BY ANDY DUFFY WEEKLY VOICE EVART — The discovery of perchlorates in Evart’s drink- ing water raises the question: How dangerous are they, any- way? Currently only two states, California and Massachusetts, regulate the concentration of perchlorates in drinking water. Massachusetts has set a limit of two parts per billion of the sub- stance and California has limit- ed it to six parts per billion. The concentration discovered in the sample from Evart’s water tow- ers was 0.95 parts per billion. Perchlorates are naturally occurring substances. There is still some questions among researchers about the natural formation process. Scientists believe they can be formed when the sun shines on soils rich in chloride and when light- ning strikes in the presence of ocean sprays. Perchlorates have been known to exist in nature since at least the late 1880s when they were discovered in Chile. They are found in fertilizer and sometimes work into the ground from farmers fields. Most perchlorates, however, are manufactured to be used for propellants. They dissolve easily in water and can remain in the soil for decades. They’re found in the groundwater in 26 states and the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to regulate them under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Tom Kuntzleman, a professor of chemistry at Spring Arbor University, said people should remember this: “Everything is poisonous and nothing is poisonous. It is the dose that matters. “Our detection methods are so good we can find anything we’re looking for. We need to find out if the levels are acceptable. “In the opinion of some peo- ple,” Kuntzleman said, “Massa- chusetts and California are way too low.” A commonly mentioned health risk of perchlorates, Kuntzleman said, is that they interfere with the thyroid gland’s absorption of iodine. In someone with hyperthyroidism, a commonly accepted treatment method is doses of perchlorates that range from 70,000 parts per billion up to 300,000 parts per billion. “I’m not sure people really know what safe levels of perchlorates are,” Kuntzleman said. The Office of the Inspector General of the EPA gives am- munition to those who believe California and Massachusetts set far too cautious limits for perchlorates. Because the EPA set its maximum acceptable dose at 24.5 parts per billion, reducing exposure below that benchmark does not effectively lower any potential health risk, EPA officials said. The perchlo- rates found in the tested water sample from Evart’s water tow- ers measured at 0.95 parts per billion, well below the EPA’s maximum level. voice FREE please take one WEEKLY www.weeklyvoice.net Thursday, October 22, 2015 • Your community news from Evart, Reed City, Hersey, Sears & Chase. 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If one of the students is a rela- tive of one of the veterans, the student’s name will also be an- nounced. After the ceremony, refresh- ments will be available for guests in the school cafeteria. The goal for the ceremony is to give honor and thanks to all veterans for their service to the country, school officials said. School personnel would also like to have a photograph of each veteran to include in a video. Veterans are asked to ensure that their name and branch of ser- vice are included with the photo. Also, if the veteran is a relative of a G.T. Norman student, the student’s name, grade and rela- tionship with the veteran and the name of the student’s teacher should also be included. School officials will make every effort to return the pictures to the vet- erans as soon as possible. The pictures are due by Thursday, Oct. 29. What are the risks of perchlorates? ANDY DUFFY | WEEKLY VOICE Quaint looking wellhouses cover the above-ground portions of a bank of wells in Evart. City officials believe years of fireworks displays are to blame for traces of perchlorates appearing in the groundwater in the area. BY ANDY DUFFY WEEKLY VOICE EVART — Because of fears that fireworks displays are the source of perchlorates recent- ly discovered in the community’s groundwater, Evart officials will no longer allow fireworks in the vicinity of the Osceola County Fair- grounds. The city has offered the city airport as an alternative site. The fairgrounds has been the site of the an- nual display for decades. Evart has developed a reputation for having one of the best fireworks shows in the area. The community’s Chamber of Commerce sponsors the show and the cost of last summer’s event was about $20,000. Dan Joyce, the chamber’s director, said the plan at this point is to accept the city’s offer of the airport as the new fireworks site. Chamber members haven’t discussed a lot of plans for the use of the airport, Joyce said. He added, though, that “it is exciting to think of the possibilities.” Joyce said that plans will need to be made for getting the grounds ready, crowd control and ensuring a police presence and other details while preparing to have the fireworks there and the planning is still in its early stages. Evart airport likely new fireworks location BY ANDY DUFFY WEEKLY VOICE EVART — The city of Evart is seeing a grassroots effort to make an ice skating rink avail- able to the town’s residents this winter. Deb Booher, who lives north of town near the farm where she grew up, is one of the origi- nators of the idea. “A number of people and groups are talking about this,” Booher said. “I am now think- ing the more people who are invested in making it happen the better.” Booher believes a similar project in a nearby city can pro- vide a model for Evart to follow. Big Rapids, Booher said, has had no issues in two years of having an outdoor skating rink and spent only about $5,000 on the project. Evart’s Department of Public Works director Mark Wilson said his community can have a skating rink for about the same amount. The money would cover the cost of a liner and edge boards. Booher, who works with a family education program in Evart called Higher Ground, said the idea for an ice rink came to her last spring. Her grandson, Jacob Quist, said to her, “What do the Higher Ground families do when there is no Higher Ground? What do they do for recreation?” From that conversation, the dream of creating a skate park began to unfold. An ice skating rink, Booher said, could be accessible to any- one. City residents would need no car or money. Just an old pair of skates would do. Since having that conversa- tion with her grandson last spring, Booher said, many people have told her they would love to have a rink for their children, grandchildren and even for themselves to skate on. Booher said she has many fond memories of skating with her family when she was a child. “We skated anywhere water froze,” she said. The skating was often confined to a small pond near the farmhouse where she lived. The family also skated on a larger pond on a neighboring farm. “We even skated on the road when it was icy,” Booher said. “I can remember racing down the big hill on 11 Mile Road near what used to be Arnold Knoops’ place. How dangerous. One bit of gravel to catch your skate on and at the speed we were going — serious conse- quences indeed. “We played broom hockey on our pond and my brothers did dangerous stunts like jumping over each other. Dad rigged up a spotlight in the tree, using an old car battery, and we skated away many nights with bon- fires, and most weekend days we could be found there.” Jennifer Knowles Sevarns is among those who believe having a skating rink is a good idea. Sevarns is from Evart but now lives in Remus. She has pleasant memories of the days when Evart had a place for resi- dents to skate. Sevarns said she tried to skate on the ice rink was not a very successful skater. “It was fun to try, and there wasn’t much for us kids to do in a small town, especially in win- ter.” She believes an ice rink can be a family-oriented and fun option to have available. Booher said there will be some costs involved in the cre- ation of the skating rink. She is undaunted by the prospect of gathering the money, though. “We will need to raise funds as a community. I had hoped to apply for grant from Osceola Community Foundation, but this grant cycle deadline was Oct. 1, and I did not succeed in finding a group to apply,” Booher said “Five thousand dollars is not very much money for an en- tire community, plus whatever grant money we can locate. It is starting to seem to me that it may be better to have the fund raising a sort of grass roots effort so that many peo- ple have ownership. In fact, a good vandalism prevention is to have many people as stake- holders ... . “The thing is, I want to see this happen for this ice skating season, and that is not far off. We just need a short lived fund raising campaign,” Booher said. Anyone who would like to contribute to the project can make donations to Evart’s Parks and Recreation fund and earmark them for the ice rink. Slick idea Evart resident believes ice rink would offer inexpensive recreation ‘The thing is, I want to see this happen for this ice skating season, and that is not far off. We just need a short lived fund raising campaign.’ Deb Booher Evart resident n Rink hopefuls are looking to raise $5,000 for ice rink project
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By Andy duffyWeekly Voice
EVART — The discovery of perchlorates in Evart’s drink-ing water raises the question: How dangerous are they, any-way?
