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REED CITY On May 7 about
9:50 p.m. a Reed City police officer
discovered damaged signs at the
Rocket Football Field at the western edge of town.
The officer located and questioned two juveniles about the
damage. The officer obtained a
confession, and the case has been
turned over to probate court,
Reed City police chief Chuck Davis said.
At press time, no estimate of
the cost of the damage was available.

COA golf scramble

approaching

EVART The Osceola County

Commission on Aging will be
holding its sixth annual golf
scramble June 22 at Spring Valley
Golf Course. All proceeds will go
to the COA and will go directly
into services such as the nutrition program to help offset the
cost of home delivered meals and
to the organizations four congregate sites.
The cost is $60 per person. The
scramble includes 18 holes of golf,
a hot dog at the turn and a picnic
lunch of hamburgers, coleslaw,
baked beans and chips after the
golf. There will be prizes for first-,
second- and third-place teams, the
mens and womens longest drive.
Also, prizes will be awarded for
the drive that comes closest to a
hole, the longest successful putt
and the shortest drive. Also, all
golfers will receive a free hybrid
club or wedge. The clubs have a
$200 value. Golfers will also receive a $10 Golf Smith Card.
The event will also include opportunities for four hole-in-one
prizes. The prizes include $15,000,
a set of Callaway Irons with a
pitching wedge, a pair of roundtrip domestic airline tickets and a
Sharp, LCD flat-Screen television.
The hole-in-one prize opportunities are sponsored by Taylor
Insurance.
The scramble also offers businesses sponsorship opportunities.
Teams and individuals should
register by June 15. Scramble
check-in time begins at 8 a.m.
June 22. The scramble begins at 9.
For additional information, call
(231) 734-6002.

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New potash facility on slate for Hersey

Council evaluated geologic core
samples housed at the university, and the potash ore is some
of the highest-grade ore in the
HERSEY As many as 170
jobs could be on tap in southern world.
The potash deposits lie more
Osceola County at a new chemical extraction facility if Michi- than a mile-and-a-half below
gan Potash Company plans bear the surface of the ground. A
brine well is used to extract the
fruit.
substance. Potash is a salt, so it
Even before the company
dissolves readily, Pagano said.
begins extracting potash,
An under-saturated brine is
construction of the proposed
used to dissolve the naturally
facility will generate 260 jobs
or so, according to Theodore A. occurring salt, and table salt
and potassium is then removed
Pagano, the companys chief
from the brine. The potassium
executive.
is applied as a natural fertilizer
The five-year-old company
for crops and lawns. The brine
has already acquired more
is then reused to extract more
than 100 acres in the vicintable salt and potash.
ity of 120th Avenue near the
It is a simple process used to
Mecosta-Osceola County line.
extract food-grade salt products
The area is rich in potash.
for over a century and a half,
Pagano said independent anaPagano said.
lysts and personnel from the
The new facility could begin
Michigan Geological Survey,
operations within two to three
Western Michigan University
and the Saskatchewan Research years. When it is fully operaBy Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

All of this means more people wanting to live near their

work place. Its good all the way around.
Al Weinberg
Director of Evarts Downtown Development Association
n

tional, the plant will employ

between 130 and 170 workers
and, potentially, as many indirect jobs.
The company will need electricians, instrument technicians, millwrights, welders and
heavy equipment mechanics.
Our intent is to provide highquality jobs, Pagano said. He
added that the company will
offer a unique opportunity because the company is starting
from grass roots and building
from there.
Melora Theunick, the executive director of Evarts Local

Development Finance Authority, said the facilitys arrival

will mean a lot to this area.
These are to be good paying jobs
and that is what we need.
Al Weinberg, the director of
Evarts Downtown Development Association, said, news
of the companys plans is
huge. More jobs mean more
income. More income means
more spending. More spending means a stronger market
for new businesses. All of this
means more people wanting to
live near their work place.
Its good all the way around.

