackson, Coach Foley. Bottom row, from left: Connor Paterick,Henry Terrazas, Nick Rosa, Brady Carlson.
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Jim Wood said that instead of a dog park,the township should restore uncompletedpedestrian bridges in a section of Legg Park.The master plan does not show that worktaking place until 2016.
“That’s a long time to leave a hazardouscondition existing out in the parks,” Woodsaid.
Van Atta Road resident James Kenyonsaid Legg Park has developed into a “signifi-cant” natural area.
“It’s in line with what the residents wantas part of their park system,” Kenyon said.“When a dog park is placed in a natural area,there is a degradation of green space.”
Responding to critics who say the over-all plan is too demanding, township residentMike McDonald – a retired Department ofNatural Resources official – said he didn’trecall local units ever being penalized for of-fering ambitious plans.
“I think the plan is extremely well done.It compares very favorably in quality andstyle with the Ingham County plan,” McDon-ald said.
McDonald, a member of the Harris Na-
ture Center Foundation board, said he en-visions no real impact on the nature centerwere a dog park put into adjacent LeggPark.
“At no time have I ever felt that LeggPark is anything approaching an extremelysensitive area,” he said, noting that “weeds”often impede some of the park’s uses.
Haslett resident Sabrina Jenkins, thechair of the Dog Park Advisory Board, saidthe board “looked incredibly hard” for areaswithin township parkland suitable for a dogpark.
“There does need to be a place for us todo that within our own community, and Iknow I’m not the only one,” she said, addingshe’s received more than 70 e-mails in sup-port of a dog park.
While the Park Commission has approvedthe installation of a dog park within LeggPark, when construction will take place isnot known.
For more information, or to review theplan online, go to www.meridian.mi.us.
Limited hard copies of the plan are alsoavailable at the township hall, 5151 MarshRoad, or the township service center adja-cent to Nancy Moore Park.
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County clerk to halt passport processing
No later than May 1, theIngham County Clerk’s Officewill stop processing applica-tions for U.S. passports.
Clerk Mike Bryanton saysrules enforced by the U.S.State Department are forc-ing him to shut down his op-eration, which serves 1,200to 1,500 applicants per year.
Clerk offices in Ingham,Eaton and Clinton counties— and across the state —are responding to directivesfrom the State Department,
which does not wantpassports physicallyprocessed in the same officesthat also can “print, createor amend birth certificates.”Such dual roles apparentlycause security or forgeryconcerns. State Departmentofficials did not return aphone inquiry.
Travelers in InghamCounty, though, can look toat least two other local agen-cies to fill the role now heldby Bryanton’s offices in Ma-son and Lansing. Some U.S.post offices also provide theservice.
In Mason, the InghamCounty Parks Departmentwill take over the passportrole. And in Lansing, CityClerk Chris Swope wants totake over passport applica-tions at Lansing City Hall.
“We’ve had some inqui-ries over the years about itand it’s a public service wecould provide,” Swope said.“We would get $25 per pass-port, so this would not be acost to the city.”
Clinton County Clerk Di-ane Zuker says she will beteaming up with the Registerof Deeds Office to continue
passport services at the Clin-ton County Courthouse in St.Johns. Zuker says her officehandles “about 800 to 1,000”applications a year.
About 364,000 passportapplications were fieldedfrom Michigan in fiscal 2010,according to State Depart-ment reports, down from527,000 in 2007.
Janie Lee of the Inghamclerk’s office said their goalis to get passport operationshanded off by mid-April.
“Either way, we are shut-ting down May 1,” she ex-plained.
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EAST LANSING — TheCommunity Relations Coali-tion interns are planning asemester of events to bringtogether members of theEast Lansing community.
Two coming events in-clude ice skating at MunnArena and an internationalcoffee hour.
These events are free and
open to anyone in the EastLansing community and aredesigned to bring togethercommunity members fromall walks of life.
Ice skating at Munn Are-na will take place Sunday,March 20 from 12:30-1:30p.m. at Munn Ice Arena, 1Chestnut Road on the MSUcampus. The CRC has rent-
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Community members areasked to arrive at 12:15 p.m.to rent skates and get themost out of the event.
The CRC interns, an ex-traordinary group of MSU
students working to buildtrusting relationships in theEast Lansing-MSU commu-nity, will be out on skates tomingle.
The international coffeehour will take place Friday,March 25, 4-6 p.m., in Spar-tan Room B and C in theInternational Center off ofNorth Shaw Lane at MSU.
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ing on the rezoing he believed the clinc would become amecca for medical m arijuana card seekers. Two boardmembers, John Veenstra and Brett Dreyfus, vigorously sup-ported the availability of medical marijuana during thathearing a few weeks ago.
Wiggins has repeatedly emphasized that medical mari-juana will not be dispensed at the proposed clinic.
Neither Schultz nor Wiggins responded to phone mes-sages seeking comment.
Medical marijuana supportedAccording to Meridian Township Deputy Clerk Joan Hor-
vath, 65.7 percent of registered voters who voted on theMichigan Medical Marihuana Act proposal in 2008 – or14,451 – voted yes. There were 7,557 no votes.
Horvath said Schultz must gather 2,387 petitions – thenumber that, per state law, represents 15 percent of thetownship residents who voted in last November’s guberna-torial election – by Tuesday, April 5.
The notice of intent to file a petition automatically putsthe rezoning on hold for 30 days.
Once signatures are submitted, Horvath said they must
be verified to determine their validity. Petition signers mustbe township residents who are registered to vote. After thepetitions are certified, the request goes to the township board,who decides when it will go before the voters. The requestcan either go on the ballot for the next regular election – inthis case, Tuesday, Nov. 8 – or the board may decide to call aspecial election.
However, Horvath noted, the November election at thispoint will only feature Okemos and East Lansing school
board candidates. The only open precincts would be those forOkemos and East Lansing voters, meaning if the issue was onthe November ballot it would not be voted on by the entiretownship.
It’s also too late for the May 3 election. Horvath said ballotwording of proposals must be submitted by the township tothe Ingham County Clerk’s Office a minimum of 60 days priorto Election Day. A special election covering the entire town-ship would cost $30,000 to $35,000, Horvath said.
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EAST LANSING — Juli K. Liebleris East Lansing’s new chief of police,overseeing a 58-officer police forceand a $10.6 million budget.
Liebler, a 24-year member ofthe ELPD, the last five as thedepartment’s deputy chief, hadserved as interim chief since lastNovember.
Her appointment fills the vacancycreated by former ELPD chief, TomWibert, who retired in October 2010,taking a job in Texas. Her annualsalary is $98,000.
Liebler was selected from a poolof 32 candidates, including finalistsIngham County undersheriff Allan K.Spyke, Victor Lauria, assistant chieffor the City of Novi and AnthonyKleibecker, director of public safetyfor the City of Muskegon and aformer long-time member of theMSU Department of Public Safety.
City Manager Ted Stationannounced Liebler’s appointmentlast Wednesday.
Broad feedbackHe said., “I was fortunate to be
able to make a selection from a verycompetitive field of finalists.”
“Juli’s candidacy as chief hasbeen affirmed through a processthat included feedback from studentand non-student members of thecommunity, along with a diversepanel of East Lansing residents.
“She has demonstrated herleadership ability while serving asacting chief since the departure ofChief Wibert last year.”
Liebler becomes the third womanin the Lansing area to head upa police force. Teresa Szymanskiwas named chief of the Lansingpolice force in January this year. KayHoffman is the long-time chief of theLansing Township police force.
Staton cited Liebler’s education,experience and community
involvement in a prepared statement:She is a member of the University
Student Commission and CommunityRelations Coalition, she is alsoactively involved in working withMSU students on a number ofimportant issues, said Staton.
Support of fellow officersHe added, “Above all, she has
earned the support of fellow officers,colleagues and the community. Weare most fortunate to be able tomake this smooth transition to fillthe vacancy left by Chief Wibert.”
Liebler holds a bachelor’s degreein parks and recreation resources,a master’s degree in publicadministration and expects tocomplete her doctorate in criminaljustice in 2012.
Joining the force in 1987, she rosethrough the ranks to be appointeddeputy chief in 2006.
“I am honored to have beenchosen to serve as East Lansing’snext chief of police from a pool ofsuch distinguished candidates” saidLiebler.
“Chief Wibert left some pretty bigshoes to fill, and I am humbled bythis vote of confidence in my abilityto succeed him in this importantcommunity role.”
Liebler has been a longtimeparticipant in the Police AthleticLeague. She also serves as a parentvolunteer at Donley ElementarySchool and as an adjunct facultymember at MSU where she mentorsundergraduate students.