Currently only two states, California and Massachusetts, regulate the concentration of perchlorates in drinking water. Massachusetts has set a limit of two parts per billion of the sub-stance and California has limit-ed it to six parts per billion. The concentration discovered in the sample from Evart’s water tow-ers was 0.95 parts per billion.
Perchlorates are naturally occurring substances. There is still some questions among researchers about the natural formation process. Scientists believe they can be formed when the sun shines on soils rich in chloride and when light-ning strikes in the presence of ocean sprays.
Perchlorates have been known to exist in nature since at least the late 1880s when they were discovered in Chile. They are found in fertilizer and sometimes work into the ground from farmers fields. Most perchlorates, however, are manufactured to be used for propellants.
They dissolve easily in water and can remain in the soil for decades. They’re found in the groundwater in 26 states and the Environmental Protection Agency has decided to regulate them under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Tom Kuntzleman, a professor of chemistry at Spring Arbor University, said people should remember this: “Everything is poisonous and nothing is poisonous. It is the dose that matters.
“Our detection methods are so good we can find anything we’re looking for. We need to find out
if the levels are acceptable.“In the opinion of some peo-
ple,” Kuntzleman said, “Massa-chusetts and California are way too low.”
A commonly mentioned health risk of perchlorates, Kuntzleman said, is that they interfere with the thyroid gland’s absorption of iodine. In someone with hyperthyroidism, a commonly accepted treatment
method is doses of perchlorates that range from 70,000 parts per billion up to 300,000 parts per billion. “I’m not sure people really know what safe levels of perchlorates are,” Kuntzleman said.
The Office of the Inspector General of the EPA gives am-munition to those who believe California and Massachusetts set far too cautious limits for
perchlorates. Because the EPA set its maximum acceptable dose at 24.5 parts per billion, reducing exposure below that benchmark does not effectively lower any potential health risk, EPA officials said. The perchlo-rates found in the tested water sample from Evart’s water tow-ers measured at 0.95 parts per billion, well below the EPA’s maximum level.
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REED CITY — Teachers, staff members and students at Reed City’s G.T. Norman Elementary School would like to honor the community’s veterans.
They will be hosting a Veterans Day Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 9 a.m. in the school gym. The assembly will be for all the elementary students.
Now school officials are search-ing for veterans.
During the assembly, school personnel will introduce the guests and tell the branch of the service in which they served. If one of the students is a rela-tive of one of the veterans, the student’s name will also be an-nounced.
After the ceremony, refresh-ments will be available for guests in the school cafeteria. The goal for the ceremony is to give honor and thanks to all veterans for their service to the country, school officials said.
School personnel would also like to have a photograph of each veteran to include in a video. Veterans are asked to ensure that their name and branch of ser-vice are included with the photo. Also, if the veteran is a relative of a G.T. Norman student, the student’s name, grade and rela-tionship with the veteran and the name of the student’s teacher should also be included. School officials will make every effort to return the pictures to the vet-erans as soon as possible. The pictures are due by Thursday, Oct. 29.
What are the risks of perchlorates?
Andy duffy | Weekly Voice
Quaint looking wellhouses cover the above-ground portions of a bank of wells in Evart. City officials believe years of fireworks displays are to blame for traces of perchlorates appearing in the groundwater in the area.
By Andy duffyWeekly Voice
EVART — Because of fears that fireworks displays are the source of perchlorates recent-ly discovered in the community’s groundwater, Evart officials will no longer allow fireworks in the vicinity of the Osceola County Fair-grounds. The city has offered the city airport as an alternative site.
The fairgrounds has been the site of the an-nual display for decades. Evart has developed a reputation for having one of the best fireworks shows in the area. The community’s Chamber
of Commerce sponsors the show and the cost of last summer’s event was about $20,000.
Dan Joyce, the chamber’s director, said the plan at this point is to accept the city’s offer of the airport as the new fireworks site.
Chamber members haven’t discussed a lot of plans for the use of the airport, Joyce said. He added, though, that “it is exciting to think of the possibilities.”
Joyce said that plans will need to be made for getting the grounds ready, crowd control and ensuring a police presence and other details while preparing to have the fireworks there and the planning is still in its early stages.
Evart airport likely new fireworks location
By Andy duffyWeekly Voice
EVART — The city of Evart is seeing a grassroots effort to make an ice skating rink avail-able to the town’s residents this winter.
Deb Booher, who lives north of town near the farm where she grew up, is one of the origi-nators of the idea.
“A number of people and groups are talking about this,” Booher said. “I am now think-ing the more people who are invested in making it happen the better.”
Booher believes a similar project in a nearby city can pro-vide a model for Evart to follow. Big Rapids, Booher said, has had no issues in two years of having an outdoor skating rink and spent only about $5,000 on the project.
Evart’s Department of Public Works director Mark Wilson said his community can have a skating rink for about the same amount. The money would cover the cost of a liner and edge boards.
Booher, who works with a
family education program in Evart called Higher Ground, said the idea for an ice rink came to her last spring. Her grandson, Jacob Quist, said to her, “What do the Higher Ground families do when there is no Higher Ground? What do they do for recreation?” From that conversation, the dream of creating a skate park began to unfold.
An ice skating rink, Booher said, could be accessible to any-one. City residents would need no car or money. Just an old pair of skates would do.
Since having that conversa-tion with her grandson last spring, Booher said, many people have told her they would love to have a rink for their children, grandchildren and even for themselves to skate on.
Booher said she has many fond memories of skating with her family when she was a child.
“We skated anywhere water froze,” she said. The skating was often confined to a small pond near the farmhouse where she lived. The family also skated on a larger pond on a neighboring farm.
“We even skated on the road when it was icy,” Booher said. “I can remember racing down the big hill on 11 Mile Road near what used to be Arnold Knoops’ place. How dangerous. One bit of gravel to catch your
skate on and at the speed we were going — serious conse-quences indeed.
“We played broom hockey on our pond and my brothers did dangerous stunts like jumping over each other. Dad rigged up a spotlight in the tree, using an old car battery, and we skated away many nights with bon-fires, and most weekend days we could be found there.”
Jennifer Knowles Sevarns is among those who believe having a skating rink is a good idea. Sevarns is from Evart but now lives in Remus. She has pleasant memories of the days when Evart had a place for resi-dents to skate.
Sevarns said she tried to skate on the ice rink was not a very successful skater. “It was fun to try, and there wasn’t much for us kids to do in a small town, especially in win-ter.” She believes an ice rink can be a family-oriented and fun option to have available.