Evart working to implement Rising Tide strategy

The Action Strategy identified
three major areas of concern in
Evart. They were the current
condition of homes in the city,
EVART Rising Tide, Gov.
the general public perception of
Snyders effort to assist strugthe quality of schools and the
gling communities across the
ability of the local workforce to
state, has resulted in a spate
qualify for and maintain steady
of news stories and a number
work with the major employers.
of visible meetings in Evart.
To deal with the citys blight
It even inspired the governors
late-April governors visit to the problem, the plan calls for the
development of a comprehen1,900-resident city.
The flurry of activity has also sive housing strategy. Includproduced an action strategy offi- ing an enforceable policy for
cials are working to implement. assessing blighted properties,
enforcing codes and finding
Rising tide is an initiative
ways to assist homeowners with
originated by Gov. Snyder, and
officials with the Department of repairs.
The plan called for improved
Talent and Economic Development officials are working with communications between the
schools and the community,
local leaders to implement its
greater citizen participation
principles. Evart was one of 10
in school events, for parents
communities from across the
to take an active role in the
state to receive she state-sponeducation of students and to
sored advice and assistance.
The selected communities were identify those who will assist
with programming, events and
chosen from the states 10 prosactivities.
perity regions. The 10 regions
Finally, the plan called for
are the Upper Peninsula, Northdevelopment of the citys workwest region, Northeast region,
force.
West Michigan region, East
Suggestions for a workforce
Central Michigan region, East
development plan included
Michigan region, south Cenoffering educational opportutral region, Southwest region,
Southeast Michigan region and nities that include life skills
training, technical training and
Detroit Metro region.
Besides Evart, the selected cit- job search assistance. It further
suggested creating partnerships
ies are River Rouge, Newberry,
with faith-based and other comCentral Lake, Grayling, Harrison, Sandusky, Charlotte, Paw munity organizations to develop
greater awareness of Michigan
Paw and Hillsdale.
Works! West Central programs
Communities were chosen
and services and an increase in
based on poverty, unemployMichigan Works! West Centrals
ment and labor participation
presence in Evart.
rates, the percentage of renterSchool district officials are
occupied units, vacancy rates
making a well-publicized effort
and the percentage of households receiving food stamps.
to improve the test scores of its
By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

students.
Evarts elementary school
principal, Sarah Bailey, outlined
during the governors visit
some of the steps the district
has taken. They include using
a new curriculum and providing instruction for teachers on
how to implement it, hiring an
instructional coach, providing
professional development on
teaching students who have
been victims of trauma and
beginning a reading mentoring
program.
Evart Mayor Casey Keysor
said the city is already making
progress in adopting the action
strategy. The extra assistance
state agencies have offered is
helping city officials explore action plans and locate additional
resources. This is a team effort,
and community input and support are always welcomed as we
progress through this process,
Keysor said.
Michelle Rasmussen, the
Business Services Director of
Michigan Works! West Central,
said several steps have been taken to develop the communitys
workforce.
First, Ventra received nearly
$13,000 from the Skilled Trades
Training Fund to work with
Ferris State University in an effort to develop the skill level of
its equipment operators.
Also, the Rising Tide Action
Strategy plan included language that gave Evart residents
priority for selection to receive
training in manufacturing or
health care.
Rasmussen said a common
theme is the lack of soft skills
found in workers. Soft skills

Voice file photo

Gov. Rick Snyder mingled with the

state and community leaders assembled to offer the governor insight into
the Rising Tide Action Strategy developed for Evart.

include such attributes as arriving at work on time, the ability

to get along with others and being a team player.
Rasmussen said Michigan
Works! West Central is going to
offer workshops and training in
soft skills for the outlying communities of the west central
region. Because transportation
can be an issue, the training will
be taken to the people.
Personnel at Michigan Works!
West Central are working very
closely with the city of Evart
to supply the tools necessary
for Evart to design and build
a successful economic framework, including making Evart
a destination for people to live
and work and attract more business to the area. Making,
maintaining and growing employment opportunities is vital
to this Rising Tide community,
Rasmussen said.

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Think of this 5-inch

plastic gizmo as a gift to
your fingernails. It is not a
manicure tool, however.
It is a label remover. The
adhesive labels which retailers (and often, garage
sale operators) affix to the
items you purchase, are
frequently quite difficult
to peel and remove. Whats
more, most of us have the
instinct to begin teasing
the label corners of such
price tags with our thumbnail. That process ends
with this tool.
The simple design is

misleading. Unexpectedly
it really does sneak underneath, successfully creating just the right leverage
to liberate the sticky tag
from the cardboard box or
the actual treasure itself,
and it does so more quickly
and effectively than does
the human thumbnail.
There are no hinged
or moving parts. Your
hand supplies the power.
The ribbed oval portion
is where one rests ones
thumb for grip and the
necessary forward force.
The rounded angled nose
on the right hand side of

the picture is what gently

is forced under the glued
edges of a label, scooching
further and further without damaging the products
own surface.
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who got the correct answer:
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More clouds
than sun, windy.
Highs in the low
60s and lows in
the upper 30s.

Mostly cloudy.
Highs in the
upper 40s and
lows in the low
30s.

48/31

Cloudy. Highs in
the mid 50s and
lows in the low
30s.

More sun than

clouds. Highs in
the low 60s and
lows in the low
40s.

Clouds giving
way to sun .
Highs in the
mid 60s and
lows in the low
40s.

65/43

Sunrise: 6:16 AM

Sunrise: 6:15 AM

Sunrise: 6:14 AM

Sunrise: 6:13 AM

Sunrise: 6:12 AM

Sunset: 8:58 PM

Sunset: 8:59 PM

Sunset: 9:00 PM

Sunset: 9:02 PM

Sunset: 9:03 PM

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Sunshine. Highs
in the low 60s
and lows in the
upper 30s.

Clouds giving
way to sun .
Highs in the
mid 60s and
lows in the low
40s.

