In The News: March 30, 2013 • Vol. 134 No. 13 A dults in search of answers to a variety of health-related questions can find an array of answers during the Marshall Area Senior Fair Thursday, April 4 at Marshall Middle School. In addition to information provided by other vendors, those attending can learn about Oaklawn Hospital services. One Oaklawn booth will focus on the importance of balance as athletic trainer Lisa Middleton shows Jewell Palmer who is recovering from bi-lateral knee replacement. To learn more about this free fair, see story on page 38 514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com Being ready in an emergency April 7-13 is Michigan Severe Weather Awareness Week and officials are reminding citizens of their individual duties to protect their family. “The first priority is to take care of yourself, your family and your neighbors,” said Mike McKenzie, city of Battle Creek Emergency Management Director. “Have a plan. It’s the number one thing you need to have. I highly recommend going to Ready.gov. They have a very comprehensive, very real plan that’s in place to start with.” See story on page 36 John Coulter returns to help move Marshall forward with MAEDA initiative Former Marshallite John Coulter returned home in January to fill a position on the newly formed Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance (MAEDA) and has, since that time, has dived into the job head first. “Improving the downtown is something we are actively working on right now,” he said. “I’ve been humbled by parade of people coming through here with the simple question of how can I help. We’ve had such a positive response from the community.” See story on page 35 Preparedness Fair is April 9 The local “Emergency Prep Group,” a volunteer group formed in Marshall, will be holding a free Preparedness Fair on April 9 from 6:30-9 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 16036 North US-27 in Marshall. “We’ve spent 15-16 months having different demonstrations and displays on emergency preparedness and a lot of members have picked up skills they didn’t have before,” said Mike Fittro, one of four coordinators for the group. “...Some people see the dangers that can happen and others don’t. We would like to attract more people to be educated on preparing for emergency situations.” See story on page 52 Marshall’s Maddie Rayner continues to speak out against bullying Next month will mark three years since Maddie Rayner, then a seventh grader at Marshall Middle School, and classmate and fellow Girl Scout Alena Buczynski organized an anti-bullying week at the school as well as a vigil at the Brooks Fountain in memory of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince, the Massachusetts girl who took her own life after she was the target of bullying. “Three years ago, I just thought we were going to do some posters, some announcements, an anti-bullying week and then we’d just be done,” said Rayner. “But that is not what happened.” Since then, Rayner has continued her efforts making more than 20 anti-bullying presentations throughout the state. See story on page 44 Non-profit service demand rises: Legislators differ on solutions More than 96 percent of Michigan residents say the need for charities is greater today than in the past and 69 percent of Michigan charities have reported increased demand. One of those charities is the Salvation Army of Battle Creek, just one of 765 registered non profits in Calhoun County that report a combined revenue of $733 million and combined total assets of $3.3 billion. “We see a lot of poverty where we have working poor in Calhoun County, especially with the state not having the earned income tax credit (EITC,)” said Captain Mike Wolfe, commander of the local Salvation Army. “It’s difficult for poor families to make ends meet.” See story on page 30 Keeping Life In Balance Keeping Life In Balance Life of a senior can be hard and challenging. Discover the resources available in Calhoun County. Life of a senior can be hard and challenging. Discover the resources available in Calhoun County.