Booher said there will be some costs involved in the cre-ation of the skating rink. She is undaunted by the prospect of gathering the money, though.
“We will need to raise funds as a community. I had hoped to apply for grant from Osceola Community Foundation, but this grant cycle deadline was Oct. 1, and I did not succeed in finding a group to apply,” Booher said
“Five thousand dollars is not very much money for an en-tire community, plus whatever grant money we can locate. It is starting to seem to me that it may be better to have the fund raising a sort of grass roots effort so that many peo-ple have ownership. In fact, a good vandalism prevention is to have many people as stake-holders ... .
“The thing is, I want to see this happen for this ice skating season, and that is not far off. We just need a short lived fund raising campaign,” Booher said.
Anyone who would like to contribute to the project can make donations to Evart’s Parks and Recreation fund and earmark them for the ice rink.
Slick ideaEvart resident believes ice rink
would offer inexpensive recreation‘The thing is, I want to see this happen for this ice skating season, and that is not far off. We just need a short lived fund raising campaign.’Deb Booherevart resident
n
Rink hopefuls are looking to raise $5,000 for ice rink project
Yes, last week’s item (below) is a hammer, but as you might well have guessed, it is a specialty item.
We had a photograph of a ball-pein hammer. You can find it also spelled “ball-peen.”
Peening is the harden-ing of a surface by way of blows or impact contact. It all has to do with metal working.
The ball-pein hammer, or machinist’s hammer, is not just a beating tool but also a shaping tool, hence the rounded end as well as the more familiar hammer-head.
Within the jewelry trade, specially sized ball peens are often employed for working silver, gold and copper — shaping as well as creating texture and doming effects.
In the wider world, ball-peens’ rounded, peening end, are also useful with rivets and the rounding of various edges. The ball-pein is used not merely for flattening and rounding, but bending, drawing out, and smoothing.
Here are the people who contacted us with the cor-rect answer:Jack Feehan, Evart— ball-peen hammer
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City Hi Lo Cond.
Alpena 63 47 CloudyAnn Arbor 72 55 ShowersBay City 66 50 ShowersBenton Harbor 72 51 CloudyBig Rapids 66 46 CloudyChicago 77 55 M CloudyColdwater 72 55 CloudyDetroit 69 57 ShowersEscanaba 61 42 CloudyFlint 70 53 ShowersGladwin 68 48 Few ShowersGrand Rapids 72 49 CloudyHoughton 57 42 CloudyIron Mountain 69 39 CloudyIronwood 60 37 Cloudy
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Jackson 71 53 CloudyKalamazoo 73 52 CloudyLansing 70 52 CloudyMackinaw City 59 46 CloudyManistee 65 46 CloudyMenominee 67 42 CloudyMichigan City 74 53 ShowersMidland 68 49 CloudyMuskegon 66 50 M CloudyPontiac 68 56 ShowersPort Huron 63 53 CloudySaginaw 67 51 Few ShowersSault Ste Marie 52 42 CloudyToledo 75 58 P CloudyTraverse City 69 49 Cloudy
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Atlanta 76 49 SunnyBoston 59 50 CloudyChicago 77 55 M CloudyDallas 85 64 CloudyDenver 48 43 RainHouston 83 56 SunnyLos Angeles 84 62 M Clear
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Miami 85 74 P CloudyMinneapolis 64 40 P CloudyNew York 75 56 SunnyPhoenix 74 61 CloudySan Francisco 76 57 P CloudySeattle 64 51 P CloudySaint Louis 85 59 P Cloudy
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Showerspossible. Highsin the upper 50sand lows in thelow 40s.
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Showers endingby midday.Highs in the low50s and lows inthe upper 30s.
Sunrise: 8:04 AM
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Alpena 63 47 CloudyAnn Arbor 72 55 ShowersBay City 66 50 ShowersBenton Harbor 72 51 CloudyBig Rapids 66 46 CloudyChicago 77 55 M CloudyColdwater 72 55 CloudyDetroit 69 57 ShowersEscanaba 61 42 CloudyFlint 70 53 ShowersGladwin 68 48 Few ShowersGrand Rapids 72 49 CloudyHoughton 57 42 CloudyIron Mountain 69 39 CloudyIronwood 60 37 Cloudy
City Hi Lo Cond.
Jackson 71 53 CloudyKalamazoo 73 52 CloudyLansing 70 52 CloudyMackinaw City 59 46 CloudyManistee 65 46 CloudyMenominee 67 42 CloudyMichigan City 74 53 ShowersMidland 68 49 CloudyMuskegon 66 50 M CloudyPontiac 68 56 ShowersPort Huron 63 53 CloudySaginaw 67 51 Few ShowersSault Ste Marie 52 42 CloudyToledo 75 58 P CloudyTraverse City 69 49 Cloudy
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Atlanta 76 49 SunnyBoston 59 50 CloudyChicago 77 55 M CloudyDallas 85 64 CloudyDenver 48 43 RainHouston 83 56 SunnyLos Angeles 84 62 M Clear
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Miami 85 74 P CloudyMinneapolis 64 40 P CloudyNew York 75 56 SunnyPhoenix 74 61 CloudySan Francisco 76 57 P CloudySeattle 64 51 P CloudySaint Louis 85 59 P Cloudy
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Showers endingby midday.Highs in the low50s and lows inthe upper 30s.
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Sunset: 6:47 PM
Sunrise: 8:06 AM
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drive will be held on Nov. 4 from 1 to 5:45 p.m. at Church of the Nazarene, 5300 S. 220th Avenue.
Feed America food truck visits Ocr. 22
EVART— The CAC Feed-ing America food truck (distribution of perishable foods to families in need, free to everyone) will take place on Oct. 22 from 6 p.m. until the food is gone at Ev-art Crossroads Community Church.
Senior employment program Nov. 4
EVART— The Experi-ence Works Senior Com-munity Service Employ-ment Program will be accepting applications on Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at Evart City Hall/Com-munity Center, 200 S. Main Street, and 1 to 4 p.m. at the Reed City Area District Li-brary, 410 W. Upton Avenue.
Program applicants must be age 55 or older, unem-ployed, live in Osceola or surrounding counties, and have income of $14,588 per year or less for a family of one ($19,663 for family of two).
For more information, call 989-773-1932.
Open enrollment for 4-H through Dec. 1
REED CITY— Open en-rollment is going on now through Dec.1 for the 2015-2016 4-H year.
All enrollments will be done online. If you were enrolled in 4-H last year, you already have an ac-count created; do not cre-ate a duplicate account.
New accounts should only be created for new
families. Accounts are set up by family and members and volunteers are added under a family account. If a duplicate account is cre-ated, it will have to be de-leted and you will need to re-do your 4-H enrollment.
If you do not know what email was used to create your original account last year, call the office or email to get the information. If your email has changed, call the office or email to update the information into your family account so you can login.