Sunrise: 6:14 AM

Sunrise: 6:13 AM

Sault Sainte Marie

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Considerably
cloudy, windy.
Highs in the low
60s and lows in
the upper 30s.

Considerable
cloudiness.
Highs in the
upper 40s and
lows in the low
30s.

More clouds
than sun. Highs
in the low 50s
and lows in the
low 30s.

Sunrise: 6:17 AM

Sunrise: 6:16 AM

Sunrise: 6:15 AM

Sunset: 8:59 PM

Sunset: 9:00 PM

Sunset: 9:01 PM

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Grand Rapids
Sunset:
9:02 PM Sunset: 9:03 PM
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Osceola EMS to purchase pagers

ment.
Beebe said he has investigated different pagers
REED CITY The Osceo- and would like to replace
the current pagers with
la County Commission
Unication G5 pagers. The
gave their approval for the
purchase of up-to-date pag- G5 pager, Beebe said, is duers by Osceola County EMS rable, waterproof, and has a
repeat function that allows
at their May 3 meeting.
voice communication to be
The pagers EMS staff
recorded and replayed. The
uses now are nearing the
end of their life span, EMS function will eliminate the
director Jeremy Beebe told need for EMS staff to contact dispatch on the radio
the commissioners. They
to ask for information to be
were purchased in 2,007.
repeated.
The 2016 budget includes
The batteries can last
$8,000 for pager replaceBy Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

24-36 hours before needing

recharged. The pagers also
can scan and page not only
on the current VHF radio
system, but on the 800 MHZ
system as well.
Beebe said the county
could buy 10 pagers for
$7,520. The purchase price
also covers the cost of
software for programming
the pagers and a five-year
warranty. The price is
about $3,500 below normal
cost right now because of a
promotion that is running
through June 30.

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Whats Happening in the Area

Cedar Township farmers program

REED CITY Spectrum
market opening

following is a list of the different locations, hours and

contact people.
Health Reed City Hospital
SEARS Former Orient
will be hosting the NaREED CITY Cedar
Township Farmers Market tional Diabetes Prevention Township Hall, next to the
Post Office
Program, which started
will be opening Memorial
Every Tuesday, 1 to 4 p.m.
Day weekend, every Satur- May 9, in Reed City.
Contact Ken at 231-620The program offers
day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
those at high risk for type 2 2504
corner of 170th Avenue
MARION Marion Food
diabetes an opportunity to
and 9 Mile.
learn how to lead a health- Pantry, East Main Street,
by appointment, on call 24
ier life. Participants will
Memorial Day parade
hours
meet from 10 to 11 a.m. on
in Reed City
Contact Marsha at 231Mondays for 16 weeks, and
monthly for six months fol- 743-6801
REED CITY A MemoTUSTIN Augustana
rial Day parade will be held lowing.
Lutheran Church
To register for the Naon May 30 at 9 a.m. Parade
Every Monday, 9 a.m. to
tional DPP, call 231-832starts at the Reed City Denoon
6636.
pot; ending at Woodland
Contact Katie at 231-768Cemetery.
4418, or Betty at 231-829Free concerts
3457
Evart hosts Memorial
at Reed City Depot
REED CITY St. Phillips
Day ceremony
REED CITY A free con- Church
Every Tuesday, Thursday,
EVART Memorial Day cert will be held at the Reed
1 to 4 p.m.
ceremonies will be held on City Depot every second
Contact Robert at 231-832May 30 at 10 a.m. at Guyton and fourth Thursday from
2624
7 to 9 p.m. starting May 12
Park.
and running through the
end of September.
Osceola COA golf
GFWC Womens Club
Music by Cedar Creek.
scramble
Country, oldies and gospel.
EVART Evart Womens
Come on down and join
Club meets the second
EVART The sixth
the fun.
Tuesday of every month
annual Osceola County
(Sept. through June).
Commission on Aging
Contact Terese at 231-734golf scramble for Meals on
Shepherds Table
6940.
Wheels Program will be
at Hersey church
held on June 22 at Spring
Valley Golf Course.
HERSEY Shepherds
AARP meeting
Table, 5 to 6:30 p.m., TuesRegistration starts at 8
day nights at Hersey Cona.m. Golf begins at 9 a.m.
REED CITY AARP No.
gregational Church.
Register by June 15 (may
2418 meets on the second
pay day of event).
Wednesday of every month
at the United Methodist
Cost is $60 per person; 18
Food pantries
Church in Reed City.
holes with cart and lunch.
Potluck lunch (bring own
A food pantry is available
table service) will start
to residents in need who
Diabete prevention
live in Osceola County. The at noon followed with a

program starting at 1 p.m.

Everyone welcome.
For more information,
contact Marylou at 231-8324938.

Shepherds Table
REED CITY Church of
the Nazarene, Shepherds
Table, free meal every
Thursday at 5:30 p.m., 5300
220th Avenue. Donations
welcome.