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In The News:
March 30, 2013 • Vol. 134 No. 13
Adults in search of answers to a variety of health-related questions can find an array ofanswers during the Marshall Area Senior Fair Thursday, April 4 at Marshall MiddleSchool. In addition to information provided by other vendors, those attending can learn
about Oaklawn Hospital services. One Oaklawn booth will focus on the importance of balanceas athletic trainer Lisa Middleton shows Jewell Palmer who is recovering from bi-lateral kneereplacement. To learn more about this free fair, see story on page 38
514 S. Kalamazoo Ave. in Marshall, MI • Phone 269-781-5444 and FAX 269-781-7766 • www.advisor-chronicle.com
Being ready in an emergencyApril 7-13 is Michigan Severe Weather
Awareness Week and officials are remindingcitizens of their individual duties to protect theirfamily. “The first priority is to take care of yourself,your family and your neighbors,” said MikeMcKenzie, city of Battle Creek EmergencyManagement Director. “Have a plan. It’s thenumber one thing you need to have. I highlyrecommend going to Ready.gov. They have a verycomprehensive, very real plan that’s in place tostart with.”See story on page 36
John Coulter returns to help moveMarshall forward with MAEDA initiative
Former Marshallite John Coulter returned home inJanuary to fill a position on the newly formedMarshall Area Economic Development Alliance(MAEDA) and has, since that time, has dived into thejob head first. “Improving the downtown is somethingwe are actively working on right now,” he said. “I’vebeen humbled by parade of people coming throughhere with the simple question of how can I help.We’ve had such a positive response from thecommunity.”See story on page 35
Preparedness Fair is April 9The local “Emergency Prep Group,” a volunteer
group formed in Marshall, will be holding a freePreparedness Fair on April 9 from 6:30-9 p.m. atThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,16036 North US-27 in Marshall. “We’ve spent 15-16 months having different demonstrations anddisplays on emergency preparedness and a lot ofmembers have picked up skills they didn’t havebefore,” said Mike Fittro, one of four coordinatorsfor the group. “...Some people see the dangersthat can happen and others don’t. We would like toattract more people to be educated on preparingfor emergency situations.”See story on page 52
Marshall’s Maddie Rayner continues tospeak out against bullying
Next month will mark three years since MaddieRayner, then a seventh grader at Marshall MiddleSchool, and classmate and fellow Girl Scout AlenaBuczynski organized an anti-bullying week at theschool as well as a vigil at the Brooks Fountain inmemory of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince, theMassachusetts girl who took her own life after shewas the target of bullying. “Three years ago, I justthought we were going to do some posters, someannouncements, an anti-bullying week and thenwe’d just be done,” said Rayner. “But that is notwhat happened.” Since then, Rayner hascontinued her efforts making more than 20 anti-bullying presentations throughout the state.See story on page 44
Non-profit service demand rises:Legislators differ on solutions
More than 96 percent of Michigan residents saythe need for charities is greater today than in thepast and 69 percent of Michigan charities havereported increased demand. One of those charitiesis the Salvation Army of Battle Creek, just one of765 registered non profits in Calhoun County thatreport a combined revenue of $733 million andcombined total assets of $3.3 billion. “We see a lotof poverty where we have working poor in CalhounCounty, especially with the state not having theearned income tax credit (EITC,)” said CaptainMike Wolfe, commander of the local SalvationArmy. “It’s difficult for poor families to make endsmeet.”See story on page 30
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Editor’s Corner
I don’t mean to brag, but I have abirthday coming up this week.Please, gifts aren’t necessary.Where does the time go?Did this one just sneak up on me
or what?It seemed like yesterday when I was fretting over
turning 30 and fretting even more when I turned 40.Now, I’m only one year away from the big 5-0.Book ’em Danno.Hey, it’s my birthday; I can go with this wherever
my skittish brain’s train of thought takes me.I think most of us do this when we’re kids-we check
out the famous people that were born on our birthdayand the famous events that occurred on that date.
I haven’t found many well-known celebrities whoshare the same birthday as me, unless you count NancyMcKeon, the girl who played Jo Polniazek on the TVshow The Facts of Life and Robbie Rist, the boy actorthat played cousin Oliver on The Brady Bunch.
Robert Downey Jr. was born a year after me and co-median David Cross, who played the character TobiasFunke on Arrested Development and I were born thevery same day.
And let’s not forget Alicia Silverstone.My friend Walsh’s dad was also born on April 4, but
he was Canadian.April 4, 1968 is the day that Martin Luther King, Jr.
was assassinated and April 4 is also the date that Presi-dent William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia in1841 after only 30 days in office.