To login to the 4-H online system:
https://mi.4honline.com/Login.aspx?403D4057396649715A4238754E6B3D
Church bazaar planned for Nov. 6
REED CITY— A bazaar will be held on Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Reed City United Methodist Church, 503 S. Chestnut Street.
Lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Soup, sandwiches, salad and desserts. Take out available.
Library looking shipping cost volunteer
REED CITY— If anyone is interested in adopting postage for the October Books For Soldiers ship-ment, there is now a box ready for delivery at the Reed City Area District Library.
This month’s shipment of magazines, books and donated personal hygiene items will be going to a ser-viceman in the Navy.
Sponsors of any ship-ment have the option of including a personal note of thanks.
If you would like to do-nate the $15.90 to sponsor this shipment, contact the
Library.
Haunted barn open Fridays and Saturdays
REED CITY— Come visit a haunted barn on Fridays and Saturdays in October from 8 to 10 p.m., 23019 Me-ceola Road.
Cost is $5 per person.
Story hour at Reed City Library
REED CITY— Story hour will be held on Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. at the Reed City Area District Library.
Stories, songs/move-ments, crafts and more. Ages 3 to 6 welcome.
Reed City Library board meeting Oct. 26
REED CITY— A library board meeting will be held on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Reed City Area District Library.
The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Reed City Library book fair through Oct. 28
REED CITY— A book fair will be held during library hours through Oct. 28 at the Reed City Area District Library.
Bazaar and luncheon at St. Paul Church
EVART— St. Paul Bazaar and Luncheon will be held on Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 435 West 5th Street.
Featuring vendors, bake sale, homemade cookies ($3.50 per pound), hand-made quilt (queen) and specialty items.
Meal donation, $5; soup, sandwich, dessert and bev-erage.
Free computer classes at Reed City Library
REED CITY— The Reed City Area District Library will be offering free com-puter classes on the follow-ing dates:
•Oct. 24; Nov. 14; Dec. 19. “Introduction to Comput-ers” at 11 a.m.; “Internet Basics” at noon.
Register for one or both sessions by calling 231-832-2131. Must register.
South Evart Quilt Club meettings
EVART— The South Ev-art Quilt Club meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month through May 30, at the Evart Town-ship Hall, Main Street, from 11 a.m. to 2:30-3 p.m. with a potluck lunch at noon.
Everyone interested in quilting, whether beginner or pro, are welcome. For more information, contact Margie at 231-734-3857 or Ann at 231-867-3237.
Cedar Township Farmers market
REED CITY— Cedar Township Farmers Market will be held every Saturday through October from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., corner of 170th and 9 Mile.
Crossroads farmers market
REED CITY— Cross-roads farmers market will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chestnut Street.
Fresh fruits and veg-etables, home-baked goods and home-grown products such as eggs, herbs, honey and soaps, and locally made crafts.
Evart farmers marketEVART— Evart farmers
market will be open on Sat-urdays, Evart Depot/City Hall, 200 S. Main Street.
Local produce, packaged meats, gluten free prod-ucts, baked goods, honey, popcorn, eggs, flowers, crafts and artisans.
OLAH holding monthly meetings
EVART— The Osceola League for Arts and Hu-manities will be holding a monthly meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N. Main Street, Evart, 231-734-9900.
Art, antiques, crafts. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lapidary Class, Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Classes in other areas of the arts will be offered for those interested.
Volunteers needed for Road to Recovery
REED CITY— Road to Recovery is an American Cancer Society volunteer-based program that pro-vides transportation for cancer patients to and from their treatments. Volunteer drivers transport patients from their home to cancer treatment centers, doctor visits and other cancer-related appointments.
The American Cancer Society is working with Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital, Susan P. Wheat-lake Regional Cancer Center to recruit volunteer drivers and coordinators from Osceola and its sur-rounding counties to help drive cancer patients to and from their treatment. All volunteers’ need is a few hours during the week and a desire to make a dif-ference.
Local community mem-bers who are interested in volunteering for the Road to Recovery program should contact the Ameri-can Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.
Spectrum offers diabetes support group
REED CITY— Spectrum Health is offering a diabe-tes support group on the last Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. at the diabetes ed-ucation building, 219 East Church Street.
The groups are free and open to those with diabetes or those who support some-one with the condition. Facilitators will lead dis-cussions on various topics including healthy cooking, computer apps for diabe-tes, use of over-the-counter medications and more.
To register, call 231-592-4483.
Dinner with friends at St. Paul Lutheran Church
EVART— Dinner with Friends Community Meal will be held on the second Wednesday of each month from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 435 W. 5th Street.
Donations appreciated. Take out available.
For more information, contact 231-734-3585 or 231-734-5491.
Free dinner at Reed City church
REED CITY— There will be a free dinner every Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Church of the First-born Revival Center, 310 S. Higbee.
Donations accepted but not necessary.
Weight loss group meetings on Thursdays
EVART— T.O.P.S weight loss support group meets every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. at the Evart United Meth-odist Church. Weigh in is from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and meeting is at 9:30 a.m.
• T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weight loss support groups meets every Thursday at 6 p.m.
at Calvary Baptist Church. Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30 p.m. and meeting is from 6:45 to 8 p.m.
Health specialty clinicREED CITY— Urolo-
gist, John Anema, M.D. will be offering outpatient services at the hospital’s Specialty Clinic twice a month.
He will be consulting with patients on the second Friday of the month and performing outpatient sur-gery and other procedures, including lithotripsy on the fourth Friday.
The clinic is located at 300 N. Patterson Road. Con-tact Spectrum Health Reed City Hospital Specialty Clinic at 231-832-7108 for more information.
Fibromyalgia support group meeting
BIG RAPIDS— Support group for people with Fibromyalgia will be meet-ing the first and third Sat-urday’s at 9:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located at 1004 N. McEwan.McEwan.
Discussion topics are based on the needs of members of the group. Suggestions are always welcomed.
For more information, contact Lori at 989-386-6113.
Activities at the Osceola Senior Center
REED CITY— The Se-nior Center, 219 E. Todd Street, has activities hap-pening four afternoons during the week. On Mondays and Thursdays, euchre is played from 1 to 3 p.m.; on Tuesdays, bingo is played from 12:30 to 3 p.m.; and on Fridays, pedro is played from 1 to 3 p.m.
The center is open for young and old to come and enjoy an afternoon of fun and enjoyment.
For further information, contact Carolyn at 231-832-2676 or Bonnie at 231-832-1136.
Free movie nightsSEARS— Free movie
nights will be held the second Friday night of the month at 7 p.m. at Brooks Corner Hall, US 66 and 10. Free popcorn and hot dogs.
Day book club at Reed City Library
REED CITY— A day book club will be held on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Reed City Public Library.
Free clothing store in Evart
EVART— A free clothing store filled with like-new name brand clothing is open to all for shopping.
The store is located on U.S. 10 in Evart across from Dairy Whip and is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Free health care services
CADILLAC— Free lim-ited health care services are available in Cadillac for residents of Wexford, Missaukee and parts of Osceola and Lake Counties with low income and no health insurance. Weekly health clinics are sched-uled based on availability of volunteer health care providers. New patients need to call for an eligibil-ity appointment.