Breakfast at Reed City

Moose Lodge

REED CITY The Reed

City Moose Lodge will
be serving breakfast on
the second Sunday of the
month from 8 to 11 a.m.
Same menu and all you
can eat. Eggs, sausage,
potatoes, pancakes, French
toast, biscuits and gravy.
All for $6 per person.

South Evart Quilt Club

meeting

EVART The South Evart Quilt Club meets on the

first and third Wednesday
of each month through
May 30, at the Evart Township 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.

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OLAH holding monthly

meetings

EVART The Osceola

League for Arts and Humanities will be holding
a monthly meeting on
the first Tuesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at 207 N.
Main Street, Evart, 231-7349900.
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.

City Hospital Specialty

Clinic at 231-832-7108 for
more information.

Crossroads Quilt Guild

meeting

REED CITY The Crossroads Quilt Guild will hold

meetings on the fourth
Tuesday of each month,
except December, from 6
to 8 p.m. at the Reed City
Church of the Nazarene.

Quilts to Comfort
meeting

REED CITY Patsy

Blues Quilts to Comfort
meets the second Tuesday
of each month, except DeSpectrum offers
cember, from 10 a.m. to 4
diabetes support group p.m. to make quilts for the
REED CITY Spectrum Susan P. Wheatlake Cancer
Health is offering a diabeCenter. Guild meetings
tes support group on the
are the fourth Tuesday,
last Thursday of the month except December, at 6 p.m.
at 3 p.m. at the diabetes ed- Quilters of all skill levels
ucation building, 219 East
welcome.
Church Street.
All meetings are held at
The groups are free and
Reed City Church of the
open to those with diabetes Nazarene, 5300 220th Avor those who support some- enue.
one with the condition.
For further details, conFacilitators will lead distact Liz at 231-734-9704.
cussions on various topics
including healthy cooking,
Activities at the Osceola
computer apps for diabetes, use of over-the-counter Senior Center
medications and more.
REED CITY The Senior
To register, call 231-592Center, 219 E. Todd Street,
4483.
has activities happening
four afternoons during
week. On Mondays
Dinner with friends at the
and Thursdays, euchre is
St. Paul Lutheran Church played from 1 to 3 p.m.; on
Tuesdays, bingo is played
EVART Dinner with
from 12:30 to 3 p.m.; and on
Friends Community Meal
Fridays, pedro is played
will be held on the second
Wednesday of each month from 1 to 3 p.m.
The center is open for
from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St.
Paul Lutheran Church, 435 young and old to come and
W. 5th Street. Sponsored by enjoy an afternoon of fun
and enjoyment.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
For further information,
and the Evart United Methcontact Carolyn at 231-832odist Church.
2676 or Bonnie at 231-832Donations appreciated.
1136.
Take out available.
For more information,
contact 231-734-3585 or 231Day book club
734-5491.
at Reed City Library
In the event that school
is canceled, Dinner with
REED CITY A day
Friends will not take place. book club will be held on
the first Wednesday of the
month at 1:30 p.m. at the
Free dinner
Reed City Public Library.

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 Firstborn Revival Center, 310 S.
Higbee.
Donations accepted but
not necessary.

Free health care

services

CADILLAC Free limited 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
Soup on Wednesdays
insurance. Weekly health
at Reed City church
clinics are scheduled based
on availability of volunteer
REED CITY The
health care providers. New
Church of the Firstborn,
310 S. Higbee, is now open
patients need to call for an
Wednesdays from noon
eligibility appointment.
until 6 p.m. serving soups
Medication assistance
at no charge. Open to the
may be available through
public and all are welcome. the Stehouwer Free Clinic.
Qualified applicants must
a Munson Healthcare
Free community dinner have
Cadillac Hospital affiliated
provider and meet guideSEARS Free commulines set by pharmaceutinity dinner will be held
cal companies. Eligibility
every Saturday night at
5:45 p.m. in Brooks Corners appointments are scheduled for Tuesday and
Hall with a contemporary
Wednesday mornings.
worship at 6:30 p.m. Invite
Office hours are Monday
a friend.
through Thursday, 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to
Weight loss group
1 p.m.)
meetings on Thursdays
Stehouwer Free Clinic is
located at 201 N. Mitchell
EVART T.O.P.S weight
Street (Lower Level).
loss support group meets
every Thursday at 8:30 a.m.
at the Evart United MethHersey Congregational
odist Church. Weigh in is
Church services
from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and
meeting is at 9:30 a.m.
HERSEY Service time
T.O.P.S. MI 1390 weight
for Hersey Congregational
loss support groups meets
Church, 216 S. Main Street,
every Thursday at 6 p.m.
is a 10 a.m. traditional serat Calvary Baptist Church. vice.
Weigh in is from 6 to 6:30
p.m. and meeting is from
Congregate meal sites
6:45 to 8 p.m.