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EAST LANSING – While a roundaboutat the intersection of Park Lake and Bur-cham roads isn’t likely to be built until thesummer of 2012, the decision-making pro-cess is moving right along.
The East Lansing Transportation Com-mission formally has endorsed a resolutionin support of the project.
The roundabout is being funded with a$600,000 federal grant, with any overageson the project to come from Ingham Coun-ty Road Commission funds.
East Lansing council members are likelyto take up the resolution later this month,
public works director Todd Sneathen said.Meridian Township board members
heard from road commission managing di-rector Bill Conklin at a February meeting.
While trustees declined to take any for-mal action, “the majority of the boardmembers were supportive of the project,”township manager Gerald Richards said.
Conklin said the commission hosted aconstruction public hearing on Feb. 28, ameeting which saw “no real strong objec-tions” to the project.
Some attendees did voice concerns to-ward addressing the safety of pedestriansand cyclists.
That’s being done, Conklin said. One
person did say they felt the project was un-necessary.
Design work is continuing on the proj-ect, along with needed plans to acquire twosmall parcels of land for needed right-of-way access.
Park land issueOne parcel is on the southwest corner in
Burcham Park, requiring negotiations withEast Lansing, and the other is part of Bur-cham Hills property on the northwest cor-ner.
The hiring of a consultant to help ac-quire the right-of-way was approved at aMarch 7.
If the purchase price of the right-of-wayis prohibitive or if there are problems ac-quiring the property, Conklin said the proj-ect could be delayed or cancelled.
Federal regulations require a publichearing regarding the Burcham Park por-tion of the intersection because the re-quired right-of-way is on park land, Conklinsaid.
A date has not been set for that hearing,but it may be held at an area school.
The project would be let for construc-tion bids this winter, with construction be-ginning in June 2012 once school lets out.
For more information, go online towww.inghamcrc.org
Roundabout at Park Lake, Burcham moved alongBy DAWN [email protected]
EAST LANSING — Dy-namic composer, pianist, andsinger Mark Bloom bringshis Jazz Sabbath Service toCongregation Shaarey Zedekon Friday, March 25 at 7:30p.m.
Cantor Pamela Schiffer,Shaarey Zedek Adult andYouth Choirs, and jazz musi-cians Gene Rebek (bass), Ian
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Shaarey Zedek is locatedat 1924 Coolidge Road inEast Lansing. The service isopen to the public and freeof charge. For more informa-tion, call 517 351-3570.
Several years ago, Marktook on the task of arranging
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URJ Biennial, CAJE andChicago Jewish Folk ArtsFestival, and frequently con-ducts workshops and learn-ing sessions while serving ascomposer/artist in residenceat congregations and schoolsnation wide.
Mark Bloom graduatedwith a theater degree fromthe University of Minnesota,
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Since that time, he hasbecome an accomplished pi-anist, bandleader, stage andmusical director, producer,interpretational service lead-er, composer and a recog-nized performing artist.
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EAST LANSING – Itmight not have been thePublishers Clearing House,but the “prize patrols” thatrecently swept throughEast Lansing schools werejust as appreciated.
The East Lansing Ed-ucational Foundation re-cently awarded $10,015 toEast Lansing Public Schoolteachers through its Grantsfor Teachers Program.
The foundation’s boardmembers formed “prize pa-trols” to surprise teachersin their classrooms withballoons and award letters,and students and principalsapplauded.
The 33 teachers whowon awards in ELEF’scompetitive grant processwill use their funds topurchase books for grade
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Donley Elementary sec-ond-grade teacher StefaniWagner will use her grant topurchase books on diversi-ty and character educationfor her classroom.
“Books are a wonderfulway to bring up discussionwithin our classroom and
E. Lansing school foundationgrants aimed mostly at basicsBy DAWN [email protected]
East Lansing Donley elementary teacher StefaniWagner her students were among those recentlycelebrating the receipt of grants from the EastLansing Educational Foundation.
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way to bring up discussionwithin our classroom andtalk about the differentthings these kidsexperience every day oftheir lives,” Wagner said.
“The charactereducation just makes(them) more well-roundedas students but also aspeople as they continue onin their schooling and theircareers.”
Science booksMarble Elementary
teacher Kristen Casby willuse her grant to buy newscience books.
“Without this wecouldn’t have the materialsfor the children, and theyadd so much,” said Casby’scolleague Lynne Clyma,who also received a grantto support the sciencecurriculum.
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“Reading, music andmath are just not optionswe can let slide.”
Bitsicas reports that theFoundation’s 2010 annualgiving drive was up slightlyover 2009.
“District leaders aredoing good work balancingbudgets in lean times,”
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The foundation hasgranted more than $225,000to district teachers in thelast 10 years. Besides theannual giving drive, fundingfor these grants is raised atthe annual awards dinner –scheduled this year for May12 at Eagle Eye Golf andAthletic Center.
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Basics: ELEF’s grants“Every day we read about cuts to fundingfor education. As a result, ELEF isn’tfunding extras any more; 11 of the 17grants to elementary schools this cyclewere for reading materials ...”
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OKEMOS – The lastquestion was the toughest,but Martina Fu’s motherhad her well-prepared.
Martina’s answer: “Whatis corticotropin-releasinghormone?” showed sheknew her stuff.
That answer – to a ques-tion asking which hormoneis involved in the body’s re-sponse to stress – earnedher the title of Brain Beechampion.
“My first reaction wasto straighten up a little. Ithought, ‘I know the an-swer’,” she recalled.
The local bee – one offour held in Michigan –took place Feb. 5 at Michi-gan State University.
Fu, a 15-year-oldOkemos High School soph-omore, will represent the East Lansing area at the 2011National Brain Bee.
The tournament is set for Friday and Saturday, March18-19 at the University of Maryland at Baltimore.
Not only that she enjoys all aspects of science.Besides the gift of a neuroscience book, Fu’s victory
also earned her an opportunity for an internship in a MSUneuroscience lab this summer.
“I really appreciate MSU for giving me this opportunityto work with them,” she said. “It will be something veryspecial.”
The competition required knowledge of “Brain Facts” –in other words, lots of neuroscience.
Eight contestants, including four Okemos students ad-
vanced after a written multiple-choice. They then com-peted in a contest similar to “Jeopardy!” with questionswritten on paper and held up to judges.
The finalists – Fu and another boy – fielded questionsfrom the judges. If both contestants missed a question,judges went on to the next one. Three missed questionsby either contestant, when correctly answered by theiropponent, meant the other had won.
The questions, Fu said, were “extra difficult.”The competition began with a written exam at 10:30
a.m., and the final round ended around 3 p.m.“It was definitely stressful,” she said.Fu was born in Toronto and has lived in Okemos since
fifth grade. Her parents are both involved with science– mom is a biology researcher, while dad teaches bioinfor-matics.
Fu has a genuine interest in science, chemistry teach-er Karen Canestraight said.
“I think the subject is really sincerely interesting toher,” Canestraight continued.
“She is someone who understands effortlessly – shepicks up readily on everything I teach. She is just the kindof kid who works ahead and picks up on things without(having to) try very hard.”
Fu readily agreed with her teacher’s assessment.“Science fascinates me. I love science,” she said, while
also eager to give her mom credit.“My mom likes working with science and she has al-
ways enjoyed teaching me,” Fu continued. “She helpedshow me how great science was, and I’ve loved it eversince.”
Fu also plays the violin and sings, and is wishes shedidn’t have to miss the Okemos High School Collage Con-cert for the national tournament.
The decade-old International Bee is scheduled to beheld this year on July 16 in Florence, Italy.
“Besides teaching high school students about neu-roscience, the International Brain Bee brings muchneeded publicity to neuroscience accomplishments andresearch,” according to brainbee.com.
Student in national Brain Bee finalsBy DAWN [email protected]
Okemos High Schoolsophomore Martina Fuwill be representing theEast Lansing area at theNational Brain Bee, heldMarch 18-19 inBaltimore.
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OKEMOS — The Kiwan-is Club of Okemos hasnamed Kimberly Cui, asenior at Okemos HighSchool, its “Citizen of theMonth” for March. Kimber-ly was presented to theclub by Tom Burchmanwho read the introductionprovided by Sara Gillespie,OHS guidance counselor,the “Teacher of the Month”for March.
Kimberly introduced herfather, Guilin Cui; mother,Jenny Wang; and heryounger sister, Allison Cui,at the March 8 KiwanisClub meeting. Studentsare selected based on theircitizenship, volunteer activ-ities, and community in-volvement and service.
Volunteer workKimberly created a giving
tree which gathered over 30presents for local familiesduring the holiday season.