Office hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.)
Stehouwer Free Clinic is located at 201 N. Mitchell Street (Lower Level).
Free community dinnerSEARS— Free commu-
nity dinner will be held every Saturday night at 5:45 p.m. in Brooks Corners Hall with a contemporary worship at 6:30 p.m. Invite a friend.
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OSCEOLA COUNTYNOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF OSCEOLA COUNTY:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE FOLLOWING RESPECTIVE CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS, COUNTY OF OSCEOLA, STATE OF MICHIGAN ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015. VOTER INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE POLLS. TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO OBTAIN INSTRUCTIONS IN AN ALTERNATIVE FORMAT AND/OR TO OBTAIN AN ABSENT VOTER BALLOT, CONTACT THE CLERK IN ADVANCE OF THE ELECTION.
THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7 O’CLOCK A.M. UNTIL 8 O’CLOCK P.M. AT THE POLLING PLACES LISTED BELOW:
POLLING LOCATIONS/CLERK CONTACTS: Cedar Township - 9115 170th Avenue, Reed City, MI 49677 -- Shirley Apsey, Clerk: 231-832-4929Evart Township - 327 S. Main Street., Evart, MI 49631 -- Mary Holcomb, Clerk: 231-734-5158 Hartwick Township - 9042 15 Mile, Evart, MI 49631 -- Linda Jensen, Clerk: 231-734-3465 Hersey Township - 108 S. Main Street, Hersey, MI 49639 -- Laane Hocquard, Clerk: 231-832-4575 Lincoln Township - 20920 9 Mile Road, Reed City, MI 49677 -- Sherry Blackrick, Clerk: 231-388-4974 Middle Branch Township - 2963 15 Mile Road, Marion, MI 49665 -- Martha West, Clerk: 231-743-2991Orient Township - 2972 30th Avenue, Sears, MI 49679 -- Patricia Tiedt, Clerk: 231-734-3445 Osceola Township - 8995 95th Avenue, Evart, MI 49631 -- Melanie Wirth, Clerk: 231-734-5908 Richmond Township - 4575 Park Street, Reed City, MI 49677 -- Linda Steig, Clerk: 231-832-2880 Sylvan Township - 4866 Sylvan Road, Evart, MI 49631 -- Doris Hazen, Clerk: 231-734-3150 City of Evart Clerk, 200 S. Main St., Evart, MI 49631 -- Heather Pattee, Clerk: 231-734-2181 City of Reed City Clerk, 227 E. Lincoln Ave., Reed City, MI 49677 -- Jackie Beam, Clerk: 231-832-2245
FOR THE PURPOSE OF VOTING ON THE FOLLOWING BALLOT PROPOSALSSchool Proposals:
EVART PUBLIC SCHOOLS BONDING PROPOSALShall Evart Public Schools, Osceola, Mecosta and Clare Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Eight Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,400,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of:
remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; acquiring, installing and equipping or re-equipping school buildings for instructional technology; purchasing school buses; remodeling, equipping and re-equipping the transportation building; improving, equipping and re-equipping an elementary school playground; and developing and improving sites?
MECOSTA-OSCEOLA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT/SPECIAL EDUCATION MILLAGE PROPOSALThis proposal will allow the intermediate school district to continue to levy the maximum mills for special education previously approved by the electors and restores millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of .8395 mill ($0.8395 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District, Michigan, to provide funds for the education of students with a disability, be renewed for a period of 10 years, 2017 through 2026, inclusive; and also be increased by .1605 mill ($0.1605 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2017 to 2026, inclusive, the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2017 is approximately $2,080,445 from local property taxes authorized herein (this is a renewal of millage which will expire with the 2016 tax levy and a restoration of millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963)?
Karen Bluhm, Osceola County Clerk
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EVART— Joan Marie Golombisky, of Evart, passed away at her home in Hartwick Township on Monday, October 19, 2015, after a 10-year battle with de-mentia. She was 85.
Joan was born May 28, 1930, to the late Ben-jamin and Ruth (Vogel) Ochs in Detroit. She was a homemaker, cake decorator, and antique enthusiast her entire life. She had a beautiful home and flower gar-dens. Joan truly loved her dog, Mickey. Dur-ing her illness she was cared for by Lisa Schwerin, Tammy Lynch, and Karen Mc-Callum. She loved her caregivers as if they were her own children.
Mrs. Golombisky is survived by her hus-band, Lee F. Golom-
bisky. They met at Hicks Lake 70 years ago and were married for 65 loving years. Joan is also survived by two sons, Lee R. (Linda) Golombisky, Stephen M. (Bambi) Golombisky; grand-daughter, Leanna M. Golombisky; and many nieces and nephews.
Joan and Lee raised their sons downstate in Warren and later Ox-ford, Michigan. They moved to Evart in 1993 to enjoy their retire-ment next door to the house where Lee was born.
Due to her wishes, there will be no servic-es at this time. Joan will be sorely missed by all who knew her, her laughter, her love, and mom’s home cook-ing!
ObituaryJoan Marie Golombisky
By Andy duffyWeekly Voice
REED CITY — The MSU Extension office in Osceola County is deficient, the or-ganization’s director said. She hopes the county com-missioners can help.
Shari Spoelman, District 6 MSU Extension Coordi-nator, told the commission-ers at their Oct. 6 meeting, that the current office is too small. It has only 1,000 square feet of office space, has cubicles instead of walls to partition off of-fices, and working condi-tions there have become unbearable.
Because the office has a good staff, the office sees lots of traffic, Spoelman said. The traffic is respon-sible for part of the prob-lem.
The cubicles don’t allow for any privacy. The office has just one conference room. Often, no place ex-ists for people who come to the office to conduct their business.
“I hope it goes without saying that we really ap-
preciate the partnership we have with Osceola County,” Spoelman said after the meeting. “I hope my comments to the Board of Commission didn’t in any way reflect anything else. We appreciate them supplying office space and understand their issues re-lated to facility space and availability,” she said.
Spoelman said that Osceola County has a large agricultural community and a thriving 4-H pro-gram. As a result, the office sees a lot of activity.
“Daily, we might see customers purchasing plat books, pesticide manuals, or bulletins, or dropping off soil for testing. We have 77 4-H volunteers calling or stopping in to receive up-dates, forms, instructions, dropping off enrollments, making payments, picking up checks and supplies. We also have homeowners with a variety of questions and concerns, and farmers with questions,” Spoelman said. “Sometimes these dis-cussions are quite in-depth and require a consultation,
often at the table in the of-fice.
“Because we are tight for space and there are no private offices, there is no ability to contain noise and congestion,” she said. “This makes it difficult for other staff members to concentrate on projects, or conduct business on phone or video. Additionally, there is no privacy for our customers. It is difficult to hear when on confer-ence calls or webinars. The noise from webinars affects others’ ability to concentrate. Our use of distance learning technol-ogy is increasing.”