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REED CITY UroloMonday, Tuesday, Thursgist, John Anema, M.D.
will be offering outpatient day
Lunch served at noon
services at the hospitals
REED CITY Reed City
Specialty Clinic twice a
Meal Site
month.
802 Mill Street
He will be consulting
Monday, Tuesday, Thurswith patients on the second
day
Friday of the month and
Lunch served at noon
performing outpatient surEVART Evart Meal
gery and other procedures,
Site
including lithotripsy on
732 W. 7th Street
the fourth Friday.
Monday, Tuesday, ThursThe clinic is located at
300 N. Patterson Road. Con- day
tact Spectrum Health Reed
Lunch served at noon

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Obituaries
Elizabeth Sowles-Ralph
Elizabeth Evaline
(Mowat)
Sowles,
Sowles-Ralph, passed
away late Friday evening, April 29, 2016 in
Perrinton, Michigan.
She was 101.
Elizabeth was born
October 12, 1914, in
Avondale, Michigan,
the daughter of Edgar
and Mary (Bell) Mowat.
She attended grade
school at Ogilvie, Michigan. Elizabeth lived
with her aunt and uncle, Ethel and Bert Bell,
in Evart, Michigan,
where she attended Evart High School and
County Normal. While
attending the County
Normal, she met and
married Merrell W.
Sowles. They were united in marriage on November 9, 1934, in Cadillac, Michigan. Elizabeth taught in a rural 1
room / K-8 grade school
for one year. She left
teaching after completing one year as married
female teachers were
not acceptable at that
time. Elizabeth and her
husband, Merrell, lived
in several Michigan
towns while their children were young. After
WWII, they left the Detroit area and settled
back in the Evart area.
Elizabeth continued being a homemaker and
raising her children.
She was also very active
in her church and Girl
Scouts.
In the summer of
1954, the family moved
to Edmore, Michigan,
where Merrell was employed. Elizabeth went
back to school to improve her secretarial
skills so she could take
a position with Curtis
Hardware as their bookkeeper. She went on to
work for Miller/Gamwell Insurance Agency
and then on to Home
Extension office in
Stanton, Michigan. Ultimately, she was employed at the Federal
Farm Home Administration in Stanton from

which she retired at the

age of 68. Merrell had
passed away when she
was 64. After retirement, she traveled to
Arizona for a winter
with her daughter,
Ruth.
Upon returning to
Michigan she was reacquainted with Milo
Sowles, a cousin of
Merrells. They were
married on November
2, 1985. He passed away
on July 13, 1997. They
split their time living in
Canada and Michigan
as Milo was from Canada. Elizabeth was again
alone until she met and
married Karl Ralph,
who had been a friend
of both Merrell and Milo in the Gideons. They
were married on September 12, 2003. Karl
was from Sheridan,
Michigan; he passed
away at the age of 104 in
July 2014.
Elizabeth is survived
by her children: Dale
(Doris) Sowles, Ruth
(Leslie) Gray and Jean
(Charles) Chaffin; 15
grandchildren; 24 greatgrandchildren and 12
great-great-grandchildren.
Elizabeth was preceded in death by a son,
Glen, in January 2007; a
grandson,
D av i d
Sowles, in 1962; a greatgrandchild, Spencer
Sowles, in 2013; five
brothers: Fredrick, Harold, Edgar Earl, Victor
and Myron; and three
sisters: Ethel May, Ruth
Leona and Mary Bell.
Funeral service took
place Wednesday, May
4, 2016, from Blanchard
Wesleyan Church with
Pastor Steve Lang officiating. Visitation took
place Tuesday, May 3,
2016, from the Brigham
Funeral Chapel-Edmore. Burial to conclude in Hillcrest Cemetery, Six Lake, Michigan.
Those planning a memorial contribution are
asked to consider the
Gideons.

Dennis Delano Lindsay

REED CITY Dennis
Delano Lindsay answered Jesus call
Thursday, January 14,
2016, and went on to be
with his Savior that day.
He was 67.
A beloved member of
the Kaverman-Lindsay
Family, Dennis touched
many people during his
life. Even as he struggled the past several
years, he continued
reaching out to others
and kept alive his varied interests in life. He
was an inspiration.
Over the years many
benefited from receiving his long and
newsy letters and many, many cards. He
loved striking up conversations, meeting
people and cherished
the memories of those

hed known. He taught

us much!
If Dennis was part of
your life in any way or
if youd just like to be
with family and friends
in remembering him,
join us Thursday, May
19, 2016, his birthday,
for a Catholic Mass at
10:30 a.m. with Father
Joe Fix at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, just
west of Evart on U.S. 10.
A potluck will follow.
Also, on Saturday, May
21, another celebration
will take place for Dennis with a Funeral Mass
at St. Sebastians Catholic Church, 9408 Wilson
Avenue, Byron Center,
616-878-1619, at 10 a.m.
with visitation at 9 a.m.
A luncheon will follow.
Thank you, Dennis
would be honored!