She made teddy bearsfor children in Haiti and col-lected toiletries for a localshelter. Kimberly works in the
Bennett Woods ice creamsocials, family fun night at Cen-tral, cooks dinners at RonaldMcDonald House, serves foodat soup kitchens, helps withBingo at retirement homes, andthe holiday party at InghamCounty Medical Care Facility.
She has also volunteered atthe Capital Area Literacy Coali-tion, pancake supper at OHS,Playmakers Autumn ClassicRun, and Relay for Life for theAmerican Cancer Society.
ActivitiesHer extracurricular activities
include four years of par-ticipation in A.C.T.I.O.N., ahigh school community serviceorganization, with two years asa captain and now serves asco-president. She is a two yearcaptain in track and field — shehas been on the varsity teamfor four years. She has alsobeen four year all-academic,all-region athlete and all-leagueathlete for track and field.
Kimberly has also run crosscountry events. She is amember of the National HonorSociety and participated in alltheir service projects. She isa member of OHS Key Cluband plays first violin in the High
School Philharmonic Orches-tra. Kimberly has been amentor for freshmen in theLINK program.
HonorsAwards granted to Kimberly
include the All-AcademicAward for four years and theAdvanced Placement ScholarAward for three years of APcourses. She has taken
advanced placement classesat LCC and took a summercourse at Northwestern Univer-sity.
Kimberly plans to enroll atthe University of Michigan fora major in business administra-tion. She eventually would liketo work for a non-profit serviceorganization.
— From the Kiwanis Clubof Okemos
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Kiwanis ceremony: (l. to r.): Ed Soergel, TomBurchman, Kimberly, Allison Cui, Jenny Wang andGuilin Cui.
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Andy Williams had itall wrong: Christmas isnot the most wonderfultime of the year. In myopinion, spring and sum-mer are.
To help me through thewinter months, I turnedto stories about “TheMick” and “Hammerin’Hank.” Both Mickey Man-tle and Henry Aaron werethe subject of fine 2010biographies, as was the“Say Hey Kid,” WillieMays.
Statistics boringI don’t read baseball
books for the statistics orthe play-by-play descrip-tions.
To me, they are muchmore about U.S. historyand culture, particularlythe ones set in an erawhen both the dugoutsand lunch counters werebeing integrated.
Some interesting factsI picked up: Hank Aaronwas an old man in base-ball years when he sur-
passed Babe Ruth’s homerun record in 1974.
But he was a fresh kidin 1954 when he went tothe Milwaukee Braves.
Hank Aaron’s lifeHe had really never
spoken to a white personbefore and his shynesswas mistaken for terse-ness, which was inter-preted as anger.
Mantle was injured his1951 rookie year andplayed hurt all the rest ofhis 18-year career.
The Braves won onlyone World Series whileAaron played for them,but Mantle’s Yankees wonseven titles. However,Aaron was able to makea life for himself afterthe diamond while Mantlenever could.
Read about theseAmerican icons in “TheLast Hero: A Life of Hen-ry Aaron” by Howard Bry-an and “The Last Boy:Mickey Mantle and theEnd of America’s Child-hood” by Jane Leavy.
Soon I’ll have livebaseball to read about, soI will save “Willie Mays:The Life, The Legend” byJames Hirsch for nextwinter.
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Zonta Meridian East wil hold its Marchmeeting on Thursday, March 17th at theBurcham Hills Retirement Center, EastLansing. The meeting starts at 5:30 with30 minutes of social time. A light dinneris served at 6:00 pm and a speaker whoaddresses a topic of interest to womenfollows. This month’s featured speaker isDeb Stevens who will discuss advocacy forwomen. For reservations contact DeloresMay at 517-337-5014.
Fund-raiser at MSU Credit Unionwill benefit 2011 Jazz Festival
The 2011 Summer Solstice Jazz Festi-val will conduct its third annual Wake Upto Jazz fund-raising event, Sunday, March20 at 11:30 a.m. at the MSU Federal CreditUnion, 3777 West Road in East Lansing.
The event will feature the delicacies ofEast Lansing’s Gumbo and Jazz Restaurant,fresh roasted, French-pressed coffee pre-pared by local artisan roaster Rudy Baggs;
sweet treats from Bake ‘N Cakes and a mu-sical performance by the MSU Jazz Orches-tra I led by Rodney Whitaker. Proceedsbenefit the 2011 festival.
Tickets for the brunch are $65 and $40for an individual, $115 and $80 for couplesand $425 and $320 for a table of eight. Tomake a reservation and to view full pric-ing information, visit www.eljazzfest.comor call (517) 319-6927.
Feedback sought for E. Lansing’s5-year recreation, open space plan
Community members can participate ina Community Forum workshops, at whichfeedback can be shared on the 2012 up-date of the City of East Lansing’s five-yearPark, Recreation, Open Space and Green-ways Plan. The workshops will take placeWednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at the EastLansing Hannah Community Center, 819Abbot Road.
Community input is important as thecity looks to identify priorities and define adirection for parks and facilities, programsand service needs.
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EAST LANSING –Thanks to a 1964 noveland two film versions, “WillyWonka and the ChocolateFactory” is a beloved story.
The East Lansing HighSchool theater departmentwill take on the chocolatychallenge for seven perfor-mances beginning Friday,March 18 in the high schoolPerforming Arts Center, 509Burcham Drive.
The story of an eccentriccandy maker, first played onfilm by Gene Wilder in 1971and then by Johnny Deppin 2005, has enchanted audi-ences for decades with itsfantastic visions of choco-late rivers, full meals in asingle stick of gum and jaw-breakers that would neverwear out.
But the heart of the story,as conceived by Norwegian-British author Roald Dahl in1964, showed how greedyand selfish some children –and adults – can be.
Director Mark Shaheensaid he is the right age tohave seen the original film,and it continues to influencehim as a director.
“I think ‘Wonka’ is agreat morality tale for young
and old. In the stage pro-duction, different characterscomment on the behavior ofthe children and their ob-noxiousness,” Shaheen said.
“Charlie stands as a herofor his generosity and du-tifulness to his family, andthat to me is the most impor-tant lesson to be learned.”
The show also has ex-tensive technical demands,including flying charactersand ones who get shrunk.That aspect of the show is inthe capable hands of techni-cal director Paul Bourne.
“We are meeting the chal-lenge and looking forwardto the audience reaction tosome of our ‘special ef-fects’,” Shaheen said.
Junior Noah Last playsthe title character. This ishis third show at ELHS, af-ter roles in “A MidsummerNight’s Dream” and “Flow-ers for Algernon”, and hehas also had minor rolesin Michigan State Universityproductions.
Wonka, Last said, is bothmelodramatic and self-cen-tered.
“He’s been in his factoryall this time, and he obvious-ly knows he’s doing some-thing right,” Last added.
Last has tried to givehis Wonka a sprinkling of
warmth, while keeping firm-ly in mind that he is theboss.
Sophomore AlyssaGoeckel is Veruca Salt, inthe book a spoiled little richgirl accustomed to alwaysgetting her way. Goeckelhas extensive experience incommunity theater, primari-ly with the Bath CommunityPlayers and at Riverwalk.
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brat, and she’s a lot of fun toplay,” Goeckel said of Salt.
“The way Veruca talks tosome of the other charac-ters – I feel bad sometimes,because they’re my friends.But it’s just a role – it’sfun.” Other lead actors in-clude Nathan Hoshal asCharlie Bucket, Scott Floodas Grandpa Joe and EmilyReeves and Gregory Planckas Mr. and Mrs. Gloop.
Willie Wonka has actors floatingBy DAWN [email protected]
From left, Grandpa Joe (junior Scott Flood) andCharlie Bucket (sophomore Nathan Hoshal) rehearsefor a key scene in East Lansing High School’sproduction of “Willy Wonka and the ChocolateFactory”.
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Goss began his career with SummitCommunity Bank in 2007 as the Okemosoffice market manager.
At the time, the Bank had just openedits Okemos banking center located at 2151West Grand River Ave.
“This is a well-deserved promotion,”said Abbott. “Adam has helped SummitCommunity Bank become well known inthe Okemos community by building solidrelationships with the families, schoolsand businesses in the area. He is truly anasset to our Bank.”
As an Okemos native, Goss is a gradu-ate of Okemos public schools. He earneda degree in economics and managementfrom Albion College, in Albion, MI.
Prior to joining Summit CommunityBank Goss worked as a personal bankerfor a large financial institution within theLansing and East Grand Rapids districts.
He also was a senior field trainer withBankers Life and Casualty Company. Gosshas specialized training in commercialcredit and cash management.
In the community, Goss is active in the
Okemos Education Foundation, Haslett/Okemos Rotary Club and the MeridianArea Business Association.
He is also a board member for OldNewsboys of Lansing and the BurchamHills Foundation.