Tuesday’s meeting didn’t mark the first time Spoel-man spoke with the com-missioners about the need for better office space. Rog-er Elkins, who represents the county’s fifth district, said she addressed the board a couple of years or so about the same topic.
“I think we will try to look at doing some things to help temporarily at least,” Elkins said. “In June of 2016 when the
library leaves the annex building, I see us looking at the big picture to see what would be the best solutions for everyone.”
The office is currently located at 301 W. Upton Ave. in the basement of the courthouse.
MSU Extension office needs better space, coordinator says
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Officials housed in the MSU Extension Office in Reed City say their office space is inadequate. Among the concerns of those who work there is the lack of privacy. Jacob Stieg, 4-H Program Coordinator, works in his quarters at the office.
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OSCEOLA COUNTYNOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTIONTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF OSCEOLA COUNTY:
The Public Accuracy Testing for the upcoming November 3, 2015 election shall be held in the following jurisdictions at the date, time and locations listed below:
Cedar Township: 9115 -170th Avenue, Reed City October 28, 2015 @ 10:00 a.m.Evart Township: 327 S. Main Street, Evart October 29, 2015 @ 6:00 p.m.Evart City: 200 S. Main Street, Evart October 29, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.Hartwick Township: 9042 15 Mile, Evart October 27, 2015 @ 7:00 p.m.Hersey Township: 108 S. Main Street, Hersey October 29, 2015 @ 10:00 a.m.Lincoln Township: 20920-9 Mile Rd., Reed City October 29, 2015 @ 6:00 p.m.Middle Branch Township: 2963 15 Mile Rd., Marion October 26, 2015 @ 6:00 p.m.Orient Township: 2972-30th Avenue, Sears October 29, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.Osceola Township: 8995-95th Avenue, Evart October 29, 2015 @ 9:00 a.m.Richmond Township: 4575 Park Street, Reed City October 28, 2015 @ 1:00 p.m.Sylvan Township: 4866 Sylvan Road, Evart October 29, 2015 @ 2:00 p.m.
Karen Bluhm, Osceola
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By Shanna averySpecial to the Weekly Voice
On October 15, 1896, thou-sands assembled to Reed City to hear Democratic presidential candidate Wil-liam Jennings Bryan.
An account of Bryan’s visit from the October 21, 1896 issue of Reed City Clarion was featured in this column in February 2015, but, the Clarion, being a Republican news-paper, did not give a very favorable write-up of the visit. To glean another per-spective of the significant visit, the following account is taken from the October 21, 1896 issue of the Osceo-la County Democrat, which is archived on microfilm at the Old Rugged Cross Mu-seum in Reed City.
The headline announced, “W. J. Bryan the Union Silver Candidate for Presi-dent in Reed City. Thou-sands of People come here to greet him.”
The article read as fol-lows, “Thursday of last week was Reed City’s great Silver day, when the largest gathering of people that ever assembled in this city, or perhaps will be for years to come, were here to greet William Jennings Bryan, the Union Silver candidate for President of the United
States. Excursion trains were ran from the east and west. The special train from Ludington con-tained eight coaches, into which were packed 1,600 people from that city, be-sides a large del-egation who came in advance on the regular morning train. The Lud-ington special was accompanied by a band. The lowest estimate placed the crowd at between 4,000 and 5,000.
“Many of the busi-ness places and private residences were decorated with flags, bunting and portraits of the distin-guished visitor, and the city bore a holiday appear-ance.
“A stand twelve feet square, decorated with flags and bunting, had been erected alongside the depot platform of the G.R.&I. road, which previ-ous to the arrival of the Bryan train was occupied by the reception commit-tee, with a number of other prominent citizens and Hon. J. W. McKnight, the eloquent Grand Rapids lawyer, who came up on the morning train to ad-dress the crowd. He had
been talking for fully an hour and half to the great mass of people that filled the vacant space around the stand, all eager to hear what he had to say upon the question which he was discussing and they were so deeply interested, when the special train arrived bearing the man who is making the grandest fight for the common people that has ever been made by mortal man, and cheers went up from the assem-bled thousands.
“On the train were Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, Hon. D. J. Campau, Chairman of the National Committee, Hon. J. R. Whiting, Union
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Hon. A. J.
Murphy of Detroit, Hon. W. R. Burt of
Saginaw, Judge J. G. Ramadell
of Traverse City, and a committee of Grand Rapids ladies who went to Cadillac on
the morning train to meet
Mrs. Bryan.“Mr. McKnight,
who had just fin-ished speaking as the
train arrived, was the first to take Mr. Bryan’s hand as he stepped out upon the car platform, and with the local committee escorted him upon the stand. As soon as he was observed by the vast assemblage the air echoed with cheers that went up for him. He was introduced by Judge Rama-dell and spoke for seven-teen minutes, although the schedule time given him was but ten. During the brief minutes at his dispos-al he earnestly advocated the cause in which he so consciously believes and so eloquently defends. He had just begun to get warmed up when the signal from the locomotive whistle was given for the departure of
his train, and in five min-utes more he made his way to the car amid a storm of cheers and was gone. Mrs. Bryan stood upon the plat-form of the car during the time and for a few minutes before her departure was greeted by a ‘few ladies’ with a shaking of hands.
“The day’s doings did not end, here. The war was kept up all the afternoon, several speakers being engaged to propound the doctrine of silver while here. Hon. Alfred J. Mur-phy, who remained over from the Bryan train was the first to take the plat-form. He had spoken some-thing over half an hour in a most eloquent manner when he was interrupted by the moving of a freight train that had pulled in alongside the stand, and his speech was brought to a close.
“In the meantime an audience had assembled in the opera house, filling it to its utmost capacity, which was addressed by A. J. Lacy, the Boy Orator of the Marquette, who made an enthusiastic and enter-taining plea for silver. He was followed by E. E. Allen, who talked an hour and a half in his pleasing and hu-morous way on the money question and brought forth
frequent cheers from his auditors.
“Upon the whole it was a great political day for Reed City and one which it is believed made many voices for silver.
“Republicans would like to make it appear that it was a disappointment, but it was not so disappointing to the silver forces as it was damaging to the Republi-can cause.”
To fuel the latter claim, the Reed City Clarion wrote, “The number of votes he made for him-self and the number he made for McKinley is yet uncertain, but from the faint cheers that went up from the crowd as the train pulled out it would seem Republicans were in the very large majority.”
It is significant to note that Bryan’s campaign trail, pegged as the Whistle Stop Campaign, included 600 speeches in 27 states, logging 18,000 miles. The campaign train, the Idler, made from 20 to 30 stops a day, except Sundays. Bryan would address crowds almost exclusively on the silver issue. One listener who had ridden 50 miles to hear him, stated to Bryan, “And, by gum, if I wasn’t a Republican, I’d vote for you.”
William Jennings Bryan whistle stop campaign in Reed City
By andy duffyWeekly Voice
REED CITY — Osceola County Sheriff ’s Deputy Mark Cool and three civil-ians were honored before the county commissioners last Tuesday.