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Reed City seniors lauded

REED CITY Awards
were granted in more than
20 separate categories and
scholarship recipients
from a dozen granting
organizations were announced at Reed Citys senior awards night May 5.
Seniors received awards
in an array of categories
including art, band, English, Spanish, mathematics, physical education, science and social studies.
Also, those seniors were
recognized who will be
graduating with honors.
Among those were the senior scholars who earned
a high GPA and excelled
on the ACT. Those students
were Skylar Sundquist,
Quinton Kichak, Bethany
Maciejewski, Emily Shewan, Hannah Zigman,
Emily Zolman, Adrianna
Pelton and McKenzie Cornielus.
Students who are gradu-

ating Summa Cum Laude

with a GPA between
3.9 and 4.0 are Mallorie Allen, Elizabeth Buss,
Julianne Griffin, Collin
Hatfield, Lindsey Keenitz,
Spencer Mund, Hanna
Price, Colt Start, Lauren
Voelker, Brenna Westhoff
and Tyler White.
Students g raduating
Magna Cum Laude with
a GPA between 3.7 and 3.89
are Brooke Allen, Leo
Battle III, Megan Donley,
Elizabeth Emington, Jason
Gamble-Brown, Elizabeth
mcCreery, Taylor Pelton,
Zachary Schneidt and
Trent Willard.
Those graduating Cum
Laude are Sesarae Bloom,
Nora Bur nosky, Dylan
Chrispell, Cameron darling, Mykel dillard, Nathaniel Fasbender, Makenzie Fender, Katianne Hansen, Benjamin Lodholtz,
Gabriel Miller, Mattther

Mund, Macy Randall,

Schuyler Smith, Glenn
Swartz, Brieanna Williams, Allyson Yarger and
Leland Yonkin.
Fifteen students received
Osceola County Community Foundation scholarships. They were Tyler
White, Desarae Bloom,
Spencer Mund, Lauren
Voelker, Schuyler Smith,
Collin Hatfield, Skylar
Sundquist, Megan Donley,
Brenna Westhoff, Elizabeth Emington, Colt Start,
Elizabeth Buss, Lindsey
Kienitz, Hanna Price and
Julianne Griffin.
Courtney Sheldon received a scholarship from
Ferris State University Local 1609 American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees.
Desarae Bloom received
the Ferris Distinguished
Alumni scholarship.
Elizabeth Emington received a Ferris Faculty Association scholarship.

Tyler White and Lindsey

Kienitz received RCAPS
Employee Education scholarships.
Julianne Griffin received
a Reed City Hospital scholarship.
Andre Jones received
a Grand Rapids Building
Services scholarship.
Elizabeth Buss received
a Lou B. Winsor Masonic
Lodge scholarship.
Hanna Price and Desarae
Bloom received Elefriede
M. Kadwell scholarships.
Julianne Griffin, Lindsey
Kienitz and Elizabeth Buss
received Reed City rotary
club scholarships.
Skylar Sundquist received a Michigan elks Association scholarship.
Julianne Griffin received
the Katie Scharlow Scholarship.
Brooke Allen, Elizabeth
McCreery, Joshua wyman,
Julianne Griffin and Zachary Kohn all received Career Center honor cords.

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Math teacher Courtney Mills presents Schuyler Smith an award for

math at the Reed City senior awards ceremony

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Scott Shankel presents a physical education award to Nate

Fasbender during the senior awards ceremony at Reed City High
School May 5

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Todd Grothe RCAPS counselor presents Tyler White his Osceola

County Community Foundation scholarship award Scholarships
were presented at an award ceremony at the high school gym
May 5

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Quenton Kichak receives a distinguished math student award from

math teacher Mr Michell at the RCAPS award ceremony

Voters to decide two Osceola County

millage proposals in August
for the vehicles and equipment necessary for them
to do their jobs.
Without the funding,
REED CITY Osceola
the sheriff s department
County voters will find
would be unable to maina brace of county-wide
tain a 24-hour operation,
millage requests on their
Osceola County UnderAugust ballot.
sheriff Justin Halladay
The Osceola County
said.
Sheriff s Department is
When the millage was
seeking an extension of
first approved, the departthe millage raising funds
ment was available to
to maintain road patrols.
The department is asking handle calls on a limited
basis. Department personfor one mill for a period
of six years, 2016 through nel were handling about
500 calls a year. Since the
2021. If approved, the
millage passed, there
millage will raise about
has never been a day the
$700,000 based on current taxable values in the department wasnt in service, Halladay said.
county. Because it is a
Now the department is
renewal request, approval
handling about 5,000 calls
will not change the milla year.
age rate homeowners are
A couple of factors
currently paying.
account for the departThe voters first approved the millage in 1994. ments call volume. Marion no longer has a police
It was renewed in 1998,
department and the Reed
2004 and 2010. The levy
provides funds to keep six City and Evart departments are unable to offer
deputies on the road and
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Weekly Voice