Edgar Buchanan, the actor who played Uncle Joe onPetticoat Junction died on April 4, 1979.Lots of curves you bet, even more when you get, to
the Junction.On my 11th birthday, Hank Aaron hit his 714th
home run to tie Babe Ruth.On my 18th birthday, I saw snow for the first time.On my 19th birthday, North Carolina State shocked
heavily favored Houston to win the NCAA men’s bas-ketball championship; you know, the one where coachJim Valvano was running all over the court looking forsomebody to hug after his team won at the buzzer. Fiveyears later, Kansas upset heavily favored Oklahoma.
I went to my first Major League Baseball game, al-beit a spring training game on April 4, 1976 and sawReggie Jackson hit a home run to win the game for theBaltimore Orioles over the New York Yankees.
Staying with the baseball theme, on April 4, 1948,84-year-old Connie Mack challenged 78-year-old ClarkGriffith to a race from home to first base. The raceended in a tie.
Well, I’ve rambled on enough, so I’ll simply say,Happy Birthday To Me.
By the way, wouldn’t singing Happy Birthday To Yoube the logical song of choice for parents to sing to theirnewborn child right there in the delivery room?
Just asking.Until next week, may the good news be yours.
Michigan Severe Weather Awareness Week is April 7-13 and an emergency prepared-ness fair is taking place in Marshall on April 9. Officials say it’s never too early for cit-izens to make a plan to take care of themselves. Do you have a plan for yourself or yourfamily if an emergency were to take place?
Letters cont. to next page
Andrew Bies,Marshall
“I stock up on water, food, firearms,gas, generators. I’ve been through it (se-vere weather situations) too many timesalready.”
Jenny Ertman,Royal Oak
“I think I do some preparation thingsnaturally - I make sure to have workingflashlights, batteries and candles, and Iknow to head to the basement in case ofa weather emergency.”
Word on the StreetAre you prepared for an emergency?
by John Hendler
Steve Douglas,Livonia
“I do not prepare at all. I don’t havewater or flashlights or even candles.I’ve never thought about needing toprepare, but I probably should at leasthave the basic preparation items.”
Joe Upshur,Chelsea
“I always make sure to have wateron hand in case of an emergency situ-ation.”
Hayley Hunt,Chelsea
“When I was a kid, we always had asafety plan, but as an adult, I don’thave a plan.”
Donald Gray,Battle Creek
“I have a fire extinguisher, but otherthan that, I don’t really prepare orstore anything for a disaster.”
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Why is Marshall High School’s prom in Kalamazoo?To the Editor:Marshall prom in Kalamazoo? Re-
ally? We received a letter from Mar-shall High School informing us thatthe junior/senior prom would be inKalamazoo instead of Battle Creek be-cause of a scheduling conflict. The let-ter stated it was a short 40-minutedrive. What it should have said is “it’sa 40-minute drive on I-94,” which wedon’t even like to drive. Let’s send ourkids out on I-94 with a car full offriends who are all excited about thenight ahead. Let’s hope the driver staysfocused. The late night drive homewill be accompanied by tired semi dri-vers and other potentially weary trav-elers. A lot of these kids have oldercars and some of them don’t even
drive, which leaves their parents withhours to fill while waiting for the promto end.
Not only do they (we) have the costof prom tickets ($27), but also dresses,tuxedos, dinner, flowers and now, gasto Kalamazoo. We hope they don’thave to pay to park.
They (MHS) rationalize this by say-ing a lot of kids go to Kalamazoo toeat, which may be true, but a lot ofkids don’t. After a late night of fun,we would prefer our children to becloser to home to ensure they and theirdate return home safely.
We’re wondering why we don’t payback the community we so often askfor donations. They all come throughfor us several times a year. We have
Cedar Crest and the Marshall ActivityCenter, which are both large enough toaccommodate this event. Better yet,let’s have it at our high school, whichwe did for many years. The cost ofthat venue is nothing. Prom ticketswould not need to be so costly if weutilized what we have. Let’s supportour community.
We have discussed our concernswith many other parents who are aspuzzled as we are about this situation.We just don’t get it.