Summit Community Bank has officesin East Lansing and Okemos.
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The Doctors Co. hosts reception in E. LansingExecutives at the East Lansing office of The Doctors
Company held a reception hosting local and regionalleaders on March 8.
The Doctors Company, the largest national insurerof physician and surgeon medical liability, completedits acquisition of Michigan-based American PhysiciansAssurance Corporation in October, 2010.
The East Lansing office will serve as an operationalhub that will strengthen The Doctors Company’s east-ern U.S. presence and help to better serve the needs ofits members.
“We are proud to invest in Michigan’s impressiveand growing insurance and financial services sector,”said Bill Fleming, The Doctors Company regional vicepresident, speaking at last night’s reception.
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Local residents are leader program gradsMichigan Political Leadership Program’s Class of
2010, including three area natives, were honored re-cently during graduation ceremonies.
Michael Leahy of Okemos, economist with theMichigan Department of Energy, Labor & EconomicGrowth, Rory Neuner of Lansing, a Haslett native,State Network Manager with the Safe Routes to SchoolNational Partnership and Jessica Wortley Adler, ofOkemos, communications specialist for Emergent Bio-Solutions. were all honored
The leadership program was founded in 1992, andwith the 2010 class, more than 500 aspiring leadersfrom around the state have graduated from the10-month training that offers a series of activities de-signed to build leadership, public policy and good gov-ernance.
The program is considered one of the nation’s pre-miere political leadership training programs. Its annualdinner and breakfast draw one of the state’s largestnonpartisan turnouts.
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Okemos coach DanStolz let out a big sigh ofrelief that quickly transi-tioned into a brief smile.
It may have taken threetries, but after 32 minutesof hard-fought basketball,Stolz and the OkemosChieftains won the gamethat mattered the most.
Chris Harrison-Docksscored a game-high 31points and Mack McKear-ney added 26 points and 11rebounds as Okemos heldoff East Lansing 78-72 in adistrict opener last Monday
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Okemos finally getsvictory over E. Lansing
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Mack McKearney (32) and T.J. George of Okemoscelebrate after their district win over East Lansing.
Photograph by Kevin W. Fowler
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Like East Lansing theChieftains were faced withhaving to defeat a talentedopponent a third time.
The Chieftains savoredtheir win over East Lansinglast Monday after holdingon to a lead despite runs bythe potent Trojan offense.
“We’ve been so closetwice, and we knew wewould have our hands fullbecause East Lansing is aterrific team,” Stolz said.
“We felt every time weplayed them that we couldwin, but we just couldn’tquite do it. I don’t knowwhat it was about this one,but we felt good cominginto this game today.”
The Chieftains lookedas good as they felt, espe-cially in the first quarterwhen they opened up a26-16 lead behind 15 firstquarter points from Harri-son-Docks.
But East Lansing wouldgo on a run of their ownin the second quarter andtrailed the Chieftains byjust two at the half.
“They’re a team thatmakes big runs, but we justhung in there and kept an-swering back,” Stolz said.“We didn’t play perfectly,we made a lot of mistakes,but in a game like this withsuch great athletes, every-one does.”
The game remainedclose throughout the sec-
ond half, and every timethat Okemos appeared tobe pulling away, the Tro-jans had an answer .
Big Trojan shotsEast Lansing senior
Devlin Bell hit three sepa-rate 3-pointers in the final3:30 of the game, and ju-nior guard Tracy Edmondadded a 3-pointer of hisown to bring the Trojanswithin two points with justover a minute remaining.But Okemos answered byshooting a perfect 8-for-8from the free throw linedown the stretch and seal-ing the emotional victory.
“We knew that everygame could be our last,so we all came together
and made sure that wasn’tgoing to happen tonight,”said McKearney, whoscored nine of his 26points in the final quarter.“We know that we havefive good players out onthe court at all times, andwhen we’re all playing wellat the same time, were go-ing to be a tough team tobeat.”
Bell led the Trojans with17 points, while guard Ja-von Haines scored 15 andEdmond added 13 pointsand six assists.
In the victory over Ever-ett, it was Harrison-Docksand McKearney again leading the offensive charge,with 24 and 16 points re-spectively.
Continued from page 18
Win: Third time became a charm
Okemos’ Chris Harrison-Docks, who led all scorersagainst Everett, gets his shot blocked by Everett’sLucas Barner last Wednesday.
Photograph by Kevin W. Fowler
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MASON - Whether it was a naggingknee injury, or playing the entire sec-ond half in foul trouble, it really didn’tmatter.
There wasn’t anything that was go-ing to keep Deborah Hoekstra off thecourt in the most important game ofher high school career last Tuesday.
And with the Trojans hanging on to asix-point lead with just under two min-utes remaining in the game, Hoekstrashowed why she is considered to beone of the top players in the state.
The Trojans’ senior guard scoredeight of her team-high 20 points in thefourth quarter to lead East Lansing toa 47-38 victory over Grand Rapids For-est Hills Central in a Class A regionalsemifinal game at Mason High.
“That just goes to show what type ofplayer she is,” East Lansing coach RobSmith said of Hoekstra. “She is one ofthe toughest kids I have ever coached.”
This was the first regional matchupfor the Trojans. They defeated Waverlylast Friday in a district final game inorder to reach this point.
On the way to her brilliant perfor-mance Tuesday night, Hoekstra alsoscored her 1,500th career point withjust over six minutes left in the game.
“I would have never thought at thebeginning of my high school careerthat I’d hit 1,500 points,” Hoekstra said.“But, the biggest thing for me tonightwasn’t hitting that amount of points.The biggest thing was getting this winand helping my team advance to theregional finals.”
Big lead vanishesHoekstra and the Trojans jumped out
to a 20-5 lead in the first quarter andlooked to be in control.
But Forest Hills Central slowlychipped away at that lead throughout thegame, and was able to cut the deficit tosix points on three separate occasions inthe final quarter.
“That’s a proud program that didn’twant to lose tonight,” Smith said of For-est Hills Central. “They are one of thebest defensive teams that we will see inClass A.”
But as good as Forest Hills Central’sdefense might have been, the Trojanswas even better.East Lansing forced 11turnovers, and even more impressive,was that they held Central’s best player,senior center Jill Hendrickson, scorelessthroughout the game.
“That’s the telling tale of the gameright there,” Smith said. “We made the
decision to take our best offensive playerin Deborah, and put her on their best of-fensive player. The fact that (Deborah)held her scoreless was just awesome inits own.”
Freshman guard Demetria Thompsonscored 10 points, and junior forward Nat-alie-Rose Brogan added eight points ona 3 of 3 shooting from the field for theTrojans (21-3).
East Lansing shot 62 percent from thefield and hit 9 of 10 free throws in thefourth quarter.
With the victory, East Lansing wasscheduled to play Niles in a regional finalat 7 p.m. Thursday. Due to press dead-lines that score was not available ontime.
If the Trojans advance from the re-gional, they will move on to the StateQuarterfinals, which will take place onMarch 15 at Lansing Eastern.
“This is what we call March Madnessbecause every team now is playing forthat one shining moment,” Smith said.
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Deborah Hoekstra (3) of East Lansingshoots over Sara Brady of ForestHills Central during the Class A GirlsRegional quarterfinal game lastTuesday.
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After having a memorableregular season which con-cluded with a CAAC Gold ti-tle, the Haslett Vikings foundthemselves in a first rounddistrict matchup against oneof the top teams not only inthe Lansing area, but in theentire state.
The Vikings did all theycould to hang with LansingSexton, but when it was allsaid and done, the Big Redsproved to be too much, de-feating Haslett 67-33 in a dis-trict opener last Monday atLansing Catholic.
The Vikings, who enteredthe game on a high note,having hit nine 3-pointers intheir last game against Lake-wood on March 3, had trou-ble from the field againstSexton (19-2).
Haslett (15-6) only fin-ished with 11 total field goalsand had 12 points at half-time.
“Things didn’t go well for
us. We knew we were goingto have to make some shotsand we just couldn’t get any-thing to go early,” Haslettcoach Rob Porritt said. “Ourlast regular season game wethought we got somethingjust at the right time andmaybe we were kind of peak-ing.”
Junior guard Denzel Val-entine had 13 points, nine as-sists, eight rebounds and sixsteals to lead the way forSexton.
“We got to get ready tomake this run,” Valentinesaid. “We made sure we gotthis first one out of the way.”
“It feels real good, againsta quality opponent,” Sextoncoach Carlton Valentine said.“That’s a team that won theirconference.”
Sexton had some troublein the first half as well, buttook a commanding 16-pointlead into halftime.
The Vikings employed azone and forced the Big Redsto be patient on the offensiveend in the first half.