round-the-clock, sevenday-a-week coverage. Additionally, the Michigan

State Police no longer offers 24-hour-a-day service
in the county, Halladay
said.
Also, the Osceola County Commission on Aging
will be asking voters to
approve another .2 mill of
funding for its programs.
State law allows counties to levy up to one mill
to provide activities or
services for those 60 or
older. The county has been
collecting 0.8 mills. That
levy will extend through
2019. If the new millage
request, if approved,
would also run through
2019, meaning taxpayers
would pay a full mill to
support COA services.
Because of the intricacies of state law, a small
portion of the millage
funds would be disbursed
to Downtown Development Authorities in

Evart, Reed City and Richmond Township and also

to Evarts Local Development Finance Authority.
The .08 mill already approved will bring in about
$560,000 based on 2016
property values. The additional .02 mill would bring
in nearly $140,000 more.
Scott Schryer, the COA
director, said an increase
in demand for services
is putting a strain on the
agencys budget. Without
additional funding, the
commission will probably
begin rationing services.
I will hate to pick up the
phone and tell a caller I
will put him on a waiting
list, Schryer said.
To calculate taxes based
on millage rates, multiply
the millage rate by the taxable value of the property
and divide by 1,000. The
owner of property with a
taxable value of $100,000
and a millage rate of 5
would pay $500 in taxes.

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Historical visit

Photo courtesy of Shanna Avery

Native Americans revisit Idlewild Lake in the mid-nineteen hundreds; the vicinity where they lived decades before.

STUDENT
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Meet: Macey Wallace

Sophomore at Evart High School

1. What sports do you

play?
Volleyball, basketball,
track
2. What moment from
sports stands out the most
to you? Why?
When going into a game
thinking it wont be good
but turns out in favor for
my team.
3. Who is your favorite
professional athlete?
Breanna Stewart
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4. What is your pre-game
Reed Citys Samantha Finkbeiner dribbles the ball around Grants Nikki Tellkamp. The action occurred
ritual?
in the Coyotes April 20 home game.
Listening to music and
thinking about the things
I need to do to win for myself.
5. What is your favorite
subject in school? Why?
Science, because it is
more hands-on.
6. Do you have a role model? Who and why?
My dad, because he has
been my coach for many
years in different kinds of
sports and always pushes
Work hard, push to do
To go to college to become
me to do more because he
things you think you cant
an orthodontist
knows I can.
8. What advice would and always be a team play7. What are your plans
after graduating from high you give to younger people er.
starting out in sports?
school?

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Oscola County EMS loses thousands in uncollected debt

By Andy Duffy
Weekly Voice

REED CITY During

the first quarter of 2016,
Osceola County Emergency Medical Services wrote
off $16,779.55 as bad debt
and turned the accounts
over to a collection agency,
Director Osceola County
EMS Jeremy Beebe told
the Osceola County commissioners at their May 3
meeting. During that same
quarter, EMS received
$1,516.99, an amount Bebee
said is unusually high.
Bebee said his depart-

Evart Police Department

weekly report
5/2/2016
Property Damage Accident Officers responded
to a two-vehicle accident on
7th Street near Oak Street.
The driver found at fault
was cited.
5/2/2016
Harassment Officers
responded to a harassment
complaint. The case remains open at this time for
further investigation for
criminal charges.
5/4/2016
Threats An officer
responded to a threats complaint involving multiple
persons. The suspect left
prior to officer arrival. The
case remains open at this
time.
5/6/2016
Found Property A
plastic bag with several
dozen keys was turned in to
the Evart PD. To claim this
property, please call 231-7345911.
5/6/2016
Disorderly Subjects
An officer responded to a
disorderly persons complaint. Two subjects were
found causing a public disturbance near a local business. The subjects were issued appearance citations.
5/8/2016
Medical Assist An officer responded to assist with
a medical emergency. The
subject was transported to
the hospital for treatment.

Reed City Police

Department, weekly
report
5/3/16
Officers were dispatched
to local residence regarding a vehicle that had been
vandalized during the night.
The matter is under investigation.
Officers were dispatched
to local apartment complex
regarding several tenants
complaining of the smell
of marijuana permeating
through the walls. Officers
located the source and determined no laws had been
broken. Case closed.
Officers responded to a
personal property damage
report on a storage building.
Officers responded to a
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is a little higher for emergency departments and
ambulance companies as
we cannot refuse service
based on ability to pay.
Other healthcare facilities
such as doctors offices or
certain outpatient services
have the ability to refuse
service to patients who
have outstanding bills
Beebe said. The EMS De-

partment budgets $100,000

annually for bad debt.
Beebe said he no real
common denominators
from those whom the
service is unable to collect. The largest number,
though, is from people
without insurance.
Our biller works very
hard and pursues all avenues prior to sending
patients to collections,
Beebe said. The patients
who were sent to collections in the first quarter of
2016 had service provided
to them between 2014 and