Cool received the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Depart-ment Live Saving medal after successfully adminis-tering CPR to a victim of a water-related incident last summer. James and Sandy Edstrom and Heather Bush
received the department’s Citizen Award of Valor for the parts they played in the resuscitation effort.
On Aug. 16, Cool was dispatched to a Wells Lake residence where 73-year-old Velda Hammel was be-lieved to have drowned. He arrived on the scene and found James and Sandy Edstrom and Heather Bush administering CPR.
Bush determined that Hammel wasn’t breathing and had no pulse, and he took over the resuscitation
effort. After several min-utes, Hammel’s breathing resumed. Later, medical personnel confirmed that the actions of the four indi-viduals were instrumental in saving Hammel’s life.
“Everyone played a cru-cial role; this lady is alive today because of their efforts,” Osceola County Sheriff James Crawford said.
Hammel, James and Sandy Edstrom, Cool and Bush were all present dur-ing Tuesday’s ceremony.
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Osceola County Sheriff James Crawford presented awards to Deputy Cool, James and Sandy Edstrom and Heather Bush during a ceremony last Tuesday before the Osceola County commissioners. From left to right are Crawford, James Edstrom, Sandy Edstrom, Velda Hammel, Cool and Bush.
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EVART — The third an-nual Haunted Park will be held in Evart Saturday, Oct. 24. This will be the third year for the event.
The community’s cham-ber of commerce and down-town development authority are working together on the project. Organizers hope to draw their biggest crowd ever.
The activity will be held at Riverside Park East from 7 to 9 p.m. There will be a $5 entry fee. Children under 12
must be accompanied by an adult.
The event is billed as fea-turing “frightening things you’ve only seen in your nightmares.”
Riverside Park East is located on Six Mile Road at the eastern edge of Evart.
All proceeds raised by the event will stay in Evart, city businessman and chamber spokesman Eric Schmidt said.
The chamber uses the money from the Haunted Park to fund projects in the community. Several projects are under consideration for this year’s event. They include assisting with a pro-posed outdoor ice rink, reha-bilitating basketball court backboards, and refurbish-ing the protective plastic on the city’s softball fields.
Chamber officials would welcome more volunteers to assist with the project. Any-one interested in helping may call Schmidt at (231)679-2606.
Haunted Park to be held Oct. 24Evart DDA and Chamber working together on third annual event
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Evart Police Department weekly report
10/11/2015• Open Door — An offi-
cer was dispatched to local business for an open door. A key holder was contact-ed and the building was secured.
• Property Damage Ac-cident — An officer was dispatched to a two-vehicle accident with no injuries.
10/13/2015• Harassment — An of-
ficer was dispatched to a threats complaint.
10/14/2015• Found Wallet — An of-
ficer handled a found prop-erty complaint. The owner was contacted and the property was returned to owner.
• Civil Complaint — An officer was dispatched to a civil complaint. The officer conducted a standby until the situation was resolved.
• Retail Fraud — An of-ficer was dispatched to a local business reference a retail fraud complaint.
10/16/2015• Larceny — An officer
was dispatched to a lar-ceny complaint, the case remains open at this time.
10/18/2015• Missing Juvenile — An
officer handled a missing person complaint. The in-dividual was located with assistance from an outside agency and was found to be secure.
Reed City Police Department weekly report
10/12/15• Officers were requested
assist the probation/ pa-role department by trans-porting a 30-year-old fe-male to the Osceola County Jail for violating her pa-role.
• While on patrol, officers performed a traffic stop on a vehicle with tint on the front window. Further investigation found the 39-year-old driver did not have any auto insurance. An appearance was issued and the vehicle impounded as it was not legal to be on the road.
• Officer received a com-plaint regarding parking space for a local business. The officer advised the business owner of her op-tions and what law enforce-ment can do to assist her in the future.
10/13/15• Officers found an open
door of a local business. The key holder was noti-fied while the officer se-cured the building.
• Officers were called to local car wash regard-ing a suspicious situation. Officers spoke with the 48-year-old man who stated he was just passing though town and laid down in the car wash to get out of the rain. Officer advised to take a break from the rain and then move on.
• Officers were dis-patched regarding suspi-cious activity where a city
resident observed a man pull into his driveway, park his vehicle and then walked away. Officers were able to locate the 32-year-old male, who told them he had run out of gas. Fur-ther investigation found he was driving on a suspend-ed license along with an ex-pired plate. Citations were issued and the vehicle im-pounded.
10/14/15• Officers were dis-
patched to Spectrum Health Reed City-Emer-gency regarding a mental health transport. The indi-vidual cooperated and was transported for treatment.
10/15/15• Officers were requested
to assist the Big Rapids Po-lice Department regarding stolen goods. Officers went to the address reported to possibly have the stolen items. The 27-year-old fe-male cooperated with sup-plying model and serial numbers and they were not a match to the stolen goods. The information was passed on to the Big Rapids Police Department.
• Officers responded to a complaint regarding threats. The matter oc-curred in a different count and the individual was ad-vised to contact the proper jurisdiction for a report.
• Officers responded to a call regarding a large pine tree lying partially on the road in front of the Old Rugged Cross Museum. Officers removed the tree and large branches and no-tified the Osceola County
Road Commission.• Officers were dis-
patched to assist the Osceo-la County Sheriff ’s Depart-ment with scene security while Osceola County con-ducted their investigation.
10/16/15• Officers received a com-
plaint regarding child cus-tody and entering a home without permission. The matter has been turned over to the prosecutor for review.
• Officers received a com-plaint of assault and bat-tery. The matter is under investigation.
• Officers received a com-plaint regarding internet intimidation, harassment and threats. The matter will be turned over to the prosecutor for review.
• Officers were dis-patched to assist the Osceo-la County Sheriff ’s Depart-ment in locating an injured deer along US10.
• While performing a traffic stop, officers found the 27-year-old male driver to be carrying a firearm improperly in a vehicle. The officers advised the driver of the proper way to carry a firearm in a ve-hicle and issued an appear-ance ticket for “Firearm Improperly Carried in a Vehicle.”
• While on patrol late at night, officers heard bark-ing dogs. Officers spoke with the dog’s owner and advised keep the dogs sepa-rated and quiet.
10/17/15• While on patrol at the
Westerberg Park, officers
found numerous empty beer cans, athletic drink bottles along with tobacco butts and other trash left in and around the ball field. Officers cleaned up the mess and will be for-warding the matter to the prosecutor for review.
• Officers performed a traffic stop on a pickup truck with a headlight out. The 38-year-old female driver did not have any registration or insurance on the vehicle and was us-ing a plate from another vehicle. The officer issued an appearance ticket for no
insurance and improper use of a registration plate. The vehicle was impound-ed without incident.
10/18/15• While on patrol, officers
found the door of a local Bar to have a shirt stuffed in, preventing it from be-ing locked. Officer had the key holder come and look things over. All appeared to be fine, building was se-cured. Case closed.
• Officers received a call regarding a dog at large. Officers spoke with the dog owner and the matter was unfounded at this time.