Haslett’s memorable season ends in districtBy SEAN [email protected]
“I think it did take a tollon us but we made the ad-justment and we were ableto get going,” Carlton Valen-tine said.
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Senior guard Zach Parkerhad eight points to lead Has-lett.
When Marcie Durso ac-cepted the Haslett girl’sgymnastics head coachingposition in 1995, she tookover a team that finishedin last place in her initialseason.
Now, 17 years later, theteam which is made upof girls from Haslett, Wil-liamston and Bath HighSchool, were scheduledto compete in their secondconsecutive state finalmeet this past weekend atKenowa Hills High School.
“Last year we were ableto break that streak andmade it to states for ourfirst time,”Durso said.
“Thisyear, we’vetaken thatnext stepand have abigger levelof talentthan lastyear’s group.The talent ismuch more evenlyspread.” Despite losingmore than half of lastyear’s team to graduation,
the Vikings have managedto put together a memo-rable season thus far, in-cluding a third-place finishat last weekend’s regionaltournament.
Haslett/Williamston/Bath is led by a younggroup of gymnasts, includ-ing juniors Jacey Jackardand Maggie Hammond,both of whom qualified forthe individual state finals.
Joining Jackard andHammond as members ofthe Vikings team that com-peted in Friday’s teamstate finals, are sopho-mores Katie Harris, Miran-
da Delaney and RochelleMassa.
“We set out a goal at thebeginning of this season tomake it to states, and nowthat we did, we want to fin-ish better than we did lastyear and move up a couplenotches,” Durso said.
“These girls have allworked hard to get to thispoint and they have dedi-cated themselves to build-ing up this program.
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NORTHERN CONCRETEPIPE, Inc. EOE, is accept-ing applications for skilledpositions. Apply in person@ 5281 Lansing Rd.
Medical BillingTrainees Needed!Hospitals & Insurance
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Open Sun., 1-4LAND CONTRACT
10% down1247 WILDFLOWERMason schools. 1523
Sq. ft. new build. 3 BR,2.5 bath, 2 car gar.,
hardwood & ceramicflrs, AC, realtors
welcome. $144,900.517-290-4829
FOR SALE OR LEASE Small 2bdrm house, 1 blk frombusline, completely re-modeled, all new applian-ces incldg W/D, garage.$40,000. Call 517-394-3105.
FAR ENOUGH TO get awaybut close enough to go of-ten... Trailer & lot inCedarshores Condo camp-ground in Harrison. Beauti-ful park grounds, chain of5 lakes, summer activities,older park model excel-lently maintained, 2 boats,boat trailer, shed, & fulldeck. MSTA. $15,000. 989-725-5144.
MUST SELL – Lender OREOLiquidation Sale- ALL OF-FERS CONSIDERED:Commercial/Res 80 ac/Lotz/Lotzford Rd. Canton,MI. 3 ac. Commercial AnnArbor, MI. Condo sites; 50ac. raw land Ionia, MI.www.srbservicing.com.
MUST SELL – Lender OREOLiquidation Sale- ALL OF-FERS CONSIDERED: 32 lotsub. w/all utilitiesBelleville, MI. 37 res. lotsw/utilities Uptown VillageMilan, MI. 53 lot incom-plete sub. Fenton, MI. 41res. lots w/utilities CrossCreek Sub. Burton, MI.www.srbservicing.com
WYNDHAM RESORTTravel in US any week ofthe year. Home resort lo-cation LasVegas. Seller
paying closingcosts/attorney to handle
transaction. $2,500.989-640-3257
GRAND LEDGE - 14’x70’w/expando. 2 bdrm., lg.full bath. 12’x22’ covereddeck. Wood burning fire-place w/3 cords of wood.New kitchen appl. Washer/dryer. New drapes.$8,500. 517-455-6541
) HOLT *2 bdrm., $1,800.
Little work needed.Financing available.
/ 866-694-0821
DELTA TWP. 5 acres. RE-DUCED. Heavy industrial,great location. Sale orlease. Land Contract avail-able. $139,000. 2600 SnowRd. 586-772-2759 or 810-772-6561.
1, 2, & 3 BEDROOM apart-ment homes starting from$599.00. Full size washerand dryer included. Pleasecall (517)886-4100.
ACCORD PROPERTIESStudios, 1 & 2 Bdrms.
Lansing /E. LansingArea. 517-337-7900
WAVERLY AREADuplexes & Home
Starting at $725. Move inspecials, pet friendly.
For details 517-272-1000 orvisit:
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NOW AVAILABLE ATRIVERWIND APTS.
1 & 2 bdrm., includes wa-ter, sewer, trash & heat.Rent based on income forqualified applicants. Sec.dep req’d. Call 517-974-3756 or you may pickupapp at 300 Riverwind Dr.,DeWitt. TDD# 800-649-3777This instutition is an EqualOpportunity Provider &Employer.
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OLD TOWN - LCC - LansingTwp. Beautiful clean 1 & 2bdrms., hardwood floors,$525-$675, heat included.517-896-8732
WESTFIELD CLUB APTS.1, 2, & 3 BEDROOM apart-ment homes starting from$599.00. Full size washerand dryer included. Pleasecall (517)886-4100.
APT 1-3 BED NEWLY RE-MODELED 50 FEET FROMLCC, from $545517-204-5550
BEECHFIELD Efficiency thru2 bedroom, $325-$560.Utilities included. TaylorRealty 517-272-1512.
FREE HEAT &UTILITIES
ON 2 & 3 BEDROOMS!
* Fitness Center* Arizona Dry Sauna* Indoor/Outdoor Pool* Resident Business Center* Walk-in Closets
10 minutes west of down-town Lansing, Thomas Cool-ey Law School, I-496 and I-96and directly north of theLansing Mall.
Village Green of Lansing5200 Mall Drive West
Lansing, MI 48917
Call (866)399-2924for more details
COME EXPERIENCELiving at Lansing Manor
"A Quiet and CaringSenior Community"
Located directly behindthe Lansing Mall,
Lansing Manor offers1 Bedroom residencesfor Persons 62 years ofage or disabled. Rentsare income based Pets
are welcome. Call todayfor your personal tour
of this lovely communi-ty. 517.321.5058
TTY (800) 662-1220Lansing Manor does not
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DOWNTOWN 408 W. IONIA.Studio ($460) & room($335). Utilities included.Close to LCC & Cooley.517-749-3890.
DOWNTOWN LOFT1 bdrm. loft, 1000 sq.ft.,wood floors, stainless ap-pliances, laundry, securedgarage parking. $900/mo.517-482-8771 or 517-719-5600. www.wencoproperties.com
DOWNTOWNremodeled 2 bdrm., lami-nate wood floors, largekitchen, available mid-January. $595+ heat & wa-ter. 517-719-5600
FREE HEAT & W A T E R .Edgemont Waverly. Quietdesirable neighborhood.Lg. clean 1 & 2 bdrm. Nopets. From $525. 712-4915,202-3234, 323-1153
HIGH RISE LIVINGWith Great Views
RENTS YOU CAN AFFORDinclude: Heat, Water, AC,
Garage ParkingLansing Towers
ApartmentsCorner of Ottawa & Pine
517-482-8838 orLansingTowers@comcast.
LANSINGW Michigan. 1 bdrm., livingrm., kitch., bath. $525 +electric.
Call 517-482-8771 or517-719-5600
Old Orchard Apts.Holts Best
Value$100 moves you in!"0" application fee &
"0" sec. deposit
1 or 2 bdrms Apts.
Call us today!517-694-8975
conditions apply
MOVE IN FOR $299 whenyou sign a 12 mo. lease!Forest View Apts, Haslett* Immediate Occupancy* Cozy 1 bdrm apts $560* PET WELCOME* Single level bldg w/ pri-vate entries* Washer/Dryer hook upsin utility room* Vaulted ceiling in livingroom* Storage access* Lovely wooded setting* Close to everythingExpires March 15, 2011
Call today for info and tour!517-803-2648
Conditions apply.
CHARLOTTE LUXURYAPARTMENTS
Saddleback Ranch. 2bdrm., 2 full baths. Movein specials. Pet friendly.
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DEWITT TOWNHOUSECountry living, 2 bdrm, fullbsmt., fireplace, largescreened in porch + sun-ning porch, 2 car gar., C/A,minutes from 96-69 hwy.,partial utilities paid, $845mo. 248-756-3224.
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BASEMENT PROSWATERPROOFING
SPECIALISTEgress windows, sumps& crocks. For all yourbasement waterproof-ing needs call the pros.
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CLEANING SERVICESCommercial & Residential.