Crystal Elliott,Roni Blanchard,
Marshall
Final vote on Oaklawn overlay district is April 1To the Editor:The City Council has
scheduled a final vote on theproposed Oaklawn Hospitalzoning plan for Monday,April 1.
It appears our council ismaintaining its steadfastsupport of this plan that will
give the hospital maximumdevelopment flexibil-ity. Under this plan, futurehospital leaders will notneed to answer questions ordeal with objections. Theywill be permitted to demol-ish tax-paying structures,build tax-exempt surface
parking lots and add build-ings up to 80 feet in heightnext to residential proper-ties.
This meeting will start at7 p.m. in the City Councilchambers. Council’s ap-proval could sound the start-ing gun for the largest de-
molition project in the his-tory of our town with un-known consequences.
Keith Mengel,Marshall
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MHS girls soccer off to fast start
photos by John HendlerMarshal High School varsity soccer player Sydney Reichenbaugh scored the Red-hawks’ first goal in the season opener versus Brooklyn Columbia Central on March25 which Marshall won 4-1.
Marshall’s Lauren Feasel, left, races Paw Paw’s Kaley Buck to the ball.Marshall keeper Kelsey Postema stretches tomake the second half save.
Open season with back to back home wins
Chelsea Tobias scored the lone goal in Marshall’s 1-0 win over Paw Paw on March27. Tobias’ goal came in the game’s seventh minute.
Katie Blank looks to pass to an openteammate.
The Marshall High School varsity baseball team openedits season with a doubleheader split at Jackson, losing theopener 9-8 and winning the nightcap, 5-2.
Chase Bennett took the loss in relief in game one. Collin Neal started and lasted 4 1/3 innings. Offensively, Neal led theRedhawks going 2-2 at the plate including a grand slam and 4 RBI. Also, Chase Bennett picked up a two out, 2 RBI hit.He finished 2-2 at the plate.
In the second game, Alex Walton picked up the win going 4 innings, scattering a couple hits, striking out five and walk-ing none. Antonio Lerma came in to close the game, putting Jackson down in order.
Offensively many Redhawks picked up hits including Drew Maisner 1-2, 1 RBI. Also getting hits were Mitch Konkle,Collin Neal, Chase Bennett and Brent Elliott. “Overall, we fought back well in game two to secure the split,” said coachTrevor Kelly. “We were frustrated that we let game one get away after running out to a 7-2 lead, but understand that whenwe make mistakes, those things will happen. I was proud of the overall effort and that we had so many different players stepup offensively and defensively.” The team returns to action April 10, hosting Parchment.
Sports seasons resume after spring break
Members of the Marshall High School boys track and field team had practice outside March 26 despite temps in the 30’s. Both the MHS boys and girls teams competed atan indoor meet in Hillsdale on March 27. Marshall will host its first outdoor meet of the season on Tuesday, April 9 versus Sturgis.
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Marshall High School varsity tennis player Morgan McCoyat practice March 25. Following spring break, the tennisteam will play at Lakeview on April 10 and will host St. Philon April 11.
Marshall JV softball coach Matt West, during prac-tice March 25.
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Marshall girlstrack and field winHillsdale indoormeet
The Marshall HighSchool girls track and fieldteam placed first at theHillsdale indoor meet onMarch 27.
“It was an amazing wayto start the season,” saidgirls coach Steve Wissink.“We haven’t been able todo many quality workoutsdue to the weather, but thegirls are talented and wecame out on top. Our se-nior leaders (SharissaMeeks, Sarah Huffman,Breanna Morgan andAlyssa Shumaker) led theway, and everyone elsechipped in.” Four fresh-men score points, and Ki-tana Espinoza placed infour events.
“Once we get everyoneon board, healthy, andworking hard, we’re goingto be a tough team to beat,”said Wissink. “Our fresh-men now know that com-peting on the varsity levelis going to be a lot tougherthan middle school, andhopefully it will motivatethem to work that muchharder. I’m very proud ofthe girls, this was a hugewin to start the season.”
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