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The Education Center at the Mecosta Osceola In-termediate School District (MOISD) will be celebrat-ing its 40th birthday with the completion of an ad-dition for its special needs students on October 27 at 1:30 PM; feel free to come by and visit! The shovel went into the ground in 1975 to begin the process of building a place of unique support for our two coun-ties and their special needs students. Over the years, the building has hosted six construction projects and five new additions. This year, the Ed Center will finally be turning 40 years old and this recent addi-tion and upgrades for our students and staff will be open for public viewing.
Housing over 100 special needs students from ages four to 26, the Education Center has been one of the crown jewels of the
MOISD. This customized space houses programs for moderately and cognitively impaired students as well as Resource rooms for stu-dents with special needs such as those on the spec-trum of Autism. Adding more space for gross-motor activities, widening wheel-chair doors, new boilers, and a new, more secure, entrance has prepared this educational facility for the next 20 years. By upgrading the water sys-tem through connection to the city water, install-ing new heating controls, and designing a place for students to eat together,
the students will be excited to enjoy their new and upgraded spaces. The com-munity is very supportive of the unique services we offer to our special needs students and its pride is fully embodied in the Edu-cation Center.
The 40th birthday party is open to the public from 1:30 to 2:30 PM on the 27th – we look forward to your visit! The MOISD Educa-tion Center is located on the east side of Big Rapids, over by the National Guard Armory and the MOISD Career Center. Come sing Happy Birthday with us!
Dr. Finch can be reached at [email protected] and followed on Twitter at CFinchMOISD
Grand opening
Curtis Finch, Mecosta-Osceola ISD SUperintendent
EVART — On Monday, the Evart School Board narrowed its search for a new superintendent. The search had previously win-nowed the applicants to a list of four candidates.
The board decided to invite Doniel Pummell and Shirley Howard back for a second interview. That meeting will take place Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. in Evart’s middle school.
Pummell previously served as the superin-tendent of Clare Public Schools and is currently working as an adjunct professor at Grand Valley State University. Howard formerly served as super-intendent of the Chippewa Hills School District.
Evart schools narrow superintendent search to two candidates
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EVART — Evart’s march-ing band took first place in a marching band competi-tion Saturday at Alma Col-lege. It was the first compe-tition of its type the band has performed in.
“When they announced that we took first place, I was astonished. We have worked so hard this season, and our hard work most certainly paid off,” drum majorette Shantelle Nico-letta said.
Band director Diana Craven said the band has improved a lot during the last several years. It is play-ing more difficult music, performing more difficult drills, and the band’s color guard is one of the best in the area.
Six students are in the color guard. Forty students are in the band. They prac-tice every day in class and from 6-8:30 every Monday evening.
“A good 85 percent of my students are athletes and musicians and are usually at the top of their class as well,” Craven said.
Marching band is a lot different than marching band, Craven said. She di-rects the concert band. She “gives the whole marching band away to the drum ma-jor and the students have to get it done. They’re a team in every sense of the word.”
Craven gives a lot of the
credit for the band’s suc-cess to the closeness of its members. “We are a family; we rely on each other. They are there for each other.”
The band members offer
one another rides and help with homework and other things, Craven said.
Craven believes another reason the band does so well is because the school
doesn’t have the resources to hire other coaches. Other schools hire section coaches and someone to do all of the choreography work. In Evart, Craven
and the students are re-sponsible for much of that work. “The kids have much more invested because they do it themselves. They learn how to lead, when to
lead, and they have to put more time in because we don’t have hired help. That makes us better, stronger, and better prepared for life.”
Dan DoDge | Special to the Weekly Voice
The Evart Wildcat Marching Band finished first Saturday at in competition at Alma College. Band director Diana Craven said the band has improved a lot during the last few years. It is playing more difficult music, performing more difficult drills and the band’s color guard is one of the best in the area.
Evart band marches to win in first competition
By Andy duffyWeekly Voice
REED CITY — The search for just the right playground equipment caused some extra work for Reed City officials. The end result should make ev-erybody happy, though.
The city budgeted about $18,000 for new playground equipment to be installed at the Depot, Westerburg Me-morial Park and Rambadt Park. The funds came from an Osceola County Community Foundation grant and from the
proceeds of a Reed City Police Department golf tournament that was held years ago. Some of the equipment was to be de-signed for children with a dis-ability. That equipment would be installed at Rambadt Park.
The plans for the purchase of the equipment hit a snag when city personnel showed a prefer-ence for equipment that cost more than was budgeted for the project.
The city received a proposal for equipment with a purchase price of $17,400 and installa-tion costs of $6,375 for a total
of $23,775. Under the terms of a second proposal, the city could have purchased play-ground equipment for $15,411 and installation costs of $4,650 for a total expenditure of $20,061.
After city officials asked the the city council to approve the purchase of the higher-priced equipment, council members tabled the proposal until it could learn why the city per-sonnel working on the equip-ment project preferred the more expensive equipment.
The city could have kept
costs down by having city em-ployees install the equipment rather than hiring the work out. If city workers did the work, however, liability issues might have arisen, city man-ager, Ron Howell said.
Compounding the problem was a Osceola County Commu-nity Foundation grant condi-tion. The foundation had re-quested that the equipment be installed by the end of October. By tabling the proposal, the city was unable to meet that condition for the grant.
Howell met with foundation
officials to get the OK for a No-vember installation deadline. City employees came back to the council with a retooled rec-ommendation to purchase the equipment intended for the De-pot and Westerburg Memorial Park. The cost of the equip-ment, including installation, will be $18,450. The council approved the recommendation and asked city staff members to immediately begin looking for additional grant funds for the purchase of playground equipment designed for chil-dren with a disability.
Extra work pays off for city in search for playground equipment
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REED CITY — Osceola County Habitat for Hu-manity officials are look-ing for volunteers to as-sist with public relations work, family recruitment and fundraising.
The family recruitment volunteer would contact
news outlets to recruit families, send out appli-cations, check returned applications for com-pleteness and forward the applications for final approval.
The public relations volunteer would write press releases and let-ters and prepare posters for the organization’s
events.The fundraising vol-
unteer would assist with fundraising for the orga-nization. Osceola County Habitat officials are look-ing for someone to begin assisting right away with the annual golf outing. Experience in playing in golf outings would be a plus, but is not a require-
ment.Osceola County Habi-
tat for Humanity began in 1999. This year, the organization began re-ceiving administrative assistance from Wexford County Habitat for Hu-manity. Now, Osceola County Habitat spokes-woman Pamela Wayne said, the organization
can focus on what is re-ally needed to continue its mission.
Wayne said that some employers require their employees to assist with community service work. Working with Habitat for Humanity, she said, is a great way to fulfill the obligation.
Habitat for Humanity
of Osceola County meets the first Wednesday of every other month. Any-one interested in volun-teering can call (231) 832-6092 or send an email to [email protected].
The organization is looking for a partner family for its home in the Lake Miramichi subdivi-sion south of Evart.
Osceola County Habitat for Humanity needs volunteers