Free Estimates.517-648-0664
COMPUTER REVIVER:Upgrades, internet repair, virus,spyware removal, data rec. 30 daywrnty. Erik 517-484-6364. Housecalls.
HAVINGCOMPUTERPROBLEMS?
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26 YEARS EXPERIENCEHang, Finish, Texture
Big & Small Jobs. Insured.Call Cheryl 517-204-3110
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Fence for all occasions,light excavating, holesaugered, bucket & palletfork work. We clean upscrap metal for free.
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JUNKREMOVAL
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TRASH, BRUSH, APPL. haul-ed Yard & build. clean up,trees & bushes trimmed.Low Prices! Mike 393-4664
ACTION CONSTRUCTION &REMODELING. Home Im-provements, Painting,Bsmts, Decks, Handyman.Lic. & Ins. 517-339-2564
MASONRY RESTORATIONRes/comm., historic. Re-pair brick, block & stone.Fndn/chimney repair/new.Lic. & Ins. 517-647-5380
PAINTING PERFECTIONS.Int & ext. Quality work.References, free est.(517)332-3281 or 290-4187.
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Interior-Exterior Painting
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BENJAMINSTUMP REMOVAL
(Formerly Bill’s Stump Re-moval). Prompt service,free estimates. Insured.517 285-7831, 517 625-5652
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HASLETT -5705 Potter, near lake.Large 2 bdrm. 1.5 bath,fireplace, central air. Utili-ty room with washer / dry-er hookup. No pets,$595/mo. incl. water.Call 517-372-8000 or 517-349-8345
HOLT: 1 BEDROOM , $470+ deposit. Air. Free heat,water, trash pickup. Coinlaundry. New carpet.1960 Aurelius Road. Ap-plications, up front.
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MASON -2 & 3 bdrm. fireplace,central air, washer/dryer. From $750.
517-282-9669517-349-8000
MERIDIAN MALL, MARSHRD. $550 mo. 1 bdrm., liv.rm., kitchen w/dshwshr,din. rm., walkout balcony,covered parking, securestorage, pool. Call 517-303-4372.
HASLETT LAKEFRONT ONLake Lansing with dock,gazebo, beautiful view,luxury condo apt., lg up-dated upper 2 BR., W/D,fireplace, deck, new maplekitchen, black stainlessappli., carpet, granite,$950. Also, smaller lower 2BR., w/patio, $660. In-cludes snow, trash, lawn.No big dogs. 517-853-6307.
HOUSINGDISCRIMINATION?
Call The Fair HousingCenter at: 1-877-979-FAIR.
LANSING 3 BDRM, 1 bathfinished bsmt duplex, $850monthly, excellent locationto MSU, city bus stop,fenced in backyard, availa-ble Apr. 1. Call for appt.517-388-1962.
129 ASTOR LANSING. 4bdrm., 2 bath. Rent to own.Near Ingham Medical.$850/mo. 517-388-1826.
1712½ NEW York St. Lans-ing Nice 2 bdrm. WasherDryer hookup in bsmt.New flooring in bathroom& kitchen. $550 + util.517-372-8129
2 BDRM, DOLL House! Neat,clean, appliances, $550NO deposit. 2011 Osband.Call 517-645-7044.
3-4 BDRM HOUSE Neat andclean, new paint & carpet.Call 517-641-7271 or 517-214-7648.
613 AVON ST. 3 bdrm.,bsmt., $550 per mo. + utils.1059 N. LARCH ST., nearOld Town, 2 bdrm., $500per mo. + utils. Nearbusline, rooms w/privatebath, $350 per mo. All utilsincld. Call 517-484-5619.
A 3 bdrm., newly remodeledhomes. Nice, quiet neigh-borhood. 2 car garage,fenced yard. New high effi-ciency furnace & waterheater. Pets okay. $550 &$799mo. + utilities.517-712-5238
AFFORDABLE HOMES 1-4bdrms, Section 8 OK.Pets OK. Move in spe-cial! Flexible termsavailable. $395-$1095.517-651-1374
BATH- LARGE 4 BDRMwith garage. Gas, elec-tric & deposit required.
No pets. $750/mo.517-641-6364
BE A HOMEO W N E R . Nobanks. Move in now. Leaseand land contract. OwnerFinancing. 517-202-3121.
CHARLOTTE1280 N. Clinton Trail, 3bdrm., 1.5 bath 1344 sq.ft. ranch home. Full un-finished bsmnt., 2 car at-tached garage. $750+deposit.
517-575-2668sundancefamilyhomecenter.com
COLONIAL VILLAGE2 bdrm. Cape Cod, fire-place, fenced, rec room,appliances, $595 mo.
517-323-4700
DEWITT: GREAT LOCATION,Walking distance toschools, shopping & li-brary. Lake access! 4bdrm, 2 bath, attached ga-rage. Salon attached.$1,400/mo.+ dep. Rentw/option. 517-930-4405
EATON RAPIDS2304 Kemler Rd.,3 bdrm., 1 bath,
1300+/- sq. ft., 2 storyhome. $750+ dep.
(avail. after March 15)517-575-2668
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EATON RAPIDS811 East St. 3 bdrm.,
1 bath, 1595 sq. ft. homeon the river, michiganbasement. $775/mo. +deposit. City septic &
well, consumerelectric/gas heat
517-575-2668sundancefamilyhomecenter.com
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GRAND LEDGE12067 Rupp Rd.,
3 bdrm., 1.5 bath 1,092sq ft, ranch home.Full bsmnt., 1.5 car
attached garage. $725+517-575-2668
www.sundancefamilyhomecenter.com
~LANSING~1-4 BDRMS
Available! Section 8 OK.$450-$850. Call Mark at
517-482-6600
L A N S I N G - 2 bdrmduplexes. $600-$675. Localowner cell 989-550-1181.
POTTERVILLE5608 NIXON
Small, but cozy -630 sq. ft., 2 bdrm., 1bath, ½ bsmnt. 1 car
garage. $550/mo.sundancefamilyhomecenter.com
517-575-2668
ST. JOHNS COUNTRYLIVING- 3 bdrm., 2 bath,newer home on 5 acres.Full fin. bsmnt. 2.5 car ga-rage. Call: 989-205-4919 or989-875-2444. PossibleLand Contract.
CANADIAN FISHING CAB-INS for RENT. Walleyes,jumbo perch, bignortherns. Call Hugh orDoris toll free 800-426-2550for free brochure. Or lookat our website:www.bestfishing.com. MM
UPPER MICHIGAN, IN Hia-watha Forest, close to Lit-tle Bay Denoc, secluded4,000 sq. ft. modern lodgesleeps up to 15, withstocked lake. Starts @$450/week. 906-428-3247www.poplarlakelodge.com
AVIATION HANGARS FORRENT - Mason/Jewett Air-port. Starting at $130 & upper month. Month tomonth contract. Call Lloydat: 517-589-8619
’78 MIRRORCRAFT- GREATLakes Special, (Like New!)16’x1". W/trailer & newer15HP Evenrude, $3K. ALSO:15hp.Evenrude longshaft,$650. 810-841-1396.
CAMPING MEMBERSHIPLIFETIME. Camp Coast to
Coast USA/Canada$10/night (full hook-up).(Paid $1,595) Must Sell$595, 1-800-236-0327.
NOTICE TO CREDITORSDecedent’s Trust Estate
FLORENCE I DuBREUIL LIV-ING TRUST Date of birth:7/14/1927TO ALL CREDITORS:*NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
The decedent, FLORENCE IDuBREUIL, who lived at 3567S Zimmer Rd., Williamston,MI 48895 died 11/3/2010.Creditors of the decedent
and trust are notified thatall claims against the estatewill be forever barred unlesspresented to Arthur MDuBreuil, named Trustee3530 E Long Lake Road, Tra-verse City, MI 49685, within4 months after the date ofpublication of this notice.
3/8/2011
Willingham and Cote P.C.Lee B Reimann P51895333 Albert Street, Ste 500East Lansing, MI 48823517-351-6200
Arthur M DuBreuil3530 E Long Lake RoadTraverse City, MI 49685
TC-9058673/13/11
NOTICE TO CREDITORSDecedent’s Trust Estate
WILLIAM S. FOX TRUSTAGREEMENT Date of birth:03/25/1923.TO ALL CREDITORS:*NOTICE TO CREDITORS:
The decedent, WILLIAMSTEVEN FOX, who lived at6429 Earlington Lane, Apt.225, Lansing, MI 48917 died01/28/2011.Creditors of the decedent
and trust are notified thatall claims against the estatewill be forever barred unlesspresented to Lizabeth Brott,named Trustee 4054 N. PineDell, Lansing, MI 48911,within 4 months after thedate of publication of thisnotice.