early 2015.
It is important to recognize that the EMS Department offers financial
assistance for any patient
who feels he/she cannot afford their ambulance bill.
We also offer no interest
payment arrangements
in which a patient sets
up an affordable monthly
payment to the EMS Department to pay off any
outstanding balance. We
have numerous accounts
that are on monthly payment plans where the outstanding balances are paid

off between 3 months and

2 years. Patients are only
sent to collections after no
payments have been received or when the patient
does not apply for financial
assistance, Beebe said.
The most important
thing people can do to
avoid collections is to contact the EMS Department
after using its service and
verify it has the correct
demographic information needed for insurance
billing. Patients who have
an outstanding balance
they cannot afford should

contact the EMS Billing

office and make payment
arrangements or file for
financial assistance. The
EMS Department will not
send any patient to collections who is making
payments to an account,
Beebe .
Beebe said he doesnt
believe the Affordable
Care Act has affected
the amount of bad debt
EMS sees. The number of
uninsured patients EMS
personnel transport has
decreased significantly,
however.

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be back on the rest of the
night.
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Officers were dispatched
to local business regarding
an alarm activation. Officers found an employee
there working who had accidentally set the alarm off.
Case closed.
Officers issued a verbal
warning to a resident regarding the parking of a

vehicle across the sidewalk,

blocking the path for pedestrians.
Officers observed damaged signs at the Reed City
Rocket Football Field. The
matter is under investigation.
5/8/16
Officers were dispatched
to local apartment complex
regarding a juvenile complaint. Officers spoke with
all the boys involved. Case
closed.

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hit and run vehicle accident
at a local gas station. Officers located the vehicle in
question and the driver stated he was unaware he had
hit the other vehicle. Report
filed, case closed.
The liaison officer received a report regarding
two delinquent minors and
their school attendance. Parents were notified that the
students attendance will be
monitored and a warrant
for truancy will be sought
immediately if either child
was to miss a day of school.
Officers received a report
from a local business regarding fraudulent checks.
Officers advised of the proper course of action to take.
Officers received a report
of identity theft. The matter
is under investigation.
Officers were dispatched
to local residence regarding a verbal argument and
threats made between a
male and female who were
living together. Officers
were able to de-escalate the
situation and the male subject stated he would stay the
night elsewhere.
Officers are currently
investigating the possible
larceny of industrial equipment.
Officers were called to
perform a welfare check on
a 25-year-old female. Officers went to her apartment
where it appeared she was
not at home.
5/4/16
While on patrol, officers
found an open door on a
storage unit. Messages were
left with the owners and the
door was closed.

Liaison officer assisted

a student who was in need
of medical attention. The
student was transported by
ambulance to the Reed City
Spectrum Heath Hospital
for treatment and parents
were contacted.
Officers responded to a
minor car verses pedestrian
accident. No injuries were
reported.
Officers issued an appearance citation to a
23-year-old male for no
proof of insurance, in addition to being cited for having an expired registration
plate.
5/5/16
Officers were dispatched
to assist EMS with a 50-yearold male having seizures.
Officers were dispatched
to local residence regarding a suspicious situation,
where the caller observed
items being removed from
a vacant house. The matter
was unfounded.
Officers issued an appearance citation to a
62-year-old female for operating on an expired operators license, speeding and
no proof of insurance.
Officers received a civil
complaint and a request to
check on the well-being of
a 70-year-old resident. Officers went to the residence
and found the woman in no
danger and issued advice on
the proper course of action
to take on her civil matter.
Case closed.
Officers were dispatched
to local business regarding
a suspicious situation and
an open door. The matter
was unfounded.

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to local apartment complex
on a noise complaint. Officers located the tenant and
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to local residence regarding a disorderly conduct
and unhealthy conditions
complaint. The matter is
open pending contact with
individuals thought to be responsible.
Vehicle abatement paperwork was served on local
residence.
Officers were dispatched
to assist Evart Police Department for officer safety.
One individual had an outstanding felony warrant out
of another jurisdiction.
Officers were dispatched
to locate a juvenile that the
caller felt might be suicidal.
The young man was located
and the matter was unfounded. Case closed.
Officers served vehicle
abatement notice regarding an unregistered vehicle
parked in the front yard of
local residence that was up
for sale.
Officers responded to a
noise complaint at a local
apartment complex. Contact was made and with the
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Field trialers gather in Evart

These beagles peer out of their dog box while they await their chance to compete in the ARHA field trail held Saturday in Evart.

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These hounds waited for their turn to compete at Saturdays field trial in Evart. Groups or casts
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of beagles were taken to rabbit cover to trail cottontails. The winning dog in each cast later ran with Aaron Vandaracle and Kirstin Tenney of Fountain brought their dog Rem to Evart for Saturdays field
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Sid Smith of
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