02/24/2011
Willingham and Cote P.C.Lee B Reimann P51895333 Albert Street, Ste 500East Lansing, MI 48823517-351-6200
Lizabeth Brott4054 N. Pine DellLansing, MI 48911
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCITY OF EAST LANSING
Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held by theEast Lansing Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission onThursday, March 17, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., at the East LansingHannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing.The hearing will be for the purpose of accepting comment ona proposed Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Applica-tion. The proposed application requests funds from theMDNR to conduct improvements to the tennis courts, parkinglot, tot-lot playground and landscaping at Henry Fine Park,1901 Winchester Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48823. All interestedpersons will be given an opportunity to be heard.Call Wendy Wilmers-Longpre, Assistant Director, Depart-ment of Parks Recreation and Arts at (517) 333-2580 ext 39for additional information.
Nicole EvansCity Clerk
TC-905493 3/13/11
BATH CHARTER TOWNSHIPSYNOPSIS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
OF MARCH 7, 2011
Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Clerk McQueen. Mem-bers present were Clerk McQueen, Trustees Clark, Curtis,Pett and Puttler. Member absent was Supervisor Schneider -excused. Also present were Superintendent Feltman, PoliceChief Rose, Clinton County 911 Director Fyvie and three town-ship residents.ACTION:1. Nominated Treasurer Garrity as Moderator due tothe absence of Supervisor Schneider.2. Approved the agenda with the addition of 911 sur-charge information ballot question from Clinton County 911Director Fyvie to New Business/Items for Introduction.3. Approved the consent agenda to receive and file theHousing Commission minutes of October 20, 2010, November17, 2010 and January 16, 2011. Police & Fire Board minutes ofJanuary 12, 2011, Clinton County Drain Commissioners noticereference Cushman Drain, LS 201 Force Main Progress Re-port #13 and letter of thanks from Tri-County Metro Team.Approved the payment of the General Fund vouchers#38881-#38937 in the amount of $53,425.08, Sewer Fundvouchers #2763-#2764 in the amount of $4,743.50, Payrollvouchers #20399-#20438, Direct Deposits #852-#874 in theamount of $77,077.47 Direct Deposit #862 void and checks#20419 and #20426-#20428.4. Accepted and placed on file the Housing Commis-sion minutes of September 15th and December 15th, 2010.5. Approved the regular Board meeting minutes of Feb-ruary 22, 2011.6. Adopted the first reading of Ordinance #62 address-ing Medical Marihuana.7. Approved the Wiswasser Park Grant Contract for abarrier free playground.8. Extended the moratorium on Private Roads and FlagLots until August 1, 2011.County Commissioner Report - None.Superintendent’s Report - Written and verbal report given.Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,Kathleen B. McQueen, Clerk
DBR/TC-905507 3/13/11
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIANPublic Hearing
Planned Unit Development #11014 (Cameron Oaks)
Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the CharterTownship of Meridian will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 28,2011 at 7:00 p.m., in the Meridian Municipal Building, Town Hall Room,5151 Marsh Road, Okemos (phone 517-853-4560), to hear all persons in-terested in a request for a planned unit development (PUD). CameronOaks Development Co., LLC has proposed a planned unit developmentconsisting of 14 single-family detached home sites. The approximate51.67 acres site is zoned RAAA (Single Family-Low Density). The sub-ject site is located on the east side of Okemos Road, west of theCN/Grand Trunk and Western Railroad in Sections 15 and 16 of theTownship.Information may be examined at the Department of Community Plan-ning and Development, 5151 Marsh Road, Okemos, Michigan 48864-1198, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday throughFriday.
Mary M.G. Helmbrecht, CMCTownship Clerk
TC-905884 3/13/11
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGEAST LANSING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
Notice is hereby given of the following public hearing to beheld by the East Lansing Zoning Board of Appeals on WED-NESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011, beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the 54 BDistrict Court, Courtroom 2, 101 Linden Street, East Lansing:A public hearing will be held on the appeal from the City ofEast Lansing requesting a variation for the property locatedat 2000 Merritt Road. The City is proposing to rezone theproperty to the OIP, Office Industrial Park District, whichwould require approval from the following requirements ofChapter 50 - Zoning - of the Code of the City of East Lans-ing:A. Article VI. Section 50-673(4)(a)(1), for the existingbuilding which is setback thirty-two(32) foot where seventy-five(75) foot are required;B. Article VI. Section 50-673(4)(a)(3), for the existingparking which is setback zero (0) foot where seventy-fivefoot (75) are required;C. Article VI. Section 50-673(8), for the proposed park-ing of forty-one (41) parking spaces where eighty-six (86)parking spaces are required; andD. Article VI. Section 50-673(10)(g), for the requiredsidewalks along adjacent public streets.The applicant is proposing to utilize an existing building forthe purpose of a biotechnology manufacturing facility.Call (517) 319-6930, the Department of Planning and Commun-ity Development, East Lansing City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, EastLansing, for additional information. All persons interested inthese appeals will be given an opportunity to be heard.The City of East Lansing will provide reasonable auxiliaryaids and services, such as interpreters for the hearing im-paired and audio tapes of printed materials being consideredat the meeting, to individuals with disabilities upon requestreceived by the City seven (7) calendar days prior to themeeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring aids or serv-ices should write or call the Planning Department, 410 AbbotRoad, East Lansing, MI 48823. Phone: (517) 319-6930. TDDNumber: 1-800-649-3777.
Nicole EvansCity Clerk
Dated: March 8, 2011East Lansing, MI 4882
TC-905385 3/13/11
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CAVALIER, 2005 $39952 dr., CD, 5 speed manual, super gas saver! warrantyMint City 989-640-1899
CAPRICE, 1995 $2800200K hwy. mi. No rust, must see!!!Excellent cond. 517-505-0045
BLAZER, 2002 $5600Loaded, sunroof. Looks & runs great.Excellent condition. 517-268-0064
CHARGER RT, 2009 $21,500/BEST25K mi. Hemi. "Brilliant black", grey leather int.Excellent condition. 517-694-7676
DODGE 2000 ¾ TON $10,0004x4 w/Fisher snowplow, 2nd owner, V8 auto, looks,drives, runs excellent 517-712-6178
EDDIE BAUER EXPLORER, 2005 $14,00068K mi. Loaded, tow package.Excellent condition. 517-381-2478
FREESTYLE SE, 2006 $675099K mi. Newer tires, metallic light green.Good condition. 517-627-6377
FORD F-250, 1997 $6,000Low miles. Well maint., comes w/plow.Excellent condition. 517-712-6178
EDGE SE 2007 $16,7506 cyl, Side Airbag 39000 mi., Silver
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Planning Commission Recommendation:February 8, 2011
BATH CHARTER TOWNSHIPCLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN
ORDINANCE NO. _____
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BATH CHAR-TER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE TO REGU-LATE LAND USES THAT ARE RELATED TO THEACTIVITIES OF QUALIFYING PATIENTS OR PRI-MARY CAREGIVERS (INCLUDING REGISTEREDQUALIFYING PATIENTS AND REGISTERED PRI-MARY CAREGIVERS) PURSUANT TO THE PROVI-SIONS OF THE MICHIGAN MEDICALMARIHUANA ACT (MCL 333.26421 et seq); TODEFINE TERMS; AND TO ESTABLISH AN EFFEC-TIVE DATE HEREOF.THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BATH, CLINTONCOUNTY, MICHIGAN ORDAINS:SECTION I. FINDINGS.The Township of Bath recognizes that the citi-zens of the State of Michigan, by initiative, ap-proved the medical use of marihuana and thepossession of marihuana for such purposes bypersons suffering from debilitating conditionsdefined in the Michigan Medical MarihuanaAct. In addition, said Act authorizes registeredqualified patients to be assisted in such use byregistered primary caregivers, and this Ordi-nance is adopted to address such use and ac-tivities within the Township. However, this Or-dinance shall not be construed to provide im-munity from criminal prosecution for offensesrelating to growing, use, sale or possession ofmarihuana or possession of paraphernalia re-lated thereto, or other activities which may bein violation of the Michigan Medical MarihuanaAct and other statutes. It is not the intention ofthis Ordinance to regulate the growing or useof medical marihuana by a registered qualify-ing patient solely for his or her own consump-tion to the extent permitted by the MichiganMarihuana Act. Also, it is not the intention ofthis Ordinance to provide for or authorizedispensaries or compassion clubs as permittedland uses in this Ordinance.SECTION II. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE II OF THEBATH CHARTER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDI-NANCE ENTITLED "PURPOSE AND LEGISLATIVEINTENT" TO ADD A SECTION 2.04 ENTITLED"PROHIBITED LAND USES."Article II of the Bath Charter Zoning Ordinance,"Purpose and Legislative Intent," shall be andis hereby amended to add a Section 2.04, "Pro-hibited Land Uses" as follows:2.04 Prohibited Land Uses. No land or premiseswithin Bath Charter Township shall be used forany activity not authorized by the laws of thisState. Further, it is not the intent of this Ordi-nance to provide for or authorize dispensariesand/or compassion clubs as defined by Sec-tion III of this Ordinance as permitted landuses in Bath Charter Township.SECTION III. AMENDMENT OF BATH CHARTERTOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION I, AR-TICLE III, SECTION 3.02, "DEFINITIONS."Article III, Section 3.02, of the Bath CharterTownship Zoning Ordinance, "Definitions,"shall be and is hereby amended to add to thedefinitions set forth in said section the follow-ing which are consistent with those set forth inMCLA 333.26423 and the regulations adoptedby the State of Michigan, Department of Com-munity Health, pursuant to authority conferred
by Section 5 of Initiated Law 1 of 2008:Debilitating Medical Condition means the condi-tions and circumstances provided in Section3(a) of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act(MCL 333.26423(a)).Marihuana (also known as marijuana and canna-bis) means the substance defined in Section7106 of the Public Health Code, PA 1978, No. 368(MCL 333.7106).Medical Use means the acquisition, possession,cultivation, manufacture, use, internal posses-sion, delivery, transfer, or transportation ofmarihuana or paraphernalia relating to the ad-ministration of marihuana to treat or alleviate aregistered qualifying patient’s debilitating medi-cal condition or symptoms associated with thedebilitating medical condition.Primary Caregiver or Registered Primary Care-giver shall mean a person who has agreed to as-sist with a registered qualifying patient’s medi-cal use of marihuana and who has a valid regis-try identification card identifying said personas a primary caregiver for that qualifying pa-tient.Qualifying Patient or Registered Qualifying Pa-tient means a person who has been diagnosedby a physician as having a debilitating medicalcondition and who has a valid registry identifi-cation card issued by the Michigan Departmentof Community Health which identifies the per-son as a registered qualifying patient.Usable Marihuana means the dried leaves andflowers of the marihuana plant and any mixtureor preparation thereof, but does not include theseeds, stalks and roots of the plant.Medical Marihuana Dispensary means any loca-tion at which medical marihuana is transferredfrom one person to another, other than trans-fers of marihuana from a registered primarycaregiver to a qualifying patient to whom saidprimary caregiver is connected through the De-partment of Community Health registrationprocess.Compassion Club means any entity whose mem-bers are comprised of primary caregivers orqualifying patients which is not open to the pub-lic and the purpose of which includes use orconsumption of marihuana in any form or the fa-cilitation of such use or consumption.SECTION IV. MEDICAL MARIHUANA "HOME OC-CUPATIONS."Article III, Section 3.02, Paragraph 1(f) of theBath Charter Township Zoning Ordinance,"Home Occupations," shall be and is herebyamended to add the following:2) Medical Marihuana Primary Caregiver. A per-son who has been issued and possesses a regis-try identification card as a primary caregiver asset forth in the Michigan Medical MarihuanaAct, and subject to the restrictions set forth inthe definitions and requirements of the Act andthe general rules of the Michigan Departmentof Public Health and this Ordinance may furnishand provide the services of a registered pri-mary caregiver as a home occupation, subjectto the following restrictions:(a) All provisions of Section 1, under the "HomeOccupation" provision are applicable to this useunless modified by this section.(b) No signs or advertisements of any kind shallbe permitted on the exterior of the structure oron the property.(c) The location from which a primary caregiverprovides services to a qualifying patient shall
be under the control, through written lease, con-tract, or deed, in favor of the primary caregiver,or to the qualifying patient. The primary caregiv-er must reside on the premises in order to beable to grow or cultivate the product at this lo-cation.(d) The use of a dwelling as a home occupationunder this section shall be limited to one (1) reg-istered primary caregiver providing usablemarihuana to not more than five (5) qualifyingpatients, provided however, that transfers ofmedical marihuana from the registered primarycaregiver to his or her qualified patient not takeplace in the dwelling unless the patient residesin that dwelling.(e) The location in which a primary caregivergrows, cultivates or otherwise provides serv-ices to a qualifying patient shall not be used byanother primary caregiver, for that purpose.(f) No consumption of marihuana shall occur ata primary caregiver’s location for cultivation /growing, or a primary caregiver’s legal resi-dence address, unless the primary caregiver isa qualifying patient, or living with the qualifyingpatient, and then such consumption shall onlybe by the qualifying patient and/or the primarycaregiver who is a qualifying patient.(g) The primary caregiver shall be the only per-son engaged in the conduct of a medicalmarihuana home occupation.(h) A primary caregiver medical marihuanahome occupation shall not be located in a multi-ple family dwelling as defined by the Bath Char-ter Township Zoning Ordinance.(i) Primary caregivers who are allowedunder state law to cultivate marihuana forthe qualifying patient(s) shall be subject to therequirements of building, electrical, plumbing,and fire prevention code requirements of BathCharter Township.SECTION V. AMENDMENT OF BATH CHARTERTOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE VI,SECTION 6.02, "USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT," TOADD A SECTION R, "MEDICAL MARIHUANAGROWING OPERATION," AND ARTICLE IX, SEC-TION 9.02, "USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT," TOADD A SECTION Z, "MEDICAL MARIHUANAGROWING OPERATION,"Article VI, Section 6.02, of the Bath CharterTownship Zoning Ordinance, "Uses Permittedby Right," shall be and is hereby amended toadd a Section R entitled "Medical MarihuanaGrowing Operation," and Article IX, Section9.02, shall be and is hereby amended to add aSection Z entitled "Medical Marihuana GrowingOperation", as follows:Medical Marihuana Growing Operation. A regis-tered primary caregiver desiring to grow andharvest medical marihuana outside his or herprimary residence may locate the grow opera-tion in the D Development District, subject tothe site development standards set forth in Sec-tion 6.05, and the HDD High Density Develop-ment District, subject to the site developmentstandards set forth in Section 9.05, and the fol-lowing additional conditions:(1) The grow operation shall be located ina secure, locked, fully enclosed structure locat-ed outside of a radius of five hundred (500) feetfrom any school, including child day care facili-ties, church, or drug rehabilitation facility or an-other medical marihuana grow facility.(2) Each parcel or lot shall be limited toone (1) medical marihuana grow operation con-
ducted by one primary caregiver.(3) Medical marihuana within the facilityshall be limited to the number of plants andthe amount of usable marihuana permitted byMichigan law for each registered qualifying pa-tient identified as receiving assistance fromthe registered primary caregiver, plus anamount which may be legally possessed by theregistered primary caregiver, if said primarycaregiver is also a registered qualified patient.(4) The structure used for growing medi-cal marihuana shall contain only themarihuana belonging to the registered primarycaregiver or said caregiver’s registered quali-fied patients, and shall not exceed the amountauthorized by law.(5) The grow facility shall at all times besecured and locked and shall be accessible on-ly by the registered primary caregiver.(6) Medical Marihuana grow facilitiesshall be subject to the requirements of build-ing, electrical, plumbing, and fire preventioncode requirements of Bath Charter Township.(7) Lighting utilized for growing shall notbe visible from the exterior of the building.(8) No sign or advertising of any kindshall be permitted on the exterior of the struc-ture or on the property.SECTION VI. SEVERABILITY.
The various sections and provisions of this Or-dinance shall be deemed to be severable and,should any section or provisions of this Ordi-nance be declared by any court of competentjurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid,the same shall not affect the validity of the Or-dinance as a whole or any section or provi-sions of this Ordinance, other than the sectionor provision so declared to be unconstitutionalor invalid.SECTION VII. REPEAL OF INCONSISTENT ORDI-
NANCES.All Ordinances heretofore adopted by BathCharter Township which are in conflict withthis Ordinance shall be and are hereby re-pealed.SECTION VIII. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty(30) days from and after its adoption and publi-cation as provided by law.First Reading:First Publication:Second Reading:Second Publication:Effective Date:
Thomas Schneider, SupervisorKathleen B. McQueen, Clerk I, Kathleen B.
McQueen, Clerk of the Charter Township ofBath, hereby certify that the foregoing consti-
tutes a true and complete copy of OrdinanceNo. ____, duly adopted by the Board of Trust-
ees of the Charter Township of Bath, ClintonCounty, Michigan, on the ____ day of
_______________, 2011, and that the samewas posted and published as required by lawon the ____ day of _______________, 2011.
Kathleen B. McQueen, ClerkFebruary 8, 2011 - Planning Commission Recom-mendation
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